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Saikhom
Saikhom is a Meitei people, Meitei surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Kamala Saikhom, Indian actress * Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (born 1994), Indian weightlifter * Thomas Saikhom (born 1982), Indian footballer {{surname Indian surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu ( Meitei pronunciation: /sái.kʰom mi.ra.bái cə.nu/; born 8 August, 1994) is an Indian weightlifter. 27-year-old Mirabai Chanu lifted a total of 201 kg to win the Gold Medal which was also India's third medal after at the ongoing CWG 2022. She won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Women's 49 kg category. Mirabai Chanu has won the World Championships and multiple medals at the Commonwealth Games. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions to the sport. She was awarded the sporting honour Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna by the Government of India in 2018. Chanu won the silver medal in the women's 48 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow; she went on to break the games record en route to the gold medal at the 2018 edition of the event held in Gold Coast. Prior to the 2020 Summer Olympics, her biggest achievement came in 2017, when she won the gold medal at World Weightlifting Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamala Saikhom
Kamala Saikhom is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Manipuri films. She was a resident of Uripok, Imphal, Manipur. Besides acting in films, she had also produced two movies ''Nangsu Mouni'' and ''Kadarmapee''. She had acted in more than 120 Manipuri films. She married an Army officer, Avinash from Agra, Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ... in 2012. Career She started acting in music video albums and then to films. Among her famous films, ''Sakthibee Tampha'', ''Natephamda Tero'', ''Ayukki Likla'', ''Khuji'', ''Aabirkhan'', ''Ta-Tomba the Great'', ''Khujingee Mami'', ''Kangla Karabar'' and ''Minambagi Phajaba'' may be mentioned. In ''Sakthibee Tampha'' and ''Africa Leishabi'', she played the roles of dark skinned ladies, Tampha and Bina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Saikhom
Thomas Saikhom (born 20 September 1982) is an Indian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for NEROCA F.C., NEROCA FC in the I-League. Career Rangdajied United Saikhom made his professional debut for Rangdajied in the I-League on 29 September 2013 against Bengaluru FC at the Bangalore Football Stadium and played the whole match; as Rangdajied lost the match 3–0. Career statistics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Saikhom, Thomas 1982 births Living people Indian footballers Footballers from Manipur Rangdajied United F.C. players I-League players Association football defenders NEROCA FC players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meitei People
The Meitei people, also known as the Manipuri people,P.20: "historically, academically and conventionally Manipuri prominently refers to the Meetei people."P.24: "For the Meeteis, Manipuris comprise Meeteis, Lois, Kukis, Nagas and Pangal." is the predominant ethnic group of Manipur in Northeast India. They speak Meitei language (officially called Manipuri), one of the 22 official languages of the Indian Republic and the sole official language of Manipur. The Meiteis primarily settled in the Imphal Valley region in modern-day Manipur, though a sizable population has settled in the other Indian states of Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. There is also a notable presence of Meitei in the neighboring countries of Myanmar and Bangladesh. The Meitei ethnic group represents about 53% of Manipur's population.Khomdan Singh Lisam, ''Encyclopaedia Of Manipur'', , pp. 322–347 Endonyms and exonyms The Meitei are known by a number of endonyms, ''Meitei'', ''Meetei'', ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
