Manipur in 1935

Part of India on Film: 1899 – 1947

Excerpt from "Trip to Manipur (1935)"

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float. We think that this sequence was filmed in Manipur. If you can identify the location, please let us know.

This amateur film of a road trip from Dimapur to Manipur in northeastern India shows traditional dances and rituals and a gigantic flower float. This footage was shot by keen filmmaker William Meiklejohn, who joined the Indian Forest Service in 1910, and spent most of his working life with the IFS in the North-West Frontier Province, United Provinces, Bengal and Assam.

[diglaishram]

a clerification - the women on thumbnail is neither Maharani Iswari nor the queen of Manipur. she might be the one among those nepalis that came to manipur as a helper of maharani Iswari.

[sushilkon]

Yam nungci cigi video Mamangi toubirako 🙏

[rapidlensmovementbcs]

As a native of Manipur, this video is amazing

[maisnamthoithoi]

Manipur Independent time
thank you BFI for uploading this video

[wurfeon]

Wow! Thanks for the video BFI. I hope to see more. I'd really want to see more of the way we were in those days.
i'am not a gold digger but this right here is gold haha.

[cdhd]

उस समय के वीडियो देखने पर पता चलता है कि 1935 के समय भी मणिपुर कितना खूबसूरत था और सनातन धर्म और सनातन संस्कृति मणिपुर मे चारों तरफ फैलीं हुईं थी ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है मणिपुर फिर से वापस अपने स्वर्ण युग मे पहुंच जाएं और फिर से शांति व्यवस्था स्थापित हो जाएं ❤❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹

[nksingha]

Thank you for uploading this old video

[meiteigal]

This is true Meitei Culture. Proud of being a Vaishnav Hindu in Manipur. Proud to see an old film clip celebrating our beautiful cultural festival. This is how it should be.

[SVTeen_till_]

Heartbreaking to see poor labours driven by poverty, hope they all have a better life if the reincarnation exist❤❤

[bikrammayanglambam]

Many people are saying its not manipur

Look the structure of the rath or kang 0:38...it is in Meitei design and at 1:16 you can see a Meitei girl with traditional attire...at the end there is a Nepali women of limbu tribe which is normal as it was during British era and many british soldiers were nepali and posted in Manipur.. probably she is wife of one of those soldiers..at 1:13 you can even see a British nepali soldier behind the old man ...and it is 100% manipur..0:31 as you can see in video the plains are surrounded by hills


Now many will be thinking why they are wearing dresses like mainland indians and some looks like them...

1) many meiteis converted to hindu religion which is the main reason why they are wearing those dresses and practicing the hindu festival "rath yatra" or "kang chingba"
2) in meitei society there are meitei Brahmins just like Assamese brahmins...
They have aryan features in their looks...those aryans shown in video are probably meitei brahmins.

[cosmosforver]

I respect Manipuri King and people, they didn't used elephant to drag the pandel.. unlike other kings who use till date

[gabbarsingh]

I've seen a mini version of this huge trolley in a nearby Hindu village in Bangladesh. All the women stay underneath this huge tree, Interesting event.

[dotafreaks]

I promise I will try to make this Manipur once again🙏🏻 YAIFARE YAIFARE

[EA_customersupport]

Meteis should be protected at all costs. They have unique culture and history

[Indianitguy-cvpf]

I like this festival from my deep heart they pull a rath on which hanumanji is kept

[tshosangkonmeigurung]

Shes the nepali princess of limbu clan "ishori devi" or "ninamaa yakthungba" she married the weak manipuri king budhachandra who wanted to get some support from the powerful limbu clan as Manipur was facing lots of crisis from outside world .Her father who was a powerful limbu king felt pity for the poor manipuri people and thus agreed with the king's propsal..it is believed the limbu princess brought 1, 000 sacks of gold and jewels along with many bags of "yarsagumba" which later helped in anglo- manipuri war ..she was never written in history as she was not that socially active and kept within herself she dearly loved flowers and children..this is wat my limbu grndma told me

[romeshwayenbam]

Masigi matamsida leiramliba conditionsi yamna nungshidako

[tinimika]

This shows how the manipur people's work together

[Comical_LLama]

i can still see the mountains at the background from my House

[kunjaranimangangcha]

hndk ti arib video mym thengnei kdaidgi oirjtno yengbda ym nungaib nungcb fwi