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March 17, 2026Open Access

Women in Folk Narratives of North East India

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MDMaitreyee DuttaPKPaharee Konwar

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This analysis examines women's empowerment in Manipuri and Mizo myths, suggesting cultural reflections in narratives.

Key Points

  • The paper aims to explore how women are portrayed in Manipuri and Mizo folk myths, focusing on themes of empowerment and disempowerment.
  • Analysis of selected folk narratives from Manipuri and Mizo cultures
  • Comparison of empowerment themes in both cultures
  • Juxtaposition of mythological texts by key authors
  • Identified numerous instances of both empowered and disempowered female characters
  • Revealed cultural attitudes towards women in Manipuri and Mizo societies
  • Showed parallels and differences between the two sets of narratives

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Dutta et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b8f10fdeb47d591b8c5d9ahttps://doi.org/10.82471/25bw1-97e23
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