North-East India Tribal Studies: An insider's view / Cheithou Charles Yuhlung | P.G. Jangamlung Richard

Section-I: Ethnography, socio-cultural and linguistic studies;
1. The Bangru: The lesser known tribe of Arunachal Pradesh;
2. The Zeliangrong movement: Change and continuity;
3. The ethno-history of kom-rem of manipur;
4. Traditional prescriptive marriage versus cross-cultural marriage systems among the chothe of Manipur;
5. Sociolinguistics and typological aspects of rongmei;
Section-II: Religion and its practice
6. Magico-religious belief of an evil-eye and the traditional curative methods among the tangkhul of Manipur;
7. Religious reforms and sacralisation of space: A study of hereka movement in North-East India;
8. Festivals and rituals of the Maram naga tribe;
Section-III: Rural development and the autonomous district council for hill areas;
9. Rural development in North-east India: With special reference to MGNREGA in tamanglong district of Manipur;
10. Grassroots democracy under autonomous district council in Assam: Problems and prospects;
11. Intricacies of autonomous district council of Manipur;
Section-IV: Political issues of North-east : Challenges and strategies;
12. Liability of the construction of tipaimukh dam in Manipur;
13. Politics of collective identity puzzle among the zo people of North-east India;
14. India's conflict management strategy in the North-east: The case of Indo-naga conflict;
15. Nature and pattern of formations of coalition governments in Manipur 1990-2001: A theory perspective

The book is a collection of essays written exclusively by North-East tribal scholars related to various socio-economic, political, ethno-history, religion, culture, environment and linguistic issues and problems. It focuses on issues involved in understanding the complex concepts of culture, customs, worldviews and the contemporary aspects from the insider's view points, which may be contradictory to earlier hypothetical writings by outsiders. The description also contains some invaluable data, insights and nes information very useful for policy makers and academicians for further research.