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"...The Manipuri Pony is a semi-feral creature. I remember seeing as a child, herds of Manipuri Ponies in Lamphelpat, once a marshy lake much like Heingangpat. What sets the Manipuri Pony apart from other semi-feral ponies such as the Dartmoor Pony is that many of them are highly trained polo ponies. Indeed, the Manipuri Pony is the original polo pony of the modern game as it is Manipur's traditional game of sagol kangjei that Lt. Joseph Sherer of the Sylhet Light Infantry, today known as the 'father of modern polo', introduced to the British Empire - and which became what is known today as modern polo. In the traditional style of rearing the Manipuri Pony, the owners let their animals roam in the commons, marshy areas that, being unfit for proper cultivation, was available as well as favored by the animals themselves. They fetch their animals when needed for war, games of polo or rituals, after which they are returned to the commons. Foals belong to the owner of the mother mare. The Manipuri Pony is never used as a pack animal. It is sacred to the Meiteis...."
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Buy Crimson Rainclouds Published
July 17, 2012
The English translation of M. K. Binodini's play "Asangba Nongjabi" by L.Somi Roy is now available on discount at NE-Bazaar.
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Internesenal Film Kumhei
January 11-15, 2012
The second international film festival on performance and sports will be presented by the Manipur Film Development Corporation in Imphal, the capital of Manipur in North East India
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MLBI Coaching Camp
June 4 - 11, 2010
The third Major League Baseball International Coaching Camp will be held in Imphal, under the auspices of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Hun-tré!, from June 4-11, 2010.