What is And That Is Why . . . Manipuri Myths Retold?
{{Infobox book | italic title = And That Is Why . . . Manipuri Myths Retold <!--(see above)--> | name = And That Is Why . . . Manipuri Myths Retold | image = | image_size = | border = | alt = | caption = | author = L. Somi Roy | audio_read_by = | title_orig = And That Is Why . . . Manipuri Myths Retold | orig_lang_code = en | title_working = | translator = | illustrator = Sapha Yumnam | cover_artist = Sapha Yumnam | country = India | language = English | series = | release_number = | subject = | genre = [[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]]) | set_in = [[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]]) | publisher = Penguin Random House | publisher2 = | pub_date = 21st June 2021 | english_pub_date = 21st June 2021 | published = 21st June 2021 | media_type = Book | pages = 93 | awards = | isbn = | isbn_note = | oclc = | dewey = | congress = | preceded_by = <!-- for books in a series --> | followed_by = <!-- for books in a series --> | native_wikisource = | wikisource = | notes = | exclude_cover = | website = }} '''And That Is Why . . . Manipuri Myths Retold''' is a [[book]] by L. Somi Roy. It is a children's book based on 12 stories from the [[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]]) of the [[Meitei ethnicity]] of [[Manipur]]. The book is published by the Penguin [[Random House]] India under the Puffin Imprint. It was released by MP of [[Rajya Sabha]] and titular king [[Leishemba Sanajaoba]] at the Palace Compund, [[Imphal]] on the 21st June 2021. The stories are actually a collection of translated works from the original myths from the [[PuYa]]s ([[Meitei language]] manuscripts) of [[ancient Manipur]], rarely retold by people in the modern ti