ABSTRACT

Culture is a very complex term. It is not only the manifestation of arts religious festivals. It has wide connotations and may be seen as a deep analysis of the social behaviour, human knowledge, belief, values, etc. Historians use the word ‘culture’ in yet another way to refer to the so called ‘higher’ achievements of group of life or of a period of history. By ‘higher’ achievements they mean achievements in art, music, literatures, philosophy, religion and science. A society always has its own distinct and well-marked culture. Nevertheless, a particular culture is never static and is always dynamic due to the various confluences and influences it absorbs from time to time. The orintal dance form of Uday Shankar was made popular in Manipur. The second quarter of twentieth century by some Manipuri youths who had seen educated in Assam.