Meitei script movement

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Meitei script movement
(Revivalism of Meitei script)

The twenty seven prime letters of the modern Meitei writing system, consisting of 18 ancient letters and 9 evolved modern letters, approved by the Government of Manipur, for official usages[1][2]
English name	Meitei Script Movement Meitei Script Revivalism
Venue	Northeast India (Manipur, Assam and Tripura)
Location	Northeast India (Manipur, Assam and Tripura)
Also known as	Meetei script movement Meitei Mayek movement Meetei Mayek movement Manipuri script movement De-extinction of Meitei script Resurrection of Meitei script Revival of Meitei script
Type	culture conflict culture war cultural renaissance social movement
Cause	Puya Meithaba (Book burning) Cultural assimilation Cultural cringe Cultural imperialism Forced assimilation Immigration and crime
Motive	Fundamental rights in India Right to equality Right to freedom Right against exploitation Cultural and educational rights Right to constitutional remedies Indigenization Right to exist Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
Target	Revival and development of Meitei script
Organised by	Apunba Meetei Mayek Sandokpa and Hinghanba Lup[3] Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP)[4] Kangleipak Students' Association (KSA)[5] Manipur Democratic Alliance (MDA)[6] Meetei Erol Eyek Loinasillon Apunba Lup (MEELAL) (transl. United Forum for Safeguarding Manipuri Script and Language)[7][8] Meitei Marup[9] Meitei National Front[10] and many others
Participants	Chingsubam Akaba[11] Leishemba Sanajaoba and many others
Outcome	Partly done Partially implemented  In progress
Deaths	Chingsubam Akaba[12]
Accused	Gharib Nawaz (Meitei: Pamheiba)[13][14]
Charges	Puya Meithaba (Book burning)[15] Cultural imperialism Cultural cringe

Meitei script movement, also called Meetei script movement (sometimes also referred to as Manipuri script movement), is a series of cultural wars and campaigns, undertaken by various cultural and sociopolitical associations and organisations as well as notable individual personalities, against the Government of Manipur and other authorities concerned, regarding the revivalism and the development of the Meitei script.