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Rabindranath Tagore and his influence in Bishnupriya Manipuri Society
Posted by: Ashim Singha on: April 21, 2008
Rabindranath Tagore (রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর), the Nobel laureate poet, writer, philosopher is probably the most prominent figure in the cultural world of Indian subcontinent and also was the greatest patron of the Manipuri dance and culture. It was him who popularized the Manipuri style of dance with its high zenith among the people of the world. [...]
50 Great Bishnupriya Manipuris (1960-1980)
Posted by: Ashim Singha on: December 16, 2007
Great Personalities who have made a difference to Bishnupriya Manipuri society in the fields of Arts, Music, Dance, Education, Literature, Religion, Social work etc and contributed a lot to Bishnupriya Manipuri culture and spirit. Let us have a look on profiles of those great personalities who make us feel proud to be a Bishnupriya Manipuri.
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Guru Bipin Singha : Populariser of Manipuri Dance and Style
Posted by: Ashim Singha on: November 19, 2007
A few decades ago Manipuri dance was not as popular as the other classical dance forms. But the subtlety of the tender dance form and the variety of the rhythm impressed Rabindranath Tagore so much that he is credited with introducing this enchanting style to the other parts of the world. Renowned [...]
50 Great Bishnupriya Manipuris (1920-1960)
Posted by: Ashim Singha on: November 12, 2007
50 Great Bishnupriya Manipuris
Great Personalities who have made a difference to Bishnupriya Manipuri society in the fields of Arts, Music, Dance, Education, Literature, Religion, Social work etc and contributed a lot to Bishnupriya Manipuri culture and spirit. Let us have a look on profiles of those great personalities who make us feel proud to be [...]
Gokulananda Gitiswami – The Father of Bishnupriya Manipuri Community
Posted by: Ashim Singha on: November 5, 2007
Gokulananda Gitiswami is a name deeply cherished by the Bishnupriya Manipuri people. There are practically few persons in the community who may not know his name. A versatile genius as well he was, he was a dramatist, a poet, a wandering minstrel and above all a social reformer. His life bears testimony to all these [...]
Simple things that make me proud…
Posted by: Ashim Singha on: October 28, 2007
.. The fragrance of Lonchak… the taste of Irolpa, Ngouthong, Sinchau… the festival of Bishu, Kang, Mera, Kartika, Raspunima, Fagu … the legends of Soralel, Sanamahi, Pahangpa, Leimarel, Khamba-Thoibi… the Nungshi flowers Lehau, Senarai, Singarei, Malati that bloom in every house yard… the fascinating beauty of a Bishnupriya Manipuri girl with the traditional dress [...]
Manipuri Beni-Ras
Posted by: Ashim Singha on: July 25, 2007
Beni-Ras is the only form of Ras, performed in Day-time in all seasons. It is also known as Diva-Ras. The highly glamorous Rasleela of SriKrishna with his divine lover of Brindaban may be divided according to the Manipuri tradition into four categories being Maha-Ras, Kunja-Ras, Basanta-Ras and Nitya-Ras.
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- Earning activities of rural manipuris in BangladeshManipuri 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 HabitsHistorical 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 SurveyThis 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 videosManipuri 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: […]
- আমার মানু কাপ আহান কাইলে সেচুরেয়া বেঙ আহান লামতারাআমার 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 […]
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