Jessami
Jessami | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Jessami Location in Manipur, India  Jessami Jessami (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°37′20″N 94°32′24″E / 25.62222°N 94.54000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Ukhrul |
| Elevation | 1,218 m (3,996 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | [khezha(chakhesang)] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 795142 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Outer Manipur |
| Website | manipur |
Jessami is a village in Ukhrul district, Manipur, India. Jessami is a border village in the extreme north of Manipur State and borders with Meluri, a border village of Nagaland State. Being nearer to Nagaland, the town used to get electricity from Nagaland until the government of Manipur installed a 33 KV Sub-Power station in 2011 to supply power from Manipur.[1] The village came to national attention in 2015 when a fatal bus accident claimed the lives of 13 passengers.[2]
The inhabitants of Jessami are Chakesang. As it is in the border of Manipur and Nagaland, various languages including Chakesang, Tangkhul, Manipuri and Nagamese are commonplace. About 85% of residents work in agriculture.
Geography
[edit]It is an elevation of 1218 m above MSL.[3]
History
[edit]The first battle with the Japanese in Indian soil was fought in Jessami. On 28 March 1944, first battalion of the Assam Regiment fought a fierce battle with the Japanese 31 Division. The battle led to strengthening of defenses at Kohima, which played a role in turning the tide of the Second World War in favour of the Allied Forces.[4]
Popular culture
[edit]Bengali author Debarati Mukhopadhyay tells a horrific cannibalistic tradition of one Jeshumi tribes in her novel Bhoj in a Bengali magazine Nabakallol in 2017. The plot set referring Chizami village. In social media it is alleged that the story is highly derogatory against Nagas culture and defames the Naga people.[5][6][7] Mukhopadhyay dismisses criticisms by stating that the story based on Chizami is purely fictional and she finally apologizes.[8][9][10]
Location
[edit]National Highway 150 passes through Jessami.
References
[edit]- ^ "New Power Supply plan". E-Pao. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Deadly accident". The Sangai Express. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Maps, Weather, Videos, and Airports for Jessami, India". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Edwards, Leslie. Kohima : The furthest battle. Stroud:The History Press, 2009, pp. 89ff.
- ^ Longkumer, Yimkumla (5 October 2022). "'Racism against Nagas' — outrage over Bengali story depicting tribe eating own mothers' flesh". ThePrint. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Rising Youth Phek district condemns 'insensitive' novel". MorungExpress. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Desk, M. B. B. (5 October 2022). "'मां का मांस' खाने वाले बताए जाने पर नागालैंड के लोग नाराज़, बंगाली कहानी को बताया नस्लवादी". Maibhibharat. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "The myth of a Bangla novel: A Naga ritual of sons killing and eating ageing mother". India Today NE. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/author_debarati/with_replies. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "নাগাল্যান্ডে 'মাতৃখাদকদের' গল্প লিখে বিতর্কে কলকাতার লেখক". BBC News বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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