Volume : 8, Issue : 8, August - 2019

Manipuri Language Movement and its Impact on Education and Eighth Schedule in Assam

Dr. M. Ningamba Singha, Dr. M Ninghaiba Singha

Abstract :

Language plays a great role in our life and education, as it is the mode of expression in every aspect of our transaction in any society, wherever we find since the evolution of mankind is a social product, a kind of societal activity. It is through language that human society is organised and engaged in productive and creative activities. Thus Language and Society is intimately connected and related to each other. The history of a language is a product of the history of the human culture and civilization. Its growth and development are interlinked with the socio-political and cultural movement of every society. The importance of historical study of socio-political movements lies in the fact that, it not only lays out the events chronologically but also shows various implications of such movements and struggles in the course of human developments particularly in the field of education. As such the paper makes an attempt to focus on outeak of Manipuri Language Movement and its impact on the field of Education and Eight Schedule in Assam.