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 puyas (meitei language manuscripts) of ancient manipur, rarely retold by people in the modern times.