NOWHERE in India do people practice the arts of dance, drama, music, and their combined form, opera, so widely as in the princely state of Manipur. Perhaps, too, no other area of India has been quite ...

The Manipur State Kala Akademi Awards for 2023 and 2024 were presented on December 5 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Akademi, Imphal, celebrating the State’s rich artistic and cultural heritage.

Manipur Governor. Imphal, July 4 (IANS) Reiterating the Centre's commitment under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of ...

Manipuri dance exponent Darshana Jhaveri has been selected for the prestigious Nishagandhi Puraskaram instituted by the Department of Tourism in recognition of her outstanding contributions to Indian ...

Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Sunday, December 14 inaugurated a two-day National Seminar dedicated to legendary theatre maestro Ratan Thiyam at the auditorium of the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur ...

Manipur, the source of Indian traditional dancing By Khaled Al-Enizi NEW DELHI, Jan 5 (KUNA) -- Arts and cultures vary in the subcontinent of India, where every village and province has its own ...

Award-winning dancer Sanjib Bhattacharya is presenting a Manipuri dance recital in a show titled Samarpan. He will perform two dance forms including devotional and recreational movements of the ...

Ever wondered where polo or Manipuri dance originated? Though the English popularized polo and you can take Manipuri dancing lessons in the U.S., it was the Manipuris who invented it. Though only ...

As the full moon of Agrahayan rises, the Manipuri community in greater Sylhet prepares to celebrate its most cherished festival -- Maharas Leela, or Ras Utsab. What began centuries ago as a spiritual ...

One of India’s most celebrated theater companies led by Ratan Thiyam, hailed as a “genius” by The New York Times, performs an evening of classical and folk traditions of Manipur involving music, dance ...

Governor of Manipur Ajay Kumar Bhalla chaired the Advisory Committee Meeting of Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy (JNMDA) held today at the conference hall of Lok Bhavan, Imphal.

Manipur is a nation of dancers and it naturally follows that the Lai Haraoba should be a community, group affair. Manipuris put it this way: “Every girl who weaves can dance.” To them, this saying ...