Manipuri Poetry Day
Annual event in India for Meitei literature / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about an annual event for Meitei literature. For the annual event dedicated to Meitei language in India, see Meitei language day. For the annual event dedicated to the same language in Bangladesh, see Meitei language festival.
Manipuri poetry day (Meitei: Manipuri Sheirenggi Numit), also known as Meitei Poetry Day, is an annual literary event organised to promote Meitei language (Manipuri) poetry. It takes place Manipur as well as in other Meitei-speaking areas, and aims to promote Manipuri literature to the world.[2] It honours the contributions of the Meitei poets as well as the diverse and distinctive literary traditions of Manipur.[3]
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Native name | Meitei: Meiteilon Sheirenggi Numit |
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English name | Meitei poetry day |
Time | Meragee Thanil (full moon day of the Meitei lunar month of "Mera") |
Venue | Manipur, other Northeast Indian states and West Bengal.[1] |
Type | annual literary event |
Theme | Meitei-language poetry |
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