Khamnu (ꯈꯝꯅꯨ) is the daughter of Ngangkhaleima, the wood nymph and Chingkhu Telheiba, the king of Ancient Moirang. But she was born in the house of Khuman Puremba, as her mother got a second marriage to the later. After the demise of her parents, she brought up her younger brother, Khuman Khamba, bearing every sufferings right from her childhood.
Little is mentioned about Khuman Apokpa (ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯑꯄꯣꯛꯄ), the progenitor of the Khuman dynasty in the epic. The cult of Khuman Apokpa is mainly worshipped by the people of Khuman blood. Once when Moirang Thoibi visited him, unable to think what should be done, Khuman Khamba wear an elongated basket and hide himself in a corner of the house. When the princess saw him, she asked Khamnu what is the object. At this, Khamnu replied that it is the Khuman Apokpa. Though witty Thoibi knew the truth, she willingly bow down to Khamba.
Khuman Khamba (ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯈꯝꯕ) is the son of Khuman Puremba, a brave warrior and Ngangkhaleima, a wood nymph. He is best known for being a paragon of far reaching adventures and masculinity. He is a lover of Moirang Thoibi and after killing the Khoirentak tiger, he got married to the princess.
Khuman Puremba (ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯄꯨꯔꯦꯝꯕ) or Khuman Purenba (ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯄꯨꯔꯦꯟꯕ) is a grandson of a Khuman prince, who once fled from the Khuman kingdom to Ancient Moirang trying to prevent political turmoil and lead a peaceful life. He is a brave warrior and a floriculture minister of the Moirang kingdom. He is best known for capturing the nine tigers alive from the wild.
Moirang Thoibi (ꯃꯣꯏꯔꯥꯡ ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ), also known as Ewanglon Thoibi (ꯏꯋꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟ ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ), is the daughter of Chingkhuba (Chingkhu Akhuba), the younger brother of Chingkhu Telheiba, the then king of Ancient Moirang. For the king and his brother have no ward other than the princess, she grew up as the darling of the entire kingdom. She is the lady love of Khuman Khamba, for whose chemistry gets envied by Nongban. Legend says she and her lover, Khuman Khamba first performed a devotional dance form in the premise of the Ebudhou Thangjing Temple, which was later known as the Khamba Thoibi Jagoi.
The term "Thoibi" means perfection or completion of beauty and accomplishments.
Ngangkhaleima (ꯉꯥꯡꯈꯂꯩꯃ) or Ngangkhareima (ꯉꯥꯡꯈꯔꯩꯃ) is a wood nymph (Helloi). She had heard about the fame of Khuman Puremba from a very long time and wished to marry him. So, she sent the nine demigods transfigured into nine ferocious tigers to attack the villagers so that Khuman Puremba may charged defensive force against the beasts. At this, she took the advantage of meeting him in the woods. From the very first meet, she seduced him to marry. But fate does not permit them unite so soon. Their relationship was interrupted by Chingkhu Telheiba, the Moirang king. The king asked Puremba to offer the lady for his own harem. Unable to reject the king, he did. Ngangkhaleima gets conceived having Khamnu in her womb. It during that time the king returned her back to Puremba. So, after the birth of Khamnu, Khuman Khamba was born to the true lovers.
Nongban (ꯅꯣꯡꯕꯥꯟ) is the principal villain character in the epic saga. He is a man of Angom blood lineage. He is a suitor of Moirang Thoibi, besides having numerous wives. Knowing the fact that the princess loves Khuman Khamba, he devised many evil plots to get rid of him. But every time, Thangching and other gods save Khuman Khamba from danger.
Later, he died when a tiger attacked him in the hunt.
Senu (ꯁꯦꯅꯨ) is the closest friend and a maid of Moirang Thoibi. Legend says that she is the actual daughter of Chingkhu Akhuba, who after returning from a journey, found a baby girl on the way, brought her to home. During the very time, Chingkhu Akhuba's wife gave birth to a baby girl at home. Thoughtlessly, Chingkhu Akhuba placed the stranger girl along the side of his own daughter. When his wife felt conscious, she mistook the stranger girl as her own baby and brought her up as Moirang Thoibi while her own blood grew up as a servant girl, Senu.
Soura (ꯁꯧꯔꯥ) is a servant of Nongban. He is often given important tasks by his master because of his witty attitudes and skillful performance.
Thangching (ꯊꯥꯡꯆꯤꯡ) is the director of the story from the beginning till end. Every characters are playing their role according to his direction. Sometimes, he sent his good lady, Koiren Leima to inform alarming news to Khuman Khamba and Moirang Thoibi at their dreams. In Ancient Moirang, he is the greatest of all the gods. So, the Lai Haraoba festival is dedicated especially for him.
Raimondas Tumėnas
Raimondas Tumėnas (born on January 9, 1963) is a co-investor and one of the owners of the investment company "BT Invest". The main financing field is concentrated on retail trade, real estate development, shopping center lease, and port operator companies in Ukraine and partly in Lithuania. These companies employ over 6 000 people.
Raimondas Tumenas was born on January 9, 1963, in Vilnius, Lithuania.
He studied in Vilnius „Žvėrynas“ gymnasium.
He was a student of Vilnius University Faculty of Economics.
In the 1990s, Raimondas Tumenas started his investing activity in Ukraine with 2 Ukrainian businessmen.
In 2008, the investment company BT Invest was created by Raimondas Tumenas and Igor Bezzub.
In 1995, they established "Sandora" as a company of juices production. It was one of the most successful companies in Ukraine. In 2007, Pepsi Cola bought Sandora.
In 2009, the retail company Novus was launched.
In 2013, Novus started its cooperation with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
In 2020, Novus company acquired Billa supermarkets.
In 2009, Raimondas Tumenas became an investor in Stolitsa Group which is one of the largest real estate companies in Kyiv now.
In 2020, the company finished the project of a new shopping and entertainment center Retroville in Kyiv.
In 2020, BT Invest joined the development of a new infrastructure project EVT — marine port in Mykolayiv, Ukraine.
The Lithuanian leaders support Raimondas Tumenas activity in Ukraine.
In 2011, the president of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė opened a trade fair in Novus.
In 2019, Raimondas Tumenas was invited to the official dinner of the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Lithuania.
Remigijus Šimašius
Remigijus Šimašius (Lithuanian: "Remigijus Šimašius"; January 12, 1974, Taurage, Lithuania) is the mayor of Vilnius since 2015. He is Lithuanian lawyer, politician, member of the Seimas (2012-2016), Minister of Justice of Lithuania from 2008 to 2012, economist.
Remigijus Šimašius graduated from the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University.
He then studied as a doctoral student at Mykola Romeris University.
On September 17, 2002 he became Doctor of Laws.
In 2002-2008, he was a teacher (lecturer) in the field of law in Nicholas Romeris University and Vilnius University.
From 1995 to 2008, Remigijus Šimašius was a legal expert and economist at the Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LLRI). In 2006, he bacame a President of the Institute.
From 2008 to 2012, Remigijus Šimašius was Minister of Justice in the government of Kubilius.
In 2015, he was elected mayor of Vilnius.
In June 2016, members of the Liberal Movement elected Remigijus Šimašius as a chairman of the party.
In 2017, he left the "Union of Liberals of Lithuania".
In 2019, Remigijus Šimašius created a public committee ""For Vilnius, which we are proud of"" and on March 17, 2019, in the second round he was re-elected mayor of Vilnius, gaining in the second round 59% of the vote.
Formication
Feeling as if insects were crawling across or underneath your skin. Originated from the Latin word “"formica"”, which means ant. It is one of the sensations known as paresthesias, which also include the more common prickling, tingling sensation known as "pins and needles".
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