The search for "Manipuri Story Mathu Nanaba" is often a search for nostalgia. The genre flourished during a time when literary magazines were the primary source of entertainment for the youth. Writers like , Lamabam Kamal , and later, modern romanticists like Jodhachandra Sanasam and Birendrajit Naoroibam , laid the groundwork for what would become the quintessential Manipuri love story.