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Khamba Thoibi Classical Dance
Khamba Thoibi Jagoi (), also known as Khamba Thoibi classical dance or Khamba Thoibi ballet, is a traditional Meitei ritualistic and theatrical classical dance form,————— which is usually enacted as a part and parcel of the Lai Haraoba performances, dedicated to God , the national deity of Ancient Moirang realm. Notably, it is one of the cultural elements, giving inspirations to the development of the Manipuri Raas Leela classical dance drama form. The dance form is believed to be first performed by Khuman Khamba and Moirang Thoibi, in the premise of the deity. Another remarkable achievement of Meitei cultural heritage, directly related to the Khamba Thoibi dance, is , the third longest Indian epic poem, next to the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, which is a classical Meitei language epic poem, having 39,000 lines, recognised and honoured to be the national epic of the Manipuris, originated from the traditional ballads, popularly sung by minstrels or bards, by play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classical Meitei Language
Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in parts of neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh. It is native to the Meitei people, and within Manipur it serves as an official language and a lingua franca. It was used as a court language in the historic Manipur Kingdom and is presently included among the 22 scheduled languages of India. Meitei is a tonal language whose exact classification within Sino-Tibetan remains unclear. It has lexical resemblances to Kuki and Tangkhul. Meitei is the most widely spoken Indian Sino-Tibetan language and the most spoken language in northeast India after Bengali and Assamese. There are million Meitei speakers in India according to the 2011 census. The majority of these, or million, are found in the state of Manipur, where they represent just over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lai Haraoba
Lai Haraoba is a festival associated with the Meitei people celebrated to please the Umang Lai, the traditional deities of Sanamahism. Translated, Lai Haraoba means ''merry making of the Gods'' in Meiteilon. In this festival, the people worship Sanamahi, Pakhangba, Nongpok Ningthou and around 364 Umang Lais or the deities of the forest. This festival is organized as a piece of memory of the contribution of Gods in creating the Universe and also it is celebrated in the memory of the development of plants, animals and human beings. Four types of Lai Haraoba are prevalent in the Meitei society, namely, ''Kanglei Haraoba'', ''Moirang Haraoba'', ''Kakching Haraoba'' and ''Chakpa Haraoba''. Kanglei Haraoba is performed in many parts of the valley of Manipur. Moirang Haraoba is only in Moirang, Kakching Haraoba is held in Kakching and Chakpa Haraoba is celebrated at Andro, Phayeng, Sekmai, Koutruk, Khuukhul, Leimaram and Tairenpokpi. Origin Lai Haraoba ( omp, , lai ha-lau-pa, omp, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epic Poem
An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants. Etymology The English word ''epic'' comes from Latin ''epicus'', which itself comes from the Ancient Greek adjective (''epikos''), from (''epos''), "word, story, poem." In ancient Greek, 'epic' could refer to all poetry in dactylic hexameter (''epea''), which included not only Homer but also the wisdom poetry of Hesiod, the utterances of the Delphic oracle, and the strange theological verses attributed to Orpheus. Later tradition, however, has restricted the term 'epic' to ''heroic epic'', as described in this article. Overview Originating before the invention of writing, primary epics, such as those of Homer, were composed by bards who used complex rhetorical and metrical schemes by which they could memorize the epic as received i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classical Meitei Language
Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in parts of neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh. It is native to the Meitei people, and within Manipur it serves as an official language and a lingua franca. It was used as a court language in the historic Manipur Kingdom and is presently included among the 22 scheduled languages of India. Meitei is a tonal language whose exact classification within Sino-Tibetan remains unclear. It has lexical resemblances to Kuki and Tangkhul. Meitei is the most widely spoken Indian Sino-Tibetan language and the most spoken language in northeast India after Bengali and Assamese. There are million Meitei speakers in India according to the 2011 census. The majority of these, or million, are found in the state of Manipur, where they represent just over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramayana
The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th to 4th centuries BCE, and later stages extending up to the 3rd century CE. ''Ramayana'' is one of the two important epics of Hinduism, the other being the ''Mahabharata, Mahābhārata''. The epic, traditionally ascribed to the Maharishi Valmiki, narrates the life of Sita, the Princess of Janakpur, and Rama, a legendary prince of Ayodhya city in the kingdom of Kosala. The epic follows his fourteen-year exile to the forest urged by his father King Dasharatha, on the request of Rama's stepmother Kaikeyi; his travels across forests in the South Asia, Indian subcontinent with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana, the kidnapping of Sita by Ravana – the king of Lanka, that resulted in war; and Rama's eventual return to Ayodhya to be crowned kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahabharata
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pāṇḍava princes and their successors. It also contains philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or ''puruṣārtha'' (12.161). Among the principal works and stories in the ''Mahābhārata'' are the '' Bhagavad Gita'', the story of Damayanti, the story of Shakuntala, the story of Pururava and Urvashi, the story of Savitri and Satyavan, the story of Kacha and Devayani, the story of Rishyasringa and an abbreviated version of the ''Rāmāyaṇa'', often considered as works in their own right. Traditionally, the authorship of the ''Mahābhārata'' is attributed to Vyāsa. There have been many attempts to unravel its historical growth and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Epic Poetry
Indian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called ''Kavya'' (or ''Kāvya''; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: ''kāvyá''). The ''Ramayana'' and the ''Mahabharata'', which were originally composed in Sanskrit and later translated into many other Indian languages, and the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature and Sangam literature are some of the oldest surviving epic poems ever written. Hindi epics In modern Hindi literature, ''Kamayani'' by Jaishankar Prasad has attained the status of an epic. The narrative of Kamayani is based on a popular mythological story, first mentioned in Satapatha Brahmana. It is a story of the great flood and the central characters of the epic poem are Manu (a male) and Shraddha (a female). Manu is representative of the human psyche and Shradha represents love. Another female character is Ida, who represents rationality. Some critics surmise that the three lead characters of Kamayani symbolize a synthesis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khamba And Thoibi
) , Image_Name = Khamba and Thoibi (The Capture of the Wild Bull).jpg , Image_Caption = Khamba and Thoibi (The Capture of the Wild Bull) , Aarne-Thompson Grouping = no , AKA = Khampa Thoipi , Mythology = Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) , Country = Ancient Kangleipak (historical) (present) , Region = Moirang, Manipur , Origin_Date = , Published_In = , Related = Meitei folklore (Manipuri folklore), Meitei literature (Manipuri literature) The ancient legend of Khamba and Thoibi ( mni, Khamba Thoibi) is one of the epic cycles of incarnations of Meitei mythology and folklore, that is originated from Moirang kingdom of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). Among the countless retelling editions of the epic story, the " Khamba Thoibi Sheireng" ( mni, , , Poem on Khamba Thoibi), a Meitei language epic poem, containing 39,000 lines, that is considered as the national epic of the Manipuris, is the magnum opus of its author Hij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khamba Thoibi Sheireng
) , image = Meitei and Latin transliterations of "Khamba Thoibi Sheireng".jpg , image_size = , caption = , subtitle = National epic of the ManipurisNational Romantic Legend of Manipur , author = Hijam Anganghal , original_title = , original_title_lang = mni , translator = Dr. Jodhachandra Sanasam , written = 1940 , first = , illustrator = , cover_artist = , country = Manipur Kingdom (historical) (current) , language = Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) , series = , subject = Meitei literature (Manipuri literature) , genre = Epic cycles of incarnations, Epic poetry, National epic , form = , meter = , rhyme = , publisher = , publication_date = 1940 , media_type = book , lines = 39,000 (8 volum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meitei Cultural Heritage
Meitei may refer to: * Meitei people, of Manipur, India **Meitei language ** Meitei script **Meitei architecture *Denechandra Meitei (born 1994), Indian footballer *Loken Meitei (born 1997), Indian footballer *Ningombam Bupenda Meitei (born 1987), Indian writer *Romi Meitei, Indian film director *Waikhom Gojen Meitei Waikhom Gojen Meitei is an Indian poet and educationist from Manipur. The Government of India honored him in 2014 by bestowing upon him the Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian ..., Indian poet and educationist {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoibi
) , image= PRINCESS THOIBI TRICKED KONGYAMBA AND ESCAPED FROM HIM.jpg , caption= Princess Thoibi tricked Angom Nongban Kongyamba and escaped from him , alias= * Moirang Thoibi * Moilang Thoipi * Ewanglon Thoibi * Iwanglon Thoibi , gender=Female , title=Langlen Thadoi , family=Moirang Royal Family , spouse=Khuman Khamba , occupation=Princess of the Moirang kingdom , relatives= Chingkhu Akhuba, Chingkhu Telheiba , religion=Meitei religion (Sanamahism) , origin= Moirang kingdom , home=Ancient Moirang , affiliation= ** Khamba Thoibi, *** Moirang Saiyon, **** Moirang Kangleirol, ***** Meitei mythology, ****** Meitei folklore, ******* History of Manipur Moirang Thoibi ( omp, Moilang Thoipi) or Ewanglon Thoibi ( omp, Ewanglon Thoipi) is the main character of the Khamba Thoibi story from ancient Moirang Kangleirol legends.Freda Marie Houlston Bedi (1967). Social Welfare. Publications Division. She is a princess of the Ancient Moirang kingdom. She is not the king's daughter. Rather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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