English version of Cheitharol Kumbaba launched
Source: The Sangai Express
New Delhi, February 04, 2012:
Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network and India International Centre had jointly organized Manipur – Past And Present: Panel Discussion and Book Launch "Cheitharol Kumbaba: The Royal Chronicle Of Manipur" written by Nepram Bihari at India International Centre, New Delhi on January 30. Dr Kapila Vatsyayan, Member of Parliament, was the chief guest, BG Verghese, renowned writer, chaired the event, Pradyot Deb Burman, head of Royal Tripura House and Editor, The Northeast Today was the guest of honour and esteemed panellists of the event include retired Prof Dr Aparna Basu, Priyanka Thakur, Lecturer, Delhi University.
The "Cheitharol Kumbaba: The Royal Chronicle of Manipur" is a monumental work covering the history of Manipur, right upto the modern period.
Providing a detailed month-by-month record of the rule of no less than 76 Kings, it is a formidable reference history of this colourful State, which continues to remain in turmoil.
The subject covers every aspect of Manipur and throws much light on relation with neighbouring areas.
According to ON Shrivastava, former Governor, Manipur and Nagaland, "Dealing chronologically with the life, times and event during the reign of 76 kings - from lord Pakhangba (33 AD) to Maharajah Bodhchandra (1955 AD), it is by any standard an exhaustive compilation, replete with footnotes, glossary, references and agreements including the one between Maharaja Bodhchandra and Government of India.
The book fills a historic void and needs to be valued as integral to the continuing cultural freedom of our country.
The author by translating Manipur's history from the Meitei script into English has made almost 2000 years of developments in Manipur available to the global reader".
Nepram Bihari, writer "Cheitharol Kumbaba: The Royal Chronicle of Manipur" said, "With due obeisance to the Almighty on this important occasion of "Discussion of Past and Present of Manipur with book launch of Cheitharol Kumbaba, I consider myself supremely fortunate to make my dream a reality by launching a traditional history book.
Thinking-past history of ancient people should be a lesson for the present generation and also for enabling people of other races could understand the culture, custom, foreign and internal development policy.
This book is a record of past event dealing on political, economic, social revolution sectors, on foreign relation with neighbouring countries".
During the event, most of the panel agreed that the history of Northeast India is till little known to mainland India as well as within the Northeast India itself and suggested that it is high time for Northeast people to start including its history in shortened version in NCERT syllabus as it is lacking it as well as to start research and documentation of history of their neighbouring States.
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