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Reference code
GB 891 PAR-PAR/3
Publication status
Published
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Series
Extent and medium
4 archival folders handwritten, photocopies and printed
Context area
Name of creator
(1933-2008)
Biographical history
Saroj Nalini Arambam was born in Imphal, Manipur, in 1933. She was the first Meetei woman to graduate and gain her Masters degree at Calcutta University. She moved to Britain in the late 1950s studying for a Bachelor of Divinity degree at the University of London. She graduated in 1961 and shortly after married John Parratt. She worked at the University of Ile-Ife, Nigeria, before undertaking a PhD on the Religion of Manipur, in the Department of Asian Studies, Australia National University, for which she undertook considerable field research. From 1975-1990 she taught in institutions in southern Africa while still continuing to undertake fieldwork on Manipur. With her husband, she co-authored books on Manipur and, also produced two volumes of the Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur, published by the Royal Asiatic society, the second volume being published posthumously.
(1938-)
Biographical history
John Parratt was born in England and obtained his doctorate from the University of London. He taught in Southern Africa as well as Australia, India, Papua New Guinea and Britain. He was previously Professor of Third World Theologies at the University of Birmingham and is author of many books, some jointly with his wife.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Copies of manuscripts in Bengali script. These include:
* Copy of 'Kang, Its Rule and Origin' by KH Tolhal Singh, published by the Manipur State (Khwai) Kang Union, 1962.
* Copy of manuscript 'Old Manipuri Literature Text Book'.
* Five loose sheets of printed script with some annotations
* Printed booklet 'With the Compliments of The Manipuri Sahitya Parishad'
* Printed booklet of 'Worship of Fovoibi' by Nq. Kulachamba
* Copies of documents, one labelled 'Tikinaha jit memorial'
*Copies of Akham Langol documents
* 'Chronicles Bengali Script' - Copies of Chronicles of the Kings of Manipur with some annotations.
* Notebook containing 'Miyad (hand copied by N. Khelachandra. Bengali Script)'.
* Notebook containing 'Sanamali Laihul'
* Copies of 'Pamheiba Larei Lathup (secrets on Pamheiba) Hand copied by Tomba Metei (Bengali Script)', two versions, one handwritten and one photocopied
* Documents entitled Pamheiba vagyoebandra; Angai Fammang; Khuman Chronicle; Luwang Chronicle; Angom Chronicle; Angom Low; Notes on Khuman Chronicles; [Gambhin Sigh genealogy??]; Bamon khunkhoklon; Moinang lambaba, handwritten
* Copies of various Manuscripts in Manipuri - not identified, with some English annotations also photocopied.
* Copy of Leisernlow Creation story
* Proof copies of a printed manuscript, uncut
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Language of material
- Manipuri
- English
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