Ajailiu Niumai- Ph.D
- Head & Professor at University of Hyderabad
Ajailiu Niumai
- Ph.D
- Head & Professor at University of Hyderabad
Editing a book on Human Trafficking in India
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Introduction
Niumai's current project is "Trafficking of Girls and Women in North East India" funded by ICSSR, New Delhi.
Her 2016-17 project was on Feminine Hygiene: An Empirical Study in Hyderabad. From 2013-14, her research was focused on “Promoting Public Health Through Philanthropy: A Study of Indian Diaspora in United States.” It attempts to map the Indian Diaspora Philanthropists and Non-profit Organisations (NGOs) that promote public health in India as well as in US. This study will ethnographically map the philanthropists by untangling the visible and invisible relationships with the local beneficiary community.
Current institution
Additional affiliations
July 2013 - July 2014
Position
- UGC Raman (Singh/Obama) Post Doctoral Fellow & Visiting Scholar
Description
- Research on "Promoting Public Health Through Philanthropy: A Study of Indian Diaspora in United States".
August 2012 - August 2014
Position
- Professor (Associate)
Description
- University Grants Commission (UGC) Major Research Project on "Human Trafficking in India: A Study of Andhra Pradesh and Manipur" (2012-14).
April 2009 - July 2013
Position
- Professor (Associate)
Description
- Currently, I am on "duty leave" from my parent University and pursuing my Post Doctoral research on Public Health, Gender & Indian Diaspora Philanthropy (2013-14) in University of Iowa, USA.
Education
July 1995 - December 2006
July 1992 - May 1995
Publications
Publications (42)
This paper attempts to These GCC countries have opened the door to employment opportunities for developing countries. The labourers of EUP come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. This paper aims to understand how the migrant labourers and their families utilize the remittances at their origins. We will also briefly address the social life of the...
This paper attempts to locate the subject of racism within the intersectionality approach to understand the intersection of race, gender and caste. This paper will focus on three issues. Firstly, how the Northeast Indians are culturally different, and how have their racial differences encountered some responses of discrimination? Secondly, how a de...
This paper attempts to address three critical questions. Firstly, how equality is viewed by the Naga society in Manipur and Nagaland? Why Naga women are not represented equally in politics and remain invisible in this 21st Century? What are the cultural constraints for the Naga women to achieve gender equality till now? Perhaps, some Naga women lea...
This is a letter to the Editor of EPW on racism against North East Indian Women.
Regardless of the significant social reform, the deep-rooted caste system prevails in the landscape of Kerala. The extreme oppression that the Dalit community faced forced them to seek a new identity with religious conversions. However, the caste considerations straddled the religions and followed the converts. Moreover, the conversion failed to co...
This introduction chapter provides invaluable insights into the gender dimension of law and social transformation in India. It answers to many questions on gender and law and deals with a wide range of gender issues from domestic violence to honour killings and trafficking of women. In India, neither laws nor their practice is impartial features as...
Human trafficking is connected to contemporary global expansion, which has created more wealth and migration. It is an illegal trade that is a shame to humanity that bruises the body and mind of the victims and almost annihilates them. Due to persistent inequalities in society, girls and women are more vulnerable to this slavery-like practice, whic...
This article attempts to provide insight into the role Subhash Chandra Bose played in North East India and his impact on the region’s political landscape. It will shed light on his influence on the Naga tribal people during the Indian national freedom movement in Manipur and Nagaland, North East India. Secondly, I argue that his decision to enter N...
This article attempts to examine the lived experiences of trafficked survivors and understand the utilisation of cultural resources to generate positive attitudes towards trafficked survivors while they present themselves as responsible citizens of society in Assam. It focuses on the enabling narrative of de-stigmatisation, challenges to cope up in...
This article attempts to understand that the racial approach towards the people of North East India stems from ignorance and the NorthEast Indian distinct cultures are seen as a threat to the culture of mainland people, which has led to the othering of people from the North East region. As a result, many racial incidents have led to violence, and t...
This article examines the rise of Rani Gaidinliu as a National freedom fighter. It attempts to understand how she championed the cause of Zeliangrong people (cognate tribes viz; Zeme, Liangmai, Rongmei, and Npuimei in Assam, Manipur, and Nagaland) under the Indian Union.
This article attempt to examine how Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose set his foot in Northeast India, 3 years prior to India’s Independence in 1944. And, he brought the focus on the Northeast region in the Indian national movement. It argued that Netaji's decision to enter the northeast region and Burma (Myanmar) was a well-planned strategy.
This paper examines the transformation of women in Kerala from politically invisible entities to visible ones in the post-Kerala Panchayati Raj Act (1992) which reserved 33 percent seats for women in Local Self-Government Institutions. It further inspects the role of 'Kudumbashree', Kerala's prestigious women empowerment programme in politically em...
Human trafficking in Manipur is vastly different from the human trafficking in other parts of India and this caveat is a necessary precondition to enter into any discussions on human trafficking. Manipur emerged as a source and transit for human trafficking. In February 2019, 179 Nepalese nationals were rescued in Manipur while they were in transit...
Migrating to the United States, adjusting to the new terrain and retaining their cultural heritage is a challenge for the Manipur’s American diaspora. Besides, they need to integrate with their host society. By interviewing the selected individuals belonging to various ethnic communities, such as the Manipuris aka Meiteis, Tangkhul, Liangmai, Rongm...
Manipur has emerged as an origin and transit point for human trafficking. Drawing from the narratives of survivors, government officials, and social workers, one can clearly see how factors, such as neoliberalism and globalization, contribute to the issue of human trafficking. Exploring the gaps in existing policies, one is also led to examine the...
The aim of this study is to explore the challenges which slum women face in their everyday lives that limit their access to feminine hygiene products, silence, and shame, to identify the factors associated with unhygienic disposal of sanitary napkins and their related health hazards. It also attempts to study the level of freedom of choice that wom...
This article attempts to analyse why Rani Gaidinliu, who was a freedom fighter and social and religious reformer, was keen to preserve the identity and culture of her cognate tribe¹—the Zeme, Liangmai, Rongmai/Kabui and Npui. Does Heraka—a socio-religious movement started by Haipou Jadonang and later developed by the Rani—become a tool of ‘cultural...
An examination of the phenomenon of trafficking of women and children from Manipur to different parts of India and overseas delves into the reasons for trafficking and addresses the voices of the victims and the types of exploitation. A few crucial aspects that emerge from the study are the voluntary participation of the victims, who trust false pr...
An examination of the phenomenon of trafficking of women and children from Manipur to different parts of India and overseas delves into the reasons for trafficking and addresses the voices of the victims and the types of exploitation. A few crucial aspects that emerge from the study are the voluntary participation of the victims, who trust false pr...
This article critically examined the recent Peace Accord signed on 3rd August between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Muivarh of National socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN I-M) in New Delhi.
This paper deals with two issues; firstly, to what extent ‘youth’ of the techno-savvy generation contributes to frame the structure of the present Naga society? Secondly, what can the Naga Diaspora or Non-Resident Nagas (NRN) contribute in shaping the destiny of the Nagas.
This paper attempts to examine three issues related to gender in the Naga society. First, it constructs the conceptual and theoretical framework of gender and empirically analyses it by noting the cultural life of Naga women, discrimination in wages for women, traditional law of inheritance and exclusion of women in politics and religion. Second, i...
This paper attempts to examine gender and philanthropy among the Indian American Diaspora. What makes intersectionality approach interesting and useful in the study of philanthropy is that, it allows for the deeper interactionism to take place. The recent proliferation of South Asian and Indian women based Non-Profit Organizations in every major ci...
This paper examines the Indian diaspora and their philanthropic activities in the United States and India.
This paper attempts to examine three issues related to gender and globalization in the Naga society. Firstly, it constructs the conceptual and theoretical framework of gender and empirically analyse it by noting the cultural life of Naga women, discrimination in wages for women, traditional law of inheritance, exclusion of women in politics and rel...
This paper attempt to highlight the phenomenon of human trafficking in Manipur, examines some case studies of victims who have been rescued by mostly NGOs, community leaders and concern individuals. It also discusses the loopholes of the existing laws pertaining to trafficking and prostitution in India. Trafficking is a contemporary phenomenon and...
This paper attempts to examine the contours of Indian diaspora philanthropy with special reference to American Indians. I focus on a few organizations (NGOs) which deal with philanthropy in India. It has been generally perceived that Indian diaspora funds were distributed through formal and mostly in informal channels for various development projec...
This paper would explore and reflect the trends of Indian diaspora philanthropy. Undoubtedly, Indian diaspora philanthropy has increased rapidly especially from U.S. based Indian communities, bringing substantial resources to bear on disaster relief, development projects, health care (HIV/AIDS), education, and other activities in India. Charity has...
This paper attempts to examine the intricacies of Look East Policy which is pursued to make India an inalienable part of Asia-Pacific’s strategic discourse. The current phase of Look East policy marks the beginning of a vibrant relationship on the economic, political and strategic fronts. The Northeastern region of India is a hub of mineral resourc...
This paper deals with religion of the Liangmai Naga tribe in Northeast India. It examines the trajectory of religion, their rituals, taboos, genna, sacrifices, interpretation of dreams, witchcraft, magic, their conversion into Christianity, and the politics of preserving their traditional religion. By tradition, they believed in the existence of ma...
This thesis attempts to highlight the role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in development and examine how five selected NGOs tried to harness the process of inclusion among the Liangmai Naga tribes in Tamenglong district of Manipur, North East India. I have also made an effort to analyze whether NGOs act as effective agents of change at Ta...
This articles highlight the role of NGOs in empowerment women at the grassroot level.
Questions
Question (1)
Philanthropy is a new term in the academic discourse which started in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Now, it attracts some colleges and universities especially in the West. For instance, Lilly School of Philanthropy in Indiana University deals with philanthropy studies exclusively. It is particularly essential to understand the role of gender in philanthropy.
