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Meitei Script Movement
Meitei script movement, also called Meetei script movement (sometimes also referred to as Manipuri script movement), is a series of cultural wars and :wikt:campaign, campaigns, undertaken by various cultural and sociopolitical associations and organisations as well as notable individual personalities, against the Government of Manipur and other authorities concerned, regarding the revivalism and the development of the Meitei script. Background In 1709, Hinduised Meitei King Gharib Nawaz (Manipur), Garib Niwaz (), after an inspiration from a Hindu missionary, Shantidas Gosai of Sylhet, Bengal, massively Forcible conversion, converted the religion of Meitei people from Sanamahism (aka Meitei religion, Meiteism) into Hinduism in the then Kangleipak kingdom (''renamed as "Manipur" kingdom, drawing mythical connection with Manipur (Mahabharata), Mahabharata's coastal Manipur kingdom''). Simultaneously, the king banned the usage of Meitei script and decreed its replacement with Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meitei Script
The Meitei script (), also known as the Kanglei script () or the Kok Sam Lai script (), after its first three letters is an abugida in the Brahmic scripts family used to write the Meitei language, the official language of Manipur, Assam and one of the 22 official languages of India. It is first known from engravings on #History, 6th century CE coins and copper plate inscriptions. as verified by the various publications of the National Sahitya Akademi. It was used until the 18th century, when it was replaced by the Bengali alphabet. A few manuscripts survive. In the 20th century, the script was revived and is again being used. Beginning in 2021, the Government of Manipur began to use the Meitei alongside the Bengali-Assamese script, per the ''Manipur Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2021''. Since Meitei does not have voiced consonant, voiced consonants, there are only fifteen consonant letters used for native words, plus three letters for pure vowels. Nine additional cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Depiction Of Meitei King Pamheiba (AKA Garib Niwaj Or Gopal Singh) & Hindu Missionary Shantidas Gosai (during The Libricide Of Meitei Scriptures) In The MMRC & Unity Park, Khangabok, Kangleipak 07
Depiction is reference conveyed through pictures. A picture refers to its object through a non-linguistic two-dimensional scheme, and is distinct from writing or notation. A depictive two-dimensional scheme is called a picture plane and may be constructed according to descriptive geometry, where they are usually divided between ''projections'' (orthogonal and various oblique angles) and ''perspectives'' (according to number of vanishing points). Pictures are made with various materials and techniques, such as painting, drawing, or prints (including photography and movies) mosaics, tapestries, stained glass, and collages of unusual and disparate elements. Occasionally, picture-like features may be recognised in simple inkblots, accidental stains, peculiar clouds or a glimpse of the moon, but these are special cases, and it is controversial whether they count as genuine instances of depiction. Similarly, sculpture and theatrical performances are sometimes said to depict, but this req ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural War
A culture war is a form of cultural conflict (metaphorical "war") between different social groups who struggle to politically impose their own ideology (moral beliefs, humane virtues, and religious practices) upon mainstream society, or upon the other. In political usage, ''culture war'' is a metaphor for "hot-button" politics about values and ideologies, realized with intentionally adversarial social narratives meant to provoke political polarization among the mainstream of society over economic matters, such as those of public policy, as well as of consumption. As practical politics, a culture war is about social policy wedge issues that are based on abstract arguments about values, morality, and lifestyle meant to provoke political cleavage in a multicultural society. Etymology Kulturkampf In the English language, the term ''culture war'' is a calque of the German word ''Kulturkampf'' (culture struggle), which refers to an historical event in Germany. The term appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamheiba
Gharib Niwaz (also known as Pamheiba, 1690–1751, , ) was the ruler of the Manipur Kingdom, ruling from c. 1709 until his death in 1751. He introduced Hinduism as the state religion of his kingdom (1717) and changed the name of the kingdom from "Kangleipaak" to the Sanskrit ''Manipur'' (1724). He changed his royal name from his birth name ''Pamheipa'' to the Persianate "Gharib Niwaz". During most of his reign he was engaged in warfare against the weakened Burmese Toungoo Dynasty. In the early years of his rule (1710–1717 CE), Gharib Niwaz focused on consolidating his empire and engaging in military expeditions, including a notable victory in 1714 when his forces, disguised as a marriage party, defeated Burmese troops at the confluence of Chindwin and Ru Rivers. As conflicts with the expanding Burmese empire intensified, Gharib Niwaz achieved significant military triumphs, such as defeating Burmese forces at Shan villages and successfully defending against Burmese and Tripuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leishemba Sanajaoba
Leishemba Sanajaoba is the current member of the former royal family of the princely state of Manipur in India, and a politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party from Manipur. In 2020, he was elected as the member of Rajya Sabha from Manipur. He is often addressed with the honorific "maharaja", which is not a statutory title. He continues to be the symbolic and spiritual head of ritualistic traditions of the erstwhile kingdom of Manipur. In 2020 he founded and led the group Arambai Tenggol Arambai Tenggol (Meitei language, Meitei for "dart wielding cavalry") is a Meitei people, Meitei activist organisation in the Indian state of Manipur founded by Manipur's titular king and Rajya Sabha member Leishemba Sanajaoba,Angshuman Chou ... which has had heavy involvement in the Manipur conflict. References External links * 1972 births Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Manipur Language activists Living people Meitei royalty Rajya Sabha members from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chingsubam Akaba
Chingsubam Akaba (9 November 1944 - 1 January 2007) was an Indian Sanamahist revivalist. Social activities Akaba was the founding president of MEELAL. He established MEELAL on 18 August 2003 in order to aid the Meetei Mayek movement. MEELAL observes 18 May every year as the Mayek Chatpa Numit to mark the publication of a white paper on the issue of scripts by the State Government on 18 May 2005, which led to introduction of Meetei Mayek in the school syllabus from class I to X in 2006. Politics He founded Meetei National Front in 1979 on the 23rd Day of Wakching (December). Oja Akaba joined the Manipur People's Party (MPP) for the 2007 general election in the state of Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t .... Death Oja Akaba was shot at point blank range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MEELAL
Meetei Erol Eyek Loinasillol Apunba Lup (), shortly known as the MEELAL (), is a group that works for the development of Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) and Meitei script (officially known as Meetei Mayek). It is one of the groups that spearhead the historic Meitei script movement against the Government of Manipur. Standardisation of 27 letter system MEELAL () promotes the usage of 27 letter system of Meitei script, with the following goals: (1) banning all attempts to prevent the use of 27-letter Meetei Mayek script. (2) any organisation found violating the resolutions will be regarded as public enemy. (3) for the government to consult experts and take up requisite steps for promotion of the 27 letters of the Meetei Mayek script. Script educationalization movement MEELAL had a long journey of protesting against the government of Manipur for not making Meitei script an academic writing system for Meitei language in the educational institutions of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangleipak Communist Party
Kangleipak Communist Party is a Maoist separatist militant group in Manipur, India. Named after Kangleipak, the ancient name of Manipur, it was initially led by the communist ideologues — Ibohanbi and Ibopishak. The Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) has been engaged in an armed conflict against the Government of India. Splinter factions The KCP has now been divided into numerous factions, of which the known are: #Kangleipak Communist Party (Ibungo Ngangom) #Kangleipak Communist Party (Prithvi) #Kangleipak Communist Party (Mangang) #Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council) # Kangleipak Communist Party (Maoist) #Kangleipak Communist Party (Lamphel) #Kangleipak Communist Party (Sunil Meitei) #Kangleipak Communist Party (Mobile Task Force) #Kangleipak Communist Party (Lamyanba Khuman) #Kangleipak Communist Party (Loyallakpa) #Kangleipak Communist Party (Noyon) #Kangleipak Communist Party (City Meitei) Background This faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party came into exi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
