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Konthoujam Lairembi Stone Inscription
The Konthoujam Lairembi Stone Inscription ( omp, Konthoucham Lailempi Lailik Eepa Nungpaak; mni, Konthoujam Lairembi Lairik Eeba Nungpaak) or Konthoujam Lairemma Stone Inscription ( omp, Konthoucham Lailemma Khut-ee Nungpak; mni, Konthoujam Lairemma Khut-ee Nungpak) is a Meitei language stone inscription found in a sacred site dedicated to Goddess Konthoujam Tampha Lairembi of Sanamahism (Meitei religion) in Konthoujam village of Manipur. Description The stone inscription is in the sacred temple complex of Goddess Konthoujam Tampha Lairembi ( omp, Konthoucham Tampha Lailempi) in the Konthoujam village. It is on the south of the National Highway No. 53 in the west of Imphal city. The stone engaged in this inscription is the sandstone. The inscription consists of 14 lines of writings in Meitei language (Manipuri language) in Meitei script, archaic Meetei script. Notably, the writings from the fifth to the seventh lines were highly damaged and distorted. So, proper study on these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Assamese may refer to: * Assamese people, a socio-ethnolinguistic identity of north-eastern India * People of Assam, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konthoujam Nongarol
Konthoujam is a Meitei ethnic family name (surname). Notable people with this family name are: * Govindas Konthoujam, Indian politician * Konthoujam Tampha Lairembi, a princess that turned into a goddess in Meitei mythology * Khonthoujam Boboi Singh Konthoujam Boboi Singh is an Indian footballer who plays as a defender for Churchill Brothers and Sporting Clube de Goa in the I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men ..., Indian footballer See also * Konthoujam (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meitei Culture
Meitei may refer to: * Meitei people, of Manipur, India **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 pa ... ** 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, Indian poet and educationist {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekta Archaeological Living Museum
The Sekta Archaeological Living Museum ( mni, Sekta Kei) is a museum in Sekta village in the Indian state of Manipur. It is a protected archaeological site which is one of the six mounds identified in the area. It is known for its secondary burial finds. This site was excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India in association with the State Archaeology Department of Manipur. The Department of History of the Manipur University was also associated with the excavations carried out in 1991. Location The Sekta village where the archaeological excavation was carried out, which is now an open air living museum, is situated about from Imphal and north of Lamlai, on the Imphal-Ukhrul road to the northeast of Imphal on the left bank of the Iril River. Features The Sekta archaeological site is reported to have 6 cleanly demarcated burial mounds. Of these, only one burial mound was excavated. The area covered by this mound is , which is now a protected site under the Archaeological Surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manipur State Museum
) , native_name_lang = Manipuri , established = 23rd of September, 1969 , location = Near Imphal Polo Ground, Imphal, Manipur , type = Museum , founder = Government of Manipur , curator = Mrs Y Binita Devi , owner = Government of Manipur , image = Manipur-State-Museum.jpg , caption = The front view of an entrance to the Manipur State Museum , image_size = 300px , logo = MANIPUR STATE MUSEUM.jpg , logo_upright = 2 The Manipur State Museum ( mni, Manipur Pukei Lankei Shanglen) is an institution displaying a collection of artistic, cultural, historical and scientific artefacts and relics in Imphal, Manipur, India. It has galleries housing materials of natural history, ethnology and archeology. Overview The Manipur State Museum ( mni, Manipur Pukei Lankei Shanglen) houses ornaments, textiles, agricultural equipments of Ancient Manipur, Medieval Manipur and Modern Manipur. The museum conveys an all encompassing picture of the history of the life of the Manipuri people. History Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loktak Folklore Museum
The Loktak Folklore Museum ( mni, Loktak Khunnung Pukei Lankei Shanglen) or the Thanga Folklore Museum ( mni, Thanga Khunnung Pukei Lankei Shanglen) is a folk museum in Thanga Island in the Loktak lake of Manipur, India. It cares for and displays a collection of artistic, cultural and historical artefacts associated with the Loktak lake. The museum preserves the folk customs and beliefs, folk medicines, folk literature associated with the Loktak lake. History In 2016, the Tongbram family led by Tongbram Amarjit took initiatives to establish the Loktak Folklore Museum ( mni, Loktak Khunnung Pukei Lankei Shanglen) at Thanga Tongbram Leikai in Thanga, Bishnupur District of Manipur. The museum was inaugurated by Tongbram Mangibabu, the then Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Thanga Assembly constituency in 2016. The inaugural event was presided by Dr. K. Sushila, Director of Art and Culture, Government of Manipur. Collections and Features The collections of the Loktak Fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INA War Museum
) , native_name_lang = Manipuri , logo = INA WAR MUSEUM.jpg , image = The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind visiting the INA Museum, at Moirang, in Manipur on November 22, 2017. The Governor of Manipur, Dr. Najma Heptulla is also seen.jpg , image_size = 300px , caption = Shri Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India and Dr. Najma Heptulla, the then Governor of Manipur, visiting the INA Museum, at Moirang, in Manipur on November 22, 2017. , location = INA Martyrs' Memorial Complex, Moirang, Bishnupur District, Manipur , type = War museum , key_holdings = Hundreds of rare photographs of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the INA maps, insignia, currency notes, Netaji's letters, INA badges and Japanese amulets , curator = Mrinashree Mairembam , owner = Government of Manipur , collection_size = More than 1000 WWII related objects and documents , established = 1985 The INA War Museum ( mni, INA Laan-gi Pukei Lankei Shanglen) or the Indian National Army War Museum ( mni, India Leipaak-ki L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imphal Peace Museum
The Imphal Peace Museum (IPM) ( mni, Imphal Aying-Achik Pukei Lankei Shanglen, ja, インパール平和資料館, Inpāru heiwa shiryōkan) is a World War II museum at the foothills of the Red Hills (Maibam Lokpa Ching) in Manipur, India. It is a living memory of the Battle of Imphal (Anglo-Japanese war) and other World War II battles (March–July 1944) fought in Manipur. It is supported by the non profit grant making Nippon Foundation (TNF), collaborating with the Manipur Tourism Forum and the Government of Manipur. Notably, in a poll conducted by the British National Army Museum, the Battle of Imphal and Kohima was bestowed as Britain's Greatest Battle. Imphal Peace Museum is the winner of India's Best Design Award in the year 2019. One of the main attractions to the museum is the display of the Japanese calligraphy of the word "平和" ("Heiwa") ( en, Peace) by Shinzo Abe, the then prime minister of Japan. History The Imphal Peace Museum (IPM) ( mni, Imphal Aying-Achik Puk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohima Stone Inscription
) , native_name_lang = Meitei , image = The_Kohima_Stone_erected_by_Raja_Gambhir_Singh_of_Manipur.png , image_size = , alt = , image2 = , image2_size = , alt2 = , image_caption = The Kohima Stone erected by Raja Gambhir Singh (Chinglen Nongdrenkhomba) of Manipur. , type = , material = , size = , height = , width = , weight = , long = , writing = Sanskritised Meitei language (in Bengali-Assamese script) , symbols = Kanglasha (dragon lion), a bull and the footprints of Gambhir Singh , created = 1833 AD , discovered = , discovered_place = Kohima, Nagaland , discovered_coords = , discovered_date = , discovered_by = , location = Nagaland State Museum, Kohima, Nagaland , classification = , culture = Meitei culture , id ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
