1. **EDITORIAL**
2. **History of the Development of Manipuri Dance - Late Prof. E. Nilkanta Singh**
3. **My Guru Ojha Amubi Singh - Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan**
4. **60 Years of Journey in Classical Manipuri Dance - Ranjana & Darshana Jhaveri**
5. **The traditional *Thang-ta* : Martial Arts of Manipur - Guru G. Gourkishor Sharma**
6. **Laiharaoba - Dr. Nonghombam Premchand**
7. **Sankirtan Tradition of Manipur (With special reference to Taala) - Guru L. Lakpati Singh**
8. **A lila of Love - Dr. Angana Jhaveri**
9. **Guru Bipinsingh's contribution to Manipuri - Dr. Sunil Kothari**
10. **Manipuri Dances : Extending the boundaries - Dr. Sunil Kothari**
**The traditional *Thang-ta* : Martial Arts of Manipur - Guru G. Gourkishor Sharma**
**GURU G. GOURKISHOR SHARMA**
**GURU G. GOURKISHOR SHARMA** is a senior Guru of Thang-Ta Martial Arts of Manipur. His institution, Huyen Lallong Manipur Thang-Ta Cultural Association, is completing 50 years shortly. Guruji has efficiently trained many students both in dance and theory in his institution. For his creative contribution in Traditional Thang-Ta he has received National Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
In the far North Eastern part of India, surrounded by nine ranges of hills, thinly populated, is a bejeweled place Manipur, where in the past *Thang-Ta*, a technique of fighting with sword and spear, enabled the people to protect their freedom. In fact *Thang-Ta* has been the sole means used by the forefathers to fight with Britishers. This martial technique at the same time evolved into a dance form. It is believed that *Thang-Ta* originated from *Theng-Kou* movements which emerged from the creation of Universe. *Thang-Ta* is the Mukhootso (hand and
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