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A Study of Customary Laws and Child Adoption Practices by Infertile Parents Amongst the Rongmei Tribes With Special Reference to Noney District, Manipur

Author(s) Kathangaipou Pamei, N.Premi Devi
Country India
Abstract The Rongmei, otherwise referred to as “Kabui“, is a significant indigenous ethnic community and one of the prominent Naga tribes having their beautiful vibrant cultural heritage, traditional music, dance and customary rites and rituals, inhabiting primarily in the northeastern states of India, Manipur, Assam, Nagaland, and Tripura. The Rongmei people still contribute to the rich tapestry of cultures in this region of India, and their distinctive traditions continue to play a vital role in shaping the cultural mosaic of this ethnically diverse part of the country. Large numbers of this tribe concentrate in the state of Manipur, particularly in Nrianghluang (Tamenglong) district, north-west of Manipur and speaking the Language know as “Ruanglat” with their currently written in Roman Alphabets, but also they are working on developing a new Script. Infertility problem in traditional Rongmei family is believed to be caused by the evil spirit called Kairoa. Kairoa are the evil spirits of the ancestors who died an unnatural deaths (e.g. suicide, lightening strike etc.) in order to perform a ritual successfully the family has to study the history of their ancestors to find out if there is any Kairoa in the families in the past. Before performing the fertility Ritual, the family members has to make appease with this spirits. Adoption on the other hand is an age old tradition of Rongmei infertile parents to have an offspring outside of their marriage. In spite of all the rituals perform for fertility of the married couples, if the infertile couple did not have a child, they look forward to adopt a child. Rongmei community in traditional way has their own way of child adoption practices. Generally there is no definite rule exist in the Rongmei tribal community. It is mainly the married couple to decide whom to adopt as their offspring. This research paper will study on the fertility rituals adoption practices perform by the village elders and this work will be a significant contribution to the lacking documentation of the oral traditions which are richly practice by this community, Rongmei. It will also give light to the future generations to consider their traditional laws and customs significantly beyond legalities.
Keywords Key words:-Rongmei, Fertility Ritual, Adoption Practices, Kairoa
Field Sociology
Published In Volume 16, Issue 1, January-March 2025
Published On 2025-01-21
Cite This A Study of Customary Laws and Child Adoption Practices by Infertile Parents Amongst the Rongmei Tribes With Special Reference to Noney District, Manipur - Kathangaipou Pamei, N.Premi Devi - IJSAT Volume 16, Issue 1, January-March 2025. DOI 10.71097/IJSAT.v16.i1.1441
DOI https://doi.org/10.71097/IJSAT.v16.i1.1441
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