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Poets' meet held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 29 2014:
A "poets' meet" exclusively for male writers was held at Dev Literature Centre in DM College here on Sunday.
At the inaugural function of the meet organised jointly by Manipuri Sahitya Akademi and Ashei Waphang Yok-khat Lup, H Behari Singh, convenor of Manipuri Language Advisory Board, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, urged all lovers of literature to write novel, essay, short story, prose and poetry and publish them.
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He said Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi has been working towards promoting native literatures of all States with determination.
Behari informed that University and colleges can ask for fund from Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi for organizing various literary programmes.
Mihir Kumar Sahoo, programme officer, Regional Sahitya Akademi, Kolkata and Nepram Jila, president, AMYL, Itam Nugnoi also took part in the event.
At the poetry reading session of the meet chaired by Sahitya Akademi Awardee, Raghu Laishram, Manipuri poets Leimajam Rameshchandra, Yaima Haoba, Sagolsem Lakpati, SC Yaikhomba, Randhirkumar Yendrembam, Dhanajit Thongam, Akendra Tensuba and OC Meira recited their own poems.
Several women writers were also present at the meet.
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