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The Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) has a long history of literature and culture. Meitei language newspapers are either printed in Meitei script or in Bengali script or even in both. The following are some of the notable Meitei language newspapers published and circulated across Manipur, Assam and Tripura states of Northeast India as well as across some parts of Bangladesh and Canada.
All Manipuri language newspapers will be using the Meitei script (Meitei : Meetei Mayek ) instead of Bengali script from 15 January 2023 , according to a joint meeting consensus of the "Meetei Erol Eyek Loinasillol Apunba Lup" (MEELAL), "All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union" (AMWJU) and "Editors' Guild Manipur" (EGM) in Imphal. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Newspapers | Logo (Picture) [lower-alpha 1] | Website(s) | Area(s) of publication | Established | Writing system(s) (Meitei script/Bengali script/Both) [lower-alpha 2] | Online version (E-paper) available [lower-alpha 3] | Physical paper available | Note(s) |
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Bangladesh | ||||||||
Enaat | enaat | Sylhet, Bangladesh | Bengali script | Yes | No | The entire publication is in Bengali script. | ||
Canada | ||||||||
Manipuri Mirror | manipurimirror | 2227 Rue Dollard, Longueuil, Quebec, J4K 4P1, Canada | Bengali script | Yes | No | Bengali language version is also published, beside the Manipuri language version. Both the languages use Bengali script and not the Meitei script (but their logo uses the Meitei script). | ||
India | ||||||||
Arambai | Guwahati, Assam | Bengali script | No | Yes | ||||
E-PAO (Manipuri news) | e-pao | Global (online newspaper) | Meitei script | Yes | No | The entire Meitei language edition is in Meitei script. | ||
Hueiyen Lanpao | SEGA ROAD, THOUDA BHABOK LEIKAI, IMPHAL-795001, Manipur | Both | Yes | Yes | [6] [7] [8] | |||
Ichel Express | ichelexpress | Manipur | 2015 | Both | Yes | Yes | Morning daily [9] [10] [8] | |
Ireibak | ireibak | Konung Lampak, Imphal - 795001, Manipur | 2003 | Both | Yes | Yes | Daily newspaper [11] [12] [13] [8] | |
Janata | Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | [6] | |||
Kangla Pao | kangla-pao | Manipur | 1991 | Bengali script | No | Yes | An evening news paper [14] | |
Kangleipakki Meira | Manipur | 1979 | Bengali script | No | Yes | It began as a weekly paper in 1979 and later converted into a daily paper. [15] [16] | ||
Khollao | Imphal, Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | [17] [18] [19] [20] [6] | |||
Mannaba | mannaba | Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | [21] | ||
Marup | Agartala, Tripura | Bengali script | No | Yes | First Manipuri weekly newspaper in Tripura [22] [23] [24] | |||
Matam | Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | [6] | |||
Matamgi Yakairol | Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | Daily newspaper circulated mainly in Imphal area of Manipur [25] | |||
Meeyam | Manipur | 1985 | Bengali script | No | Yes | An evening daily newspaper [26] [27] | ||
Naharolgi Thoudang | naharolgithoudang | Manipur | Both | Yes | Yes | [7] | ||
Ngasi | Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | [6] | |||
Ningtam Lanpao | Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | [28] [29] [30] | |||
Nongalakpa | Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | [6] | |||
Pandam | Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | Monthly publication [31] [32] | |||
Pandam Daily | Manipur | 2013 | Bengali script | No | Yes | Daily newspaper [33] [34] | ||
Paojel | Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | [6] | |||
Paonilkhon (Paonilkhol) | Manipur | 1990 | Bengali script | No | Yes | Imphal based evening daily newspaper [35] [36] [37] [38] | ||
Poknapham (also known as, "The People's Chronicle") | Manipur | 1975 | Both | Yes | Yes | [6] [7] [8] | ||
Prajatantra | Imphal, Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | [39] [40] [6] | |||
Punshi | Manipur | 1982 | Bengali script | No | Yes | An evening daily newspaper [41] [42] | ||
Samantra Patrika | Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | [6] | |||
Sanaleibak | sanaleibak | Manipur | Bengali script | Yes | Yes | [7] | ||
Sangai Express (Manipuri edition) | Sega Road, Thouda Bhabok Leikai, Imphal – 795001, Manipur | Both | Yes | Yes | [7] [8] | |||
Thoudok Wathok | Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | Imphal based weekly newspaper [43] [28] [44] [45] | |||
Toknga | Imphal, Manipur | Bengali script | No | Yes | [46] |
Meitei, also known as Manipuri, is a Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India. It is the official language and the lingua franca of Manipur and one of the official languages India. Meitei is the most widely-spoken Tibeto-Burman language of India and third the most used language of northeast India after Assamese and Bengali. There are 1.76 million Meitei native speakers in India according to the 2011 census. Most of these, or 1.52 million, are found in the state of Manipur, where they represent majority of its population. There are smaller communities in neighbouring Indian states, such as Assam (168,000), Tripura (24,000), Nagaland (9,500), and elsewhere in the country (37,500). The language is also spoken by smaller groups in neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh.
The Meitei people, Meetei people, or Manipuri people is an ethnic group native to Manipur. They form the largest and dominant ethnic group of Manipur in Northeast India. They speak the Meitei language, one of the 22 official languages of the Indian Republic and the sole official language of Government of Manipur. The Meiteis primarily settled in the valley areas in modern-day Manipur, though a sizeable population has settled in the other Indian states of Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. There is also a notable presence of Meitei people in the neighbouring countries of Myanmar and Bangladesh. The Meitei ethnic group represents about 53% of Manipur's population.
The Kangla, officially known as the Kangla Fort, is an old fortified palace at Imphal, in the Manipur state of India. It was formerly situated on both sides of the bank of the Imphal River, now remaining only on the western side in ruined conditions. Kangla means "the prominent part of the dry land" in old Meetei. It was the traditional seat of the past Meetei rulers of Manipur.
The Meitei script, also known as the Kanglei script or the Kok Sam Lai script, after its first three letters is an abugida in the Brahmic scripts family used to write the Meitei language, the official language of Manipur and one of the 22 official languages of India. It is first known from engravings on 6th century AD coins. as verified by the various publications of the National Sahitya Akademi. It was used until the 18th century, when it was replaced by the Bengali alphabet. A few manuscripts survive. In the 20th century, the script was revived and is again being used. Beginning in 2021, the Government of Manipur began to use the Meitei alongside the Bengali-Assamese script, per the Manipur Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2021.
The Manipuri Sahitya Parishad is a literary council dedicated to the active promotion and the development of literary works in the Meitei language in India. in national as well as international levels. It has its branches in the Manupur cities of Imphal, Jiribam, Bishnupur and Thoubal inside Manipur and in Tripura and Meghalaya in Assam.
Nongshaba is a lion god in Sanamahism and Meitei mythology. He is also regarded as a king of the gods. He is credited with producing light in the primordial universe and is regarded as the maker of the sun. He is worshipped by the people of both the Ningthouja clans as well as the Moirang clans. Nongshaba was worshipped by the people of Moirang clan as a lineage deity and regarded as the father of the god Thangching. He is the greatest of the Umang Lais but he made his only son Thangching the chief deity of Moirang.
Mount Koubru (Meeteilol:ꯀꯧꯕ꯭ꯔꯨ) also known as Mount Koupalu is one of the highest mountains in Manipur, India and the abode of the god Lainingthou Koubru and the goddess Kounu in Manipuri mythology. Sapormeina town lies below the peak. It is located in the Kangpokpi district of Manipur and is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in Manipur.
Manipuri Language Day, is an annual celebration of the Manipuri (Meitei) language in India and Bangladesh 20 August. It is a of the day on which Manipuri was added to the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India, making it one of the official languages of India on 20 August 1992.
Meitei input methods are the methods that allow users of computers to input texts in the Meitei script, systematically for Meitei language.
Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation (DLPI) is a directorate of the Government of Manipur in charge of the language planning and the implementation of language policy.
The social movement of Meitei language to achieve the officially recognised status of the "Classical language of India" is advocated by various literary, political, social associations and organisations as well as notable individual personalities of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Northeast India.
The social movement of Meitei language to attain linguistic purism is advocated by literary, political, social associations and organisations as well as notable individual personalities of Bangladesh, Myanmar and Northeast India.
The Manung Kangjeibung is an old polo field located to the south west of the citadel inside the Kangla Fort in Imphal West district of Manipur. In ancient times, only royalties and nobilities were allowed to play the game of polo in this royal playground. It is one of the two most ancient pologrounds in the world, the other one being the Mapal Kangjeibung .
Events in the year 2022 in Manipur
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The Naoriya Phulo script, also known as the Naoria script, the Invented Meitei Yelhou Mayek script, or the Invented Meetei Yelhou Mayek script, is a constructed script, invented by Laininghan Naoriya Phulo (1888-1941), to write Meitei language. It is different from the Meitei Mayek, the official script for Meitei language. It shares many similarities with the Devanagari script and the Eastern Nagari script.
The International Sanamahism Students' Association (ISSA) (Meitei: Malem Sanamahi Laining Maheiroi Lup), also called the International Sanamahism Students' Association, Kangleipak (Meitei: Malem Sanamahi Laining Maheiroi Lup, Kangleipak), is an international non-governmental organization of students of Sanamahism (traditional Meitei religion). It gives its services to the conservation and the upraising of the practices of Sanamahism in the society. It also draws the attention to the government of Manipur state to take up essential steps to protect Sanamahism from getting extinct.
The Hueiyen Lanpao, often abbreviated as HL, is an Indian Meitei language daily newspaper circulated mainly in the Northeast Indian state of Manipur. As Meitei language is written in both Meitei script and Bengali script, the Hueiyen Lanpao is printed in the editions of both the writing systems. It is the second most widely read daily newspaper in Meitei language, just after The Sangai Express, as per the reports of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (India), having average qualifying sales of more than 21,000-23,000 copies in between January-June to July-December 2019.
The cultural heritages of Meitei civilization has classicism in diverse traditions of cinemas, dances, language, literature, music, theatre, etc.
Marup is an Indian Meitei language newspaper, circulated mainly in the Northeast Indian state of Tripura. It started its publication works in the year 1969. It is published in Agartala. It is recognised by the Information and Cultural Department of the Government of Tripura.
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