Workshop on Manipuri Terminology Building begins
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 08 2014:
Necessary works for translating textbooks of Class XI up to graduate level into Manipuri medium will be started from December, L Mahabir, Director of Directorate of Language Planning & Implementation, has disclosed.
He was speaking at the inaugural function of a 10-day second phase workshop on Manipuri Terminology Building at the office of Directorate of Language Planning & Implementation at Old Lambulane, Imphal West here.
Mahabir further said that the first phase of the workshop was held at the conference hall of SCERT, Lamphelpat in May and added that threadbare discussion on translation of terminologies of physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, mathematics, geography and literature subject into Manipuri medium will be deliberated during the second phase of the workshop which inaugurated today.
Informing that the Directorate is planning to introduce Manipuri medium textbooks up to graduate level from 2016 academic session onwards, he said that students who have studied up to graduate in Manipuri medium can sit for highly competitive IAS examination.