| Sandrembi and Chaisra (Sanarembi and Chaisra) | |
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 The fight between Sandrembi (true queen) and Chaisra (false queen) in the trial by ordeal | |
| Folk tale | |
| Name | Sandrembi and Chaisra (Sanarembi and Chaisra) |
| Mythology | Meitei mythology |
| Country |
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| Region | Kangleipak (Meitei for 'Manipur') |
| Related | Helloi, Lai Khutsangbi, Thabaton, Uchek Langmeidong, Yenakha Paotapi |
The legend of Sandrembi and Chaisra (Meitei: ꯁꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ ꯆꯥꯢꯁ꯭ꯔꯥ) or Sanarembi and Chaisra (Meitei: ꯁꯅꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ ꯆꯥꯢꯁ꯭ꯔꯥ) is a folktale of the Meitei ethnicity of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur).[1] It is a story of the clash between two stepsisters, Sandrembi (Sanarembi), the elder, and Chaisra, the younger, born to the same father but different mothers.[2][3] Sandrembi, the protagonist, is a young lady, living in forsaken environment and in dire circumstances that are changed into a remarkable fortune.[4][5] She is portrayed as a person having the nature of God like mind.[6][7]
- ^ Beck, Brenda E. F.; Claus, Peter J.; Goswami, Praphulladatta; Handoo, Jawaharlal (1999). Folktales of India. University of Chicago Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-226-04083-7.
- ^ Beck, Brenda E. F.; Claus, Peter J.; Goswami, Praphulladatta; Handoo, Jawaharlal (1999). Folktales of India. University of Chicago Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-226-04083-7.
- ^ Meitei, Sanjenbam Yaiphaba; Chaudhuri, Sarit K.; Arunkumar, M. C. (2020). The Cultural Heritage of Manipur. Routledge. p. 349. ISBN 978-1-000-29629-7.
- ^ Chakravarty, Kalyan Kumar (1994). Bhāratīya Parivāra: Manushya Ke Astitva Ke Lie Vaikalpika Soca. Indirā Gāndhī Rāshṭrīya Mānava Saṅgrahālaya. p. 186.
- ^ Lal, Ananda; Lal, Reader in English Ananda (2004). The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre. Oxford University Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-19-564446-3.
- ^ Singh, Moirangthem Kirti (1980). Religious Developments in Manipur in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Manipur State Kala Akademi. p. 316.
- ^ MacDonald, Margaret Read; Sturm, Brian W. (2001). The Storyteller's Sourcebook: A Subject, Title, and Motif Index to Folklore Collections for Children, 1983-1999. Gale Group. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-8103-5485-2.