Nominees of Kala Akademi Awards 2020 announced
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 08 2022:
Manipur State Kala Akademi (MSKA) has announced the recipients of Manipur State Kala Akademi Awards in different categories for the year 2020 (2018-2020).In a notification, MSKA secretary L Kishworjit Singh informed that Prof Nongmaithem Tombi Singh and Pukhrambam Gandha Singh would be awarded with MSKA Fellows.
Recipients of MSKA Awards in the Performing Arts category are Kentaliu Newmai (Tribal Culture) and Dr Puni Losii (Tribal Culture), Ngaithem Ranjit Singh (Dance), Manoharmayum Guneshwari Devi (Dance), Gurumayum Kunjalata Devi (Dance), Meihoubam Seityaban Singh (Music-Nata Sankirtana Pung), Chongtham Kamala Devi (Music-Creative Music), Sinam Achouba Singh (Music-Pena Phamsak), Khoisnam Ranabir Singh (Theatre), Laishram Tomba Singh (Shumang Leela), Samurailatpam Singhajit Sharma (Traditional Theatre-Gouraleela), Athokpam Ojendro Meetei Thang-Ta), Konsam Jiten Meitei (Other Forms of Art-Meitei Puwari Leeba) and Laishram Saratkumar Singh (Other Forms of Art-Traditional Costume Designing).
In the literature category, those listed for the MSKA Awards include Irungbam Basanta for his short story collection entitled 'Lamdang Amada' (Literature-Creative Work), Dr L Gojendra for 'Manipuri Theatre Amadi Dramagi Khomjinba Wareng' (Literature-Critical Work) and Dr N Khagendra Singh for his work of translation entitled Lishing Ama Supna Marifu Marigi Mama' (Manipuri translation of Bengali novel "Hazaar Chaurasi ki Ma' by Mahasweta Devi) (Literature-Translation) .
The MSKA Awards in Fine Arts category would be presented to Dinesh Singh Khundrakpam for his sculpture entitled 'Caring Mother Unites All' (Fine Arts) and Waribam Nelopal Devi for her graphics entitled 'Saiyon' (Fine Arts) .
The nominees of MSKA Young Talent Awards are Pukhrambam Reepa Devi (Dance), Thounaojam Sobhachandra Singh (Music-Nata Sankirtana Eshei), Chanam Lilabati Devi (Theatre), Naorem Rajen Mangang (Thang-Ta), Chakpram Narendra Singh (Other Forms of Art-Moi-bung) Kamson Poukhillung Kabui (Tribal Culture) .