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Intangible Cultural Heritage Of Meitei Civilization
The intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of Meitei civilization is recognised, honoured, preserved as well as promoted by the UNESCO, the Ministry of Culture (India), Ministry of Culture of the Union Government of India, the Government of Armenia, the State Government of Manipur, the State Government of Assam, the State Government of Tripura, among many other notable institutions. UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur Meitei Sankirtana (under the name of ''"Meitei Sankirtana, Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur"''), one of the most remarkable cultural heritage of the Meitei civilization, was formally recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage, declared in the eighth session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan, in December 2013. National List for Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Traditional Craftsmanship M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classical Epic Of Khamba Thoibi
The Khamba Thoibi Sheireng, also spelled as the Khamba Thoibi Seireng ( mni, , , Poem on Khamba Thoibi), is a Classical Meitei language epic poem based on the ancient love story of Khuman Salai, Khuman prince Khuman Khamba, Khamba and Moilang, Moirang princess Thoibi of Ancient Moirang kingdom of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). It is the magnum opus of :simple:Hijam Anganghal, Hijam Anganghal, the "Bard of Samurou". It is regarded as the national epic of the Manipuris. It is regarded as the greatest of all the epic poems in Meitei literature, with 39,000 Verse (poetry), verses, thereby being Indian epic poetry#Longest Indian epics, the third longest Indian epic poem, next to the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. The Khamba Thoibi Sheireng is often considered to be in a status of “mahakavya” (), and its author :simple:Hijam Anganghal, Hijam Anganghal as a “:en:wikt:महाकवि, mahakavi” (). For composing the epic, Anganghal was honoured by the Manipuri Sahitya Parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
