Thohe pou introduction the nagas inhabit in four states in india and in the western parts of myanmar. Books published by etc faculty eastern theological college. In naga dawn, souvenir zeliangrong heraka youth organisation, silver jubilee 19782003. Gaidinliu 26 january 1915 17 february 1993 was a naga spiritual and political leader who led a revolt against british rule in india. The movement was started with an aim for freedom for nagas. It is with great dismay to put our zeliangrong naga history and suffering in the face of wilful distortion of history. Nshoga, a naga research scholar, the traditional naga religion or tribal belief is a multifaceted religion with the combination of theism, animism, supernaturalism, superstition, shamanism and lycanthropism. Zeliangrong is a conglomeration of three naga tribes namely zeme, liangmei and. The rongmei naga are a scheduled tribe under the constitution of india. Please watch this video and you will find all answer precise how rani found against evangelist activity tooth and nail, how her resistance was refrained by their own. It meets the educational needs of the young men and women. It is situated along the bicol river, south of san miguel bay. The zeme naga baptist church, north cachar hills, assam. In these attacks, hundreds of men, women and children were killed.
Naga rebellion in 193032 was directed both against the british and kukis dena, 1991. It also meets the requirements of the village in terms of defense and the manpower required to organize public works. Membership of the dormitory is compulsory for boys and girls so they are introduced at the prepuberty stage. The term zeliangrong refers to the zeme, liangmai and rongmei naga tribes combined together. They are of tobetoburman origin and are closely related with the southern naga tribes, the meities and the bodos. The rongmei have a rich culture, customs and traditions. Hinduism and islam practiced by the non naga community are minority religions in the state, at 7. Zeliangrong people are one of the major indigenous naga communities living in the trijunction of assam, manipur and nagaland in india. The zeliangrong people are found in the indian states of manipur, nagaland and assam. The zeliangrong worship the supreme god haipou tingkao ragwang or tingwangas known by the zeme and liangmei and other sylvan gods.
Zeliangrong history the exodus introduction to zeliangrong nagas a brief account of the zeliangrong people. The term kabui applies to inpui, it is not synonymous with rongmei. Missionaries, colonialism and the writing of history among. Naga has a large cathedral and is the seat of a bishopric. Pdf on jan 1, 2008, marion wettstein and others published the nagas. Every zelianrong village lived a well organised social life. Reading into jadonangs legacy on his death anniversary. Kamei, thenbilung, social and cultural life of zeliangrong with special reference to rongmei naga, department of history, manipur university, canchipur, imphal, 1988. When asked about their history, or how they came to be who they are, it is common to hear a narration of history that moves from the savage, barbaric and headhunting premissionary past to a more civilized, tolerant and soul hunting age that was inaugurated by the benevolent missionaries. Religion traditionally, all naga tribes were animists. Society of zeliang naga tribes the zeliang nagas are divided into four exogamous clans gangmei, kammei, gonmei and longmei. To je narod mijesanog yunnanskog i burmanskog porijela, te govori plemenske dijalekte koji pripadaju tibetanskoburmanskoj porodici. The nagas live between brahmaputra and chindwin river specifically from 930e to 960e longitudes and 240n to 270n latitudes.
The archival record i referred to is from the year 19104. Social identity of zeliangrong people of asssam, manipur. He established the heraka religious movement, which was based on the ancestral naga religion, and declared himself to be the messiah king of the nagas. The inhouse pdf rendering service has been withdrawn. Zeliangrong collective identity is still relevant in the naga movement.
Instead, this volume covers a wide range of issues and succeeds brilliantly in combining the results of work conducted in the field, on archives or on museum. Rongmei and inpui are two different tribes officially recognised by a common name kabui. India is celebrating birth centenary of rani gaidinliu in recognition of her role in the freedom struggle against the mighty british empire and her socioreligious reform movement. South asia institute of advanced christian studies. Societymarriage rules, bride price, divorce, adoption, inheritance, head hunting, morung, feast of merit. Paradoxical nature of zeliangrong identity and the dynamics. An independent open source renderer mediawiki2latex is available. The heraka is a socioreligious movement of the zeliangrong nagas.
Nagaland is known as the only predominantly baptist state in the world and more than 96 per cent of the naga people identify themselves as christian. Gangmumei kamei7 in his book, the history of zeliangrongnagas from makhel to rani gaidinliu 2004, described the genesis of attack on zeliangrong during the kuki rebellion. Mamgthoi thaimeis bhuban ching bhuban hills is a compendium of kabui folklore, history of jadonang and rani gaidinliu and development of zeliangrong religion. Are people from nagaland with 95% christian population. Sep 19, 2018 the dormitory is an important social institution which sustains the zeliangrong society, religion and culture. Indian literature, at the time the veda books were being compiled, makes. The british colonisation of naga territory gradually brought about certain changes in the administration of the nagas while leaving them to administer their villages according to their respective customs and traditions. Nepuni william, a sociocultural history of shipfomei naga tribe, unpublished thesis, manipur university, 2000. Paradoxical nature of zeliangrong identity and the.
He wrote that it began with the incident of an attack on some kukis leading to confiscation of their guns at rongmei village, lukhambi. Despite its size, one should not expect this book to be an encyclopaedia. Back in 1977 a goal was set, an enlisting of 10,000 volunteers, thus. Indigenous religion of nagaland before the coming of christianity article pdf available in journal of applied social science vv. Liangmei are officially known as kacha naga and the rongmei as kabui. It also aimed to end the british rule and establish the selfrule of the nagas naga raj. The zelianrong nagas had no written form of history. One is that naga was derived from the kachari word nok or nokhhar meaning warrior or fighters as the kacharis came into violent conflict with naga tribes like, the angamis and zeliangrong. The groups have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority of population in the indian state of nagaland and naga selfadministered zone of myanmar. There are no systematic historical records of the nagas.
They are of tibeto burman origin and are closely related with the southern naga tribes, the meities and the bodos. They share similarity with their kindred tribes of zeme, liangmai and inpui which together are known as zeliangrong. Among the traditional festivals of the zeliangrong, gaan ngai, a postharvest festival is the most important in all. Pdf this article attempts to analyse why rani gaidinliu, who was a freedom fighter. T he last halfcentury has made it clear that nationalism is a twoedged sword. The indigenous naga religion is a belief in the existence of spirits. His movement was widespread in the zeliangrong territory before the. The zeliangrong naga noncooperation movement was first with british government in the year 1930, the then jadonang a leader of movement instructed that all the zeliangrong naga villages to stop paying taxes to the british government kamei, 1991. Zeliangrong did join the naga movement before this pledge, but they were not collectively identified as zeliangrong under the naga movement before the signing with their blood. Ursula graham bower in her book naga path for details, see. Article information, pdf download for social identity of zeliangrong people of asssam, manipur and nagaland open epub. Social identity of zeliangrong people of asssam, manipur and. This story highlights the close relationship between man, god and religion.
She also spread the message of gandhi ji in manipur region. It indicates all their cultural customs, tradition, living system, occupation. Also known by different names recorded in various books of colonial and postcolonial authors as kabui, kapui, kowpoi, kabui proper, real kabui, puiron, puiruan etc. Rani gaidinliu and heraka religion part 1 by buddha kamei.
The account of the period of the hindu kings of kamarupa between the fourth and twelfth century are silent and some notice in the chronicles of ahoms who ruled assam from 1228 to 1819 a. Haipou jadonang 19051931 was a zeliangrong naga spiritual leader and political activist from manipur, british india. Nagas revere tigers and leopards a lot and ultimately trace the ancestry of their own culture to a single man and a single tiger there are two versions of the story. The term zeliangrong is also an acronym formed by the addition of the word rong, which represents the rongmei tribe. This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. The tribe inhabit in the barrail range of hills in manipur, nagaland and assam.
For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. Naga societies and religion before the advent of christianity. The zeliangrong have been living in the present location of their land since time immemorial, in a compact and contiguous geographical setting of approximately 12,000 km 2 lying between 93 degrees e and 94 degree e longitude and 94. R shimray in his origin and culture of the nagas 1985 that it was derived from the burmese word na ka meaning pierced.
Pdf indigenous religion of nagaland before the coming of. A way of life of the zelianrong nagas in manipur with special. Population wise they are the biggest community among the nagas. Km of the patkai range within the longitudes between 930e and 970e and 23120 n and 280n latitudes.
Sep 01, 2017 this may shed light on the position of zeliangrong under jadonang in naga history. Thus, in the naga movement the four groups were represented under the collective banner of. Jadonangs movement was a revival of the naga tribal religion. An ancient indigenous religion known as the heraka is followed by a few people 4,168 belonging to the zeliangrong tribe living. This was where there was not only a very thin dividing line between legends and history but, very frequently, legends were the only history available. In christian nagaland, indigenous religion of prechristian. A concise manual of style for students, educators, and aspiring writers 2009, by razouselie lasetso.
This may shed light on the position of zeliangrong under jadonang in naga history. Sep 20, 2017 zeliangrong did join the naga movement before this pledge, but they were not collectively identified as zeliangrong under the naga movement before the signing with their blood. This account of heads being taken is to highlight the existing feud between kuki and naga tribes long before the kuki rebellion began. Apr 29, 2017 please watch this video and you will find all answer precise how rani found against evangelist activity tooth and nail, how her resistance was refrained by their own. Naga are various ethnic groups native to the northeastern india and northwestern myanmar. Mar 10, 2020 for her, the naga peoples journey to freedom was part of indias wider movement for freedom. It attracted a number of followers from the zeliangrong tribes the zeme, liangmai and rongmei. Cultural identities come from somewhere and have histories. This book is a study of the british colonization and the restructuring of the naga polity. Chapter ill the zeliangrong concept of meaning of life.
A way of life of the zelianrong nagas in manipur with. The naga tribes in india and burma the nagas list of naga tribes naga people nagamese creole. But the common ancestry of the zelianrong people is embedded in the legends and folklores of the tribe. The movement later turned into a political movement seeking to drive out the british from manipur and the surrounding naga areas. However optimistic and righteous asian and african nationalists may have felt in the middle decades of the 20th. Christianity came to nagaland in the mid 19th century with the british who converted the naga tribes from principally animist and folk religion traditions. The naga people pronounced as naga are a conglomeration of several tribes inhabiting the north eastern part of india and northwestern burma. Though the festivals are observed under different names, they have similar themes and objectives. Asoso yunuos naga struggle against the british under jadonang and rani gaidinliu is the first full scale account of the zeliangrong uprisings. Conclude by reasserting the significance of such leaders in the history of indian freedom struggle.
Naga je naziv za narod koji broji dva i pol miliona pripadnika, pretezno u nagalandu, dijelovima manipura, assama, arunachal pradesha te mianmara. For most of human history, hunting and tribal societies were the only ones in existence. Zeliangrong is a conglomeration of three naga tribes namely zeme, liangmei and rongmei, and they are settled in the states of assam, manipur and nagaland. Various other contributions in this book add ress areas of the. A search for ecological values from the cultures and practices of the tribes of north east india 2009. They are very famous for their sanitation and hygiene. The history of the zeliangrong nagas is an account of the society and culture of a major naga tribe in northeast india in time. Jul 08, 2011 t he last halfcentury has made it clear that nationalism is a twoedged sword.
The history of the zeliangrong nagas is an account of the society and culture of a major naga tribe in northeast indian in the time. The article portrays the entire perspective of zeliangrong, the naga tribe of manipur. Kuki rebellion 19171919 was known in the oral history of the tangkhul naga as a dark period, thus, the zeliangrong naga in manipur was the most affected during rebellion. Speakers of 99 non scheduled indian mother tongues pdf. The total population of zeliangrong in assam, manipur and nagaland according to 2011 census stands approximately at 5 lakhs. Reading into jadonangs legacy on his death anniversary and. Hinduism and islam practiced by the nonnaga community are minority religions in the state, at 7. All sorts of origins have been ascribed to the race, as hutton observes. Zeliangrong people are one of the major indigenous naga communities living in the trijunction. The nagaland missionary movement is alive, active and is always on the move and it calls for more missionaries and volunteers to fulfil its goal of world evangelization. These three groups practise a number of traditional festivals.
Linguistically the naga languages belong to the tibetoburman language family. Among the christians, 1 their name in the holy book of god will be cancelled, 2 they cannot be leaders of the church any more, 3 they are bound to serve the. Zeliang naga tribes is one of the dominant tribe of nagaland mainly found in kohima district, with rich indigenous knowledge systems and have minimum impact of present day modernization. Naga tribes is that the entire history of the tribes was oral and no documentation of any kind was available. At the age of, she joined the heraka religious movement of her cousin haipou jadonang. For her, the naga peoples journey to freedom was part of indias wider movement for freedom. Thong introducing challenges to modern concerns 2010, edited by narola imchen women in the history of christianity 2010, by narola imchen.
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