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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
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Date: 1966
Creator: Binodini, 1922-2011
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Binodini's Asangba Nongjabi (Manipuri in Meitei Mayek)

Description: This Manipuri Learning Module is a group of interlinked language, linguistics, literature and AV components based on Asangba Nongjabi, a modern Manipuri play by M. K. Binodini Devi. It is designed to be a learning tool for English-speaking, non-Manipuri scholars and students to learn Manipuri, while gaining insight into Manipuri culture and society with a classic of modern Manipuri literature. It is an initiative of Imasi: The Maharaj Kumari Binodini Devi Foundation of Manipur.
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Date: unknown
Creator: Binodini, 1922-2011 & Roy, L. Somi
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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.
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Date: unknown
Creator: The Jalakeli Project
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Meitei Mayek Primer

Description: Primer for Meitei Mayek for teaching in Kindergarten and Class 1, Board of Secondary Education, Manipur. By L. Basanta Kumar Meitei, Prime Publication.
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Date: unknown
Creator: Kumar, L. Basanta
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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.
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Date: unknown
Duration: 57 minutes 23 seconds
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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.
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Date: February 6, 2013
Creator: Bandyopadhyay, Samik
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M.K. Binodini Devi in Modern Manipuri Culture

Description: Brochure on M.K. Binodini Devi and her place in modern Manipuri culture from the program booklet of the M. K. Binodini Memorial Lecture in Imphal, Manipur, India.
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Date: 2014
Creator: Roy, L. Somi
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Dismantling the Master's House

Description: Transcript of speech on India's Feminist Writing and Binodini giving at the 2nd M. K. Binodini Devi Memorial Lecture in Imphal, Manipur, India on February 6, 2014
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Date: February 6, 2014
Creator: Butalia, Urvashi
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Asangba Nongjabi

Description: This version of the Asangba Nongjabi (Crimson Rainclouds) is in Manipuri using the Roman script.
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Date: 2017
Creator: Binodini, 1922-2011
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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
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Date: 2017
Duration: 20 minutes 01 second
Creator: Rajkumar, Rajeev
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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
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Date: 2017
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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.
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Date: 2017
Creator: Raj Kumar Somorjit
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Video of Jalakeli at the Palace Temple of Manipur

Description: This video is of Jalakeli, a women's Hindu Vaishnav ritual performance of Manipur, India. It was offered, as annual custom dictates, by the Shree Shree Govinda Jiu Jalakeli Pala on Buddha Purnima, the full moon of the Manipuri lunar month of Kalen (9 May 2017) at the Shree Shree Govindajee Temple of the Royal Palace of Manipur.
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Date: May 10, 2017
Duration: 15 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Shree Shree Govinda Jiu Jalakeli Pala
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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
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Date: June 25, 2017
Duration: 45 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Devi, Thoidingjam Lakshmipriya
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Transliteration and the Making of a Romanization System

Description: The transliteration of Asangba Nongjabi is basically phonetic. The Romanization system that emerges from it is primarily meant to be a guide to the transliteration of the play in the Manipuri Learning Module. The Roman transliteration of Asangba Nongjabi is the core of the Manipuri Learning Module for students of linguistics, language, and literature. The module includes the play in its original Manipuri in both Bangla and Meitei Mayek scripts, its English translation, and an audio performance … more
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Date: August 6, 2017
Creator: Roy, L. Somi
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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.
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Date: October 3, 2017
Duration: 25 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Roy, L. Somi
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The Jalakeli Project: Women's Oral Histories: On the House of Ngangbam

Description: Sundari Ngangbam, a member of the Choir of the Royal Daughters, reminisces about her father, singer Ngangbam Nimai, Manipur's first recording artist, and her family, the House of Ngangbam to which Maharani Dhanamanjuri Devi belonged.
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Date: October 4, 2017
Duration: 46 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Roy, L. Somi
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