India was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 270-member strong contingent comprising 183 sportspersons and 77 officials. 2004 Summer Olympics silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was the flag bearer for India.
Radhabinod Koijam is a politician from Manipur. He briefly served as the 10th Chief Minister of Manipur in 2001.
Thangjam Saran Singh is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League on loan from Salgaocar F.C. of the I-League.
Thokchom is a sagei specific to the Meitei/Meetei community of Manipur, a state in the northeastern region of India. Thokchom belongs to the Moirang or Yek clans. The Moirang clan is the biggest community in Manipur.
Chingkhei Yumnam is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pailan Arrows in the I-League.
Yumnam Kamala Devi is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and an occasional striker for the Indian team. She currently plays for Eastern Sporting Union in the Indian Women's League.
Khangembam Mangi Singh, popularly known as Guru Pena Mangi, was an Indian musician, known for his expertise on the Manipuri traditional musical instrument Pena. The Government of India honored him in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.
Khumanthem Ningol Nameirakpam Ongbi Ibemni Devi was an Indian singer of traditional music, known for her expertise in the Khongjom Praba genre of Manipuri music. The Government of India honoured Ibemni Devi in 2012, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.
Haobam Ongbi Ngangbi Devi was an Indian classical dancer and musician, known for her expertise in the Manipuri Dance forms of Lai Haraoba and Raas. In 2010, the Government of India awarded Haobam Ongbi Ngangbi Devi the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.
The 2016 SAFF Women's Championship was the 4th edition of the SAFF Women's Championship, the biennial international women's football championship contested by the national teams of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament began in India from 26 December 2016 and went on until 4 January 2017. The country was awarded hosting rights in January 2016. This was the first time India had hosted the SAFF Women's Championship.
Thangmeiband (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 60 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in the Indian state of Manipur.
Yumnam Gopi Singh is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for NEROCA in the I-League.
Yumnam Joykumar Singh is an Indian politician and member of the National People's Party. He served as a 2nd and former deputy chief minister of Manipur from 2017 to 2022. He belongs to the National People's Party. Before entering politics he was Director-General of Police of Manipur. He was 1976 cadre IPS officer who was DGP of Manipur from 16 March 2007 till 5 January 2012.
The 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship was 6th the edition of the SAFF U-15 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-15 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament was hosted by India at Kalyani Stadium from August 21 to August 31, 2019. Five teams from the region were took part in the tournament.
Bikash Yumnam is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin. Yumnam was included in The Guardian's 2020 edition of their list of 60 footballers for the next generation, on 7 October 2020.
The Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance (MPSA) (formarly known as Secular Progressive Front (SPF) or Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA)) is a political alliance in India. The alliance includes six parties on a basis of an 18-point Common Agenda.
Wangoi is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Manipur state in India.
Eibusu Yaohanbiyu is a 2015 Indian Meitei language film directed by Maipaksana Haorongbam and produced by Yumnam Hitalar (Neta) Singh, under the banner of Living Art, Chajing Productions. It is co-produced by Th. Sudhir Meetei and Oinam Inakhunbi Devi. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 63rd National Film Awards. It was officially selected for International Competition at 20th International Children's Film Festival, India (ICFFI). It also got selection at the 4th Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival 2016 and Habitat Film Festival 2016.
Lourembam Bino Devi is a practitioner and a popularizer of the appliqué art of Manipur called Leeba in the Meitei language. The Leeba art is used in creating Monmai which is a decorative circular appliqué art piece used in covering both ends of the traditional Manipuri bolster pillow. In the olden days, Leeba was practiced at "Phiribi Loishang", which is a house for maintaining clothes worn by the deities and royals. The apparels used by the royals, including shoes, were mostly designed using the Leeba technique. Bino Devi has devoted her life to practice this art form and to revive it by trying to transmit her skills to younger generation of interested women. She has been providing this training in collaboration with the Heritage Foundation of Mankind, a Non-Governmantal Organization located in Imphal. She has also conducted several workshops at Imphal and at various other places in India.
The 2022–23 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the fifteenth season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket tournament played in India. It was contested by 38 teams, divided into five groups, with eight teams in Group B. The tournament was announced by BCCI on August 8, 2022.
