Formation | 21 January,1972 |
Capital | Imphal |
Major Language | Manipuri |
Official Animal | Sangai |
Official Bird | Nongyeen |
State Flower | Siroi Lily |
State Tree | Uningthou |
Official Dance | Manipuri |
Major Rivers | Barak, Imphal Iril Nambul Sumna-Meghna Tiau |
Major lake | Loktak |
High Court | Manipur High Court |
Major Festival | Yaoshang Yaoshang Kut Festival Gang Ngai Chelraboa Kang HeikruHitongba NingotChak-Kouba Lui-Ngai-Ni Chumpha |
Airport | Tulihal Airport and Imphal Airport |
National Parks | Keibul Lamjo |
Wild Life Sanctuary | 1.Khongjaingamba Ching WLS 2.Yangoupokpi-Lokchao WLS |
Dance forms | 1.Manipuri 2.Manipuri Sankirtana 3.Nupa 4.Pung Cholam 5.Khamba 6.Thoibi DholCholam 7.Manipuri Raas Leela |
Water fall | SaduChiru |
Tourist Destinations | 1.Imphal 2.Chandel 3.Tamenglong 4.Thoubal 5.Sendra Island 6.Loktak lake 7.Moirang |
Food | 1.Chamthong 2.Eromba 3.Morok 4.Metpa 5.Singju Paaknam 6.Chak-hao 7.Kheer Alu 8.Kangmet Nga – Thongba |
GENERAL FACTS ABOUT MANIPUR
- The state known as Jewel of India
- The state known as Switzerland of East
- Modern Polo game was originated in
- Khuga dam is in : Manipur
- The Kuki tribes are found in Manipur
- The state demands to form a new state named Kukistate: Manipur
- Mao Hill station is located in : Manipur
- Kangla Fort is situated in: Manipur
- First state to start Multi Crore Sports University: Manipur
- Thalon caves are found in: Manipur
- The Indian State where the Commonwealth Cemetery is situated : Manipur
- First Indian state where the voting was conducted under adult franchise : Manipur
- Oldest Polo ground in the world: Imphal Polo ground
- Manipur High Court is situated at: Imphal
- First Central Agricultural University was started in Imphal
- Commonwealth Cemetery is situated at: Imphal
- Kangla fort is located at:Imphal
- Siroi Lily is mostly found in:Imphal Hills
- The gateway of Myanmar: Moreh
- Notorious terrorist group in Manipur: ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam)
- Largest fresh water lake of Eastern India :Loktak Lake
- The worship centre of the Vaishnavas in Manipur: SreeGovindaji Temple
- The largest market in India fully owned and operated by women:Khwairamband Bazar
- INA war memorial is located at :Moirang
- Manipur King who signed to join the Indian Union: Bodhachandra Singh
- ‘Unbreakable’ is the autobiography of : Mary Kom
- The Indian woman boxer to win World Boxing Championship for 5 times : Mary Kom
- The Indian woman boxer who rejected the Asian Games Bronze Medal :L.Sarita Devi
- Iron lady of Manipur :Irom Sharmila
- The lady who observed fasting for 16 years against AFSPA in Manipur :Irom Sharmila
- Irom Sharmila ended her fasting on : August 9,2016
- Manipur was called the Jewel of India by : Jawaharlal Nehru
- Manipur Gandhi: Trilochan Pokharel
- Singda dam is located in : Manipur
- Sadu Chiru Water Falls is in : Manipur
- Largest river in Manipur : Barak
- During the second World War, the INA raised the flag in India at:Moirang
- Sirohi National Park is in : Manipur
- The only floating National Park in the world: KeibulLamjao
- The lake in which the Keibul Lamjao is situated: Loktaklake
- The dancing deers found in Keibul Lamjao: Sangai
- Manipur High Court was formed in: March 25,2013