Contemporary migration problems in Manipur

Manipuri culture was transformed from the Meitei society intermingling with migrant communities. However, new migrants cannot fully integrate to the host society resulting to conflicts. By observing the opinion on the migrant people in Manipur such as the Telis, the Nepalis and the Bengalis, the contemporary problems of migration in Manipur is highlighted in this paper. In earlier times, no adverse result was there as because of resettlement of migrants but it has been changed and resource conflicts arose due to spatial pressures. Census gave information on unexpected increase of population without following the trend of fertility and mortality. Several civil organization of Manipur is claiming to introduce a system to regulate the free influx of population in Manipur. This has made a conflict smacking condition between the migrant communities and the host society. Migrants who are also known as ‘Mayang’ behave in the tune of two meaning system, either in the tune of their origin culture or in the tune of the host culture. Both positive and negative attitudes towards the Mayang people existed in the state.