Women of Manipur

accepted adopted agricultural already appropriate bamboo basket beautiful become better bring brought called cane celebrated certain Christianity cloth cocoon colour communities considered continued create cultivation culture dance depending discussed diseases dominated effective ensure entire extent fact festival fields fish followed fruit girls give Government grow hand hence herbs hills Imphal important independence India industry influence King known Kuki land leaves less literacy live Lois loom Manipur manufacture marriage medicinal Meitheis method Nagas nature operations organised participate performed planning plant play position practice reeling remained respect rice rituals seed silk situation social society stage started taken tourists traditional traditionally tribal tribes types upto usually valley varies varieties various village weaving women women of Manipur yarn