"The monarchical state is said to have explicitly pursued goals of collective growth and even-handed justice-principles usually traced to Sanamahism, which is inherently opposed to casteism, women's subordination and degradation of human beings."
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Mehrotra, Deepti Priya. Burning Bright Irom Sharmila. India: Penguin Books Limited, 2009.
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