Tangkhuls

Ukhrul District - Demographics
... The Tangkhul Nagas form the majority ethnic group in this district ... child is born in a Meitei family the elders of the family exonerate god for sending a Tangkhul in the family ... by the cultural relation of the Meetei and the Tangkhul ...

Ukhrul - People and History
... Ukhrul district is the home of the Tangkhul ... The Tangkhuls belong to the great Mongolian race which is spread all over the World ... It is believed that the earliest home of the Tangkhuls was the upper reaches of Huang Heo and Yangtze Rivers which lies in the Zinjiang province of China ...

Tangkhul Naga - Culture
... Culturally, the Tangkhuls share close affinities with other Naga tribes ... The Tangkhuls are fond of singing, dancing and festivities ... The Tangkhuls' artistic creativity is manifested in their handicrafts and wood carvings ...

Ukhrul District - History
... The Tangkhuls belong to the great Mongolian race which is spread all over the World ... The earliest home of the Tangkhuls was the upper reaches of Huang heo and Yangtze Rivers which lies in the Zinjiang province of China ... desert areas of the world, the people including the Tangkhuls, due to hardship of life, dispersed from this place to different directions ...

Tangkhul Naga - History
... The Tangkhuls, as with other Naga tribes, came to Manipur, Nagaland, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh from China through Myanmar entering their present habitats ... The Tangkhuls came together with the Maos, Poumeis, Marams and Thangals because all of them have references to their dispersal from Makhel a Mao village in Senapati district ... The Tangkhuls point to the association of their forefathers with the seashore ...