Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 01 2008:
NOTED WRITER MK Binodini has been conferred with lifetime achievement award, 2008 joinlty instituted by the Young Voluntary Organization, YVO and Manipur State Women Development Corporation in a special function "Ningol Nachom" organized in connection with ningol chakouba festival celebrated yesterday by the organization at Asha Cinema hall, North AOC.
The award carried a cash amount of Rs 10,000, a citation with a shawl.
While receiving the award, MK Binodini thanked the organizers for giving a place for the women of the society with honour on the occasion of the ningol chakouba festival.
The award was handed over to the noted writer by AK Mirabai, chairperson, Manipur State Women Development Corporation.
"I am not worthy of getting such award.
It would be better to give such award to those women who are working hard and earning livelihood confronting all odd of the life," Binodini observed.
She also expressed concerned over the present day non-stop killing of men-folk of the land by the security forces and said that if such killing continue further one day men-folk may vanish from the land.
She also appealed to stop killing at least men section of the society.