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A People Besieged (Part II)
Posted by: Ashim Singha on: June 25, 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… 2nd part of the 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
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
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. [...]
Manipuri RasLila Bangladesh 2007: More Pics and Video clips
Posted by: Ashim Singha on: January 14, 2008
Special thank goes to Sangram Singha (Correspondent, Daily Jugantor and Ekushey TV) for sharing the pictures and video clips.
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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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Grand Observance of 165th Maha RasLila by Bangladesh Bishnupriya Manipuris
Posted by: Ashim Singha on: November 28, 2007
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 (1763-1798) introduced Manipuri Raslila to Manipuri society and from the time onwards Raslila became the most [...]
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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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