Manipuri Sahitya Parishad

Manipuri Sahitya Parishad
Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯁꯥꯍꯤꯇ꯭ꯌ ꯄꯔꯤꯁꯗ
	Official logo of the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad
Abbreviation	MSP
Nickname	Manipur Sahitya Parishad
Named after	Meitei literature (officially called Manipuri literature)
Formation	1935
Founded at	Imphal
Type	Nonprofit, NGO, etc.
Legal status	active
Headquarters	Imphal
Location	Thoubal, India; Jiribam, India;
Locations	Assam, India; Tripura, India;
Origins	Manipur
Region served	Northeast India
Products	Meitei literature
Services	Meitei classical language movement; Meitei associate official language movement; Meitei scheduled language movement; Meitei Language Day (Manipuri Language Day) celebrations;
Fields	Meitei literature and Meitei culture
Official language	Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language)
Key people	See here
Funding	Government of Manipur (esp. through Chief Minister of Manipur)

The Manipuri Sahitya Parishad (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯁꯥꯍꯤꯇ꯭ꯌ ꯄꯔꯤꯁꯗ, romanized: /ma-nī-pū-rī sā-hī-tya pa-rī-shad/), also termed as the Manipur Sahitya Parishad (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔ ꯁꯥꯍꯤꯇ꯭ꯌ ꯄꯔꯤꯁꯗ, romanized: /ma-nī-pū-r sā-hī-tya pa-rī-shad/), is a literary council dedicated to the active promotion and the development of the literary works in Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language) in India. It takes one of the vital roles for the development of the Meitei language and Meitei culture, in national as well as international levels. It has its branches in Imphal, Jiribam, Bishnupur and Thoubal inside Manipur and in Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya outside Manipur.

The Manipuri Sahitya Parishad organises research works, seminars, symposiums, publication of journals and books, translation works of Meitei language literary works into other languages, preservation of Meitei folktales and Meitei music, bestowing of literary awards and cash prizes to outstanding writers and artists.

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