Background

The Workshop on Maibi Culture of Manipur was organized by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi in collaboration with the Manipur Film Development Corporation Limited (MFDC), Imphal and the Leimarol Khorjeikol (LEIKOL), Imphal on December 11, 2007 at the Manipur Dramatic Union hall located at Yaiskul, Imphal. Six resource persons and six Maibis spoke during the one day program of interaction and deliberation. Around 69 participants took part in the workshop. The workshop was held with the objective of bringing together Maibis (shamans) from the different parts of the State to interact and deliberate on the present conditions and the future of the Maibi tradition in the State. There were demonstrations by Maibis on their art and tradition.

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