late scholar ningthoukhongjam khelchandra introduced the ancient meitei manuscripts to l. somi roy. l. somi roy was helped by thokchom thouyangba meitei, a scholar of ancient manuscripts, the artist sapha yumnam, and manipuri historian wangam somorjit, in the creation of the book project. the author revisited the treasures of the ancient mythological tales of the meiteis of the pre-hindu manipur. the illustration artist sapha yumnam confirmed that the artworks found in the ancient meitei manuscripts are "primitive" having many warm toned colors like red, brown and little usage of black, grey and blue. in respect for the ancient artistic tradition, sapha yumnam used the very colours in the illustration of the book to be as faithfully close to the originals.