Manipur Sangai Festival website launched
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 23 2011:
The official website of the Manipur Sangai Festival was officially launched by KK Kshetri,Tourism Commissioner at Hotel Imphal today.
The website (www.manipursangaifestival.com) has been designed by Kok Sam Lai Solutions Pvt Ltd.
Addressing the media on the occasion, KK Kshetri said that official website of the Manipur Sangai Festival has been launched primarily to introduce and exalt the art and culture, handloom and handicraft, fine arts, traditional dance and music, indigenous games and adventure sports of the state to the outside world.
The website contains all information regarding the events of the festival, tourist lodge and tourist hotspots.
Any kind suggestions and feedbacks about the website can be forwarded and the answers to any queries will also be given out, he said.
He further said that the Manipur Sangai Festival, an annual calendar programme has been celebrated by the state government for the last few years.
It later came to be known as the Manipur Sangai Festival from 2010 to promote our very own Sangai, a rare species of its kind found only in Manipur and also to make Manipur into a world class tourist destination.
The Manipur Sangai Festival which will be commencing from November 21 to November 30 will highlight various adventure sports events such as the X-Game International Men and Women Open Speed Rock Climbing competitions.
Rock shows of various local rock bands, traditional fashion show, Yubilakpi, Arambai, Mukna Kangjei and Sagol Kangjei etc among the various indigenous sports will also be highlighted.
Various cultural items of the state will be shown during the special feature day especially meant for the different hill districts of the state.
Hill district days for Senapati, Tamenglong, Churchandpur, Chandel and Ukhrul will also be conducted during the festival which is meant primarily to strengthen the integrity bond among the various ethnic communities of the state.
Cultural troops from Thailand and Myanmar will also be invited and legal procedures are on the process.