"मणिपूर संघर्षामागचे धर्मशास्त्र - भाग ४५"

"मणिपूर संघर्षामागचे धर्मशास्त्र - भाग ४५"

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.या आयामाच्या संदर्भात मणिपूरधील विविध आदिवासींचा अभ्यास केला.ऐका.

1.R. R. Shimray stresses that the Nagas had their origin and migration in and from Makhel. 2.As to their origin and dispersal, the various tribes of the Nagas have now accepted that Makhel as the original place from where they dispersed themselves (Shimray, 1985, p. 29). 3.J. H. Hutton wrote: The history of the Naga tribes has passed into dim obscurity of vague traditions. But enough of them remain to give some indication of the course which the migration took (Hutton, 1969, p. 7).

4.Many scholars and researchers are convinced that the Nagas lived near the seas. 5.This is supported by their use of marine shells, cowries, and conches decorating their

dresses especially the kilt (katei sa mani).

6.The main reason is that such decorative devices are not found in the hills.

7.The Nagas must have lived near the sea coast for generations and then retreated to the north western past of Myanmar (Nepuni, 2010, pp. 33-34).

8.At Makhel the Nagas created a gigantic monolith (height 9 ft, width 5½ ft, thickness 1 ft) as a memorial stone.

9.At one time this monolith bores the picture of a shield, a bullock with a rope tied on its neck, a cock, footprint of a tiger, and a script. 10.There is also a megalithic fetish stone (Tupha Chava) 2½ km from Makhel.

11.According to legend if a basketful of paddy was dried on the stone, it collected double.

12.Many of the village elders spoke of a certain “hole” (cave), but they could never mention any specific place, location, and time. It is told that from this hole people were just crawting out like moles (sole).

13.With the passages of time, the population of Makhel increased and that led to dispersion.

14.The Shupfomei group remained

around Makhel. Before the final dispersion took place, the Naga race gathered at a big wild pear tree (Chutebu Kaju) at Shajouba Village (Charangho inu) which still stands as a symbol of unity and oneness of the whole

Naga tribes (Nepuni, 2010, p. 37).