Educational Backwardness Of Muslims: A Case Study Of Muslims In Manipur

Sachar Committee Report was the first systematic study of the Muslim community in India to look into the socio-economic and educational status of the Muslims in India. The report presented the pitiable condition of the Muslims in India. Report on Socio-economic survey of Meitei Pangals (Manipuri Muslims) 2004 assessed the multifaceted aspects of the Muslim community in Manipur and enlightened the field where specific attention is to be given in order to bring the community in the mainstream. The report highlighted the deplorable socio-economic conditions of the Muslims in Manipur. There are two explanations which are discussed in this paper to account for relative educational backwardness of Muslims. The analysis of this paper is mainly done to bring to the fore many points that are missing in the discourse of elementary education of Manipuri Muslims. This paper is an attempt to contribute to and enrich the existing literature on education of Muslim community in Manipur.