Posters for Photo Exhibition Part I

8/2/2019 Posters for Photo Exhibition Part I

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Sagol Kangjei, popularlyknown as modern day Polo

originated from Manipur.

Origin of Polo (Sagol Kangjei)

Traditionally, the game is played with seven players (in each side) who mount and ride ponies, which

are usually 4/5 feet in height. Each player is fitted with Polo-stick made of bamboo root. The mounted

player gallops after the ball to hit it straight into the goal. Extremely masculine and vigour-taxing, the

exhilarating game is now played in two styles the pana or original Manipur style and the internationalstyle i.e. Polo. It is heart- cheering to see Manipuri players in their sixties and even seventies riding

ponies at full gallop playing Sagol Kangjei (polo) with gusto. The ponies are also decorated fully with

various guards of protecting the eyes, forehead, flanks etc.

The oldest polo ground in the world is the Imphal Polo Ground in Manipur State. The history of

this pologround is contained in the royal chronicle "Cheitharol Kumbaba" starting from AD 33.

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Kangla sha

Kangla Sha, the National Emblem of the Meiteis

Top: Before the British destroyed it

Bottom & Right: After renovation by the Government of Manipur

Two huge 'Kangla Sha' (Dragons) stands in front of the "Uttra" inside the Kangla Fort.

Mr. T.C. Hudson wrote in his book The Meitheis', that the dragon was the National Emblem of

the Meiteis. According to Sir James Johnstone, these dragons were originally erected by the

Chinese war captives. 'Kangla Sha' were blown to pieces by the British after their occupation of

'Kangla' Fort in 1891. The site is remembered historically as the place where four British officers

were beheaded by the Manipuri soldiers.



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The Palace

The Old Palace

The entrance to the Old Palace

The Palace of Kangla is an old palace inside the

Kangla Fort. It was situated on both sides

(western and eastern) of the bank of the Imphal

River. However at present, the ruins of the

palace remain only on the western side of thebank.

Kangla means "dry land" in old Meitei language

(Manipuri). It was the traditional seat of the past

Meitei rulers of Manipur.



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The British Presence

During the 2nd World War

In 1891 AD, after the defeat of the Meiteis by the British in the Anglo-Manipuri war of Khongjom,

Manipurs sovereignty for more than three millenniums was lost. It regained its freedom on August 28,1947 AD but did not last long. On 15 October 1949, Manipur was annexed into the Indian territory.



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Nupi Laan (Womens War)

Nupi Lan which means womens war in Manipuri- is one

of the important movements in the history of Manipuri

women. It sowed the new seeds of economic and political

reforms for a new Manipur in the early 40s. It was startedin 1939 as an agitation by Manipuri women against the

oppressive economic and administrative policies ruled by

the Manipur Maharaja and the Political Agent Mr.

Gimson- of the British Government (1933-45) in Manipur,

and later on, evolved into a movement for the

constitutional and administrative reform in Manipur.



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Sharmila Chanu and AFSPA

Irom Sharmila Chanu (born March 14, 1972), also known

as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi" ("the fair

one") is a civil rights activist, political activist, and poet

from the Indian state of Manipur. Since 2 November 2000,

she has been on hunger strike to demand that the Indian

government repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers)Act, 1958 (AFSPA), which she blames for violence in

Manipur and other parts of India's northeast. Having

refused food and water for more than 500 weeks, she has

been called "the world's longest hunger striker".



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Meitei Mayek (Manipuri Script)

Meetei Mayek script (also Meithei Mayek, Meitei Mayek, Manipuri

script) is an abugida that was used for the Meitei language (Manipuri),one of the official languages of Manipur, until the eighteenth century,

after which it was replaced by the Bengali script following the burning of

piles of Manipuri manuscripts & books under the influence of Shatidas

Gosai.

In the twentieth century the script is experiencing a resurgence.

Meitei Mayek as

a Unicode

standard

Original Meitei Mayek manuscript

Modern Meitei

Mayek Typography


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