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Machimpur, also spelt Masimpur is a village under Ward 23 of Sylhet, Bangladesh. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, the population of the village was 6,829. [1] The village was noted in the 20th century for Manipuri dance after it was visited by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. [2] [ full citation needed ] [3]

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References

  1. "Community Report: Sylhet" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 110. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. Mohan Khokar (1960–61). "Myths, Legends, and History". Mārg. Marg Publications. 14: 4. Gurudev had his first glimpse of Manipuri in 1919, when he saw a performance of Ras given by some girls at a place called Machimpur in Sylhet district.
  3. Dutt, Bishnupriya; Munsi, Urmimala Sarkar (2010). Engendering Performance: Indian Women Performers in Search of an Identity. SAGE Publications India. pp. 218–. ISBN   978-81-321-0612-8. In 1920, Tagore had gone to Sylhet ... and visited a village named Machimpur, where he saw some Manipuri boys dancing.

Coordinates: 24°53′17″N91°52′48″E / 24.888°N 91.880°E / 24.888; 91.880