Draft:Maheshsana Rajkumar

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Maheshsana Rajkumar alias Rajkumar Monty Singh is an Indian Manipuri author, writer, independent scholar and researcher who write articles on Manipur-Myanmar historical perspectives since the release of book The Political Monument: Footfalls of Manipuri History, 2021. He completed his schooling from The APS Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi-1992-93, graduated in Political Science Major from St. Xavier’s College, University of Mumbai 1995-96, and pursued MBA from University of Technology Sydney, Australia 2004. He lived and worked in U.K. in WHMV from 2006-08. He worked in Hydro and Renewable Energy Space and had been successful in the market entry particularly into Nepal (2009-12) and Myanmar (2013-16). He is a state level basketball player. He is currently working as a columnist, independent scholar and researcher.

Life and work[edit] Maheshsana Rajkumar jointly wrote the book The Political Monument: Footfalls of Manipuri History with L. Memo Singh released in April 2021. The book is catalogued at the Library of Congress, on the first floor of Thomas Jefferson Building, Asian Reading Room, Washington DC, United States.

He and L. Memo Singh jointly wrote the Introduction of the book The Manipuri (Metei Kathe) Settlements in Myanmar, 2023. Maheshsana is a columnist and wrote several historical articles in Manipuri English newspapers and in online journals. His articles are featured regularly in Manipuri magazine namely Imphal Review of Arts and Politics.

Presentation of book The Political Monument: Footfalls of Manipuri History by Authors Maheshsana Rajkumar and L. Memo Singh to His Excellency the Governor of Manipur La Ganesan on 18 September 2021 at Raj Bhavan, Imphal, Manipur

Maheshsana Rajkumar’s article titled Paradise Lost is based on Kabaw Valley of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), is a joint write up with Saikh Md. Sabah Al-Ahmed of Guwahati, Assam and its featured in The Assam Tribune Sunday. The book review of The Political Monument: Footfalls of Manipuri History article featured in The Sentinel Assam written by Saikh Md. Sabah Al-Ahmed. His articles are extensively based on the ancient historical relations of the kingdoms of Manipur and Burma. Manipur was an ancient land route in Southeast Asia connecting Burma with mainland India. His article featured the classification of Meitei people of Manipur in the group of Hill tribes from 1891-1931 censuses of British India. He is a strong advocate on the enlistment of Meitei/Meetei with the tag of Schedule Tribe (ST) under the 342 (1) of the Constitution of India.

Maheshsana writes articles relentlessly on Tai/Shan. He established the ethnicity of Meitei belonging to Tai/Shan ethnic called Tai Kassay, and are one of the 83 Tai sub-tribes in the world based on research findings. The homogenized Meitei people of Manipur came under the fold of Tainization with the other ethnicities living in ancient Manipur. He is one of the Group Admin members of Tai World Wide Group (TWW), a Tai cultural group on Facebook.

He presented a Seminar Paper on the topic Ancient Manipur and Brahmanism at the Two-day National Seminar on the Dialogue between Hinduism and Buddhism in the Northeast India, held at Manipur University on 19th–20th September 2022.

He participated as a Resource Person on the topic Queen from Manipur in Myanmar/Burma in the Round Table Discussion on Queens from Manipur Kingdom: Tracing the matrimonial connections in erstwhile kingdoms of Asia jointly organized by: Intellectual Forum of North East – Manipur; and Manipur University held on 5 March, 2023 at Manipur University.

Maheshsana Rajkumar lives in Imphal, India with his wife Sugam K C and his two children. He is the youngest son of Rajkumar Dorendra Singh, the former four times Chief Minister of Manipur, India.

Bibliography[edit]

1. The Political Monument: Footfalls of Manipuri History, 2021, EBH Publishers (India). 2. The Manipuri (Metei Kathe) Settlements in Myanmar, 2023. EBH Publishers (India).

Book Review

1. The Political Monument: A brilliant seminal work. Book review article Saikh Md. Sabah Al-Ahmed, published in The Sentinel Assam. Article link: https://www.sentinelassam.com/life/the-political-monument-a-brilliant-seminal-work-575561

Interview

1. No harm in seeking previous status of a hill tribe: Researcher. News article published in front page of The Sangai Express, dated 6 June 2023. Article link: https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2023/6/6/By-Our-Staff-ReporterIMPHAL-Jun-5-Saying-that-the-Meeteis-Meiteis-were-referred-to-as-hill-tribe.htm

Video Interview

1. Elite TV interview covered in The Truth Facebook Page on Meitei Hill tribe and Tai in Manipuri Meiteilon language, dated 6 June 2023.

Articles by Maheshsana Rajkumar

1. Kabaw Valley: Manipur’s Lost Glory Article link: https://www.ifp.co.in/opinion/kabaw-valley-manipurs-lost-glory 

     2. Ancient Manipur Kingdom and Brahmanism

Article link: https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2022/8/26/Maheshsana-RajkumarManipur-was-an-ancient-kingdom-in-ancient-Southeast-Asia-It-is-worthwhile-to-n.html

3. How Maharaja Marjit Singh came to leave behind descendants in Myanmar Joint article L. Memo Singh & Maheshsana Rajkumar Article link: https://imphalreviews.in/how-maharaja-marjit-singh-came-to-leave-behind-descendants-in-myanmar/

4. Paradise Lost Joint article Maheshsana Rajkumar & Saikh Md. Sabah Al-Ahmed Published in The Assam Tribune Sunday, dated 7 May 2023

5. Manipur unrest and the disastrous fallout a legacy of colonial British rule Article link in 2 parts: http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.opinions.Opinion_on_Manipur_Integrity_Issue.Manipur_unrest_and_disastrous_fallout_legacy_of_colonial_British_rule_By_Maheshsana_Rajkumar

https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2023/6/2/Maheshsana-RajkumarContd-from-previous-issueWhile-the-Simon-Commission-recommended-these-provisi.html

6. Sir Athelstane Baines’ classification of caste Meithei (Meitei/Meetei) in Hill tribe group Article link in 2 parts: http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Census_of_Manipur.Athelstane_Baines_classification_of_caste_Meithei_in_Hill_tribe_By_Maheshsana_Rajkumar

https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2023/6/27/Maheshsana-RajkumarContd-from-previous-issueThe-British-political-Agent-did-not-consider-the-hil.html

7. A need to rethink Meitei in sub-section of Chin group in Myanmar census code 402 Article link in 3 parts: http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Ethnic_Races_Manipur.A_need_to_rethink_Meitei_in_sub_section_of_Chin_group_in_Myanmar_Part_1_By_Maheshsana_Rajkumar

https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2023/7/13/Maheshsana-RajkumarContd-from-previous-issueHe-further-writes-Meithei-is-the-chief-language-of-the-Manip.html#:~:text=NewsPaper%20in%20Manipur-,A%20need%20to%20rethink%20Meitei%20in%20sub%2Dsection%20of%20Chin,in%20Myanmar%20census%20code%20402&text=He%20further%20writes%2C%20'Meithei%20is,borrowing%20much%20from%20other%20languages.

http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Ethnic_Races_Manipur.A_need_to_rethink_Meitei_in_sub_section_of_Chin_group_in_Myanmar_Part_3_By_Maheshsana_Rajkumar

8. Unforgotten relationship of Manipur and Tai kingdoms Article link in 3 parts: http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.History_of_Manipur.Unforgotten_relationship_of_Manipur_and_Tai_kingdoms_Part_1

http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.History_of_Manipur.Unforgotten_relationship_of_Manipur_and_Tai_kingdoms_Part_2

http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.History_of_Manipur.Unforgotten_relationship_of_Manipur_and_Tai_kingdoms_Part_3_By_Maheshsana_Rajkumar

9. Manipur and the Ningthouja clan origin Article link: https://www.imphaltimes.com/guest-column/manipur-and-the-ningthouja-clan-origin/#:~:text=The%20Tai%20people%2C%20the%20majority,Pakhangba%20was%20the%20first%20king.

10. The emergence of new geopolitics in Myanmar and India’s troubled borderlands Article link: https://www.krctimes.com/guest-column/the-emergence-of-new-geopolitics-in-myanmar-and-indias-troubled-borderlands/#:~:text=The%20conflicts%20in%20Myanmar%20are,battleground%20for%20China%20and%20America

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