tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37922502012-01-06T08:58:42.937-08:00Manipur, The land of Jewels, The Switzerland of the East, the land where The Gods took to Dancing. Manipur, where my roots lie.Adminnoreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792250.post-1135357778245826332007-12-31T09:08:00.000-08:002006-07-16T00:21:49.920-07:00

First Time visitors, please visit1. My Home2. People of Manipur3. Women of Manipur4. Ceremonies of ManipurThis is a sticky post. Regular posts continue below. Scroll down below to read articles and links and an occasional post on Manipur and the North east.

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BJP members B.D. Behring and Danny Shaiza put in their papers yesterday and the Speaker, Maniruddin Sheikh, has accepted the resignations, sources in the Assembly secretariat said today.The resignations follow that of two other Opposition members, Samuel Jendai and Henry Paotei, both from the Federal Party of Manipur (FPM), who quit the Assembly membership on December 23. The Naga legislators

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And as there weren't enough killings, Four paramilitary troopers were killed and another four were critically wounded in a bizarre shooting spree by their fellow colleague who later shot himself dead in the northeastern state of Manipur, officials said Sunday.[via]. Life have become so cheap in my homeland. Whatever happened to Homeland security...

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Irom Sharmila Chanu's Marathon 6 year long marathon fast has been picked up by BBC. She's been fasting for about 6 years now as a protest against the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA, which gives sweeping powers to the army in the state. She says,"My fast is on behalf of the people of Manipur. This is not a personal battle" On hunger strike since 2000, Irom Sharmila Chanu

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Isn't it gorgeous? The dress as well the lady, whatever little we see here.She is showing off, the Wangkhei Phi, named after the place where this type of dresses are primarily woven or manufactured. usually, ladies wrap their lower body with beautiful stripped wrap-arounds like a sarong, and the upper body is covered with the wangkhei phi much like a saree. It maybe worn as a saree also.Photo

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Cool quote from God father.I will give him an offer he can't refuse!Cool quote from Casablanca.The germans Wore Grey, You wore Blue!Cool quote 2 from Casablanca.Of all the Gin Joints in the world, She walked into Mine.Cool quote from James Bond.Oh! James.Cool quote from Gone with the Winds!Frankly my Dear, I don't give a damn!Cool quote from DDLJBade bade Deshon Main, Aisi Choti Choti Baaten Hote

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Cool quote from Never Say Never Again.Largo: Are you a man who enjoys games?James Bond: Depends with whom I'm playing. Cool quote from Thunderball.But of course, I forgot your ego, Mr. Bond. James Bond, the one where he has to make love to a woman, and she starts to hear heavenly choirs singing.!Cool quote 2 from Octopussy.Kamal Khan: You seem to have this nasty habit of surviving.James Bond: You

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The wisdom of the old.There are many Cool Quotes and Sayings from the olds.Cool Quote 1.It is dificult to wake up someone who is not asleep.Cool Quote 2.10 days for the thief, one day for the houseowner.Cool Quote 3.Misfortune never comes singly.Cool Quote 4.Would you be my mother's daughter in law?Cool Teen Quote 5.To a group of girls, Anybody who doesn't like me, please raise your hands.Cool

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Fried Pork Chops may not be a recipe frpm the North east, but then we cook various Types of Pork, and love Pork Chops. This is just one way of cooking Pork Chops...

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is a film by the Human Right's law network,CNN-IBN reports: Sharmila was 24 years old when she witnessed the gunning down of 10 people in retaliation to one of their trucks being blown up. The event led to several protests in the state, but the Sharmila took the protest to a further level. She embarked on a hunger strike, which is still on. Her organs have deteriorated and she is now being

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NDTV article on AFSPA The Armed Forces Special Power Act

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Poor Fisher Men used as Human shield in Manipur........The Imphal Free Press IMPHAL, Jan 2: Residents and meira paibi womenfolk of the Ningthoukhong area staged a sit-in demonstration today at Ningthoukhong bazar to protest against the using of villagers, including a local councillor, as human shields by the security forces during the recent operations in the Ningthoukhong Kha Moirangkhong Leikai

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Some link, here

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...............says Defence Minister Pranab MukherjeeA decision to repeal the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) currently being applied across insurgent-hit North East India will be announced soon, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today."The recommendations of the high powered Review Committee have been discussed with the Home Minister and a decision would be taken by

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Over the next five years, there would be 5 per cent reduction in tariffrates. India like other countries would have a negative list for 950 tariff lines, Menon commented. Menon said the Nathula route would open by March 2006 while another 12 borders in the north-east were being developed for trade with Bangladesh and Myanmar respectively. The system would become more effective once Bay of Bengal

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While claiming the overall security situation in the North-East has shown signs of improvement, Union home minister Shivraj Patil accepted Wednesday that outsiders were trying to stoke trouble and fights between tribes in the region seem to be on the increase.[more]

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A senior paramilitary official has said that militant attacks on thehighway connecting Tripura to the mainland has been checked considerably due to increased vigilance by the force.The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is responsible for counter-insurgency operations in restive Tripura, bordering Bangladesh, where the outlawed All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and the National liberation Front of

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The Nathula trade route between India and China via Sikkim would require an investment of Rs 1,700 crore in roads, warehousing, banking, insurance, customs, information technology and allied sectors by 2010, according to Prof Mahendra Lama, head of the Nathula Trade Study Group (NTSG). [More]

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"It’s not only the Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) agency which is aiding and abetting the North East India insurgents. Even the United States of America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)," said Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. "ISI is still active in Bangladesh and continues to back North East India insurgents with the full support of the CIA," Sarkar said adding that he has

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Assam is lagging behind all other states in the Northeast — ArunachalPradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura — in human development index. What is particularly unfair is the central government is making a habit of taking Assam for granted.... The alienation of Assam persists, the study warns. Assam stands at a dismal position in the Human Development Index (HDI), which is a

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Today is Nupi Lal. It is a state Holiday in Manipur.It means Women's War or A War fought by Women. I had written about it earlier in my Blog here.Women have also played major roles in the politics of Manipur. Not that therehave been many many politicians, but women groups do have a say in manymatters.This can be dated back to 1931, when a very important event tookplace called the Nupi Lan. Nupi

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Am I doing an Injustice to my roots by not writing anything here for a long time. i will write something nice over the weekend. How about the Indigenous Theatre of Manipur called Leela, Sumang Leela. Sumang for Courtyard and leela for theatre or drama, in the context of 'Prabhu ka Leela, or Yeh kya leela hein?" .In the meantime read this.

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Dear new visitors, Please start from the following links1. My Home2. People of Manipur3. Women of Manipur4. Ceremonies of ManipurThe Immediate next Post in on a very Romantic Tradtion of Manipur. Just Scroll Down.

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Ok Ok,I take it that it was boring. I fully agree. Yes alright... the last post was boring. Henceforth, I shall not do copy paste jobs. Leaves no room for a personal touch.And if you have come from a link I left some where in the web, PLEASE READ FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE or start here at Home at a faraway place.Today, I will write about a very beautiful thing. Something that will make every

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MahaBharatThought of copy pasting these write-ups, then thought againts plagiarism and I said to myself, just link them up.Here is an account of the origin of Manipur and About Mahabharat and Manipur. I personally have nothing much to comment on this as this is a something much debated about and without proper knowledge I didn't want to write. Well let me at least startIn the Mahabharata,

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The Picture below is of a dance called the maibi dance during a Pre-Hindu era festival of Manipur called Lai Haraoba. The exact translation of this would Merriment of the Gods, or rather God's festival. Note that the Pre Hindu era cultures and Hinduism mixes perfectly well. One attribute to the perfectionsm of Manipuris. We tend to take the best of both worlds. Without embracing the ugly casteism

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Manipur is a land of many things and when I think of all the many things that makes up a Manipuri, I can't help thinking about the Ceremonies that go on all year long. Ceremonies are a part and parcel of a Manipuri's life. I still remember the joys I had experienced as a child when all the relatives would come to our house for a never ending plethora of ceremonies... The first ceremony, along a

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More on people of Manipur.How we Dress? Traditionally.Meetei Women have quite a beautiful array of dresses, some of which are sought after bypeople who have seen them. I can't but have a sense of pride, and a grin when I see that a traditional Manipuri dress is worn by a newscaster or some TV personality. Moirang Phi is one type of dress I can remember, but I don't know the names of the others.It

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I will make this episode short.Another interesting aspect of manipur is that, the women are more empowered than most other races. But unlike the confusion and misconception by some, manipur society is not a matriarchal one, unlike the Khasis of Meghalaya. But, Yes It is true that Women takes active part in Social and moral policing and, of course Business. When I say Business, it is the small

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More about Manipur,A small Disclaimer: “My posts will be devoid of facts and figures. I have been away from home quite some time, and so I shall rely more on my memory. My memory is really bad in numbers, so I shall prefix all the data with the Imfamous “About”. I usually write the posts from on my laptop at Home and there have been some problems with the net connection, so I can’t google either,

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Home at a faraway landHome for me have always been where I am at the moment.Blame it to me years of living away from home, my parents' home.I have been on my own for 16 years now.A child becomes a man in 16 years; I was already a Man 16 years back at the young age of 11.I never wished I was born elsewhere. I never wished I was born someone else. I am easily proud. It is more to do with my

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Its 5:59 in the vening in my college LAB. I learnt about blogers from the library today only. In fact i read about it once before but I wasn't near the lab then huh?? I just came rushing from the library to creat this blogg of mine. I have to finish a paper for IIFT in two or three days. Don't know when I'll complete it. I really need to complete it though... 6:00pm

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