Manipur: Can recognising indigenous histories ensure peaceful co-existence?

On April 21, 2022, Biren Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur tweeted about the presentation of a painting of the Raja/Ukpipa Goukhothang and a bronze gong presented by the Zomi Chiefs Association (ZCA). The same gesture was reciprocated by the Maharaja of Manipur; who is also the current Member of Parliament (MP) from inner Manipur, who tweeted on April 28, 2022, that the Raja Goukhothang Guite Memorial Trust (RGGMT) presented a painting of the Raja/Ukpipa Goukhothang along with the painting of the Sanjenthong Treaty of 1873, an important treaty signed between the erstwhile ruler of Manipur, Raja Chandrakirti and Kai Khual, emissary of the Sukte-Kamhau, who secured the release of Ukpipa Sumkam, the son of Raja/Ukpipa Goukhothang. 

These presentations were prepared to remember Raja/Ukpipa Goukhothang on his 150th Death Anniversary held on April 30, 2022, in Lamka, Churachandpur, Manipur, organized by the Raja Goukhothang Guite Memorial Trust (RGGMT).