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Epic Cycles Of Incarnations
In Meitei mythology and folklore, the epic cycles of incarnations in Moirang (; ) is a cyclic epic of seven incarnations (nine in some versions) of two divine lovers in the kingdom of Moirang in the realm of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). Contents Akongjamba and Phouoibi During the reign of King Iwang Puriklai Kaba Purang (917-981 AD), Akongjamba, a handsome, married nobleman of Moirang, was captivated by the goddess Phouoibi, who fell in love with him. Due to Akongjamba's failure to keep his word and the cruelty of Akongjamba's wife, Phouoibi decides to leave the human world as well as her lover. Henjunaha and Lairoulembi During the reign of King Iwang Puriklai Telheiba (28-78 AD), Henjunaha Yangleingamba, a fatherless lad, was brought up by a poor widowed mother. He loved Thongnang Lairoulembi, a beautiful lady brought up by a rich father. Henjunaha is murdered by evil spirits. Lairoulembi follows her lover by killing herself, after which she faces troubles and ...
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Khuman Khamba
Khuman Khamba or Moirang Khamba is a hero in Meitei folklore. He belongs to the Khuman dynasty, Khuman clan (). He is the hero as well as the protagonist of the Meitei epic poetry, epic poem ''Khamba Thoibi'' of the Moirang Shayon legends in the Moirang Kangleirol genres from Ancient Moirang.Maẏeṃbama Ānandamohana (29 August 2021). "A. Dorendrajit Singh". Sahitya AkademiSingh, N. Tombi (29 August 1976). "Khamba and Thoibi: The Unscaled Height of Love". Chitrebirentombichand Khorjeirup He is the son of nobleman Puremba, the then prime minister of the ancient Moirang Kingdom. He became an orphan at a very young age when his parents died. He was raised in poverty by his elder sister Khamnu. Later, he married princess Moirang Thoibi, Thoibi of Ancient Moirang kingdom. Etymology The word "Khamba" means ultimate or fullness in the Meitei language. Early life and meeting Princess Thiobi Khamba and his sister Khamnu were orphaned at a young age. For a time, Purenba's closest ...
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Central Institute Of Indian Languages
The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) is an Indian research and teaching institute based in Mysuru, part of the Language Bureau of the Ministry of Education. It was founded on 17 July 1969. Centres The Central Institute of Indian Languages has seven centres: *Centre for Classical Languages *Centre for Tribal, Minor, Endangered Languages and Languages Policy *Centre for Lexicography, Folklore, Literature and Translation Studies *Centre for Literacy Studies *Centre for Testing & Evaluation *Centre for Materials Production, Publications and Sales *Centre for Information in Indian Languages Notes and references See also * Language education * Languages of India Languages of India belong to several list of language families, language families, the major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by 78.05% of Indian people, Indians and the Dravidian languages spoken by 19.64% of Indians; both fami ... * List of Language Self-Study Programs External lin ...
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Tonu Laijinglembi
Tonu may refer to: *Tonu, a rhinoceros-like species of Neopet * Tonu Laijinglembi, a heroine in the epic cycles of incarnations of Meitei mythology * Tonu, Papua New Guinea *Tõnu Tõnu is an Estonian masculine given name, a version of Anthony. People named Tõnu include: * Tõnu Aare (1953–2021), musician *Tõnu Aav (1939–2019), actor *Tõnu Anton (born 1953), politician and judge * (1935–2020), film director *Tõn ...
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Opera
Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libretto, librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, Theatrical scenery, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conducting, conductor. Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. Opera is a key part of Western culture#Music, Western classical music, and Italian tradition in particular. Originally understood as an sung-through, entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include :Opera genres, numerous ...
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Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of Great Britain and Ireland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century. They were widely used across Europe, and later in Australia, North Africa, North America and South America. While ballads have no prescribed structure and may vary in their number of lines and stanzas, many ballads employ quatrains with ABCB or ABAB rhyme schemes, the key being a rhymed second and fourth line. Contrary to a popular conception, it is rare if not unheard-of for a ballad to contain exactly 13 lines. Additionally, couplets rarely appear in ballads. Many ballads were written and sold as single-sheet Broadside (music), broadsides. The form was often used by poets and composers from the 18th century onwards to produce lyrical ballads. In the later 19th century, the term took on the meaning of a slow form of popular love song and is often used for any love song ...
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Phou-oibi, The Rice Goddess
'' Phou-oibi, the Rice Goddess '' is a 2013 Meitei language ballad opera, based on the story of goddess Phouoibi, adapted from Meitei mythology and folklore, performed by the Laihui Ensemble from Manipur, India, as a part of the ''"Tapestry of Sacred Music 2013"'' programme, held at the Esplanade in Singapore. Plot The ballad opera ''"Phou-oibi, the Rice Goddess"'' tells the divine narratives of different goddesses, associated with fish, land, metal, water, wealth and after all of rice, goddess Phouoibi, who are sent down to earth by the Supreme God to prosper the human civilization. On her way, Phouoibi meets Akongjamba Akongjamba was a nobleman in Ancient Moirang in Meitei mythology. He was a lover of the harvest Goddess Phouoibi. According to mythology, fate did not permit the lovers to unite, so they reincarnated. The lives of the two legendary lovers we ... in the ancient kingdom of Moirang and both fall in love with each other. See also * Music of Manipur ...
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Meitei Language
Meitei (; ) also known as Manipuri ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India. It is the official language and the lingua franca of Manipur and an additional official language in four districts of Assam. It is one of the scheduled languages of India, constitutionally scheduled official languages of the Indian Republic. Meitei is the most widely-spoken Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman language of India and the third most widely spoken language of northeast India after Assamese language, Assamese and Bengali language, Bengali. There are  million States of India by Meitei speakers, Meitei native speakers in India according to the 2011 census,  million of whom are found in the state of Manipur, where they represent the majority of its population. There are smaller communities in neighbouring Indian states, such as #Assam, Assam (), #Tripura, Tripura (), #Nagaland, Nagaland (), and elsewhere in the country (). The language is also spoken by smaller groups ...
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Kao (bull)
Kao (Meitei language, Meitei pronunciation: /káo/) is a legendary Bull (mythology), divine bull captured by Khuman Khamba in Meitei mythology and Meitei folklore, folklore of ancient Moirang realm. It appears in the legend of ''Kao Phaba'' (), also known as ''Khambana Kao Phaba'' () of the Khamba Thoibi epic. Mythology Kongyamba, a rich nobleman of the Angom clan, met a group of women from the Khuman Salai, Khuman kingdom in a place called Moirang, and asked them why they were fishing there. They told him that a dangerous bull had killed many people near the water, so they could not fish. Kongyamba then tricked his servant Khamba into catching the bull, by pretending, before the king, that he was possessed by a divine spirit, and claimed that the god Thangjing spoke through him. Saying he was "sated with offerings of flesh and fish", he demanded to be given the flesh of the bull that was terrorizing the people of Khuman. He added that "my servant Khamba vows that he will br ...
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Khambana Kao Phaba (painting)
The is a 2001 oil canvas painting by Manipuri artists, ''M Betombi Singh'' and ''Gopal Sharma''. The painting shows the capture of powerful Kao bull by hero Khamba. It is one of the most well known museum series "Exhibit of the Month" of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya in India. It was exhibited for a whole month of July, 2019. Title and subject The painting shows an epic legend of Ancient Moirang Kingdom. Angom Nongban Kongyamba, the villain, was jealous of Khuman Khamba, the hero. So, he set a death-trap of Khamba. The hero was asked to capture the giant bull. But Kongyamba's dream of Khamba being killed by the bull was not fulfilled. Khamba knew the secrecy of the bull. The bull was once the head of Khamba's father's cattle herd. During the capture, Khamba whispered his father's name to the bull's ear. He also showed a silk rope to the bull. The bull recognised Khamba. So, the wild beast was tamed. History The artwork was painted by late artist M Be ...
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Manmohan Singh Being Presented A Memento By The Governor Of Manipur, Dr
Manmohan means 'Winner of the heart'. It is another name of Krishna, the Hindu deity, one of the "avatars" (or "incarnation") of Lord Vishnu. Manmohan may also refer to: *Man Mohan Adhikari (1920–1999), former Prime Minister of Nepal *Manmohan (actor) (1933–1979), Indian actor * Manmohan Acharya (1967–2013), poet and lyricist from India *Manmohan Desai (1937–1994), producer and director of Indian movies * Manmohan Ghose (1869–1924), poet, one of the first from India to write poetry in English *Manmohan Krishna (1922–1990), actor in Hindi cinema, credited as Manmohan *Manmohan Mahapatra (1951–2020), Oriya filmmaker, director, producer and writer * Manmohan Malhoutra, Indian former diplomat and Assistant Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations * Manmohan Shetty, known as the 'man with a midas touch' in Indian film industry *Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh (26 September 1932 – 26 December 2024) was an Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician, and statesm ...
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Underworld
The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld. The concept of an underworld is found in almost every civilization and "may be as old as humanity itself". Common features of underworld myths are accounts of living people making journeys to the underworld, often for some heroic purpose. Other myths reinforce traditions that the entrance of souls to the underworld requires a proper observation of ceremony, such as the ancient Greek story of the recently dead Patroclus haunting Achilles until his body could be properly buried for this purpose. People with high social status were dressed and equipped in order to better navigate the underworld. A number of mythologies incorporate the concept of the soul of the deceased making its own journey to the underworld, with the dead needing to be ...
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University Of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Michigan is one of the earliest American research universities and is a founding member of the Association of American Universities. In the fall of 2023, the university employed 8,189 faculty members and enrolled 52,065 students in its programs. The university is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It consists of nineteen colleges and offers 250 degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The university is Higher education accreditation in the United States, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2021, it ranked third among American universities in List of countries by research and development spending, research expe ...
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