Imphal, Jul 27 (PTI) Anthropologist and researcher Sohini Ray, who has been a Manipuri classical dancer for over five decades, felt that the art form has not received the fame and recognition it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Padma Shri Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi, one of the most revered exponents of Manipuri Dance, passed away at her ...

Manipur is called the Jewel of India. Learn about Manipur’s tourist places, Loktak Lake, Sangai deer, Manipuri dance, culture, food, the best time to visit, and interesting facts about Manipur. Keep ...