Remarking An Analisation ISSN NO.: 2394-0344 RNI No.UPBIL/2016/67980 VOL-6* ISSUE-3* June-2021
Paper Submission: 02/06/2021, Date of Acceptance: 14/06/2021, Date of Publication: 25/06/2021
Anjana Devi
Associate Professor,
Dept. of Political Science,
Anandaram Dhekial Phookan
College,
Nagaon, Assam, India
Abstract
The Bishnupuriyas also known as Mayangs, Kalisha Manipuris,
and Bishnupriyas inhabit parts of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and
Tripura in India, and also outside India in Bangladesh and Myanmar. The
word Bishnupriya is referred to as a mother tongue in the Census of
India, 1951. Subsequent records maintained by the British India
Government as well as the Government of India Census Reports in
independent India mention Bishnupuriya as a community speaking a
language of the same name.There are various theories put forward by
scholars regarding the origin and history of migration of the
Bishnupuriyas.The various schools of thought regarding the origin of the
Bishnupuriyas have come up with two main perspectives. The first view
regards them as indigenous community of Manipur who migrated to other
places outside at different periods of history on account of the political
turmoil that prevailed due to wars with Burma. The alternative theory
suggests that they are immigrants from outside Manipur and perhaps has
its origins in Bengal. Based on the language which the people speak, an
Indo-Aryan group of language akin to Bengali and Assamese categorized
as Magadhi Aprabhamsa, the origin of the ethnic group is said to be in
Bengal. The reason for their migration in successive waves to the nearby
areas perhaps starting from the 15th century C.E. could be attributed to
factors such as Maratha raids, warfare with the neighbouring kingdoms,
religious conversion and famine of Bengal in 1770.
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