Amar Porichoi

Manipuri Theatre, Bangladesh   Theatre and Drama played an important role in the development of art and culture of the Bishnupriya Manipuri Community. It is said that the pioneer in playwright from both India and Bangladesh is "Gokulanondo Gitiswami". His plays "Matrimongol" and "Samaj Sanskar" created a revolution in the field of Bishnupriya Manipuri drama. Many drama movements during the twentieth century flourished under reputed dramatists like Lt. Aswini Kumar Sinha, Debadatta Sinha and Indra Kumar Sinha hailed from Narsingpur, Silchar. In the later years another dramatist and actor Sri Birendra Sinhä of Tinokhal ( Patharkandi) continued the drama culture and popularised it by forming his own team " Joly Opera". In the recent time, the drama movement reached a new scale under the able guidance of dramatist and director Sri Shuvashis Sinha (Sameer) who did his professional studies at Jahangirnagar University. He is a unique leader, united the ...

Murulimohan Singha: An unsung actor of Bishnupriya Manipuri Community By Debasish Sinha Eminent actor of Bishnupriya Manipuri community, Late Murulimohan Singha (1921-1993) was born to Golapsena Singha and Maya Devi at Batirgram village, Kabuganj in the Cachar district of Assam. He was the second of the four siblings. In the early twentieth century, Murulimohan Singha had a tilt towards acting and went on with it till the end of the twentieth century. During this period, he acted in various Bishnupriya Manipuri and Bengali historic, spiritual jatras and theatres. He possessed all the qualities of a lead actor and entertained the audiences with his acting skills. One of those famous was the role of a British officer – Warren Hastings – in the Bengali Jatra ‘Polasir Pothay’ was highly popular. Murulimohan Singha, a contemporary actor to other Bishnupriya Manipuri actors like Ashwini Kumar Singha, Golapbabu Singha, Principal, Nabadwip Mishra, Sanskrit teacher, Ma...