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A People Besieged (Part I)

Posted by: Ashim Singha on: June 7, 2008

…The Bishnupriya Manipuris were caught between a rock and a hard place. Today, young Manipuris are no longer sure of their cultural identity. Elders worry that their rich heritage may not be preserved for posterity… An Article on Bishnupriya Manipuri history, custom and culture based on a visit in a bishnupriya manipuri locality in moulvibazar, bangladesh, written By Syed Zainul Akmal Al-Mahmood, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Hori Bola E Hori…

Posted by: Ashim Singha on: March 21, 2008

Today is Yaosang, the Manipuri version of Holi.
The Manipuri observance of Holi differs a lot from the normal Holi observed throughout India. It is a five day festival of of Importance,often referred as ‘Phaguwa’ by the Bishnupriya Manipuris. While the basic Vaishnavite features of the festival are present, the manipuris have given it the added [...]

Pourei – Bishnupriya Manipuri Itihasor Habitto Dangor Shakkhi

Posted by: Ashim Singha on: November 7, 2007

jaat ahar, bhasa ahar prachinotto baro historic proman ou bhasar lokosahityai der. bhasa ahan kotihan beboharik bhasahan asil, bisesh koria amar bishnupriya manipuri bhasa ehan, ouhanor pou ami amar purana lokosahityar ma peyar. pourei(proverbs and idioms) bultara eta bhasa ahar dangor sompod. 600/700 bosor age amar somajhar chinta-chetona ba jibondhara kisade asil ouhar chitrogo ou [...]

BISHNUPRIYA MANIPURI language in PENN LINGUISTICS SPEAKER SERIES

Posted by: Ashim Singha on: April 8, 2007

PENN LINGUISTICS SPEAKER SERIES Fall 2003
Held by the Department of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Research in Cognitive Science (IRCS) and the Graduate Student Associations Council (GSAC). Open to members of the greater university community.
Speakers
Oct. 16
Shobha Sathyanath
University of Delhi, Delhi, India
BISHNUPRIYA AS A CONTACT LANGUAGE
This talk [...]

Keyword map for “manipuri” in the whole internet

Posted by: Ashim Singha on: April 8, 2007

KwMap.com is a complex keyword refining tool, aiming to help you discover new keywords. It is a fact that search engines can only help you in finding something if you know the right keywords.
The keyword chart contains two axes, one of them is for keywords which are different but related to your search keyword, and [...]


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  • Earning activities of rural manipuris in Bangladesh
    Manipuri people are renowned as laborious. Both males and females involve themselves in earning activities. It is very rare to find a Bishnupriya Manipuri or a Manipuri Meitei person who is not economically engaged in an earning activity. Among 378 residents of studied villages 261 was found to be involved in different earning activities. Except for dependen […]
  • Manipuri Food Habits
    Historical evidence suggests that there was a change in the diet of the Manipuris, mainly due to introduction of Hinduism at the beginning of eighteen century. The earlier reigns seem to have been one long feast with hecatombs of fat cattle and oceans of spirituous drinks, even culminating on more than one instance in fatalities due to an excessive appreciat […]
  • Bishnupriya (Manipuri) Speakers in Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Survey
    This report presents the findings of a survey conducted in the Bishnupriya Manipuri community of Bangladesh. Data gathered through word lists, sociolinguistic questionnaires, and SRTs are presented and analyzed to determine the current sociolinguistic situation. In brief, it was concluded that the Bishnupriya are highly bilingual in Bangla, the national lang […]
  • Manipuri Ras Festival 2008 Bangladesh : photos and videos
    Manipuri Maha Ras festival 2008 organized by the Bishnupriya Manipuri community in Bangladesh. The first item was Rakhual or Gushthalila, the dance drama between Sri Krishna and his Gopal friends. For an excellent photo gallery of daytime programs and events of, please visit Ihtisham Kabirs Blog...Place: Madhabpur Juramandav, Kamalganj, Moulvibazar.Time: 10: […]
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    আমার বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী গজেদে কাহানি পাহুরিয়া লামানির সিংনাত আসি। এবাকার দশাহান ফালদিয়া কাপ আহান কাইলে সেচুরেয়া বেঙ আহান লামরাং। এগদে আমার মানু ছিটারেয়া থাইলেউ, হৌগদে চাকা চাকা ইয়া আসি। অতার পরেউ তানুর দশা এগোদের মানুরাংত জিঙে আরো সলসে। বিশ্ব জুড়ে চলের জাতর শিংনাত আমিয়ৌ গারগো বরিক এজাত হৎনা দশগো তিলুয়া আমার মানুয়ে নাকরতারা। দশগো তিলুইলে দশানন ইয়া আগরে আগই […]