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| group = Bishnupriya Manipuri
| group         = Bishnupriya Manipuri
| image = File:Bishnupriya Manipuri girls with their cultural attire.jpg
| image         = File:Bishnupriya Manipuri girls with their cultural attire.jpg
| image_caption = Bishnupriya Manipuri girls in traditional attire
| image_caption = Bishnupriya Manipuri girls in traditional attire
| total =  
| population    = 119,646<ref name="Abstract"/><ref name="Ethnologue"/>
| total_year =  
| regions      = {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]<br/> {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]
| total_source = <!-- source of total population; may be ''census'' or ''estimate'' -->
| region1      = {{Flag|India}}
| total_ref =  
| pop1          = 79,646 (2011)<ref name="Abstract">{{cite web |title=Abstract of Speakers' Strength of Languages and Mother Tongues - 2011 |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-1.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220172325/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-1.pdf |archive-date=20 February 2022}}</ref>
| genealogy =
| region2      = {{flagicon|Bangladesh}}
| religions = [[Hinduism]] ([[Vaishnavism]]), [[Theravada Buddhism]], [[Sunni Islam]], [[Christianity]]
| pop2          = 40,000 (2003)<ref name="Ethnologue">{{cite web |title=Bishnupuriya |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/bpy |website=Ethnologue |access-date=12 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
| regions = {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]<br/> {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]
| genealogy    =
| languages = [[Bishnupriya Manipuri language|Bishnupriya Manipuri]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| religions    = [[Hinduism]] ([[Vaishnavism]])
| related = [[Meitei Manipuri people]]
| languages     = [[Bishnupriya Manipuri language|Bishnupriya Manipuri]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| related       = [[Meitei people]]
}}
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The '''Bishnupriya Manipuris'''<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=lRRYBHQvXdsC&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=the+bishnupriya&source=bl&ots=iLIZB5Mqn9&sig=H2gdpCT8b3YlimWzOIynczbiltI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwict-OCluDQAhUBTrwKHQeSCyo4FBDoAQguMAU#v=onepage&q=the%20bishnupriya&f=false|Big Debate: Documents relating to the Orientalist-Anglicist controversy,. 1781–1843]</ref> are a group of [[Indo-Aryan people|Indo-Aryan]]  people that are indigenous to the Indian state of [[Manipur]] and are also found in neighbouring [[Assam]], [[Tripura]] and northeastern [[Bangladesh]]. They speak the [[Bishnupriya Manipuri language]], which is of [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] origin. The most distinctive feature of the language is it replete with Tibetan-Burmese ([[Meitei language|Meitei]]) elements. The culture of the people is almost identical with that of the Meiteis, with the exception of a few folk practices which are prevalent among the Meiteis.
The '''Bishnupriya Manipuris'''<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=lRRYBHQvXdsC&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=the+bishnupriya&source=bl&ots=iLIZB5Mqn9&sig=H2gdpCT8b3YlimWzOIynczbiltI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwict-OCluDQAhUBTrwKHQeSCyo4FBDoAQguMAU#v=onepage&q=the%20bishnupriya&f=false|Big Debate: Documents relating to the Orientalist-Anglicist controversy,. 1781–1843]</ref> are a group of [[Indo-Aryan people|Indo-Aryan]]  people that live in [[Assam]], [[Tripura]], [[Manipur]] and northeastern [[Bangladesh]]. They speak the [[Bishnupriya Manipuri language]], which is of [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] origin. The most distinctive feature of the language is it replete with Tibeto-Burman ([[Meitei language|Meitei]]) elements. The culture of the people is highly influenced by that of the [[Meiteis]], with the exception of a few folk practices which are prevalent among the Meiteis.
 
== Culture ==
The religious customs and traditions of Bishnupriya Manipuris are unique. They are organised in such a manner that in temple institutions those reveal the real festivity and reflect the curious character of socio-religious life of the valley.
 
'''Fine Arts''': During the [[reign]] of [[king]] [[Bhagya Chandra]], towards the 18th century, [[Vaishnavism]] became very popular in Manipur. As a result, [[Vaishnav]] Palakirtan with Mridanga and Kartalaa became the most prominent factor in Bishnupriya manipuri [[fine arts]]. Rasleela is the most important aspect of their culture. Here in Ras-dance the philosophy of the manipuris is the basis on which the [[philosophy]] of the [[Vaisnavism]] is the [[Human body|body]] and plot of the dances with the essence of the [[Bhagavata]] philosophy.
 
'''Festivals''': To Bishnupriya Manipuris, festivals are the symbols of their cultural, social and religious aspirations which, besides removing the monotony of life by providing physical diversions, mental recreation and emotional outlet, help them lead a better and fuller life. Bishu, ''Rathyatra'' or ''Kang-Festival'', ''Kartika festival'', ''Maharas Purnima'', ''Phaguwa'' or ''yaosang'' festival etc. are their major festivals.
 
[[File:Raas Lila.jpg|thumb|Maharas Purnima (Raas Lila)]]
[[File:Bishnupriya Manipuri Bride.jpg|thumb|Bishnupuriya bride]]
 
'''Marriage''': Marriage in society is based on the Hindu pattern and mostly [[Aryan]] and non-Aryan elements having certain traditional customs. Marriage is restricted within the gutros in BPM community.
 
'''Food''': [[Rice]], [[vegetable]] and [[fish]] are principle foodstuffs of both the Bishnupriyas. [[Meat]] and [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]] is strictly prohibited in the society. In religious and social feasts, even fish is never used. Hidol is an important items of the Bishnupriyas to make Paltoi and Irolpa.
 
[[File:Bishnupriya Manipuri Veg Recipe.jpg|thumb|Bishnupriya Manipuri Chakluk]]
 
'''Dress and Ornaments''': Traditional [[dress]] used by the men is called ''Pachhati'' – about five feet long [[cloth]] manufactured by themselves which worn round the waist. Women usually wear blouses with traditional ''Lahing/Fanek'' or ''Chakshabi'' (a coarse cloth with lengthwise stripes and embroidered on both sides lengthwise) with an ''Enaphi'' (Single or multicolor coarse cloth with laces on both ends) and an Angei or blouse.
 
'''Religion and observances''': Mass propagation of Hindu customs and traditions in the society is the indicator of their reverence towards the [[Hindu]] deities and [[temple]]s.
* Bishnupriya Manipuri caste is divided into two parts or classes- one is called Rajargang and the other one is known as Madoigang. The group Madoigang mainly inhabit [[Kamalpur, Tripura|Kamalpur, India]].
 
'''Language''': Although [[Meitei language|Meitei]] is the official language and lingua franca in the state of Manipur, Bishnupriya Manipuri people have [[Bishnupriya Manipuri language|their own language]], with about 120,000 speakers according to the 2001 census. Unlike Meitei, which belongs to the [[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]] family, Bishnupriya Manipuri is an [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] language, like the majority of North Indian languages. Bishnupriya Manipuri belongs to the [[Indo-Aryan languages#Eastern Zone|Eastern group]] of the family and is written in the [[Bengali–Assamese script]], and although it is close to [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], and [[Bengali–Assamese languages|other related dialects]], it is a distinct and separate language from all of them. Just as the Bishnupriya Manipuri people share most of their culture with the Meiteis, their language is heavily influenced by Meitei.


== Notable people ==
== Notable people ==
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* [[Guru Bipin Singh]] was a director, choreographer and teacher of Manipuri dance.
* [[Guru Bipin Singh]] was a director, choreographer and teacher of Manipuri dance.
* [[Bedashwor Singh]], Indian footballer
* [[Justice]] [[Surendra Kumar Sinha]], former [[Chief Justice of Bangladesh]]  
* [[Justice]] [[Surendra Kumar Sinha]], former [[Chief Justice of Bangladesh]]  
* [[Kartik Sena Sinha]], the first Bishnupriya Manipuri MLA (BJP) of Patharkandi Constituency.
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== References and notes ==
== References and notes ==
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== See also ==
* [[Bishnupriya Manipuri language]]


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Bishnupriya Manipuri
File:Bishnupriya Manipuri girls with their cultural attire.jpg
Bishnupriya Manipuri girls in traditional attire
Total population
119,646[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
India India
Bangladesh Bangladesh
 India79,646 (2011)[1]
Bangladesh40,000 (2003)[2]
Languages
Bishnupriya Manipuri, Bengali
Religion
Hinduism (Vaishnavism)
Related ethnic groups
Meitei people

The Bishnupriya Manipuris[3] are a group of Indo-Aryan people that live in Assam, Tripura, Manipur and northeastern Bangladesh. They speak the Bishnupriya Manipuri language, which is of Indo-Aryan origin. The most distinctive feature of the language is it replete with Tibeto-Burman (Meitei) elements. The culture of the people is highly influenced by that of the Meiteis, with the exception of a few folk practices which are prevalent among the Meiteis.

Notable people[edit]

References and notes[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Abstract of Speakers' Strength of Languages and Mother Tongues - 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bishnupuriya". Ethnologue. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Debate: Documents relating to the Orientalist-Anglicist controversy,. 1781–1843

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