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Manipuris settled outside state face threat to distinct identity
Nagaland Post | IANS | Imphal Jan 15 ()
Cut off from their Manipuri roots for several generations, the state’s people now settled in Myanmar and Bangladesh as well as Assam and Tripura are increasingly losing their distinct cultural identity. Worried over the situation, community leaders of the Manipuris settled outside the state want authorities to do something to preserve their distinct linguistic and religious identity.
Manipuris have their own script, and among the mountain tribes are the only ones following the ‘Vaishnavite’ branch of Hindu religion since the 18th century. K. Sunder Gopal Sharma, a community leader, told IANS that the Manipuris in Myanmar were fighting a losing battle in protecting their culture.
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