Question

collect information on when and how manipur become a part of the Indian union

Answer 1

Manipur is a state in northeastern India and its capital is Imphal. During the British rule, The kingdom of Manipur was one of the princely states. Between 1917 and 1939, the people of Manipur pressed for their rights against the British rule. By the late 1930s, the princely state of Manipur negotiated with the British administration its preference to be part of India, rather than Burma. These negotiations were cut short with the outbreak of world war II. On 21st September 1949, Maharaja Budhachandra signed a Treaty of Accession merging the kingdom into India. Thereafter the legislative assembly was dissolved, and Manipur became part of the Republic of India in October 1949. It was made a Union Territory in 1956 and a fully-fledged State in 1972.

Answer 2

Manipur was a princely state under the British Rule. On 21 September 1949 the  Instrument of Accession was signed by the Maharaja Bodhchandra Singh on behalf of the state of Manipur and V.P. Menon and Sri Prakash for the Government of India. The Maharaja continued to have all the privileges, customary rights and got 3 lakhs as a privy purse. The Manipur State Assembly was dissolved and the first Indian Chief Commissioner of Manipur, Rawal Amar Singh took over.

In this way Manipur became a part of the Republic of India on 15 October 1949. It became a Union Territory in 1956, and a full fledged State in 1972.