Maibam Lotpa Ching[1] or Red Hills is a historical site of World War II, in Nambol, Bishnupur district of Manipur, India. The site is a small hillock about 17 Kms south of Imphal City on Tiddim Road (NH-150). A fierce battle was fought at the site between the Allied Forces and the Japanese Forces during World War II. Japanese war veterans constructed a monument at the foot of this hill and it is significantly named "India Peace Memorial". There is a cemetery in the foothills, which houses the tombs of the Japanese soldiers who died in the war.[2][3]
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Template:Main A war museum is also built which houses a collection of rare war items and relics including the weapon materials used by the soldiers during the war.[2]
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Template:Further Every year, many Japanese and British visit the site to pay homage to their ancestors who lost their lives here in the war for their motherland.[4]
In popular culture
See also
- Japanese–Meitei cultural relations
- National recognition of Meitei culture
- Classicism in Meitei civilization
- Intangible cultural heritage of Meitei civilization
- Women in Meitei civilisation
References
- ↑ Peace museum now adorns Maibam Lotpa : 23rd jun19 ~ E-Pao! Headlines. e-pao.net. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Japan to build war museum in Manipur's Maibam Lokpa Ching. The Statesman(2017-05-21). Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ↑ Maibam Lokpa Ching, India - Location, Facts, History and all about Maibam Lokpa Ching - ixigo trip planner. Ixigo.com.
- ↑ Maibam Lokpa Ching Imphal, Manipur. Tourmyindia.com.