Meitei literature: Difference between revisions

'''"Meitei literature"''' or '''"Manipuri literature"''' is the literature written in [[Meitei language]]. It refers to the texts composed in [[Meitei language]] since the 15th century BC till present. Most of them are associated with prose, fiction, drama, poetry and [[Sanamahism]], the [[Meitei religion]], and were composed in [[Ancient Manipur]], [[Medieval Manipur]] and [[History of modern Manipur|Modern Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.culturopedia.com/Literature/manipuri_literature.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2021-03-21 |archive-date=2018-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424232322/http://www.culturopedia.com/Literature/manipuri_literature.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Puya (Meitei texts)]] served as the only basis of literature, besides the oral literature, in both ancient and medieval times.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=UZbgAAAAMAAJ&q=meitei+architecture&dq=meitei+architecture&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj46Pq677zvAhXHb30KHffFA7gQ6AEwB3oECAkQAw</ref>