Marup (Meitei for 'friend')[13][14] is an Indian Meitei language newspaper,[a][15] circulated mainly in the Northeast Indian state of Tripura.[16][17][18] It started its publication works in the year 1969.[19] It is published in Agartala.[20][21] It is recognised by the Information and Cultural Department of the Government of Tripura.[22]
Type | daily[1][2] & weekly[3][4] |
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Founded | 1969[5] |
Language | Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language) |
Headquarters | Agartala[6][7] |
City | Agartala[8][9] |
Country | ![]() |
Circulation | India, Bangladesh and Myanmar[10] |
Sister newspapers | Marup (Bengali edition)[11][12] |
Circulation and writing system
editBesides its circulation in India, it is also circulated in the Manipuri populated areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar. It uses the Bengali script for writing the Meitei language. However, it doesn't have any faculties for printing in Meitei script as of 2022. R.K. Kalyanjit (Meitei: ꯔꯥꯖꯀꯨꯃꯥꯔ ꯀꯜꯌꯥꯟꯖꯤꯠ), the editor of Marup, while giving an interview, told that the reason for not printing in Meitei script is because there is no scope for teaching the script to Meitei language speakers in Bangladesh and Myanmar.[23]
Contents
editIn the 2023 Manipur violence, the Marup (Meitei: ꯃꯔꯨꯞ) raised its voice regarding the sufferings of the people in the state of Manipur and highlighted the past related incidents happened in the history of Manipur.[24][25][26][27]
Events
editThe Marup also celebrated the Patriots' Day (Meitei: ꯑꯊꯧꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ), organized by the Manipuri Literary and Cultural Forum, Tripura and Meira Paibi (Meitei: ꯃꯩꯔꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯕꯤ), held at the Paona Brajabasi Park, Khowai Meitei village, Gouranagar, Tripura.[28]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ also published in Bengali
References
edit- ^ "1.Media Coverage: Marup, Manipuri daily, Agartala, Tripura - 26 August 2022 - #SahityaAkademi announces its #BalSahityaPuraskar-2022 & #YuvaPuraskar-2022. | Ministry of Culture, Government of India". indiaculture.gov.in. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ P.C.I. Review. Press Council of India. 1985. p. 37.
- ^ Devi, R. K. Lilapati (8 December 2016). "Marup, an Ethnic Minority Newspaper of Tripura: A Journey to Ethnic Society Revivalism". Journal of Northeast Indian Cultures. 3 (1).
- ^ Laithangbam, Iboyaima (3 December 2022). "Newspapers, the last holdouts of Bengali script in Manipur, given ultimatum to switch to Meetei Mayek next month". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ P.C.I. Review. Press Council of India. 1985. p. 37.
- ^ Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. 1984. p. 729.
- ^ Devi, R. K. Lilapati (8 December 2016). "Marup, an Ethnic Minority Newspaper of Tripura: A Journey to Ethnic Society Revivalism". Journal of Northeast Indian Cultures. 3 (1).
- ^ Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. 1984. p. 729.
- ^ Devi, R. K. Lilapati (8 December 2016). "Marup, an Ethnic Minority Newspaper of Tripura: A Journey to Ethnic Society Revivalism". Journal of Northeast Indian Cultures. 3 (1).
- ^ Laithangbam, Iboyaima (3 December 2022). "Newspapers, the last holdouts of Bengali script in Manipur, given ultimatum to switch to Meetei Mayek next month". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. 1992. p. 1165.
- ^ India, India Office of the Registrar of Newspapers for (1985). Press in India: Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 863.
- ^ PUBLIC (27 June 2014). "Commemorating long-forgotten battles and those who gave their lives". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Sharma, H. Surmangol (2006). "Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary (Meaning of "Marup")". dsal.uchicago.edu (in English and Manipuri). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "1.Media Coverage: Marup, Manipuri daily, Agartala, Tripura - 26 August 2022 - #SahityaAkademi announces its #BalSahityaPuraskar-2022 & #YuvaPuraskar-2022. | Ministry of Culture, Government of India". indiaculture.gov.in. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Hogan-Brun, Gabrielle; O’Rourke, Bernadette (11 December 2018). The Palgrave Handbook of Minority Languages and Communities. Springer. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-137-54066-9.
- ^ Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. 1992. p. 1165.
- ^ India, India Office of the Registrar of Newspapers for (1985). Press in India: Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 863.
- ^ P.C.I. Review. Press Council of India. 1985. p. 37.
- ^ Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. 1984. p. 729.
- ^ Devi, R. K. Lilapati (8 December 2016). "Marup, an Ethnic Minority Newspaper of Tripura: A Journey to Ethnic Society Revivalism". Journal of Northeast Indian Cultures. 3 (1).
- ^ "List of all Enlisted Newspapers under ICA" (PDF). Government of Tripura.
- ^ Laithangbam, Iboyaima (3 December 2022). "Newspapers, the last holdouts of Bengali script in Manipur, given ultimatum to switch to Meetei Mayek next month". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Women take centre stage in violence-hit Manipur". Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (6 January 2022). "Manipur aims to boost economy, curb drugs menace - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Digital, N. H. (7 June 2023). "Women take centrestage in violence-hit Manipur". National Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ New, IANS (7 June 2023). "Women take centre stage in violence-hit Manipur". Bhaskar Live. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Patriots' Day observed in Tripura : 14th aug21". Retrieved 2 October 2023.
Further reading
edit- "Women in India's Northeast are frontrunners in every sphere | Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management". Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- IANS. "Women outnumber male voters in Manipur, but hard to find them among candidates in the fray". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- Riggins, Stephen Harold (1992). "The Media Imperative: Ethnic Minority Survival in the Age of Mass Communication". Ethnic Minority Media: An International Perspective. California: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1–20. doi:10.4135/9781483325309.n1. ISBN 978-0-8039-4724-5.