Museum founder Gourachandra passes away
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kakching, January 30 2023:
People's Museum (PM), Kakching founder cum director Mayanglambam Gourachandra of Kakching Makha Leikai has passed away at the age of 78 years at JNIMS Hospital on Monday.
Gourachandra from his early life had been collecting Meetei 'Puyas' and ancient artefacts from various parts of the state and even outside the state and established the People's Museum, Kakching.
He was also been a prolific writer with 30 books on history of the state and a big proponent for raising awareness about ancient traditions, culture and items to the present generation.
He had also been very active in construction of memorial of Wangkhei Meiraba at Kakching and during his lifetime led the memorial service of Wangkhei Meiraba and other unknown soldiers observed every year on April 23 .