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I have doubts about the factual accuracy of the ==Problems facing Manipur== section. --Hemanshu 20:02, 20 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- I have grave doubts about that section's neutrality. I am going to remove the assertion that Manipur is the most corrupt state in India. Shorne 03:35, 3 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Hemanshu, please specify the parts that you feel are not factual -- Mutum
- This section in particular needs edits, of language, precision (e.g. "a few years back" is not reliable Wiki language - what years?), and past/present tense issues, also some POV and colorful prose which need to be made consistent with other Wikipedia tone. I'm happy to help, but I don't know the facts - contact me if you want to collaborate on edits. Bruxism 03:50, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Burmese Refugees
How come there is no mention about the Burmese Refugee problem in Manipur. I donot know exactly but i guess there are more than ten thousand Burmese Refugees in Manipur, now. -dinesh
The section titled "Problems Facing Manipur" is still not neutral. The tone of the piece demonstrates a clear leaning, and poetic language and anecdotes do not belong in Wikipedia -Camilo Title does not give any relevant accounts of Poireiton. Poireiton was one of the renown historical figure who migrated to Manipur in the early part of the 1st century. He migrated from Khamnung Sawa, a place near the southern part of Yunan Province of present China. The place also mention in the manuscript of Poireiton Khunthokpa as Leikha, in the geneologyn of Poireiton it is mentioned as Leikha. The place Leikha can be found in the old map of Burma as southern Leikai and Northern Leikai.According to the SageiSalairon Puya or Manuscript another name of Poireiton is Tangkhongtek
[edit] name of Manipur
Manipur is a new name given to the present state during the time of King Garibniwaz (1709 to 1749)when Hindu religion became the state religion. Before this name was given the land was known with different names according to the reigning Kings of this land. The land was known as Poirei Meitei Leipak(meitei=Mei=man, tei=Tai=Tai community) (Poi=the Poi ethnic people, Lei=land)or Meitei Poirei Leipak , Kangleipak (Kang=dry, leipak=land), Poirei Namthak Sarokpung (nam=water, thak=above,sarok=hunting ground, pung=hill). The Burnese called Manipur as Kathe or Cathe, to Tai people of Kabo Valley as Cassay, to Ahom as mekale or Mogle(=mounglei, Moung=country in Tai words), Kabui tribe of Manipur called Meitei as Taimei, Kukichin cvalled meitei or Meitai.On the other hand Meitei or Manipuri called Assam as Tek-khao,Tripura as Takhel or Thoungnang, Burmese as Ava or Khamaran, Yunan province as Khage ie Kha-khe (khe means Yunan in Tai words or Maung Khe), KaboValley peoples were known as Senbi Kabo.
Here the question arises, from the Poirei Meitei Leipak, this means the land of Meitei and Poi people or the land of Tai and Poi people. Poi peoples belongs to the group of people migrated with Poireiton or Tangkhongtek(this word Tangkhongtek has close affinity with the forefathers name of Lapchas of Sikkim). Poireiton migrated to this land before the ascend of the first historical King Nongdalai Pakhangba(Nong = heaven or Sky or high place, Da=descende,Lai= God or King or the Lai ancestoral people, Pa=pha=god or father,Khangba=recognised)at Kangla of Manipur in 33AD.He was the First Historical Tai king. Before him the Kha-ba ethnic groups were the ruling family of Kangla. Kha-ba or Kha means non Tai according to Tai langauge.
Before the comming of Poireiton to Manipur, the valley of Manipur was divided in different principalities, namely Kha-ba, Ngan-ba, A-ngom, Moirang, there was a conflict between the Khaba Nganba and Angom, the Angom massacred the two princepality
[edit] Name
Why is the name of the state written in Bengali and Hindi, when neither of these are official languages of Manipur? --SameerKhan 09:13, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
