1st Edition
The Gaidinliu Uprising in British India Encountering the Millenarian
By Sajal Nag
Copyright 2024
418 Pages
by
Routledge India
418 Pages
by
Routledge India
418 Pages
by
Routledge India
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This book studies the Gaidinliu uprising led by Rani Gaidinliu, a spiritual and political leader from Northeast India. It follows the journey of Gaidinliu, who was at the forefront of the revolt which turned into a political movement seeking to drive out the British from Manipur and the surrounding Naga areas. The book looks at the Gaidinliu movement as one of many tribal responses to colonial... Read more
Preface viii
Acknowledgements xi
1 Locating millenarian uprisings in colonial formations 1
2 Jadonang: the ‘Sadhu’ who commanded stars 27
3 The colonial counter 73
4 The Goddess takes over 101
5 The encounter 143
6 The beleaguered state 183
7 The ‘Government Goddess’ 235
8 War of the sahibs 276
9 The betrayal 349
Bibliography 387
Index 395
Biography
Sajal Nag, Distinguished Professor in History, Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam, India.
