Volume 3, 2013

Vol 3. No. 1, 2013

Editorial

Long-term approach to the menace of rape in India – Thongkholal Haokip

Articles

1. Educational Development among the Scheduled Tribes of Manipur – Marchang Reimeingam

2. Culture Change among the Kuki: A Case Study of Chalva Village in Manipur – Lalgin Chongloi

3. Adaptation, Change and Continuity: The Case of the Rongmei Indigenous Religion – Andrew Lathuipou Kamei

4. State of Primary Education: Regional Experience for Northeast India – Sahidul Ahmed

5. Hills Economy of Manipur: A Structural Change – G. Hiamguanglung Gonmei

6. Maternal Anaemia, Pregnancy Complications and Birth Outcome: Evidences from North-East India – Mousumi Gogoi, Ranjan Kumar Prusty

Note

7. Drugs, Small Arms Proliferation and its Casualties: The Tragedy of Commons in Manipur – Gou Son Lian

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Vol. 3, No. 2, December 2013.

Articles

1. Levels and Trends of Infant and Child Mortality in Meghalaya: Result from Life Table and Hazard Analysis – Phrangstone Khongji

2. Witch hunting in Assam: Strategising Alternative Media for Women Empowerment and Overcoming Superstition – Joya Chakraborty and Anjuman Borah

3. Urban Development and Developing Society: A Case Study of Guwahati City – Purobi Sharma

4. An Analysis of Urban Local Self Government in the Sixth Schedule Area of Mizoram – Jangkhongam Doungel

5. Approaches to Development: A Sociological Examination – S. Parmawi Haokip

6. Nagas Role in World War II – Khrienuo

7. Pettigrew’s Children: Tracing the History of Print Culture in Tangkhul Language – A. S. Shimreiwung

8. Spatial Pattern of Literacy in Manipur – Luckyson R. Panmei

Book Review

9. Manipur and the Paradox of Security – reviewed by Teinkoo Soibam

Volume 4

Vol. 4, No. 1, July 2014

1. National Rural Health Mission in Meghalaya: A Review of Past Performance and Future Directions – B.P. Sahu and Satish Kumar

2. Social Problems among the Adolescents of Manipur: Role of Parents and Teachers – Khangembam Indira

3. Economic Growth and Development in Mizoram: A Study of Pre-Independence Era – S. Haukhanlian Mate

4. The Status and Role of Women in Mizo Society – Janet C. Lalhmingpuii, Vijanti Namchoom

5. Ritual Festival for Appeasing Ancestral Gods: A Study of Kanglei Lai-haraoba Festival of Manipur – Nganbi Chanu

6. Educated Unemployment in Sikkim: An Outcome of Educational Development – Marchang Reimeingam

7. A Critical Study of Teacher Education Programmes in Manipur – Chirom Rebika Devi

8. Rural Infrastructure Development through Community based Social Organisation: A Case Study of the Awang Sekmai village in Manipur – Doreshor Khwairakpam, R. Shankar, Mahua Mukherjee

Book Review

9. Across the Chicken Neck: Travel in Northeast India – Kekhriesituo Yhome

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Vol. 4, No. 2, December 2014

Research Papers

1. Mizo Entrepreneurs: Features and Prospects – Shailaja Sanghamitra Thakur

2. Korean Wave and Korean Media Consumption in Manipur – Marchang Reimeingam

3. Uncoordinated Paradigm of Housing in the Prime City of Northeast India – Purobi Sharma

4. Revisiting the Boi System of Lushai Hills – Lalhrilmoi Hrangchal

5.  Investments in Mining in Meghalaya: Surface and Subsoil Rights, Procedures and Regulatory Framework – Shabbeer Ahmed Shaik

6. Women Empowerment and Maternal Health Care Utilisation in North-East India – Mousumi Gogoi

7. Relevance of Community Policing in Manipur – Moirangmayum Sanjeev Singh

8. International Migration and Ethnicity: The Case of Nepalis in Northeast India – Lusome Raman

Commentary

9. Political Tension and Violence in Western Assam During India’s 16th Lok Sabha Election, 2014 – Bhasker Pegu

10. Role of Chiefs and their Associations in the Electoral Politics of Manipur with Special Reference to Churachandpur District in the 2007 Assembly Election – Lhungdim Bulchong Hemkhomang

11. Dimensions and Dynamics of Social Structure of the Pangals – Mohd Shakil Ahmed

Note

12. Traditional Marriage Customs in Tribal Himachal, NW Himalaya, India – Pankaj Sharma

Volume 5

Vol. 5, No. 1, June 2015

Research Papers

1. Remembering Second World War: Memory, Politics and Deception – Jangkhomang Guite

2. Gender Bias in India’s North-Eastern Region: Its Manifestations, Causes and Consequences – Anindita Sinha

3. Problems of Insurgency: A Holistic Understanding from Manipur, India – M. Romesh Singh

4. Ethnic History and Identity of the Zo Tribes in North East India – H. Thangtungnung

5. Majoritarian and Realigning Elections in Churachandpur District, Manipur: A Study of Singat Assembly Constituency in from 1972-2007 Assembly Elections – Bulchong Lhungdim Hemkhomang

6. Understanding the History of Development of Panchayati Raj in Assam through Assam Legislative Assembly Debates, 1947 – 1960 – Sanghamitra Sarma

7. A study on implementation status of Forest Right Act, 2006 at the national and state levels and its recommendations – Abhijit Mohanty

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Vol. 5, No. 2, December 2015

Research Papers

1. Korean Media: A Catalyst of Acculturation to Korean Culture in Manipur – Marchang Reimeingam

2. Human Rights and Land Acquisition: A Case Study of North Joynagar Village in Tripura – Khumtiya Debbarma

3. Fertility Trends in North-East India – P. Thongkhanthang

4. Horticulture Based Livelihood in Truipura: A Case Study of Baramura-Deutamura Hill Dwellers – Vanlalrema Kuki

5. In Search of Diverse Prospects of Existence in a New Conurbation – Nikita Banati

Notes

6. Notes on type of land ownership and indigenous agricultural methods of the Bondo Community – Abhijit Mohanty

7. Culture: A Barrier to Family Planning in the Khasi Society – Erica Kharsyntiew

Book Review

8. Being a tribal man from the North-East: Migration, Morality and Masculinity by Duncan McDuie-Ra – Hoineilhing Sitlhou

Volume 6

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Vol. 6, No. 1, January – June 2016

Research Papers

1. India-Bangladesh Connectivity: Implications for India’s North East Development – Rajendra Prasad Patel

2. The Enchanted Community: Kaose and Doi (Witchcraft) Among the Kukis of Northeast India – Jangkhomang Guite

3. The Role of Oral Tradition with Special Reference to the Thadou-Kuki Society – D. Mary Kim Haokip

4. Land and Law in Manipur Circa 1891-1947 – Lalsanglen Haokip

Note

5. Comparative Evaluation of Nutritive Value of Some Fruits Available in North-East India – Saikat Sen, Timai Passah, Kitboklang Thubru, Raja Chakraborty

Book Reviews

6. Mahmood Mamdani, Define and Rule: Native as Political Identity – Reviewed by Prashant Narang

7.  John Thomas, Evangelising the Nation: Religion and the Formation of Naga Political Identity. New Delhi: Routledge, 2016, Reviewed by Sangay Tamang

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Vol. 6, No. 2, July – December 2016

Research Papers

1. A Social Construction of ‘identity’ among the Indigenous and Immigrants in Assam – Kuntala Das

2. Lacking Legitimacy? State, Civil Societies and Trust Crisis in Manipur – L. Letkhomang Haokip

3. Autonomy Demands in the Hill Areas of Manipur: Issues and Challenges – Seikhogin Haokip

4. Status of Development in Meghalaya: An Inter District Analysis – Sangeeta Dasgupta

5. From Marginalisation to Stereotypes — ‘North East India’ in Indian Media: Evidences from Focus Group Discussions in Manipur – Shipra Raj

6. North East India: A Region in an Endless Ordeal – Sarup Sinha

Book Review

7. Giorgio Agamben, State of Exception, University of Chicago Press, 2005 – Monis Ahmad

Volume 7

Vol. 7, No. 1, June 2017

Editorial

The Legacy of Colonial Governmentality in Nagaland

Research Papers

1. Increasing Public Value in the Shillong Region of Meghalaya – Leon Miller

2. Spreading the Dreaded Virus: Social Dimension of HIV/AIDS in Churachandpur, Manipur – Johny Lalbiaklian

3. Wari Leeba: The Declining Storytelling Tradition of the Meiteis of Manipur and Tripura – Sukla Singha

4. Ranking of districts in North East states of India by the use of Standard of Living Index using 2001 and 2011 census – Phrangstone Khongji

5. Minorities in Japan and India: A Comparative Study of Ainu and Borok Tribals – M. Kamlianlal Zou

6. Converting the Nagas and Kukis: Missionary Representations – Ningmuanching

7. The Self Perceived Morbidity and its Determinants in North East India – Kshetrimayum Rabikan Singh

8. Human Trafficking in North East India: Patterns and Emerging Trends – Neimenuo Kengurusie

9. Mathematics Achievement of Class V students: A study of North Eastern States – Satya Bhushan & Santosh Kumar

Book Review

10. James C. Scott The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia, Yale University Press, 2009 – Reviewed by Jeemut Pratim Das

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Vol. 7, No. 2, December 2017

Editorial

Memories that always return

Research Papers

1. Forest Conservation and Management Practices among the Ahom rulers of Pre-Colonial Assam: An Historical Assessment – Srijani Bhattacharjee

2. Role of Women during the Anti-Foreigners’ Agitation in Assam 1979-1985 – Nabanita Sharma

3. Migration from Agricultural Land in Barpeta to Waste-land in Lucknow: A Struggle for Livelihood – Roli Misra

4. Role of the State and Traditional Institutions in Identity Formation: A Study of the Namghar in Assam – Ankita Dutta

5. Food Culture, Nutritional Status and Health-Care Accessibility of the Kukis of Manipur – Ruth Nengneilhing

6. Natural Resources and Socio-Economic Development in North East India – Mirinchonme Mahongnao, Noklenyangla and Subhash Kumar

Book Review

7. Hira Moni Deka, Politics of Identity and the Bodo Movement in Assam. New Delhi: Scholar World, 2014 – Reviewed by Anup Das

Volume 8

Vol. 8, No. 1, June 2018

Research Papers

1. Urban water governance: Examining the role of traditional institutions in Shillong, Meghalaya – Bankerlang Kharmylliem and Ngamjahao Kipgen

2. Agricultural Practices and the Changing Pattern of Land Holding System from Pre-Colonial to Colonial Manipur – Moirangthem Monica Devi

3. Migration from North Eastern Region to Bangalore: Evidences from Census Data – Marchang Reimeingam

4. Effectiveness of Health Workforce and Manpower Deployment in Health Care Institutions in North-East India – Farhat Hossain

5. Plight of Truck Drivers at NH 37 during Economic Blockade in Manipur: A Grave Concern of Human Security – I. Yaipharemba

6. Extremist Upsurge in Bangladesh Politics – Rajendra Prasad Patel

Book Review

7. Hoineilhing Sitlhou, Deconstructing Colonial Ethnography: An Analysis of Missionary Writings on North East India, New Delhi: Ruby Press, 2017 – Ngamtinlun Touthang

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Vol. 8, No. 2, December 2018

Research Papers

1. Shifting Paradigm: Politics of Transition in Karbi Anglong – Partha Pratim Baruah & Bikash Deka

2. Remains of the Past: History, Diary, and Collective Memory of the Battle of Kohima, 1944 – K B VeioPou

3. Distribution of Ethnic Groups in Manipur Hills – S. Thangboi Zou

4. The Kukis of Naga Hills: Rethinking Kuki-Naga Relations in Light of Kukis Contribution to the Early Naga Movement – David Hanneng

5. Naga Nationalism’s Dilemma over Meanings, Politics and Religion – Elija Chara

6. Farm Size and Agrarian Relations of Small Tea Growers (STGs) in North Bengal – Abdul Hannan

Volume 9

Vol. 9, No. 1, June 2019

Research Papers

1. Difficult Decolonization: Debates, Divisions, and Deaths Within the Naga Uprising, 1944-1963 – Jelle J.P. Wouters

2. Mobile Theatre of Assam: A Socio-Historical Perspective – Rituparna Patgiri

3. Status of Enrolment and Achievement in Higher Education in the Hill Areas of Manipur – Thenkhogin Haokip

4. Behavioural Health Risks Associated with Substance Use: Tobacco and Alcohol Consumption among Ethnic Population in Tripura – Benjamin Debbarma

5. Centennial Year of Kuki Rising, 1917-2017: Reflecting the past hundred years – Seilen Haokip

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Vol. 9, No. 2, December 2019

Research Papers

1. Forest Ecosystem and Wellbeing: A Tribal Community in Transition – Chinmayi Sarma

2. Making of Bengali Literary Culture in the 18th Century: The Case of Cachar and Tripura – Tanima Dey

3. Traditional Healing Practices and Perspectives of Mental Health in Nagaland – Longkumer Ningsangrenla and PSS Rao

4. Marketing Indigenous Fruits of Meghalaya: Challenges and Opportunities – Manjuree Dkhar and PSS Rao

Volume 10, No. 1 & 2, 2020

Volume 10, No. 1, 2020

Articles

1. From Burma to Ramgarh The Origins of the Chinese Expeditionary Force Ramgarh Training Center ~ Cao Yin

2. Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Academic Achievement Among High School Students in Nagaland ~ Nouzhienini Peseyie and PSS Rao

3. An Empirical Analysis of Islamic Extremism in North East India ~ Saroj Kumar Rath

4. Issues and Challenges in Fiscal Decentralisation to Rural Local Governments of North-Eastern States in India ~ Kausik K. Bhadra and Panchali Banerjee

Book Review

5. Developmentalism as Strategy: Interrogating Post-colonial Narratives on India’s North East,  Rakhee Bhattacharya (Ed.), Sage Publications, 2019 ~ Reviewed by Yenshembam Chetan Singh

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Volume 10, No. 2, 2020

Articles

1. Re-theorizing livelihoods: Impacts of floods and traditional adaptation practices in Majuli, Assam ~ Bikash Chetry

2. Personhood in Naga Culture ~ Kekhrongu-u Dazo

3. Community, Trust and Belonging: Reflections from a Periodic Market in Assam ~ Pratisha Borborah

4. Aquaculture Development in Meghalaya: A Critical Evaluation of MSAM in West Khasi Hills ~ Renuka Paul

Book Review

5. Erik de Maaker and Meenal Tula (Eds.), Unequal Land Relations in North East India: Custom, Gender and the Market, Guwahati: NESRC, 2020, Reviewed by Bankerlang Kharmylliem

Farm Size and Agrarian Relations of Small Tea Growers (STGs) in North Bengal

By Abdul Hannan

The present research is an outcome of a farm level survey conducted during the year 2005-06. It deals with the seasonal production dynamics of the small holder tea farms in North Bengal and the green leaf price variation across different seasons of the year. It also highlights the involvement of Farias (middlemen) in the transactions of green leaf from Small Tea Growers to the market and the possible reasons behind such kind of practices in the region. Lastly, the paper also investigates the institutional gaps and commitments to regulate the green leaf market by implementing the Price-Sharing Formula. It reveals that the farm gate price of STGs remains almost static while farm input prices of fertilizers, agro-medicines and labour cost is increasing over the years. There is no minimum support price for the STGs of their intermediate product i.e. green leaf.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12784170

Marketing Indigenous Fruits of Meghalaya: Challenges and Opportunities

By Manjuree Dkhar and PSS Rao

Meghalaya state in northeastern India has low development indices, despite vast natural resources including a plethora of indigenous fruits with high nutritive and therapeutic value. These fruit trees are often grown in the forest, available only seasonally and suffer from poor marketing strategies. Based on in-depth interviews of a representative random sample of 300 households in East Khasi Hills district, and survey of farmers it was found that these fruits are highly popular but only half consume regularly due to low availability. Majority are aware of their high nutritional and therapeutic values and would appreciate more regular availability. The fruits have many positive features, but have short shelf life and suffer from poor storage and transportation problems. With governmental support for higher production, efficient marketing strategies including packaging, pricing, storage, transportation and promotional/educational campaigns, indigenous fruits can greatly enhance the economy and social life of indigenous populations everywhere.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12784310

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