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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Brahmins native to Manipur}}<br />
{{About|the Meitei speaking Brahmins|the overall Meitei speaking community|Meitei people}}<br />
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{{Infobox ethnic group<br />
|group = Manipuri Brahmin <br /> Meitei Brahmin<br />
|image = "Meitei Bamon" (meaning "Meitei Brahmin" in Meitei language) written in Meitei script.jpg<br />
|caption = "Meitei Bamon" (literally meaning "Meitei Brahmin" in [[Meitei language]]) written in [[Meitei script]]<br />
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|langs = [[Sanskrit]] (sacred), [[Manipuri language|Manipuri]]<br />
|rels = [[Hinduism]] ([[Manipuri Vaishnavism]]) <br />
|related = Other Brahmin groups: {{hlist|[[Bengali Brahmin]]|[[Utkala Brahmin]]<ref name=Sipra />|[[Maithil Brahmin]]|[[Nagar Brahmin]]<ref name="Wahengbam"/>}}<br />
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{{Meitei people}}<br />
'''Manipuri Brahmins''' ({{langx|mni|Manipuri Bamon}}) or '''Meitei Brahmins''' ({{langx|mni|Meitei Bamon}}) are the [[Brahmin]]s who speak the [[Manipuri language]] as their native tongue and mainly reside in the valley areas of [[Manipur]].<br />
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==Description==<br />
Manipuri Brahmin origins stretch as far as [[Bengal]], [[Odisha]], [[Mithila (India)|Mithila]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Gujarat]] and other parts of India. Each Brahmin family within the community belongs to a specific [[gotra]] indicating their origin.<ref name=Sipra /><ref name="Wahengbam"/><br />
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==Ethnicity, origin and history==<br />
The recording of the migration of Brahmins from other parts of India,<ref name=Sipra/><ref name=Ved>{{cite book|last=Prakash|first=Ved|title=Encyclopedia of North-East India, Volume 4|year=2007|publisher=ATLANTIC|location= New Delhi|isbn=978-81-269-0706-9|pages=1540|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wxkC9S2jYCkC&q=manipuri+brahmin+origin+by+prakash&pg=PA1540}}</ref> including [[Bengal]], [[Mithila (India)|Mithila]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Gujarat]], and [[Odisha]] to the Manipur Valley started from the 15th century.<ref name=Sipra>{{cite book|last=Sen|first=Sipra|title=Tribes and Castes of Manipur: Description and Select Bibliography|year=1992|publisher=K.M. Rai Mittal for Mittal Publications|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-7099-310-5|pages=68–69|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bQQNCU-QWBAC&q=Brahmins+in+manipur&pg=PA68}}</ref><ref name="Wahengbam">{{cite book |last=Singh|first=Wahengbam Ibohal|title=The History of Manipur|year=1986|publisher=Manipur Commercial Co.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=17UxtAEACAAJ}}</ref>{{page needed|reason=Content needs verification|date=January 2021}} The appearance of Brahmins in Manipur in the 15th century may be due to the rise of [[Muslim]] power in [[Bengal]].<ref name=Robinson>{{cite book|last=Robinson|first=Rowena|title=Sociology of Religion in India|year=2004|publisher=Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-7829-255-6|pages=125–126|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2cIOqGcvHqoC&dq=vaishnavism+in+manipur&pg=PA126}}</ref> Followed by a steady stream of Brahmin migration to Manipur who were brought in based on their requirements after the adoption of [[Vaishnavism]] in Manipur. These Brahmins learned the Manipuri language, mixed the customs they brought in with the local customs which are acceptable to Brahmin culture, later inter-marrying with the local Manipuri women, and became a part of the larger Manipuri society.<ref name=Sipra/><ref name=Ved/><br />
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==Notable people==<br />
*[[Atombapu Sharma]], Sanskrit scholar, journalist and social reformer.<ref>{{cite news |title=My memories of Imphal from 1941- Part 5 |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2020/10/27/My-memories-of-Imphal-from-1941-Part-5.amp.html |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=The Sangai Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Parratt |first1=John |title=Atom Bapu and religious roots of Integrationism |url=http://e-pao.net/epPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Atom_Bapu_and_religious_roots_of_Integrationism.html.. |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=e-pao.net |date=24 March 2006}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Brahmin communities by language]]<br />
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Manipur]]<br />
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