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[[File:Khamba and Thoibi (The Torture by the Elephant).jpg|thumb|A scene from the [[Khamba Thoibi]] epic legends of ancient [[Moirang]], a southern province of [[Ancient Kangleipak|Ancient Manipur]].]] | |||
'''Meitei folklore''' is the [[folklore]] and [[mythology]] of the [[Meitei people]] of [[Manipur]], India. | |||
Such folklore is traditionally passed from generation to generation.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://spaceandculture.in/index.php/spaceandculture/article/view/307|title=The Oral Folk Literature of the Ancient Meiteis of Manipur: An Analysis of its Cultural Significance|first1=Thounaojam|last1=Caesar|first2=Reena|last2=Sanasam|date=28 June 2018|journal=Space and Culture, India|volume=6|issue=1|pages=29ā37|via=spaceandculture.in|doi=10.20896/saci.v6i1.307|doi-access=free}}</ref> Currently, the [[government of Manipur]] is planning to preserve the folklore of the Meitei people through primary education in government institutions.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/lessons-from-folklore-for-manipur-schools/cid/1449166 | title=Lessons from folklore for Manipur schools | newspaper=The Telegraph | location=India | first=Ngangbam Indrakanta | last=Singh | date=17 May 2018 | access-date=8 May 2021 }}</ref> | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Meitei folktales]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==Further reading== | |||
* {{cite thesis |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/68226 |title=A study of Manipuri Meitei folklore |last=Singh |first=Huirem Behari |date=1985 |publisher=[[Gauhati University]] |type=PhD}} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Thoudam |first=N. |date=2026 |chapter=Oral Storytelling Practices of the Meiteis of Manipur in Indiaās Northeast: Wari Leeba and Phunga Wari |editor1=S. N. Dhumal |editor2=T. V. Banekar |title=Whispers of Forgotten Tales |series=Performance Studies & Cultural Discourse in South Asia |volume=7 |publisher=Springer |location=Singapore |pages=1-20 |doi=10.1007/978-981-95-5973-2_1}} | |||
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[[Category:Meitei culture]] | [[Category:Meitei culture]] | ||
[[Category:Meitei mythology| ]] | |||
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Meitei folklore is the folklore and mythology of the Meitei people of Manipur, India.
Such folklore is traditionally passed from generation to generation.[1] Currently, the government of Manipur is planning to preserve the folklore of the Meitei people through primary education in government institutions.[2]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Caesar, Thounaojam; Sanasam, Reena (28 June 2018). "The Oral Folk Literature of the Ancient Meiteis of Manipur: An Analysis of its Cultural Significance". Space and Culture, India. 6 (1): 29ā37. doi:10.20896/saci.v6i1.307 ā via spaceandculture.in.
- ā Singh, Ngangbam Indrakanta (17 May 2018). "Lessons from folklore for Manipur schools". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Singh, Huirem Behari (1985). A study of Manipuri Meitei folklore (PhD). Gauhati University.
- Thoudam, N. (2026). "Oral Storytelling Practices of the Meiteis of Manipur in India's Northeast: Wari Leeba and Phunga Wari". In S. N. Dhumal; T. V. Banekar (eds.). Whispers of Forgotten Tales. Performance Studies & Cultural Discourse in South Asia. Vol. 7. Singapore: Springer. pp. 1ā20. doi:10.1007/978-981-95-5973-2_1.
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