CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Manipuri Sankirtana, also known as Meitei Sankirtana, is a form of performing art involving ritual singing, drumming and dancing performed in the temples and domestic spaces in Manipur in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. ‘Nata Sankirtana’ is a UNESCO-recognised Festival of Dance and Music held in which Indian state? Notes: Manipur organises the UNESCO-recognised Festival of Dance and Music ‘Nata Sankirtana’. This year, the 3-Day Festival was inaugurated recently from the capital Imphal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nata Sankirtana, one of the performing arts of Manipur, was enlisted as UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 4, 2013.

Detailed explanation-4: -A further shift in the way kirtana was performed took place in the nineteenth century as a new style called Nata Sankirtana. It was introduced by Rajarshi Bhagyachandra during the reign of King Chandrakirti (1850-1886). In this style, the 64 rasas were presented over a span of 32 days.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur.