Ngangkha Lawai

Ngangkha Lawai (ꯉꯥꯡꯈꯥ ꯂꯋꯥꯏ), also spelled Ngangkhalawai (ꯉꯥꯡꯈꯂꯋꯥꯏ) or Ngangkharawai (ꯉꯥꯡꯈꯔꯋꯥꯏ), is a village in the Moirang Sub Division of Bishnupur district, Manipur, India.[1] Ngangkha Lawai is known in Moirang Kangleirol genre of Meitei mythology and folklore as the place where the goddess Arai Leima, also called Ngangkha Leima, first appeared to the hero Khuman Puremba (the rebirth of Mungyang Chaoba).[2][3][4][5]

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, Ngangkha Lawai has a total of 685 families residing in the area.[6]

Education

The village is served by Ngangkhalawai Upper Primary School, a government-run educational institution.[7]

Notable sites

Culture

In Moirang Kangleirol genre of Meitei mythology and folklore, the goddess Arai Leima (ꯑꯔꯥꯏ ꯂꯩꯃ), later renamed as Ngangkha Leima (ꯉꯥꯡꯈ ꯂꯩꯃ), emerged from the bushes in the remote area of Ngangkha Lawai to request Puremba to take her as his wife. She was later called Ngangkha Leima by Chingkhu Telheiba, the king of Moirang, who did not know her divine identity. The site is therefore associated with the origins of the events leading to the epic of Khamba and Thoibi, a classical romantic legend of the ancient Moirang kingdom. This connection makes Ngangkha Lawai an important cultural and mythological landmark in Manipur.[2][3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ngangkhalawai(P), Moirang, Bishnupur, Manipur, India - Geolysis Local". geolysis.com. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  2. ^ a b Gouramani, Kabrambam (1963-02-25). Khamba Thoibi Ahanba Saruk (in Manipuri). Manipur University Library, Imphal; North Eastern States Libraries. India: Digital Library of India; Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ a b Singh, Loitongbam Kalachand (1963). Khamba Thoibi (in Hindi and Manipuri). Manipur University Library, Imphal. India: Digital Library of India; Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ a b Pramodini (1992). Khuman Khamba (in Manipuri). Manipur University Library, Imphal; North Eastern States Libraries. India: Digital Library of India; Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ a b Bormani, Sarangthem (2003). Moirang Shaion (in Manipuri). Manipur University Library, Imphal; North Eastern States Libraries. India: Digital Library of India; Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^ "Ngangkha Lawai Village Population - Moirang - Bishnupur, Manipur". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  7. ^ "NGANGKHALAWAI UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL - Ngangkhalawai District Bishnupur (Manipur)". schools.org.in. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  8. ^ "Khamba Thoibi Museum at Ngangkhalawai, Moirang :: 26 May 2013". www.e-pao.net. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
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