Gangmumei Kamei
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Gangmumei Kamei (21 October 1939 – 5 January 2017) was a notable Indian historian and scholar of Manipur. He was also a politician in his later career, and served as a minister in the Government of Manipur.[1][2]
Kamei was born in Imphal, and taught history at Manipur University. He was regarded as an expert on the history of Manipur.[1]
Books:
- Anal, A Trans-Border Tribe of Manipur (1985)
- A History of Manipur: Pre-colonial Period (1991)
- Ethnicity and Social Change: An Anthology of Essays (2002)
- History of Zeliangrong Nagas: From Makhel to Rani Gaidinliu (2004)
- Essays on Primordial Religion (2006)
- On History and Historiography of Manipur (2006)
- From Tribalism to Feudalism: Evolution of the Meitei State in the Pre-colonial Period (2010)
- Lectures on History of Manipur (2012)
- The Rise of Middle Classes in Manipur (2012)
- A History of Modern Manipur 1826-2000 (2015)
Role:
- Professor of History in Manipur University
- Elected president of the Northeast India History Association (NEIHA) in its Kohima session of 1986
- President of the Manipur History Society
- Coordinator of the Centre for Manipuri Studies & Tribal Research of Manipur University
- Member of the Advisory Committee of the Anthropological Survey of India (1984–87)
- Member of the ICSSR panel on Tribal Studies
- In 2010 he was awarded the Platinum Jubilee Samman by the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad for his contribution to history and tribal culture
- Awarded a National Fellowship by Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla in 2010-2012
