according to an interview with l. somi roy by the "times of india", he said that the book was the first time for the manipuri mythology being presented to the outside world and so, he was taking extra care. he further said that the stories are from a time before the arrival of hinduism in manipur. in the author's comment, every civilization doesn't have a mythology but manipuri has its own mythology, and it's remarkable in consideration to the historical size of manipur. he opined that manipur's civilization is an eastern oriented one while the rest of india is western looking.