New Folktales Of Manipur

Author : James Oinam
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781945400704

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New Folktales of Manipur by James Oinam Pdf

This collection documents Meitei beliefs and some of the many oral versions of Manipuri folktales which the author heard as a child. Many folktales and beliefs have sacred and unutterable secrets in their wombs. The occult practices mentioned herein are based on personal conversations with native exorcists (known as maiba and maibe, male and female shamans). No culture can be an island in itself. The author does not believe in a time-bound and immune culture that exists on its own. Cultures can interbreed and evolve with time. If science can benefit from collaboration, why not culture? As long as any single individual who considers himself or herself a Manipuri lives, what he or she does will continue to define what Manipuri culture is. By that right, the author picks up various threads gathered over his short life and weaves them into new clothes that will define his identity and hopefully the identity of his kindred spirits.

Author : Rachna Bhola
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Legends
ISBN : 8189182404

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Folk Tales of Manipur by Rachna Bhola Pdf

Author : Thingnam Anjulika Samom, (ed.)
Publisher : Zubaan
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789385932977

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Crafting the Word by Thingnam Anjulika Samom, (ed.) Pdf

Manipur has a rich tradition of folk and oral narratives, as well as written texts dating from as early as in 8th Century AD. It was however only in the second half of the twentieth century that women began writing and publishing their works. Today, women’s writing forms a vibrant part of Manipuri literature, and their voices are amplified through their coming together as an all-woman literary group. Put together in discussions and workshops by Thingnam Anjulika Samom, Crafting the Word captures a region steeped in conservative patriarchy and at the centre of an armed conflict. It is also a place, however, where women’s activism has been at the forefront of peace-making and where their contributions in informal commerce and trade hold together the economy of daily life.

Author : Brenda E. F. Beck,Peter J. Claus,Praphulladatta Goswami,Jawaharlal Handoo
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226040868

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Folktales of India by Brenda E. F. Beck,Peter J. Claus,Praphulladatta Goswami,Jawaharlal Handoo Pdf

Bringing together nearly one hundred tales translated from fourteen languages, Folktales of India opens the vast narrative world of Indian folklore to readers of English. Beck includes oral tales collected from tribal areas, peasant groups, urban areas, and remote villages in north and south India, and the distinctive boundary regions of Kashmir, Assam, and Manipur. The tales in this collection emphasize universal human characteristics—truthfulness, modesty, loyalty, courage, generosity, and honesty. Each story is meant to be savored individually with special attention given to the great range of motifs presented and the many distinct narrative styles used. Folktales of India offers a superb anthology of India's bountiful narrative tradition. "This collection does an excellent job of representing India. . . . It is the type of book that can be enjoyed by all readers who love a well-told tale as well as by scholars of traditional narrative and scholars of India in general."—Hugh M. Flick, Jr., Asian Folklore Studies "The stories collected here are representative, rich in structural subtlety, and endowed with fresh earthy humor."—Kunal Chakraborti, Contributions to Indian Sociology

Author : Sieka Gangte
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781482840742

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Gangte Folktales by Sieka Gangte Pdf

The book has a bag of mixed stories and fascinating tales.For instances,the story of Khupting and Ngambawm epitomise true love showing that nothing can stop genuine love even in life after death ;The story of the knife sharpener explained about justice and tribal judicial system . Some of the stories reveals the brotherhood between men and animals,Inter marriage between humans and non humans and the existence of a world where both humans and animals lived together peacefully.Liendo brothers narrated a story of rags to riches and true brotherly love.The legends of the Keimis exposed the myth about the existence of half man half tiger. Lengchawnghoih known for her beauty reveals that the idea of landing on moon and stars also existed during earlier time .The Cucumber sowers and Little pumpkin not little baby, gives the readers an outlook on tribal practice of jhuming cultivation and how people reached out to heavenly God in times of need. As a reader you will also come across the magical tales of Galngam the wizard conquering his enemy through his magic . This book hopes to delight and entertain the readers, transporting their imagnation to another world of mixed emotions filled with laughter, joy ,sadness and wonder all the while learning how our ancestor lived in olden times.

Author : L. Somi Roy
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789391149659

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And That Is Why... Manipuri Myths Retold by L. Somi Roy Pdf

A collection of endearing and vibrant retellings of Manipuri myths told for the first time ever to the outside world! Dear Reader, do you know · why the deer does not eat rice? · why man gets wrinkles and a stoop? · why the cat buries its poop? · why a doll is worshipped in a village called Kakching? Discover twelve magical tales from Manipur, the mountain land in the north-east of India on the border with Myanmar. Passed down by learned scholars, balladeers and grandmothers over hundreds of years, these unknown myths and fables are enriched with beautifully rich paintings that will transport you to Manipur!

Author : Sanjenbam Yaiphaba Meitei,Sarit K. Chaudhuri,M.C. Arunkumar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000296372

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The Cultural Heritage of Manipur by Sanjenbam Yaiphaba Meitei,Sarit K. Chaudhuri,M.C. Arunkumar Pdf

The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal has a project to map the cultural heritage of North-East India. One volume is planned on each state. Manipur is one of the unique multi-ethnic states of North-East India which has a complex but distinctive cultural heritage of its own. This book presents the different facets of the cultural heritage of the border state of Manipur ingrained within its historicity, identity and political ecology. This book will be of much value for scholars across the disciplinary frames and pave the way for further research. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Author : Bi. Jaẏantakumāra Śarmmā,Chirom Rajketan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 8191097451

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Folktales of Manipur by Bi. Jaẏantakumāra Śarmmā,Chirom Rajketan Pdf

Collection of Manipuri folktales translated into English.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BC Creations
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Ita Laiphadibi (My Dear Doll) by Anonim Pdf

Ita Laiphadabi (My Dear Doll) is one of the Manipur Folk Tale. The Book is being translated by Bonny Elangbam. ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL WHO TREASURED AND CARED FOR HER ONE AND ONLY DOLL. SHE CONSIDERED THE DOLL AS HER MOST AFFECTIONATE FRIEND AND COMPANIONED ALL THE TIME. SHE USED TO PLAY WITH HER DOLL AND ALWAYS CARRIED IT WHEREVER SHE WENT. IN THIS WAY, THE GIRL PASSED HER CHILDHOOD DAYS AND LATER GROWN INTO A LOVELY BIG GIRL. A DAY CAME WHEN HER PARENTS DECIDED FOR HER MARRIAGE. WHEN SHE CAME TO KNOW ABOUT HER PARENTS’ DECISION SHE WAS UPSET BECAUSE OF THE FEAR THAT SHE WOULD BE PARTED FROM HER LOVELY DOLL FOREVER.

Author : L. Somi Roy,Thangjam Hindustani Devi
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789357088862

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Feathers, Fools and Farts: Folktales from Manipur by L. Somi Roy,Thangjam Hindustani Devi Pdf

Be warned. These ten wacky stories in Feathers, Fools, and Farts: Manipuri Folktales Retold from Manipur, perched on India's border with Myanmar, are not for scaredy-cats. Nor for those of you who do not enjoy a hearty laugh or a good cry. And if you try to copy the foolishness of the characters, animal and human, in these folktales, you just might turn into a tiger, get stung by a swarm of bees, or even get poo'ed on. If, however, you believe in strange romances, admire bravery, and like magic and sorcery, this book is for you, wherever you are.

Author : B. K.. Borgohain,Pranab Chandra Roy Choudhury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 8120705130

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Folk Tales of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura by B. K.. Borgohain,Pranab Chandra Roy Choudhury Pdf

Author : Teresa Rehman
Publisher : Zubaan Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9384757764

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The Mothers of Manipur by Teresa Rehman Pdf

July 15, 2004: An amazing scene unfolds in front of the Kangla Fort in Manipur, the headquarters of the Assam Rifles, a unit of the Indian army. Soldiers and officers watch aghast as twelve women, all in their sixties and seventies, position themselves in front of the gates and then, one by one, strip themselves naked. The imas, the mothers of Manipur, are in a cold fury, protesting the custodial rape and murder of Thangjam Manorama, a 32-year-old woman, alleged by the army to be a militant. The women hold aloft banners that shout, 'Indian Army Rape Us', 'Take Our Flesh'. Never has this happened before: the army is appalled. Hundreds of thousands of people around the country, watching the drama unfold, are shocked. Can this be possible? A naked protest in India? By mothers? The imas of Manipur are known to be strong, self-sufficient. It is they who by and large run the economy of the state; here, though, they are doing something different. Manorama's death is the trigger for their renewed protest against the Draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958, which is used with impunity in the state and excuses all sorts of army excesses. Manipur has witnessed several decades of low-intensity war with more than twenty militant outfits operating in the state. In this unusual book, journalist Teresa Rehman, tells the story of the twelve women, of how they took the momentous decision - in some cases unknown to their families - and how they carried it out with precision and care. The story of the mothers of Manipur reflects the larger history of the conflict-torn state and of the courage and resistance of the people in the face of overwhelming odds.

Author : Sudhamahi Regunathan
Publisher : Children's Book Trust
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8170119677

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Folk Tales of the North-East by Sudhamahi Regunathan Pdf

Author : Jamini Devi
Publisher : Mittal Publications
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Dance
ISBN : 8183243428

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Cultural History of Manipur by Jamini Devi Pdf

Articles chiefly on the dance styles accompanying Maharas, a form of Rāsalīlā, Vaishnava drama, from Manipur, India, and the contribution of Sija Laioibi, b. 1771, Vaishnava woman saint and princess from the royal state.

Author : Moirangthem Kirti Singh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015032528997

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Folk Culture of Manipur by Moirangthem Kirti Singh Pdf

Folk culture is understood to be the expression of homogenized social life as opposed to the multi-layered urban life. The book is concerned particularly with folk tales, songs, riddles, proverbs, and rites of Manipur (situated on the northeast corner of India). The book furnishes considerable information on the beliefs and practices, legends and tales, lyrics and songs, customs and traditions of this part of India. It also includes English rendering of Manipuri folklore material and dwells on points which the researchers can draw upon profitably.