Our Rice, Our Rights

Other than the word ‘haq’ which has its roots in Urdu, the word generally used to express the term ‘rights’ in Meeteilon or Meitei language is ‘chak-thung’ which can also be roughly translated as ‘a share of cooked rice.’ Manipur being located closer …

Other than the word ‘haq’ which has its roots in Urdu, the word generally used to express the term ‘rights’ in Meeteilon or Meitei language is ‘chak-thung’ which can also be roughly translated as ‘a share of cooked rice.’ Manipur being located closer to S……

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