Manjhi Pargana system
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The Manjhi Pargana system is a traditional Santhal village governance structure led by community elders who oversee local administration, dispute resolution, and customary law.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Santhal customary institution
ⓘ
traditional village governance system ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
preserve community cohesion
ⓘ
protect Santhal customary practices ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Santhal villages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Santhal tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityDerivedFrom | community consensus ⓘ |
| basedOn | customary law ⓘ |
| continuesIn | contemporary Santhal villages ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | formal state judicial system ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Adivasi governance ⓘ |
| decisionMakingStyle | collective deliberation by elders ⓘ |
| enforces | customary sanctions ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
reconciliation between parties
ⓘ
restorative justice ⓘ |
| governs | village-level administration ⓘ |
| historicalContinuity | pre-colonial origin ⓘ |
| includesRole |
Manjhi (village head)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pargana (area head) ⓘ |
| languageContext | Santhali-speaking communities ⓘ |
| ledBy | community elders ⓘ |
| legalBasis | unwritten customary norms ⓘ |
| meetsAt | village council gatherings ⓘ |
| normsTransmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| operatesAt |
cluster of villages level
ⓘ
village level ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
maintenance of social order
ⓘ
settlement of intra-community disputes ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | traditional self-governance mechanism ⓘ |
| region |
Bihar (Santhal areas)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jharkhand (Santhal areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ Odisha (Santhal areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal (Santhal areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Santhal social organization
ⓘ
indigenous governance systems in India ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | local dispute resolution ⓘ |
| scope |
civil disputes
ⓘ
family matters ⓘ land and resource use issues ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | customary law system ⓘ |
| usedBy | Santhal community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| values |
collective responsibility
ⓘ
community harmony ⓘ respect for elders ⓘ |
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