MANIPUR
Manipur literally meaning "A jeweled land" nestle
deep within a lush green corner of North East India. It seems much like an
exquisite work of art executed by superb hands of Nature and is indeed a
state of exquisite natural beauty and splendors, the beauty of which once
inspired Mrs. St. Clair Grimwood described it as " A Pretty Place more
beautiful than many show places of the world" Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
paid a fitting tribute by describing it as "Jewel of India".
Surrounded by blue hills with an oval shaped valley at the centre, rich in
art and tradition and surcharged with nature's pristine glory. Manipur lies
on a melting pot of culture. It is birth place of Polo. This is the place
where Rajashree Bhagyachandra created the famous Ras Lila, the classical
dance of Manipur, out of his enchanting dream by the grace of Lord Krishna.
Her folk dances reveal the mythological concept of creation of Manipur.
Having a varied and proud history from the earliest times, Manipur came
under the British Rule as a Princely State after the defeat in the
Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891. After independence of India in 1947, the
Princely State of Manipur was merged in the Indian Union on October 15,1949
and became a full-fledged State of India on the 21th January, 1972 with a
Legislative Assembly of 60 seats of which 20 are reserved for Scheduled
Tribe and 1 reserved for Scheduled Caste. The State is represented in the
Lok Sabha by two members and by one member in the Rajya Sabha. |