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Conversation about domestic matters

Description: This is a conversation between Abdul Malik (an 85-year old male) and Abdul Rehman (an 80-year old male). Abdul Malik talks about an incident of olden days of his life and then both speakers talk about a domestic matter of their relative couple.
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 19 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma

Drumming During First Death Anniversary Ceremony

Description: Photograph of Bungtit Suungnem from Charangching Khunkha playing the drum while the Laapuus are singing during the first death anniversary of late Behon Shilshi at Deering Khu village. Organized by the family and participated by the community members along with the Lamkang Language Education Committee and SIL for documentation of the folk songs, folktales and dances of the Lamkangs.
Date: March 4, 2014
Creator: Khular, Sumshot

Cinema Across Cultures

Description: Transcript of Samik Bandyopadhyaya's Lecture on Indian Regional Cinema and Binodini at the 1st M. K. Binodini Devi Memorial Lecture in Imphal, Manipur, India.
Date: February 6, 2013
Creator: Bandyopadhyay, Samik

The Jalakeli Project: Women and Education, and the Role of the House of Narasingh

Description: An interview with Thoidingjam Lakshmipriya Devi and Huidrom Anuradha Devi. daughters of Maharaj Kumari Angousana Devi, of the Shree Shree Govinda Jiu Jalakeli Pala of Manipur. On getting their education, the establishment of Dhanamanjuri University in Manipur by their grandmother Maharani Dhanamanjuri Devi; their education and teachers at Tamphasana Girls High School founded by their aunt Maharaj Kumari Tamphasana Devi; and the founding of Tombisana Boys High School by their second aunt Maharaj… more
Date: 2017
Duration: 20 minutes 01 second
Creator: Rajkumar, Rajeev

The Jalakeli Project: Thoidingjam Lakshmipriya Devi Interview on Jalakeli and Organization

Description: Thoidingjam Lakshmipriya Devi talks about the Jalakeli. She is the President of the Shree Shree Govinda Jiu Jalakeli Pala. The interview is in Manipuri and in 8 parts: 1) How I came to the Jalakeli 2) My mother Maharaj Kumari Angousana Devi 3) My grandmother Maharani Dhanamanjuri Devi: How she started the Choir of the Daughters-in-Law 4) The Songs of the Choir of the Daughters: The Patronage of the Maharajas 5) How I organize the Jalakeli 6) My aunt Maharaj Kumari Binodini Devi: Why she n… more
Date: June 25, 2017
Duration: 45 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Devi, Thoidingjam Lakshmipriya

Lyrics of the Choir of the Royal Daughters

Description: The Jalakeli of the Ningol Pala, the Choir of the Royal Daughters, comprises of 6 compositions. Their lyrics are published here in the order in which they are sung. They date to the 19th century royal court of Manipur; the sixth is from the first part of the 20th century. The first four lyrics are called padavali, songs of praise to Lord Krishna and his consort the Lady Radha. They were composed during the reign of Maharaja Narasingh (regent 1834-1844; r.1844-1850) but gathered in a collection… more
Date: 2017

Tagore Songs in Manipuri

Description: Translations of Tagore songs by MK Binodini Devi, Maibam Haricharan, RK Surendrajit, and Ayekpam Shyamsundar Singh, performed by Roop Raag. Binodini translated 28 of these songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore from the original Bangla.
Date: unknown
Duration: 57 minutes 23 seconds

The Jalakeli Project: Women's Oral Histories: Mohinisana "The Whistler" Ningthemcha on Family, Marriage and Performance

Description: Mohinisana Ningthemcha Elangbam Ongbi, renowned in her day as "The Whistler" talks about social values and their impact on marriage and performance. On growing up in a traditional elite family, restrictions on socialising, her arranged marriage, rules of exogamy, worship, and interaction with the royal court.
Date: October 3, 2017
Duration: 25 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Roy, L. Somi

A Short Historical Note on the House of Narasingh

Description: The House of Narasingh belongs to the Ningthouja Dynasty that has ruled Manipur continuously since its establishment in the 1st century AD according to its Court Chronicle, to the present day. Both the House of Narasingh and the House of Karta descend from Maharaja Garib Niwaz (1709-1748), also known as Pamheiba) and under whose rule Manipur adopted Vaishnavism and became a Hindu kingdom.
Date: 2017
Creator: Raj Kumar Somorjit

Crimson Rainclouds

Description: This play is a translation of a play performed by artists of Roop Raag at Rupmahal Theater on February 20, 1966. In Crimson Rainclouds, a Manipuri play from the 1960s, an artist determined to uphold his freedom is torn between his two loves, both only too gentle in their demands, and yet deeply caring. A sensitive man, he chooses art, knowing full well that he lets them down. While Indu would like him to change his lifestyle just a little bit, for recognition and comfort, Keinatombi would be ha… more
Date: 1966
Creator: Binodini, 1922-2011

House of Narasingh Genealogy Tree

Description: The House of Narasingh Genealogy Tree is a component of The Jalakeli Project, a web-based, women’s oral histories initiative in Manipur, India. As only women of the House of Narasingh are admitted into the two choirs of the Shree Shree Govinda Jiu Jalakeli Pala, the House of Narasingh Genealogy Tree is designed to help the Pala members keep track of familial relations in the lineage of the king. It seeks to preserve their oral genealogical information as data.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Jalakeli Project
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