Manipur Case Study

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This M.Phil dissertation on the topic “A sociological analysis of education in a conflict zone: A case study of Manipur”, presents the study of educational status and the academic environment in the context of conflict zone, Manipur. The introduction dealt about brief background of Manipur and it depicts the nature of social conflict and issues which has been developing since time memorial. The next chapter, critically examine the available literature which are associated in the context of my study; and this helps to understand the status of the present study and to explore the understanding which has been missed by many scholars. The third chapter would analyse the collected data to comprehend the social conflict and multiple issues, which …show more content…

Economic blockades, public outrage against armed forces, and the communal/ethnic clashes between Naga-Kuki in 1990s, is a regular phenomena in Manipur. These issues have adversely affected the education system in Manipur for the last two decades.
Education plays a vital role in the development and growth of the respective society or country. It is considered as an underpinning for the socio-economic and cultural development of the society. Depending on the level of educational status of the society, there is visible in growth and developmental status of the society. Though conflict being a contrary to education; give many trouble to the ordinary functioning of the education and as a consequences it affects the academic life and the development of other sector of the …show more content…

It is one of the eight states of North-East states of India. It has described as the ‘Switzerland of India’ by Lord Irwin and the ‘Jewel of India’ by Jawaharlal Nehru. The total geographical land area of the state is 22, 327 sq.km (Directorate of economics & statistics, Govt. of Manipur, 2009). Topographically, it is divided into two areas, plain areas and hilly areas; the central part is the plain area and constitutes only 10% land area of the state and it is surrounded by the hilly area, which comprises 90% of its land area (State of Environment Report, Manipur, n. d.). It is marked between latitude 23.83° north and 25.68° north and 93.03° east and 94.78° east longitude (Kumar, et al: 2011: 10). It has surrounded by neighbouring country, Myanmar on eastern side and by the state Nagaland on the north, Casar district of Assam on the west and Mizoram on the

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