Manipuri Language Day
Meitei Language Day | |
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Official name | Manipuri Language Day |
Also called | "Imalongi Numit"[1][2] (transl. The Day of Our Mother Language) |
Observed by | Manipur (Meitei: Kangleipak)
Manipuri language) being included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India |
Part of a series on |
Meitei people |
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Manipuri Language Day (
Annual events in India
2023 - 32nd event
In the yeat 2023, the 32nd Meitei language day was celebrated by different groups in different places.
In one celebration by the Manipuri Language Day State Level Celebration Committee at the Iboyaima Shumang Leela Shanglen in Palace Compound, the event was attended by the members of Manipuri Sahitya Parishad, Manipur State Shumang Leela Council, Film Forum Manipur and Writers' Union Imphal.[11][12][13] In the event, Leihaothabam Sharatchandra, the convenor of Manipuri Language Day State Level Celebration Committee, told to the public:
"We cannot preserve and promote Manipuri language, if we are not proud of having our own language and script".[11]
The event showed that the knowledge of one's mother language is of the top importance in comparison to others, even though knowing different languages is good.[11]
The event was also celebrated by the Naharol Sahitya Premee Samiti and the Cultural Forum Manipur.[11][12][13]
The event was also celebrated by the Directorate of Regional Indian Languages & Research (DRILR) and the Manipur International University (MIU) at the Conference Hall of MIU in Ghari, Imphal West district.[11][12] Harikumar Pallathadka, the Chancellor of Manipur International University (MIU), stressed the essentialism of the "Manipur State Language Commission & State Language Policy" in order to preserve and promote both Meitei language, which is already tabled for the official recognition of classical language status, as well as the vernaculars of Manipur.[11][12] The event was attended by members of the Ministry of Home Affairs (India), UNESCO Club Manipur, AIR Imphal, people from Montreal, Mysore, and the officials of CIIL, Government of India.[11] In the event, Yumnam Nouba Meetei was bestowed with the prestigious "Prof Dr R Subbakrishna Memorial Community Linguist Award 2023", for his selfless dedication and contribution to the revitalization of Meitei language and script.[11][12] A symposium was also organised on the topic, "Mother tongue from indigenous perspective, our language, our pride".[11]
The event was also separately celebrated by the
2022 - 31st event
In the year 2022,
The "Wakhallon Mannaba Apunba" (WAMA),
2021 - 30th event
In the year 2021, due to
2020 - 29th event
In the year 2021, as a part of the event on the day, the Manipur University Student's Union (MUSU) organized symposium on the theme "Preservation and prospect of Manipuri Language for the future generation" in the
Other than the observation in Imphal Valley of Manipur, the event was observed in Jiribam by the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad Jiribam (MSPJ) as well as in Tripura and Hailakandi, Assam.[22]
2019 - 28th event
In the year 2019, the event was organised under the theme "ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯂꯣꯟ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯍꯟꯕꯗ ꯂꯝꯗꯝꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯌꯦꯜꯍꯧ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯍꯟꯕ ꯇꯉꯥꯏꯐꯗꯦ ꯫" ("Manipuri Lon Chaokhat Hanbada Lamdam Sigi Yelhou Lonsingsu Chaokhat Hanba Tangaiphade").
2018 - 27th event
In the year 2018, the event was organised in the state level by the 13 committees working together under a single roof which are (1) Manipuri Sahitya Parishad, (2) Naharol Sahitya Premee Samiti, (3) Manipuri Language Development Committee, (4) Epathoukok, (5) Manipuri Literary Society, (6) Writers Forum Imphal, (7) Leimarol Khorjeikhol (LEIKOL), (8) Sathoulup, (9) Patriotic Writers Forum Manipur, (10) Imakhol, (11) Manipur State Shumang Leela Council, (12) Apunba Manipur Matam Ishei Kanglup (AMMIK) and (13) Film Forum Manipur at the Maharaj Chandrakirti Auditorium in Imphal.[26][27][28] Other than the state level celebration, the event was also observed by the All Manipur Students' Union (AMSU).[29][30]
2017 - 26th event
In the year 2017, the event was celebrated at state level organised by the 14 organisations.
2016 - 25th event
In the year 2016, on the day of the event, the "
2015 - 24th event
In the year 2015, "ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔ ꯀꯟꯁꯤ, ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯂꯣꯟ ꯍꯤꯡꯍꯟꯁꯤ" ("Manipur Kansi, Manipuri Lon Hinghansi") was the main theme for the organisation of the event.
2014 - 23rd event
In the year 2014, the event coincided with the 1st anniversary of Directorate of Language Planning & Implementation.[40] A speech about "ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯂꯣꯜꯅ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯡꯒ꯭ꯋꯦꯖ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯠꯆꯪ" ("Manipuri Lol Na Classical Language Oinabagi Potchang") (essential ingredients of transforming Manipuri into a classical language) was given by Chungkham Yashobanta Singh of Department of Linguistics, Manipur University in the commemoration event.[41] The celebration was jointly organised by (1) Cultural Forum Manipur, (2) Naharol Sahitya Premee Samiti, (3) Manipuri Literary Society, (4) Manipuri Lingual Development Committee, (5) Leimarol Khorjeikhol (LEIKOL) and (6) Manipur State Shumang Leela Council at the Dave Literature Centre, DM College campus of the Dhanamanjuri University. The Manipuri Sahitya Parishad and the All Manipur Students' Union (AMSU) also organised their respective functions separately at different places on the very day.[42] The Patriotic Writers' Forum also organised the event at the Manipur Press Club.[43][44]
2013 - 22nd event
In the year 2013, the event was organised under the joint aegis of three organisations which are (1) Manipuri Language Development Committee, (2) Manipur State Shumang Leela Council and (3) Manipuri Naat Kanba Lup. In another function organised by the All Manipur Students' Association (AMSU), the Chief Guest was Sagolshem Saratchandra, who was the then President of AMSU in 1992 when the students' union was spearheading the pressure on the government to include Meitei language in the
2012 - 21st event
In the year 2012, the event was organised in various locations by different associations, like the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad, Imphal in the Auditorium of Manipur Hindi Parishad,[46] the All Manipur Students Union (AMSU) in DM College of the Dhanamanjuri University,[47] the Patriotic Writers Forum, Manipur in New Checkon, the Manipuri Language Development Society (MALADES) at Ibudhou Thongju Lakpa Laibung in Thongju Part II of Thongju Assembly constituency, the Manipuri Literary Society and many others. A biannual edition of "Ngaklou" publication was released on the function organised by the Patriotic Writers Forum, Manipur.[48]
Annual events in Bangladesh
In 2022, the Meitei Language Day was celebrated in the
The slogan for the event of that year was "Lets speak our mother tongue, write in our mother tongue, love our mother tongue".[50]
Award ceremony
On the day of the celebration of the Meitei Language Day, the Patriotic Writers' Forum bestow three awards to three prominent writers (either from inside or outside of
Year | Pacha Meetei Literary Award recipients | R Kathing Tangkhul Literary Award recipients | Dr Saroj Nalini Parratt Literary Award recipients | Notes (References) |
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2022 | Maibam Premojit | Devjani Yumnam | Khumanthem Aneshwori | [56][57] |
2021 | No result | Nandeibam Pramoda | No result | [58][59] |
2019 | Leishembi | Laishram Shyamo | Kesho Singh Irengba | [60] |
2018 | Kiran Meikam | Tekcham Roshan | Sanatomba A.C. | [61] |
2017 | Sadokpam Birjit Mangang | Ojitkumar Luwangcha | Sijagurumayum Suchitra Devi | [62] |
2016 | Ch Ranbir Singh | Dr Umabati Athokpam | Thounaojam Shyam | [63] |
2015 | Gunindro Khangenbam | Lenin Khumancha | Raju Maibam (from Assam) | [64] |
2014 | Sanasam Umananda Singh | Dr Ningombam Rishnikumar | Kabrabam Nillakanta | [65] |
2013 | Dr Nongmaithem Pramodini | Kartik Maiba | Yendrembam Randhirkumar | [66][67] |
2011 | Aheibam Manilal | Laishangbam Dhananjoy | No result | [68] |
Similar events
The following events are observed on the same day, 20 August:
- Feast of Asmá’ (Baháʼí Faith, only if Baháʼí Naw-Rúzfalls on 21 March)
- Indian Akshay Urja Day (India)
- Independence Restoration Day (Estonia), re-declaration of the independence of Estonia from the Soviet Union in 1991
- Revolution of the King and the People (Morocco)
- Saint Stephen's Day (Hungary)
See also
- Meitei literature
- Meitei classical language movement
- Meitei associate official language movement
- List of epics in Meitei language
- List of Meitei-language films
- List of Meitei-language newspapers
- List of Meitei-language television channels
- List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Meitei
- List of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize winners for Meitei
Notes
- Manipuri language) is already in the syllabus of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) even before the minister announces for the commencement of different courses in the very language.[8]
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