Indo-Bangla Manipur Cultural Festival 2018 commences
Source: The Sangai Express
Jiribam, March 31 2018:
The Indo-Bangla Manipur
Cultural Festival 2018 began
yesterday at the Manipur
Cultural Complex, Tetaigaon,
Adampurbazar, Moulvi Bazar,
Bangladesh.
The festival which aimed
at building Indo-Bangla cultural relationship and
enhancing the cultural identity of Manipur is being
organised by Manipuri Cultural Complex, Bangladesh.
The three days festival was
inaugurated by MA Manan
MP, Ministry of Finance,
Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh at the
ground of the Manipuri Cultural Complex.
Speaking on the inaugural
ceremony, Thoudam Nilchand
Singh, member of Manipur
Cultural Complex, Bangladesh, said that the complex
has a museum dedicated to the
relics related to Manipuri culture.
Stating that the complex
has been teaching various
forms of art like Pung, folk
songs related to Manipuri culture, he called for all possible
assistance from both Manipur
Government and the Bangladesh Government to further
develop the complex and increase its potential.
30 delegates of the Patriotic
Writers Forum Manipur is
representing India in the festival.
Patron member of Patriotic Writers Forum Manipur
and founder of Zenith Academy Imphal Dr S Manaoton
Singh who is attending the
festival said that festival will
bring the two country closer.
The festival will showcase
the rich cultural heritage of
Manipur, he said.
Shashikumar Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry
of Railways, Government of
People's Republic of Bangladesh, speaking at the event,
lauded the Patriotic Writers
Forum Manipur for its con-
tribution in the successful
conduction of the festival.
The festival will certainly
bring Bangladesh and India
closer, he said.
Speaking at the inaugural
function of the festival, chief
guest of the event MA
Manan MP assured that he
will extend all possible help
to develop the Manipuri Cultural Complex further.
Langoljam Jayentakumar
Singh, convenor of Manipuri
Cultural Complex attended
the inaugural function as
president.