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{{Short description|A university level educational institute for study in Meitei language}}
{{Distinguish|Department of Manipuri, Manipur University}}
{{Contains special characters|Meitei}}
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| head = Saratchandra Singh{{efn|name=Atlantic|As of 2006.}}<ref name=":Atlantic_Department_of_Manipuri" />
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* W. Raghumani Singh{{efn|name=Atlantic}}<ref name=":Atlantic_Department_of_Manipuri" />
* H. Nanikumar Singh{{efn|name=Atlantic}}<ref name=":Atlantic_Department_of_Manipuri" />
* M. Rajendra Singh{{efn|name=Atlantic}}<ref name=":Atlantic_Department_of_Manipuri" />
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'''Department of Manipuri''', also known as '''Manipuri Department''', is an educational department of studies in [[Meitei language]] (officially known as [[Manipuri language]]), institutionally parented to the [[Assam University]] of [[Silchar]] in [[Assam]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bazeley |first=Brinda Rymabai |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=amntcsvt76kC&pg=PA75&dq=department+of+Manipuri+Assam+University&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQsJWQl_iAAxXkaPUHHZUbApQ4WhDoAXoECAcQAw#v=onepage&q=department%20of%20Manipuri%20Assam%20University&f=false |title=Development and Problems of Higher Education in Barak Valley and Karbi Anglong Areas of Assam |date=2006 |publisher=Regency Publications |isbn=978-81-89233-25-9 |pages=75 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":Atlantic_Department_of_Manipuri">{{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=Ashish |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ZKgM7P5iGwgC&pg=PA61&dq=department+of+Manipuri+Assam+University&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAvqSglPiAAxXi-GEKHZfiBpI4ChDoAXoECAYQAw#v=onepage&q=department%20of%20Manipuri%20Assam%20University&f=false |title=Handbook of Universities |date= |publisher=[[Atlantic Books|Atlantic Publishers & Dist]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-81-269-0607-9 |pages=62 |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
In November 1996, the [[University Grants Commission]] (U.G.C.) gave the approval of the creation of Department of Manipuri, simultaneously with those of ''[[Arabic]], [[Social Work]], [[Business Administration]] and [[Computer Science]].'' The classes of these departments commenced on 15th July 1997 for the first time, for which the teachers of the subjects concerned were given appointment in March 1997, four months back.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bazeley |first=Brinda Rymabai |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=amntcsvt76kC&pg=PA74&dq=department+of+Manipuri+Assam+University&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQsJWQl_iAAxXkaPUHHZUbApQ4WhDoAXoECAcQAw#v=onepage&q=department%20of%20Manipuri%20Assam%20University&f=false |title=Development and Problems of Higher Education in Barak Valley and Karbi Anglong Areas of Assam |date=2006 |publisher=Regency Publications |isbn=978-81-89233-25-9 |pages=74 |language=en}}</ref>

== Key people ==
The Reader and Head of the department is Saratchandrea Singh. Another notable reader is W. Raghumani Singh. Notable lecturers of the department of Manipuri are H. Nanikumar Singh and M. Rajendra Singh.<ref name=":Atlantic_Department_of_Manipuri">{{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=Ashish |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ZKgM7P5iGwgC&pg=PA61&dq=department+of+Manipuri+Assam+University&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAvqSglPiAAxXi-GEKHZfiBpI4ChDoAXoECAYQAw#v=onepage&q=department%20of%20Manipuri%20Assam%20University&f=false |title=Handbook of Universities |date= |publisher=[[Atlantic Books|Atlantic Publishers & Dist]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-81-269-0607-9 |pages=62 |language=en}}</ref>

== Courses ==
According to the department's own website, the department of Manipuri focuses on [[Meitei language|language]], [[Meitei culture|culture]], [[Meitei folklore|folklore]], [[Meitei literature|literature]] and translation theories, offering the degrees of M.Sc. (by course work), M.A. (open course), M.Phil. (by course work and dissertation), Ph.D. (by course work and research work) and D.Litt (by research work).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipuri Department |url=http://www.aus.ac.in/manipuri-department/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=5 literary bodies bat for Manipuri language in Assam |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2020/8/3/5-literary-bodies-bat-for-Manipuri-language-in-Assam.amp.html |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en |quote=Moreover, Manipuri in MA and PhD courses are offered at Assam University, Silchar.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AAMSU demands Associate Official Language status to Manipuri language |url=https://www.time8.in/aamsu-demands-associate-official-language-status-to-manipuri-language/ |website=www.time8.in |quote=Several universities, notably Assam University and Silchar University, provide Manipuri language courses.}}</ref>

The department of Manipuri of Assam University has an allotment of 100 marks on [[Manipuri folklore|Folklore]] in the syllabus of Master's degree of the [[Manipuri language]] paper. The colleges affiliated to the Assam University follow the same pattern of 100 marks, dedicated to [[Meitei folklore|folklore]], in the [[Bachelor's degree]]. The mark allotment and the provision of paper for the academic study for [[Meitei folklore]] are similarly systematized in the [[Manipur University]]. The department of Manipuri of Assam University gives training programs for the students of Ph.D. degree for the specialisation in [[Meitei folklore|folklore]], so as to uplift the importance of [[Meitei folklore]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Luhar |first=Sahdev |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gPGxEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA354&dq=department+of+Manipuri+Assam+University&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFx8_Ok_iAAxU5aPUHHT8qD5IQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q=department%20of%20Manipuri%20Assam%20University&f=false |title=Folklore Studies in India: Critical Regional Responses |date=2023-02-25 |publisher=N. S. Patel (Autonomous) Arts College, Anand |isbn=978-81-955008-4-0 |pages=354 |language=en}}</ref>

== Subsidiary institutions ==
The Department of Manipuri of the Assam University encompasses various departments of the same subject ([[Manipuri language|Manipuri]]) in [[:Category:Colleges affiliated to Assam University|colleges affiliated to the Assam University]], including but not limited to the [[Cachar College|Department of Manipuri, Cachar College]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Manipuri {{!}} Cachar College, Silchar |url=https://www.cacharcollege.ac.in/manipuri.html#:~:text=The%20Department%20of%20Manipuri,%20Cachar,as%20well%20as%20Manipuri%20Literature. |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=}}</ref> the [[Gurucharan College|Department of Manipuri, Gurucharan College]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Manipuri {{!}} Gurucharan College, Silchar |url=https://gurucharancollege.ac.in/dept-of-manipuri.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=}}</ref> the [[Lala Rural College|Department of Manipuri, Lala Rural College]], [[Hailakandi]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipuri |url=https://www.lrcollege.org/Manipuri |access-date=2023-09-17 |website= |language=en}}</ref> the Department of Manipuri, Patharkandi College,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview {{!}} Department of Manipuri {{!}} Patharkandi College |url=https://pkdc.ac.in/department-of-manipuri.html |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=}}</ref> the [[Janata College|Department of Manipuri, Janata College]], Kabuganj, etc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Manipuri – Janata College |url=https://janatacollege.in/department-of-manipuri/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Manipuri Sahitya Parishad, Assam]]
* [[Manipur University]]
* [[Manipur University of Culture]]
* [[Manipuri Department, Lanka Mahavidyalaya]]
== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commonscat|Assam University}}
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[[Category:Meitei language]]
[[Category:Education in Assam]]
[[Category:Assam University]]
[[Category:Research institutes in Assam]]

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