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Bishnupriya Manipuri language, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - History and development, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Source and origin, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Dialects, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Bishnupriya Manipuri a Manipuri Language?, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Vocabulary, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Not a dialect of Bengali or Assamese?, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Ancient literature

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Even a few years back, a Bisnupriya would identify himself not as "bishnupriya manipuri',but as Manipuri. After a few years of India's independence the term 'manipuri' has been chosen for 'Meitei' by the Goverment of Manipur, as there was not a respectable number of indigenous Bishnupriya speakers found in manipur by census. But the Bishnupriyas outside manipur, in pursuance of their tradition, call themselves and their language 'Manipuri' even now, and use the term 'Bishnupriya' to distinguish themselves from 'Meitei'. Just as the meiteis u ...

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Indian dance cannot be isolated from the art of literature, painting sculpture and music. Indian dance has a unique body of myths and legend to support the view that the art occupied a central place in the society and religion of the people of India.

The dance styles of Traditional Indian Dance are known as Bharathanatiyam, KathaKali , Kuchipodi , Manipuri, Orrissi and Kathak of each evolved it's own individual vocabulary of movement. Indian Dance is a spiritual practice and a "collaboration with God".

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Classical Indian dance is any dance form that is based on Natya Shastra, and currently comprises Bharata Natyam Odissi Mohiniattam Kuchipudi Note that Manipuri is clearly distinct from the above four. Some also include classical dances of Assam: Sattriya, Savaguwa and Rang-guwa Ojapali dance Dewgharar Dev-Natir Nritya the North Indian dance ...

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Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Indian dance usually refers to traditional dance from India, such as Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Kathak , Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam or Manipuri. Indian dance is based on the treatise Natyashasthra by the sage Bharatha, which explains the Indian art of acting. Acting or natya is a br ...

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The Bengali script is an Abugida system of writing belonging to the Brahmic family of scripts whose use is associated with the Bengali, Assamese, Manipuri and Sylheti languages. While it is very similar to Devanagari, it is less blocky and presents a more sinuous shaping, and is derived from a precursor of that script called Nagari. The modern script was formalized in 1778 when it was first typeset by Charles Wilkins. There are some minor differences between the version of the script used for Assamese and that used for the other languages: rô (Bengali র; Assames ...

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The culture of India is one of the oldest cultures in the world. In modern India, there is remarkable cultural diversity throughout the country. The South, North, and Northeast have their own distinct cultures and almost every state has carved out its own cultural niche. In spite of the diversity, it's bound by a common a thread as one civilization perhaps because of its common history and transfer of age old knowledge in the geographies. Indian culture and religions had great impacts on South East Asia and this is evident in the lega ...

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Arts and entertainment in India have a rich and ancient history. Right from ancient times there has been a synthesis of indigenous and foreign influences that have shaped the course of the arts of India. Arts refer to paintings, architecture, literature, music, dance, languages and cinema. In early India, most of the arts were derived Vedic influences. After the birth of Jainism and Buddhism, arts flourished under the patronage of kings and emperors. The coming of Islam spawned a whole new era of Islamic architecture. Finally t ...

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The Republic of India, commonly known as India, is a country in South Asia which comprises the majority of the Indian subcontinent. India has a coastline which stretches over seven thousand kilometres, and shares a border with Pakistan to the west, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. On the Indian Ocean, it is adjacent to three island nations -- the Maldives (to the southwest), Sri Lanka (to the south), and Indonesia (to the southeast). India also claims a ...

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Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা Bāṇlā) is an Indo-Aryan language of South Asia that evolved as a successor to the Sanskrit, Pali, and Prakrit languages. Bengali is the English word for the name of the language and for its speakers; in Bengali, the language itself is called Bangla (pronounced: IPA: < ...

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Though there is a co-relation of the denotative words of the BPM language with those of the Bengali, Assmese and Meitei languages for regional and periodical reasons, it does not mean that the original language is lost by the influence of the surrounding languages nor it reasonable to think that the BPM language is the formative language of the plain people of Assam, Bengal and Manipur as unwisely viewed by certain phoneticians; because the phonological and syntactical mainstream of the BPM language was never hampered and the same is even no ...

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Bishnupriya Manipuri language, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - History and development, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Source and origin, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Dialects, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Bishnupriya Manipuri a Manipuri Language?, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Vocabulary, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Not a dialect of Bengali or Assamese?, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Ancient literature

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Bishnupriya Manipuri (BPM), spoken in parts of Assam, Tripura, Manipur (Jiribam Sub-division) in India, in Bangladesh, in Burma and other countries, is different from many Indo-Aryan languages like Bangalis, Assamse, Oriya etc. The language was originated and developed in Manipur and was originally confined to the surroundings of the Lake Loktak in Manipur. The principal localities where this language was spoken are now known as Khangabok, Heirok, Mayang Ya ...

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Bishnupriya Manipuri language, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - History and development, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Source and origin, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Dialects, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Bishnupriya Manipuri a Manipuri Language?, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Vocabulary, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Not a dialect of Bengali or Assamese?, Bishnupriya Manipuri language - Ancient literature

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Topiary - Notable Topiary Displays. The Samban-Lei Sekpil in Manipur, India, begun in 1983 and recently measuring 18.6m (61ft) in height, is the world's tallest topiary, according to Guinness Book of World Records. It is clipped of Duranta erecta, a shrub widely used in Manipuri gardens, into a tiered shape called a sekpil or satra that honours the forest god Umang Lai. Europe Levens Hall and Topiary Gardens (Cumbria, England) See also:

Topiary, Topiary - History, Topiary - Origin, Topiary - Mediaeval Topiary, Topiary - The decline of topiary in the eighteenth century, Topiary - Topiary in the twentieth century, Topiary - Notable Topiary Displays, Topiary - Source

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One of the biggest problems facing Manipuri society today is drug addiction. The effects of being geographically close to the Golden Triangle are being felt now. Hundreds of youth in their prime have been laid unproductive because of the drug scourge. They have become a burden to the society. Related to this evil is the spread of AIDS. Sharing of syringes among addicts is the most common reason for the spread of this disease. Now Manipur has one of the highest per capita HIV positive patients in India. At present maj ...

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Manipur, Manipur - History, Manipur - People of Manipur, Manipur - Problems Facing Manipur, Manipur - Politics

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She was born in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 16, 1970, and studied at the Army Public School, in New Delhi. Koirala is also an accomplished Bharatnatyam and Manipuri dancer. Koirala was born into a politically powerful Koirala family; her father, grandfather, and two of her great uncles were Prime Ministers of Nepal. Her first movie was the Subhash Ghai directed Saudagar. She later went on to become a Maniratnam favourite starring in two o ...

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Manisha Koirala, Manisha Koirala - Biography, Manisha Koirala - Awards, Manisha Koirala - Filmography, Manisha Koirala - External link

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Bengali script - Vowels. The script presently has a total of 11 vowel letters, used to represent the seven main vowel sounds of Bengali, along with a number of vowel diphthongs. All of these are used in both Bangla and Assamese, the two main languages using the script. Some of the vowel letters have different sounds depending on the word, and a number of vowel distinctions preserved in the writing system are not pronounced as such in modern spoken Bengali or Assamese. For example, the Bengali script has two symbo ...

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Bengali script, Bengali script - Bengali symbols, Bengali script - Vowels, Bengali script - Modifiers, Bengali script - Consonants, Bengali script - Digits, Bengali script - Bengali in Unicode, Bengali script - Sample Text

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India offers a number of classical dance forms, each of which can be traced to different parts of the country. Each form represents the culture and ethos of a particular region or a group of people. The seven main styles are Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Mohiniattam, Manipuri and Kathakali. There are many types of dance in India, from those which are deeply religious in content, often based on old Vedic or Hindu folk traditions, to those ...

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Culture of India, Culture of India - Cultural policy, Culture of India - History, Culture of India - Drama and theatre, Culture of India - Literature, Culture of India - Dance, Culture of India - Music, Culture of India - Art, Culture of India - Painting, Culture of India - Movies, Culture of India - Recreation and sports, Culture of India - Cuisine, Culture of India - Different communities, Culture of India - Political culture

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India's census was conducted since ancient times. Kautilya's Arthashastra describes the collection of population statistics for taxation. The British were the first to conduct one in modern times conducting it in 1871. As per the India Census Commission's recently released 2001 census figures give a breakdown of various parameters according to religion. All figures in %. Sex Ratio*: no of females/1000 males. Others includes Tribal Animists,Jews, Parsis and Bahá'ís Jews number about 4,000. 2,000 reside in Bom ...

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Demographics of India, Demographics of India - Religion-wise breakdown, Demographics of India - Ethnic Groups in India

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Main article: Indian classical dance, Indian folk dances Indian classical dance is performed in different styles. Its theory can be traced back to the Natya Shastra of Bharata Muni (400 BC). Its various currents forms include Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Manipuri, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Mohiniaattam, Kathak and Sattriya. Bharatanatyam is thought to have been created by Bharata Muni, a sage from Tamil nadu, , who wrote the Natya Shastra, the most important ancient treatise on classical Indian dance. It is also call ...

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Arts and entertainment in India, Arts and entertainment in India - Architecture, Arts and entertainment in India - Literature, Arts and entertainment in India - Music, Arts and entertainment in India - Dance, Arts and entertainment in India - New Media, Arts and entertainment in India - Cinema, Arts and entertainment in India - Radio, Arts and entertainment in India - Television, Arts and entertainment in India - Major Events, Arts and entertainment in India - Professional Events, Arts and entertainment in India - Ametuer Events

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