Moirang Thoibi or Ewanglon Thoibi is one of the principal characters in the ancient Moirang Kangleirol legends.[1][2] She is a princess of the Moirang kingdom,[3] daughter of Chingkhuba and the niece of the king of Moirang.[4][5][6] She is a lady love of Khuman Khamba, a poor orphan prince.[7][8][9][10]
The term "Thoibi" means perfection or completion of beauty and accomplishments.[11]
In popular culture
- The well celebrated folk dance, "Khamba Thoibi dance", was first performed by Khamba and his lady love Thoibi in the premise of the Thangjing temple. It's now a popular form of folk dance in Manipur.[12][13][14][15]
- "Moirang Thoibi", a literary work, composed by A. Dorendrajit, was one of the author's first three books.[16]
- Moirang Thoibi is a protagonist in the celebrated epic poem "Khamba Thoibi".[17][18]
Reference
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=eIQeAAAAMAAJ&q=princess+thoibi&dq=princess+thoibi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjai5WTtsvuAhUBbisKHTS5ArUQ6AEwBHoECAMQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jsUrczRtf4YC&pg=RA10-PA7&dq=khamba+thoibi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinn6SW4fDuAhWBTX0KHcdCBfkQ6AEwBXoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=khamba%20thoibi&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=vrBnAAAAMAAJ&q=princess+thoibi&dq=princess+thoibi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjewszMt8vuAhUOWX0KHYoEAp04ChDoATAEegQIAxAC
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=princess+thoibi&dq=princess+thoibi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjai5WTtsvuAhUBbisKHTS5ArUQ6AEwA3oECAIQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=JYswDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT304&dq=Moirang+thoibi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyz47Ut7HuAhXqyzgGHamAD1wQ6AEwAHoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=Moirang%20thoibi&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC&pg=PA222&dq=Moirang+thoibi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyz47Ut7HuAhXqyzgGHamAD1wQ6AEwBXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=Moirang%20thoibi&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jsUrczRtf4YC&pg=RA10-PA7&dq=khamba+thoibi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinn6SW4fDuAhWBTX0KHcdCBfkQ6AEwBXoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=khamba%20thoibi&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Cfg6fjTBK1cC&pg=PA83&dq=Khuman+khamba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSo9XDtbHuAhUvyDgGHYWyBKoQ6AEwAHoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=Khuman%20khamba&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=JYswDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT304&dq=Moirang+thoibi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyz47Ut7HuAhXqyzgGHamAD1wQ6AEwAHoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=Moirang%20thoibi&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC&pg=PA222&dq=Moirang+thoibi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyz47Ut7HuAhXqyzgGHamAD1wQ6AEwBXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=Moirang%20thoibi&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8EMKAQAAIAAJ&q=khamba+thoibi&dq=khamba+thoibi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinn6SW4fDuAhWBTX0KHcdCBfkQ6AEwAXoECAEQAg
- ↑ http://www.detailsofindia.com/folk-dance-of-india/manipur-khamba-thoibi-dance/
- ↑ http://www.dance.anantagroup.com/khamba-thaibi-dance/
- ↑ http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/tags/Khamba-Thoibi-Dance-91441/
- ↑ http://www.indianfolkdances.com/khamba-thoibi-folk-dance-of-manipur.html
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=7yBkAAAAMAAJ&q=Moirang+thoibi&dq=Moirang+thoibi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyz47Ut7HuAhXqyzgGHamAD1wQ6AEwAXoECAUQAg
- ↑ http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=reviews.books.Khamba_Thoibi_and_Poems_on_Manipur_Book_Review_By_James_Oinam
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.460207