History and Art and Culture
Context: Recently the Prime Minister of India addressed the Manipur Sangai Festival via video message.
About Sangai Festival:
- The festival is named after the state animal, Sangai, the brow-antlered deer found only in Manipur.
- Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organised by Manipur Tourism Department every year.
- Many editions of this Festival has been celebrated over the past few years with the name of Tourism Festival, since 2010 this has been renamed as the Sangai Festival.
- This festival is being celebrated to promote Manipur as a world class tourism destination.
- It showcases the states contributions to:
- art and culture,
- handloom,
- handicrafts,
- fine arts,
- indigenous sports,
- cuisine,
- music and adventure sports,
- natural environment.
Source: PIB
