Arambai

Arambai,[1][2] also known as Alapai tenton (meaning arrowhead flew in distance), is a dart weapon used by the Meitei cavalry soldiers of Kangleipak while mounted on Manipur Ponies.

Prior to the beginning of modern warfare, medieval and ancient warriors determined the outcome of battles and war with their innovative weapons and indigenous tactics.

This very state, with her 2000 years old unique history, had produced a breed of horses referred to as Manipuri ponies and men that would catapult the tiny nation into a force that the mighty Burmese empire in her eastern frontier would find not just hard to contain, but also acknowledge the superiority of her warriors especially her Cavalry armed with regular weapons such as swords, spears and particularly Arambais.

Users of these weapons, who are horse riders, swirl the deadly poisoned darts and throw it to the enemy with an unparalleled accuracy and speed which is gathered through fast galloping of the Manipuri ponies.

Resurging interest in Arambais Unfortunately, these great heritage which had once protected the former sovereign nation of Manipur from repeated assaults by the Burmese, Tripuris, and the Cacharis from the West has fallen out of the imagination and the knowledge of today's generation.

As to the objectives for the establishment of the Association, the deeply passionate horsemen, remarked the necessity to preserve and maintain heritage and promote it as part of tourism festival were two major reasons behind the effort.