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Manipuri horsemen playing Sagol Kangjei, the traditional Manipur polo game, in a photograph taken before 1908Culture & Heritage

Sagol Kangjei: The Manipuri Game That Gave the World Modern Polo

Long before “polo” entered the English sporting vocabulary, Manipur had Sagol Kangjei — a game played on horseback with a long-handled stick,…

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Dancers in traditional Manipuri Ras Leela costume performing at a festival in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, BangladeshCulture & Heritage

Ras Leela: The Classical Dance Manipur Gave the World

Long before Manipur became shorthand for conflict in national headlines, it was known in classical dance circles for something else entirely: Ras…

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Shree Govindajee Temple in Imphal, Manipur, with its golden domes, the main venue of Kang ChingbaCulture & Heritage

Kang Chingba: Inside Manipur’s Nearly 200-Year-Old Rath Yatra Tradition

Every year in the Manipuri month of Engen, which falls across late June and early July, the streets around Imphal’s Shree Govindajee…

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A Nyishi tribesman from Arunachal Pradesh wearing the traditional head-dress with a wooden hornbill beakCulture & Heritage

Arunachal’s Tribal Weaves and Cuisine Take Centre Stage at London’s Northeast India Festival

More than 500 people turned up at the Indian Gymkhana Club in London on July 11 for the United Colours of Northeast…

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Decorated bamboo "rot" structure and gathering during the Behdeinkhlam festival in the Jaintia Hills of MeghalayaCulture & Heritage

In Meghalaya’s Jaintia Hills, an Ancient Rite Still Drives Away ‘The Plague’

Every July, once the paddy has been sown and the monsoon has settled over the Jaintia Hills, the town of Jowai in…

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Inside Ima Keithel: The World’s Only All-Women Market Endures

At the heart of Imphal sits Ima Keithel – literally “Mother’s Market” – believed to be the only market in the world…

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How Kangla Fort Remains a Touchstone of Meitei Identity

Kangla Fort, the historic seat of Manipur's former royal capital in the heart of Imphal, continues to draw visitors and hold deep…

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Manipur’s Sangai Festival Returns With Scaled-Back but Symbolic Celebrations

The annual Sangai Festival, named for Manipur's endangered state animal and typically the state's largest cultural and tourism showcase, returned this

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Loktak Lake’s Floating Villages: A Photo Essay on Everyday Resilience

Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India and home to the distinctive floating phumdi islands and the fishing communities who…

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Meitei Weavers Keep Phanek Craft Alive Amid Displacement

Weavers producing phanek, the traditional wraparound garment central to Meitei women's dress, say they have continued their craft even from relief cam

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