The Life Story of a Meitei

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A SHORT LIFE HISTORY OF A MEITEI PROJECT WORK SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE 1ST YEAR DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS, NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY PREFACE Manipur, a state among the Northeast India ,is very rich in art, craft and culture. Like many other states in the region, Manipur was unexplored and hidden from the modern world, not until a very long time ago. The people in the region are strongly bounded by traditions and believe in preserving them for much longer later generations. This project is a study on the lifestyle that a Meitei, specifically, would carry out, counting all his traditional upbringings and beliefs. This work is hoped to bring out the strictness of tradition which runs a thin line between the standard of living and the definition of a person. Although the state is rich with diverse communities and tribes, the Meitei community was specifically chosen because of the much greater history and preservation of traditions among the people. Prosperity and lineage is very important, which reflects in the strict selection of spouses among the Meitei community. Thus, they maintain very closed and conserved families. Also, as much as religion plays a part in one’s life, so does it in a whole conservative community such as the Meiteis. TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Religion 1.2 Language 1.3 The caste system 1.4 Family organization 1.5 Social stratification 1.6 Forms of addressing 1.7 Politeness expression 1.8 Naming 1.9 Conclusion THE LIFE HISTORY 2.0 Introduction 3.1 The birth of the child 3.2 On the 6th day 3.3 On the 12th or 13th day 3.4 By the 6th month 3.5 Between 2nd and 3rd year 3.6 At 5 years 3.7 At puberty 3.8 Marriage 3.9 Death 3.10 Conclusion METHODOLOGY

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