Romanticizing the monumental and antiquarian past and delaying change: The Manipur context – The Sangai Express

Romanticizing the monumental and antiquarian past and delaying change: The Manipur context
The Sangai Express
In feudal Manipur, the kings had the political, economic, and military power to take the lead in defining themselves as rulers and in establishing class hierarchy, dividing the enslaved or ‘incorporated’ populations, excluding the ungoverned people …