Thadous Community and Socio cultural life: A study of Chandel District of Manipur State

Abstract

Thadou the tribe is in an area where the Chandel is located in Manipur. Rice is the main food, and they are vegetarians, and love, to drink a wine made from rice or corn. In general, the family is, in fact, taken together with the family. The marriage is known as the Neila, by means of negotiations. Men tend to wear loincloths. It's a bit like the "dhoti". Women wearing loincloths "hamtan to be" wrapped around your waist, and almost one-half of the thighs. Mithuns and pigs are slaughtered at a party for the community, the lavish ceremony. The youth of the Credit institutions (LOM) is a traditional form of recreation. They believed in a most High God, who is called the Chung Eat. Their government, as their leader. Agriculture is the main economic activity is a lot of Tadu. Eat your own culture, language, literature, clothes, Social life, and self-determination to live, if, in a Marriage, a Divorce, naming the children's Festival, Faw, Sagol Gyeongchai, Waphol sick of the Palsy, Lakoy sick of the Palsy, Hongbai sick of the Palsy, Lamkool, Saipikhup, such as: folk dances, Jumming, Pets, Religion, Hunting, etc, The paper uses the methodology of the research in this area, which is based on direct experience. Participatory research method, was also used as a practice and research are mainly based on the autoethnographic views. This study is mainly focused on the socio-cultural life of the Thadous the district of Chandel Manipur.