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Mining Gems in Manipur for GQ.

Manipur singer and actor Gems Chongtham with his sister in their home in Imphal, Manipur
Gems sister 'Saroja' is also a singer in Manipur.
Gems is very much inspired by Korean Style.
Thangal Bazaar, Imphal, Manipur.
Manipur Folk legend ' Tapta' whose songs tend to follow Meitei polictical sentiment.
Photographed in his studio in Moirang, Manipur.
A close up portrait of 'Tapta'
Tapta photographed in his village. He calls Manipur youth Cartoon charcters who dresses like koreans.
Gems recording a  newsong in a studio.
Gems at one of his concerts. Around 800 people came for his show.
Fans asking for autographs and pictures with Gems.
DVD shop in Imphal selling Korean and English films.
On a Manipur film set.
Mining Gems in Manipur for GQ.
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Mining Gems in Manipur for GQ.

Hindi films were banned in Manipur by the insurgent groups around year 2000. Somehow the Korean cinema picked up as the Korean dvds came from the Read More

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