Dr.SEILEN HAOKIP:The Political Voice of the Kuki Movement : Constitutional Advocacy, Political Negotiation, and the Quest for Constitutional Change

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A POLITICAL VOICE IN A TIME OF TRANSFORMATION
The political history of Northeast India has long been shaped by the complex interplay of identity, territory, conflict and constitutional negotiation. The violence of 2023 marked a profound turning point, reshaping the political landscape and the vocabulary of the Kuki movement. Against this backdrop, Dr. Chinkholal Thangsing examines Dr. Seilen Haokip as a significant political voice articulating Kuki aspirations within the framework of constitutional governance.
Drawing on public statements, documented records and contemporary developments, this book traces the evolution of Kuki political aspirations from earlier demands for autonomous territorial arrangements to Separate Administration and, subsequently, a Union Territory with a legislature under the Constitution of India. It examines how displacement, territorial separation and the reconfiguration of communities have transformed political consciousness and intensified questions of identity, representation, security and governance. Beyond the story of an individual leader, the book places Dr. Seilen Haokip’s political articulation within the wider trajectory of Kuki political mobilization, offering a focused examination of a people navigating conflict, displacement and political transformation while seeking a durable constitutional framework for representation, self-governance and their collective future.