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	<description>Simple things that make me proud to be a Manipuri...</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Rabindranath Tagore and his influence in Bishnupriya Manipuri Society</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/rabindranath-tagore-and-his-influence-in-bishnupriya-manipuri-society/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[bangladesh]]></category>

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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. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hori Bola E Hori&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/hori-bola-e-hori/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Learn about Bishnupriya Manipuris]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bishnupriya manipuri culture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bishnupriya manipuri festivals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Holi]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Phaguwa]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sri Chaitanya]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Yaosang]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manipuri RasLila Bangladesh 2007: More Pics and Video clips</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Community Events]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[manipuri dance]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[manipuri raslila]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[moulvibazar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[radha krishna]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Special thank goes to Sangram Singha (Correspondent, Daily Jugantor and Ekushey TV) for sharing the pictures and video clips.
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You tube (New):
Raslila night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ytO-tA0xNk
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Rakhual dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjBZye8lWeQ
Raslila: Vrinda: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk-oGYoT-i4
Crowd at Raslila: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3xqzNmzeGA
Raslila Audience: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar-MN3lf-kk
People returning home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangladesh: Bishnupriya Manipuri survival at stake!</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2007/12/22/bangladesh-bishnupriya-manipuri-survival-at-stake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Me and My Memories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bangladesh manipuri]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[manipuri culture]]></category>

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It’s been two hundreds or more years since our forefathers settled here from a beautiful place called Manipur and consequently they had developed a diverse identity for us. The identity of Bishnupriya Manipuri was a result of long historical process and series of struggles. For years we, bishnupriyas, meiteis and pangons are living here with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>50 Great Bishnupriya Manipuris (1960-1980)</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2007/12/16/50-great-bishnupriya-manipuris-1960-1980/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Kali Prashad Sinha]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[jagat mohan singha]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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.
Part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grand Observance of 165th Maha RasLila by Bangladesh Bishnupriya Manipuris</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/grand-observance-of-165th-maha-raslila-by-bangladesh-bishnupriya-manipuris/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Community Events]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[habiganj]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[manipuri raslila]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, 24-11-2007 the auspicious observance of Maha-Ras, the principal festival and the foremost annual cultural event of Bishnupriya Manipuri Community in Bangladesh, was celebrated in a grand way and with great enthusiasm. The king of Manipur Maharaj Bhagyachandra (1763-179  introduced Manipuri Raslila to Manipuri society and from the time onwards Raslila became the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guru Bipin Singha : Populariser of Manipuri Dance and Style</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/guru-bipin-singha-populariser-of-manipuri-dance-and-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>50 Great Bishnupriya Manipuris (1920-1960)</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/50-great-bishnupriya-manipuris-1920-1960-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[bhubaneswar sadhu thakur]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pourei - Bishnupriya Manipuri Itihasor Habitto Dangor Shakkhi</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/pourei-bishnupriya-manipuri-itihasor-habitto-dangor-shakkhi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Learn about Bishnupriya Manipuris]]></category>

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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gokulananda Gitiswami - The Father of Bishnupriya Manipuri Community</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/gokulananda-gitiswami-%e2%80%93-the-father-of-bishnupriya-manipuri-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simple things that make me proud&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/simple-things-that-make-me-proud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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.. 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baseless information on Textbooks about Manipuris</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2007/10/24/baseless-information-on-textbooks-about-manipuris/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
I just happen to go through two textbook prepared by National Curriculum and Textbook Board, Bangladesh and what I found was some cheap, immature and distorted information about manipuri people living in Bangladesh.
The textbook &#8216;Social science&#8217; of class V describes manipuris as little eyed,flat nose and white skinned creatures.They also said Manipur is inside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The ‘Mandav’ culture of Bishnupriya Manipuris</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/the-%e2%80%98mandav%e2%80%99-culture-of-bishnupriya-manipuris/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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Almost in every villages of the Bishnupriya Manipuris, there are at least one or more ‘Mandav’ (sometimes referred as ‘Malthep’ ‘Mandop’ etc.), in which religious and cultural functions are observed. Although the ‘Mandav’’s have close similarities with the temples of Bengali Hindus or the ‘Namaghara’ of the Assamese, there is lot of difference between them. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Kartika Festival of Bishnupriya Manipuris</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/the-kartika-festival-of-bishnupriya-manipuris/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The most religious and ritualistic festival of the Bishnupriya Manipuris is the Kartika festival which continues during the month of Kartik from the Laxmi Purnima to the Rasa-Purnima. Throughout this period Arati’s (offerings of lights) to Radha-Krishna are performed in the morning, in the for-noon and in the evening in the temples by following traditional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kang celebration of Bishnipriya Manipuris</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kang festival of Bishnupriya Manipuris is a festival of nine-day duration in the bright fortnight in the month of Ashar (June-July) with elaborate paraphernalia. It is observed with great festivity and celebration. On the first day and the last day of Kang festival, Chariot-Procession with the idol of Lord Jagannatha is led out.
In Manipur [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The festival of Bishu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The knowledge of culture of a society can be known from the festival they perform. We can learn about their philosophy, their talent in fine arts and creativity and their social structure by study of their festivals, their development and significance. Bishnupriya Manipuris performs all the important festivals connected to the cult of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Position of women in Bishnupriya Manipuri Society</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/position-of-women-in-bishnupriya-manipuri-society/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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In Bishnupriya Manipuri society, the women were never neglected. Indian customs like widow-burning, dowry culture or devdasi system were never in practice in Bishnupriya Manipuri community. Goddess cults and myths in Manipur are very ancient and most of them prove the position of women in the society. After the propagation of Vaishnavism of Sri Chaitanya, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manipuri Beni-Ras</title>
		<link>http://manipuri.wordpress.com/2007/07/25/manipuri-beni-ras/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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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. 
Diva-Ras is categorically under Nitya-Ras, the name [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ImarTharor School</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashim Singha</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Jobor haroupar yarihan,amar gang e emtaga sou sumarar kaje matribhasat (bisnhnupriya manipuri thar) sikkha nenar bebostha ahan oil.Gangor uthsahi gaurapa kotogoi madhabpuror dekhadekhi school ego chalu korla.Karigori sohojugita ditara SIL BANGLADESH.
Udbudhoni onusthan ohat youonir souvagya isil morta.Sil etto dugo ahisila.Leirik uta chang subidha naileu nuwa jinis ahan dekluta je leirik uta habi ikorousita amar manure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boron Dahanir Ela (Bisnhnupriya Manipuri Rain Invoking Songs, 1450 A.D.)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boron Dahanir Ela (Rain Invoking Songs)
The most renowned ancient folk song in Bishnbupriya Manipuri, which has been handed down through oral tradition. This song was composed at a time, when the story of the epic became very popular. The song is addreesed to Soralel, the king of Gods.It is believed that this song is endowed [...]]]></description>
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