Unlike many other Indian states, the women in Manipur always enjoy a special status in society and have always taken an active role in shaping the history of Manipur. Nupi Lan –which means women’s war in Manipuri- is an important movement in the history of Manipur. The Manipuri women folk waged two historic wars in 1904 and 1939 against mass exploitation and artificial famine triggered by the British imperialists.