UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 3

● It is one of the major festivals celebrated by the Chakhesang tribe , predominantly by the Poumai Chakhesang from the Razeba area.
◦ For the Poumai community in Manipur, Thuni is a premier festival of new harvest.
◦ It is celebrated from January 5th every year and continues for several days.
◦ Most importantly, Thuni is a festival of equity when both the rich and the poor; the old and the young share from the same barrel of rice beerand eat the same food.