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{{Short description|International recognition of Meitei civilization}}
{{About|the international level recognition of the cultural heritage of [[Meitei civilization]]|its national level recognition in India|National recognition of Meitei civilization|its classical culture|Classicism in Meitei civilization}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Contains special characters|Meitei}}

[[File:Marjing Polo Statue — World's tallest statue of a polo player — Classical monumental Meitei equestrian sculpture — G20 summit — Cultural heritage of Meitei civilization — Cradle of "modern polo".jpg|thumb|300px|[[Marjing Polo Statue]], the world's tallest statue of a polo player, dedicated to Meitei polo deity [[Marjing]], [[:en:wikt:commemoratively|commemoratively]] built in the sport's birthplace, {{langnf|mni|[[Kangleipak]]|[[Manipur]]}},{{efn|Polo's birthplace being {{langnf|mni|[[Kangleipak]]|[[Manipur]]}} is recorded in the [[Guinness World Records]] too.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sagol Kangjei |url=http://indianculture.gov.in/snippets/sagol-kangjei |publisher= [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], Government of India |website=INDIAN CULTURE |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 February 2023 |title=Manipur's ancient polo wows G20 delegates |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/imphal/manipurs-ancient-polo-wows-g20-delegates/articleshow/98056172.cms |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=E-Pao! Books :: Complete e-platform for Manipuris |url=http://books.e-pao.net/Heritage_Manipur/epShowChapter.asp?src=kangla/polo |website=books.e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Italian seal on Manipur polo origin - Milan-based writer to visit Imphal to collect material for book on game's history |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/italian-seal-on-manipur-polo-origin-milan-based-writer-to-visit-imphal-to-collect-material-for-book-on-game-s-history/cid/791135 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref>}} shown during the international [[G20 summit]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Excursion to historic and places of tourists interest marks the second day of G20 delegates visit to Manipur |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1900407 |website=pib.gov.in |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] (PIB), [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 February 2023 |title=Manipur's ancient polo wows G20 delegates |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/imphal/manipurs-ancient-polo-wows-g20-delegates/articleshow/98056172.cms |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>]]

[[File:Stamp of Armenia - 2018 - Colnect 806145 - Indian Dance Manipuri.jpeg|thumb|300px|Armenian stamp illustrating [[Manipuri classical dance]] ({{lang-hy|{{Script|Armn|«ՄԱՆԻՊՈՒՐԻ» ՊԱՐ}}|}}), the "national dance" of India,{{efn|Manipuri dance form, along with the Armenian [[Armenian dance|Hov Arek]], are referred to as the "National Dances" (of India and Armenia respectively) during the Armenia-India joint issue of postage stamps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two new postage stamps celebrate Armenian, Indian national dances |url=https://panarmenian.net/m/eng/news/259456 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=panarmenian.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Two new postage stamps dedicated to "Armenia-India joint issue. National dances" theme |url=https://www.lragir.am/en/2018/08/29/69092}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Two new postage stamps celebrate Armenian, Indian national dances |url=https://www.newsinfo.am/eng/article/view/EkDbYf9yDr |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=www.newsinfo.am}}</ref>}} the highest spiritual expression of the worship of Hindu deity [[Krishna]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sarwal |first=Amit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZCVuEAAAQBAJ&dq=ching+thang+khomba+classical+dance&pg=PT25 |title=The Celestial Dancers: Manipuri Dance on Australian Stage |date=15 May 2022 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-000-62550-9 |pages=25 |language=en}}</ref> as well as an [[intangible cultural heritage of Meitei civilization]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dance {{!}} Ministry of Culture, Government of India |url=https://www.indiaculture.gov.in/dance |website=www.indiaculture.gov.in}}</ref>]]

The [[Meitei culture|culture]] of [[Meitei civilization]] receives many honours and recognitions in the international platforms, from many associations and organizations, including but not limited to the [[UNESCO]], [[Guinness World Records]], [[Geographical Indication]], etc.

== Clothing {{Anchor|Clothes|Costumes|Dresses|Uniforms}} ==
=== Geographical Indication Tag ===
{{Further|Moirang Phee|Shaphee Lanphee|Wangkhei Phee}}

== Cinema ==
{{Main|International recognition of Meitei cinema}}
{{Further|Classicism in Meitei cinema|Meitei cinema}}

=== Cannes Film Festival ===
{{langnf|mni|[[Ishanou]]|[[The Chosen One (1990 film)|The Chosen One]]}} (1990) was screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[1991 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/131/year/1991.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Chosen One |work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> and again after a gap of 33 years, it was recognized as a "World Classic" by the [[2023 Cannes Film Festival]]. Notably, it was the only film selected from India for the event in that year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 May 2023 |title=Manipuri feature film 'ISHANOU' recognised as World Classic |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/manipuri-feature-film-ishanou-recognised-as-world-classic/articleshow/100038686.cms?from=mdr |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aribam Syam Sharma's ISHANOU recognised as World Classic |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/movies/aribam-syam-sharmas-ishanou-recognised-as-world-classic |website=[[Imphal Free Press]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipuri Film 'Ishanou' Becomes India's Only Restored Film To Be Screened At Cannes 2023 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/manipuri-film-ishanou-becomes-india-s-only-restored-film-to-be-screened-at-cannes-2023-news-284573 |website=Outlook India}}</ref>

=== Three Continents Festival ===
{{langnf|mni|[[Imagi Ningthem]]|[[My Son, My Precious]]}} (1981) is the
[[Three Continents Festival#List of Montgolfière d'or winners|only Indian film]] that gets the [[Golden Montgolfiere]] at the [[Festival des 3 Continents]], [[Nantes]] in 1982, bringing fame and honor of the [[Indian cinema]] in the international platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Digitised Imagi Ningthem screened at Pune film fest |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=16..150114.jan14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=6 April 2022 |title=New book traces journey of Manipuri cinema |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/new-book-traces-journey-of-manipuri-cinema/article65295376.ece |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Dance and music ==
{{Further|Classicism in Meitei dances|Classicism in Meitei music|Intangible cultural heritage of Meitei civilization}}

=== UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage ===
{{Further|Meitei intangible cultural heritage#UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage{{!}}UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage of Meitei civilization}}
[[Meitei Sankirtana]] (under the name of ''"[[Meitei Sankirtana|Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur]]"''), one of the most remarkable [[intangible cultural heritages of Meitei civilization]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Dance of Manipur - The University of Chicago Library News - The University of Chicago Library |url=https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/indian-dance-of-manipur/ |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=www.lib.uchicago.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipuri Vaishnava Music and the Sattriya Ojapali Music of Assam: A Fresh Look – Part 1 |url=https://imphalreviews.in/manipuri-vaishnava-music-and-the-sattriya-ojapali-music-of-assam-a-fresh-look-part-1/}}</ref> was formally recognized as a [[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists|UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage]], declared in the eighth session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee in [[Baku, Azerbaijan]], in December 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNESCO - Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur |url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/sankirtana-ritual-singing-drumming-and-dancing-of-manipur-00843 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=ich.unesco.org |language=en}}</ref>

=== Manipuri classical dance ===
The [[Manipuri classical dance]], one of the [[intangible cultural heritages of Meitei civilization]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dance {{!}} Ministry of Culture, Government of India |url=https://www.indiaculture.gov.in/dance |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=www.indiaculture.gov.in}}</ref> is illustrated in a postage stamp issued by [[Armenia]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two new postage stamps dedicated to "Armenia-India joint issue. National dances" theme |url=https://www.lragir.am/en/2018/08/29/69092}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cabinet approves MoU between India and Armenia on joint issue of postage stamp |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1554943 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> Manipuri dance form, along with the Armenian [[Armenian dance|Hov Arek]], are referred to as the "National Dances" (of India and Armenia respectively) during the Armenia-India joint issue of postage stamps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two new postage stamps celebrate Armenian, Indian national dances |url=https://panarmenian.net/m/eng/news/259456 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=panarmenian.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Two new postage stamps dedicated to "Armenia-India joint issue. National dances" theme |url=https://www.lragir.am/en/2018/08/29/69092}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Two new postage stamps celebrate Armenian, Indian national dances |url=https://www.newsinfo.am/eng/article/view/EkDbYf9yDr |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=www.newsinfo.am}}</ref> It is recognised as well as honoured in numerous international platforms, including but not limited to the ''International Classical Manipuri Dance Festival'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moving myths |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/arts/moving-myths-spotlight-on-international-classical-manipuri-dance-festival-by-the-sruti-performing-troupe/cid/1971641 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=International Classical Manipuri Dance Festival 20191015 |url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=announcements.Ann_2019.International_Classical_Manipuri_Dance_Festival_20191015 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref> the ''[[International Dance Day]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2023 |title=On International Dance Day, a look at some of India's famous dance forms and their exponents |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/in-pictures-on-international-dance-day-a-look-at-indias-famous-dance-forms-and-their-exponents-8580737/ |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> the ''International Dance Festival-Silicon Valley'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leslie |date=19 January 2014 |title=Manipuri Dance in International Dance Festival-Silicon Valley, 2014 {{!}} Lively Foundation |url=https://www.livelyfoundation.org/wordpress/?p=318 |access-date=9 December 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> the ''Samarpan, an international classical Manipuri dance festival'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intl dance fest today |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2019/10/19/IMPHAL-Oct-19-Samarpan-an-international-classical-Manipuri-dance-festival-participated-by-several-Manipuri-classical-dancers-from-Bangladesh-will-be-held-tomorrow-at-the-auditorium-of-Jawaharlal-.amp.html |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}</ref> the ''International Indian Classical Dance festival (INDICLAD)'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 February 2010 |title=ISKCON Manipur to Host International Dance Festival |url=https://iskconnews.org/iskcon-manipur-to-host-international-dance-festival/ |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=ISKCON News |language=en}}</ref> the ''International Folk-Lore Festival'', the ''Opening Ceremony of [[Asian Games]]'', [[Seoul]], 1986 as well as the ''5th International Theatre Festival'', London, 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artiste of the Yesteryears: Akham Lakshmi Devi |url=https://blog.mygov.in/artiste-of-the-yesteryears-akham-lakshmi-devi/ |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=mygov.in |publisher=Government of India}}</ref>

=== Khamba Thoibi dance drama ===
The art form of the [[Khamba Thoibi dance drama]] was shown to [[John Kenneth Galbraith]], the then [[US Ambassador to India]], and [[Catherine Galbraith|Mrs. J.K., Galbraith]] on 2 May 1962.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Raina |first=Vimala |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.460207/page/n8/mode/2up |title=Khamba Thoibi And Poems On Manipur |date=18 January 1963 |publisher=[[Digital Library of India]]; [[Internet Archive]] |others=[[Manipur Government]] Press; [[Manipur University]] Library; North Eastern States Libraries |location=India |pages=iii |language=en}}</ref>

; The Baltimore Sun

{{blockquote|{{Script|Latn|''"Ambassador [[John Kenneth Galbraith]] is inclined to agree-- The Manipuri Dance managed and directed by Mrs Vimala Raina staged a beautiful [[Khamba Thoibi dance drama|performance of Khamba Thoibi]].''
''It is a Dance Drama based on a story of royal life in the 11th century. He believes [[Khamba Thoibi]] would win acclaim in any America theatre."''}}|[[The Baltimore Sun]] of America<ref>{{Cite book |last=Raina |first=Vimala |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.460207/page/n8/mode/2up |title=Khamba Thoibi And Poems On Manipur |date=18 January 1963 |publisher=[[Digital Library of India]]; [[Internet Archive]] |others=[[Manipur Government]] Press; [[Manipur University]] Library; North Eastern States Libraries |location=India |pages=iii |language=en}}</ref>}}

; Catherine Galbraith

{{blockquote|{{Script|Latn|''"I shall never forget the beautiful dancing in your ballet. The story was so lively and the whole thing moved along with grace and drama. We wish this kind of ballet could come to the United States. It has colour and vitality and good appeal to Western audiences. Your ballets were easy to understand as well as charmingly done."''}}|[[Catherine Galbraith|Mrs. J.K., Galbraith]] (2 May 1962)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Raina |first=Vimala |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.460207/page/n8/mode/2up |title=Khamba Thoibi And Poems On Manipur |date=18 January 1963 |publisher=[[Digital Library of India]]; [[Internet Archive]] |others=[[Manipur Government]] Press; [[Manipur University]] Library; North Eastern States Libraries |location=India |pages=iii |language=en}}</ref>}}

== Language ==
{{Further|Classicism in Meitei language}}

=== UNESCO ===
[[Meitei language]] (officially called [[Manipuri language]]) is considered [[vulnerable language|vulnerable]] in [[UNESCO]]'s ''[[Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger]]''.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Moseley |editor-first1=C. |title=Atlas of the world's languages in danger (3rd ed) |date=2010 |publisher=UNESCO Publishing |location=Paris| url = https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000187026| pages = 44{{ndash}}45 and elsewhere}}</ref>

=== Google Translate ===
[[File:Google Translate - English to Meiteilon (Manipuri) - "What is your name?" - Screenshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|A screen shot of [[Google Translate]] translating a sentence from English language into [[Meitei language]]]]

On 11 May 2022, [[Google Translate]] added [[Meitei language]] (under the name '''''"[[Meiteilon (Manipuri)]]"''''') during its addition of 24 new languages to the translation tool. The writing system used for Meitei language in this tool is [[Meitei script]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2022 |title=Assamese, Meiteilon (Manipuri) and Mizo language has been added to Google translate, moment of pride for Northeastern India! - NE India Broadcast |url=https://neindiabroadcast.com/2022/05/12/assamese-meiteilon-manipuri-and-mizo-language-has-been-added-to-google-translate-moment-of-pride-for-northeastern-india/ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2022 |title=Google Translate adds support for Assamese, Mizo and Manipuri languages |url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/google-translate-adds-support-for-assamese-mizo-and-manipuri-languages/ |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=12 May 2022 |title=Google Translate gets support for 24 new languages including Assamese, Mizo and Manipuri |url=https://www.time8.in/google-translate-gets-support-for-24-new-languages-including-assamese-mizo-and-manipuri/}}</ref>

== Writing system ==
{{Further|Meitei keyboard}}

=== Unicode ===
{{Main|Meetei Mayek (Unicode block)|Meetei Mayek Extensions|Meetei Mayek Extensions (Unicode block)}}
The [[Meitei script]] was added to the [[Unicode]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meetei Mayek Range: ABC0–ABFF |url=https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/UABC0.pdf |website=Unicode}}</ref>

{{Unicode chart Meetei Mayek}}
{{Unicode chart Meetei Mayek Extensions}}

== Sculpture {{Anchor|Sculptures}} ==
=== Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac ===
[[File:Paphal (Musée du Quai Branly) (4489839164).jpg|thumb|300px|Sculpture of [[Poubi Lai]], being displayed in the [[Quai Branly Museum]], [[Paris]], [[France]] in 2010.<ref>{{Citation |last=Dalbéra |first=Jean-Pierre |title=Paphal (Musée du Quai Branly) |date=1 April 2010 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalbera/4489839164/ |access-date=9 December 2023}}</ref>]]
The wooden sculpture of [[Poubi Lai]] was sent for an exhibition in France.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Poubi Lai-The Story of a Giant Python' Single object exhibition begins at National Museum in New Delhi |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=123469 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Loktak's mythical python lives on in wood |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/loktak-s-mythical-python-lives-on-in-wood/cid/1391819 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 July 2015 |title=The story of a giant python called Poubi Lai... |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/the-story-of-a-giant-python-called-poubi-lai/article7449693.ece |access-date=9 December 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Poubi Lai : The story of a giant python ; Single object exhibition begins at National Museum : 22nd jul15 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=13..220715.jul15 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref>

== Sports ==
{{Further|List of Meitei traditional polo and pony cultural heritage sites{{!}}Polo and pony cultural heritage in Meitei civilization}}

=== Guinness World Records of Polo ===
The [[Guinness World Records]] stated:
{{Blockquote|''"Polo can be traced to origins in Manipur state in 3,100 BC, when it was played as '[[Sagol Kangjei]]'."''|Guinness World Records<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sagol Kangjei |url=http://indianculture.gov.in/snippets/sagol-kangjei |access-date=2023-12-09 |publisher= [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], Government of India |website=INDIAN CULTURE |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 February 2023 |title=Manipur's ancient polo wows G20 delegates |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/imphal/manipurs-ancient-polo-wows-g20-delegates/articleshow/98056172.cms |access-date=9 December 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=E-Pao! Books :: Complete e-platform for Manipuris |url=http://books.e-pao.net/Heritage_Manipur/epShowChapter.asp?src=kangla/polo |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=books.e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Italian seal on Manipur polo origin - Milan-based writer to visit Imphal to collect material for book on game's history |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/italian-seal-on-manipur-polo-origin-milan-based-writer-to-visit-imphal-to-collect-material-for-book-on-game-s-history/cid/791135 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref>}}

== Theatre ==
{{Further|Classicism in Meitei theatre}}

=== Greek-Meitei cultural fusion ===
{{Further|Bacchae (Thiyam play)|Hojang Taret}}

=== Japanese-Meitei cultural fusion ===
{{Further|Yamata Amasung Keibu Keioiba|Shakuhachi meets Pena}}

== See also ==
* [[Classicism in Meitei civilization]]
* [[Japanese–Meitei cultural relations]]
* [[Meitei intangible cultural heritage]]
* [[Animals in Meitei civilization]]
* [[Birds in Meitei civilization]]
* [[Constitutionalism in Meitei civilization]]
* [[Hills and mountains in Meitei civilization]]
* [[Plants in Meitei civilization]]
* [[Women in Meitei civilization]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Meitei culture]]
[[Category:Indian culture]]

International recognition of Meitei culture - Revision history