Ecology and the Thadou of Manipur:  An Indigenous Reading of Nature

Author(s)	Dr. LUNMINTHANG LHOUVUM
Country	India
Abstract	Natural environment has always been the single factor that determine the course human history. Communities around world depend upon their natural environment for their continue survival, in the process they developed their own understanding of the natural world an accord several beliefs system and cultural practices to it. The Thadou imbued the nature with sacred and this sacredness is revealed in the way they understand their natural environment. The paper seeks to investigate the ecological understanding of the Thadou of Manipur, their sensibility towards the happening in their natural surround and the beliefs system and cultural practices associated to it.
Keywords	Belief system, Cultural Practices, Nature, Thadou, Manipur
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-23
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.64244

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