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KUT 2009 – Mumbai Chapter

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Written by Boilal Gangte | 10 December 2009

By Boilal Gangte “Celebrating Cultural Oneness” A sprawling greenery in the heart of Mumbai, a finely cooled and decked auditorium and offcourse many beautiful people, was a perfect concoction for a historic moment of "ONENESS." Though there was precedence of KUT celebration in a smaller context previously, but 28 November 2009 witnessed the first ever KUT celebration by UNAU CHIKIM in THE METROPOLIS, Mumbai. True to the spirit of the theme “Celebrating Cultura ... Read more...

The metamorphosis of Kut celebration

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Written by Thangkhochon Haokip | 27 October 2009

By Thangkhochon Haokip Kuki people celebrated several Kuts in tune with the changing seasons of the year. As for instance, at the onset of spring when the vegetation that are mowed down are dried in the sun and get ready for burning down for shifting cultivation, Chapphou Kut is celebrated. Chapphou (drying of mowed down vegetation) Kut is celebrated in anticipation of the food crops to be sown which will later bear fruits. T ... Read more...

The origin of Kut and its cultural heritage

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Written by George T. Haokip | 18 October 2009

By George T. Haokip    Kut, popularly known as ‘Chavang Kut’, is one of the largest and most popular festivals of the Kuki-Chin-Mizo, the people who were once subjugated and divided by the British in the Anglo-Kuki War of 1917-1919 to different political divisions. Although they are one and the same by blood, by history and by custom, this people are today divided and known by different names in different countries. They are known as Kuki in Manipur, Chin ... Read more...

Kuki Tradition and Shifting Cultivation

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Written by George T. Haokip | 15 May 2009

By George T. Haokip Kukis living in northeastern states of India and Chin Hills of Myanmar have rich custom and tradition. Their traditions have relation with their shifting cultivation in the hills. In fact, their rituals have its sources from the practice of shifting cultivation. In that case, it is deeply rooted in Kukis’ psyche and it influence the tribe mindset. Shifting cultivation for the Kukis is more than sustenance, it is a way of life, the foundation from which emerged their economic ... Read more...

The Institution of Chieftainship in Kuki Society

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Written by George T. Haokip | 05 April 2009

By George T. HaokipThe concept of chieftainship has taken place among the tribal society in the early stage of evolution of their group life. Inter village rivalry or tribal was common in the past. Every one was enemy to each other and the stronger rule over the weak. In such circumstances the need for a strong single authoritative figure was essential to lead them in defending the village.  The need to solve tribal problems be it social, economic or political gave birth to the concept of c ... Read more...

Land Rites and Rituals Among The Kukis

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Written by Hoineilhing Sitlhou | 03 February 2009

By Hoineilhing Sitlhou  Land Rites and Rituals among the Thadou-Kukis: A Narrative on the Chang-Nungah Ritual  In the past, an interesting agricultural related ritual used to be performed to invoke blessing as also to foresee the fate of a family in terms of prosperity in a given year. Amidst the paddy field, sometimes one or more stalks refused to be pregnant with grains. It remains in that form unfazed with its green leaves intact refusing to change to the tunes of the changing times, unlike ... Read more...

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