"मणिपूर संघर्षामागचे धर्मशास्त्र - भाग ३०"

"मणिपूर संघर्षामागचे धर्मशास्त्र - भाग ३०"

वरवर "हिंदू-ख्रिश्चन धार्मिक संघर्षा" चे स्वरूप धारण केलेल्या मणिपूर संघर्षाला रोज नवनवीन आयाम प्राप्त होत आहेत.जयाने पाठवलेला "खनिज संपत्ती" चा व "आदिवासी शोषणा" चा ताजा आयाम या पूर्वी कधीही ऐकलेला नव्हता.असेच नवीन आयाम शोधत राहू या.

1.In Northeast India, the votaries of Hindutva believe that “foreign religions” present a major challenge in the revival of indigenous faith traditions, such as "Meitei revivalism".2.Revivalists talk of restoring Manipur’s “indigenous traditions”.3.Revivalists talk of reworking the global discourse of indigeneity.4.There is only a short leap from that project and the demand for recognition of Meiteis as a Scheduled Tribe or “indigenous people” since the two terms are used as equivalents in Indian usage.5.In India where Hindu nationalism dominates political life the idea of a Hindu community not deserving recognition as a Scheduled Tribe will soon seem scandalous.6.Meitei revivalists believe in the millenarian idea of the return of Pakhangba.They hope that a leader with the charisma of Pakhangba will emerge one day to unite the hills and plains.This has turned the question of the territorial integrity of Manipur into a highly charged issue, which makes a demand for “separate arrangements” for Kukis, or the Naga demand for Nagalim, much harder to achieve.