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Priyobrata Singh
Maharaj Kumar Priyobrata Singh was a member of the royal family and a political official in the princely state of Manipur, under British Raj and later Indian Union. He served as chief minister of the princely state in independent India from 15 August 1947 to 15 October 1949. Early life Priyobrata Singh was the second son of Maharaja Churachand Singh born to Rani Shyamasakhi on 17 February 1911. He was educated at the Rajkumar College, Raipur in present-day Chhattisgarh. He continued his studies at the Ewing Christian College, Allahabad and graduated with B.A. from the Allahabad University in 1934. Career Priyobrata Singh was appointed a member of Manipur State Durbar in 1936 and given the portfolio of Education, Police and P.W.D. He also supervised Manipur State Arts and Crafts. He was commissioned as an Emergency Commissioned Officer in August, 1942 and served with the 2nd Assam Regiment. Relieved in early 1947, he rejoined the State Durbar and was in charge of police. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meidingngu Churachand
Maharaja Sir Churachand Singh , also known as Churachandra or Chura Chand (1886–1941), was a ruler of the princely state of Manipur under the British Raj. He was a great-grandson of Raja Nara Singh who had ruled up to 1850 prior to Raja Chandrakirti. Churachand Singh's investiture followed the quelling of the Manipur Rebellion of 1891, when the entire ruling family was convicted. Churachand Singh enjoyed a long reign till 1941, but his power was nominal. Investiture After quelling the Manipur Rebellion of 1891, the British imprisoned Raja Kulachandra Singh and took full control of Manipur, but eventually decided to "regrant" it to Manipuris as an "act of mercy". Churachand Singh, who was the youngest son of Chowbi Yaima, in turn a grandson of Raja Nara Singh, was selected to be the next Raja. The investiture ceremony took place on 28 April 1892. Churachand Singh was five years at that time. During his minority, the British Political Agent to Manipur acted as the Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allahabad University
The University of Allahabad is a Central University located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 23 September 1887 by an act of Parliament and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance (INI). It is the 4th oldest modern University in India. Its origins lie in the Muir Central College, named after Lt. Governor of North-Western Provinces Sir William Muir in 1873, who suggested the idea of a Central University at Allahabad, which later evolved to the present university. Its Central University status was re-established through the University of Allahabad Act 2005 by the Parliament of India. History The foundation stone of the Muir Central College was laid by Governor-General of India, Lord Northbrook on 9 December 1873. The college was named after Sir William Muir, Lt. Governor of United Province, who was the key person in its foundation. The building was designed by William Emerson, who also designed Victoria Memorial in Kolkata and Crawford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Births
Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan, killing 450 or more people. ** Siege of Sidney Street in London: Two Latvian people, Latvian anarchists die, after a seven-hour siege against a combined police and military force. Home Secretary Winston Churchill arrives to oversee events. * January 4 – Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott expeditions, Amundsen and Scott expeditions: Robert Falcon Scott's British Terra Nova Expedition, ''Terra Nova'' Expedition to the South Pole arrives in the Antarctic and establishes a base camp at Cape Evans on Ross Island. * January 5 – Egypt's Zamalek SC is founded as a general sports and Association football club by Belgian lawyer George Merzbach as Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meitei Royalty
Meitei may refer to: *Meitei people, of Manipur, India ** Meitei people in Bangladesh **Meitei people in India *** Meitei people in Assam *** Meitei people in Meghalaya *** Meitei people in Nagaland *** Meitei people in Tripura ** Meitei people in Myanmar ** Meitei women *Meitei language or Manipuri, their Tibeto-Burman language ** Meitei language in Bangladesh ** Meitei language in India *** Meitei language in Assam *** Meitei language in Meghalaya *** Meitei language in Nagaland ***Meitei language in Tripura ** Meitei language in Myanmar ** Meitei literature ***Ancient Meitei literature **Meitei script, the script used to write the language *** Meitei script movement *** Invented Meitei script *** Meitei inscriptions *** Meitei keyboard *Meitei culture ** Meitei architecture, architecture associated with the people ** Meitei astronomy ** Meitei cinema ** Meitei dances ** Meitei deities **Meitei festivals **Meitei folklore ** Meitei folktales **Meitei mythology Meitei mytholo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manipuri Sahitya Parishad
The Manipuri Sahitya Parishad () is a literary council dedicated to the active promotion and the development of literary works in the Meitei language in India. in national as well as international levels. It has its branches in the Manupur cities of Imphal, Jiribam, Bishnupur and Thoubal inside Manipur and in Tripura and Meghalaya in Assam. The Manipuri Sahitya Parishad organises research works, seminars, symposiums, publication of journals and books, translation works of Meitei-language literary works into other languages, preservation of Meitei folktales and Meitei music, bestowing of literary awards and cash prizes to outstanding writers and artists. HSLC in Assam In 1977, E. Chandra, the then president of the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad, Assam and D. Gogoi, the then President, SEBA, and the Government of Assam came into an agreement, and the Meitei language medium of the HSLC examination was introduced. In the year 1979, for the first time in the history, 1,043 Mei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manipur University
Manipur University () is a central university located in Imphal, Manipur, India. It was established on 5 June 1980, under the ''Manipur University Act, 1980'' (Manipur Act 8 of 1980), as a teaching cum-affiliating university with territorial jurisdiction over the state of Manipur. It was converted into a central university under the ''Manipur University Act, 2005'' w.e.f. 13 October 2005. Campus The university is in Canchipur, about 7 km from Imphal, the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The campus is spread over in historic Canchipur, the old palace of the kingdom of Manipur. Organisation and administration Governance The visitor of the university is the president of India and the chief rector is the Governor of Manipur. , the chancellor is Professor T. Tirupati Rao and the vice-chancellor is Professor Naorem Lokendra Singh Affiliated colleges * Biramangol College * Chanambam Ibomcha College, Bishnupur *Churachandpur College *Churachandpur Medical Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manipur State Constitution Act 1947
Manipur State Constitution Act 1947 is an act which enabled the princely state of Manipur to have a ''de jure'' written constitution enacted by the last Maharajah of Manipur, Bodhchandra Singh. Under the constitution, a Legislative Assembly was elected in mid-1948 and a ministry was formed, which was responsible to the Maharaja. The constitution is deemed to have lapsed on 15 October 1949, when the Maharaja signed a merger agreement with the Indian Union. The validity of the act in present time is debated. Background After the 1891 rebellion in Manipur, the British took direct control of the state's administration. While the Maharaja was retained as a nominal head of state, the real power rested with the British Political Agent and a British official appointed as the President of the Durbar. The other members of the Durbar served as ministers and advisors. The hill regions, populated by Naga and Kuki tribes, were administered by the British official without the involvement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhanamanjuri University
Dhanamanjuri University is a State university (India), state university located in Imphal, Manipur, India. it was established through ''The Dhanamanjuri University Act, 2017'' which came into force on 6 April 2018. The University was named after Maharani Dhanamanjuri Devi, the wife of Maharaj Meidingngu Churachand, Churachand Singh. The university was established under the National Scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) as fulfilment of one of its primary components i.e., to convert colleges to cluster Universities. Maharani Dhanamanjuri gifted us Dhanamanjuri College and in recognition of her contribution to the development of Higher Education, the university is named after Maharani Dhanamanjuri. The university is built up of the three Dhanamanjuri Colleges namely DM College of Science, DM College of Arts, DM College of Commerce along with G.P. Women's College and LMS Law College. DM University at present is functioning from DM College campus situated in the he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinus Longifolia
''Pinus roxburghii'', commonly known as chir pine or longleaf Indian pine, is a species of pine tree native to the Himalayas. It was named after William Roxburgh. Description ''Pinus roxburghii'' is a large tree reaching with a trunk diameter of up to , exceptionally . The bark is red-brown, thick and deeply fissured at the base of the trunk, thinner and flaky in the upper crown. The leaves are needle-like, in fascicles of three, very slender, long, and distinctly yellowish green. The cones are ovoid conic, long and broad at the base when closed, green at first, ripening glossy chestnut-brown when 24 months old. They open slowly over the next year or so, or after being heated by a forest fire, to release the seeds, opening to broad. The seeds are long, with a wing, and are wind- dispersed. Similar species ''Pinus roxburghii'' is closely related to '' P. canariensis'' (Canary Island pine), '' P. brutia'' (Turkish pine) and '' P. pinaster'' (maritime pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewing Christian College
Ewing Christian College (ECC), formerly Allahabad Christian College, is an autonomous constituent college of University of Allahabad, located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. The college was established in 1902 by Arthur Henry Ewing, a prominent Presbyterian missionary. The college was conferred with the status of ''College with Potential for Excellence'' by the University Grants Commission (India), University Grants Commission in 2005 and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Campus The campus is located on the northern bank of the Yamuna river near Triveni Sangam, Sangam on the southern part of Prayagraj city. Spread on a campus of , the college opened its agricultural economics extension department on the other side of the river, which soon developed into Allahabad Agricultural Institute, now Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS). Academics The academic structure is composed of three faculties, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodhchandra Singh
Maharaja Bodhchandra Singh or Bodhachandra Singh (1908–1955) was the last ruler of the princely state of Manipur (princely state), Manipur under the British Raj as well as the Dominion of India. He ruled between 1941 and 15 October 1949. During his term, India was decolonised by the British, receiving independence on 14 August 1947. The Maharaja presided over a transition to democracy, passing the Manipur State Constitution Act 1947. He signed the Instrument of Accession, joining India shortly before the British departure. In 1949, a few months before India became a republic, he signed a merger agreement, whereby Manipur became an integral part of India governed by the Constitution of India. He was granted a privy purse of Rs. 300,000 per annum. Life Bodhchandra Singh was born to Maharaja Churachand Singh, the ruler of Manipur (princely state), Manipur installed in 1891. He was born to the second Rani of Churchand Singh on 24 July 1908. He was educated at Rajkumar College, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajkumar College, Raipur
Rajkumar College (or RKC) in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, is one of the oldest K-12 foundations of India. It was founded by Sir Salman khan in the year 1882 at Jabalpur. The School functioned at Jabalpur till 1892 and thereafter, shifted to its present site at Raipur in 1894, with boarding house facilities. Its estate is spread over 125 acres. It is a co-education, residential cum day boarding public school affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi and prepares the students for Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) (Class X) and Indian School Certificate (ISC) (Class XII) examinations. History The school was established in 1882 by the efforts of Sir Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser, KCSI and the British authorities as Rajkumar School at Jabalpur and was closed due poor facilities and location. A decision to shift it to Raipur in 1894 and renamed as Rajkumar College and founded as a Chiefs' College. RKC was created for education of sons and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
