Meitei Chanu (poem)

It was republished in the author's book of his collection of poems called "Lei Pareng" in the year 1929.

The opening stanza of the poem remarkably implies that the idea of a literary tradition is embodied in the form of a temple that remains empty without a goddess for a very long time.

She is able to return to her temple due to western education, imitation, and feminization of language and literature.

[3] The poet emphasises original and the vernacular inspiration and poetic elements to construct the temple of Meitei Chanu, countering a common belief that the Meitei language is insufficient for literary expression.

[7] According to the author, the temple should be made up of flowers and its purpose should be to spread across the world and to bloom in the universities.