EXPLORING THE WORLD OF THE TRIBES: A STUDY OF SELECTED NORTH-EAST SHORT STORIES

The research has its premise based on the North-East Indian region, especially in Manipur. North-East India has a centuries old history and traditions to follow with their rich mythologies and cultural importance which can only sustain with preservation of language. There are countless languages and dialects which are in endangered state whereas some have gone extinct. Such languages are revived by some enthusiastic writers who are writing extensively in these endangered languages to keep it alive. The paper examines such great works of the selected writers like Smriti Kumar Sinha and Linthoi Chanu. The research is an endeavor to assess the multiple experiences of North-East Indian tribal people with their social, political and cultural relevance. The situation of tribal people in the backdrops of pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial times is the pertinent reference point of the study.