Thang-ta festival from today
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 10 2015 :
Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy (JNMDA) and Huyen Lallong Manipur Thang-ta Cultural Association will jointly organise a Thang-ta festival at Irilbung from January 11 to 13 .
JNMDA Director L Upendro Sharma said that the festival would be held as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the academy.
Informing that 14 Thang-ta groups would participate in the festival, the Director said that former Art and Culture Commissioner P Bhorot and former JNMDA Director L Joychandra would grace the opening function as chief guest and president respectively.
On the concluding day of the festival, a discussion session on Thang-ta would be held with Prof N Tombi as the moderator.
A Ojendro Meitei and Sanathoi Sharma would present papers at the discussion session, said Upendro Sharma.