• Dr.Sh. Shantibala Devi

The Bhakti Movement originated in Bengal by the 16th Century A.D. after the birth of Lord Chaitanya. When the movement reached in Manipur from Bangal, the easternmost State in North –East India, it took about 150 years, i.e., during the latter half of the 17th Century. The advent of Hinduism in the State, made a strong impact on the literary and cultural aspects of Manipur. The period from 1709 to 1819 was the time when great ideas began entering in Manipur and thus, the traditional concept of Manipuri Literature began identifying itself with the mainstream of Indian literature. A number of literary works based on the Hindu Brahmanical literature were made by the writers and scholars under the royal patronage during the 18th and 19th Centuries.

Bhakti Movement, Lord Chaitanya, Hinduism, mainstream, scholars, patronage

"A study on the Hindu Brahmanical Literary works of Manipur in the 18th and 19th Century A.D.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.601-605, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811A74.pdf

"A study on the Hindu Brahmanical Literary works of Manipur in the 18th and 19th Century A.D.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp601-605, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811A74.pdf