Manipuri Poetry Day

This article is about an annual event for Meitei literature. For the annual event dedicated to Meitei language in India, see Meitei language day. For the annual event dedicated to the same language in Bangladesh, see Meitei language festival.

Manipuri poetry day (Meitei: Manipuri Sheirenggi Numit), also known as Meitei Poetry Day, is an annual literary event organised to promote Meitei language (Manipuri) poetry. It takes place Manipur as well as in other Meitei-speaking areas, and aims to promote Manipuri literature to the world.^[2] It honours the contributions of the Meitei poets as well as the diverse and distinctive literary traditions of Manipur.^[3]

Manipuri Poetry Day

Native name	Meitei: Meiteilon Sheirenggi Numit
English name	Meitei poetry day
Time	Meragee Thanil (full moon day of the Meitei lunar month of "Mera")
Venue	Manipur, other Northeast Indian states and West Bengal.[1]
Type	annual literary event
Theme	Meitei-language poetry
Organised by	Sahitya Akademi Divine Life Club, Langthabal Fiction and Poetry Club, Manipur JN Manipur Dance Academy Manipur Dramatic Union, Yaiskul Naharol Sahitya Premee Samiti, Imphal St. Joseph University, Nagaland Manipuri in Kolkata Manipur Bhavan, Kolkata

Dates of celebrations

• 9 October, 2022^[4]
• 13 October, 2019^[5]

Organisers

National

• Sahitya Akademi^[6]

Manipur

• Manipuri Sahitya Parishad, Jiribam^[7]
• Divine Life Club, Langthabal^[8][9]
• Fiction and Poetry Club, Manipur^[9]
• JN Manipur Dance Academy^[10]
• Manipur Dramatic Union, Yaiskul^[8][9]
• Naharol Sahitya Premee Samiti, Imphal^[8][9]

Nagalan

• St. Joseph University, Nagaland (SJU)^[5]

West Bengal

• Manipuri in Kolkata
• Manipur Bhavan, Kolkata^[1]

See also

• Meitei language movement
• Meitei Chanu (poem)
• Khamba Thoibi Sheireng
• Numit Kappa
• Tha Tha Thabungton
• Sana Leibak Manipur