Best Cultural Tourism Destination DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, GOVERNMENT OF MANIPUR

Manipur is blessed with nature’s bounties and its flora and fauna deserve acclaim. It boasts cascading rapids, tripling rivers, exotic blooms, along with diverse groups of inhabitants with rich history, like Meitei, Nagas, Kuki-Chin-Mizo and Gorkhas. These are the people whose myths and legends, dances, indigenous games and martial arts and exotic handicrafts reflect the mystique of nature. It has also been termed the ‘Switzerland of the East’ by many for its oval-shaped valley surrounded by blue green hills.

The award was given to Department of Tourism, Government of Manipur and received by Shyamananda Sapam, Manager Publicity and Marketing, Tourism Corporation of Manipur Ltd.