Dr S Ibocha
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 11 2014 :
Dr Soibam Ibocha's Manipuri translation of former president of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's autobiography, Wings of Fire titled 'Khambi Meigi Mashashing' has been conferred Translation Award 2013 in Manipuri Literature by the Sahitya Akademy, New Delhi.
A serving IPS officer, holding the post of DIG (Range II) Manipur and a doctorate from Manipur University in policing, Dr Ibocha has also been awarded the President Police Medal for Meritorious Service 2014 on the occasion of Republic Day, 2014 .
Besides the present award in translation, Dr Ibocha Singh is credited to have translated two other books of Dr Kalam, titled The Life Tree and Children Ask Kalam into Manipuri as 'Punshi Pamel' and 'Angangshingna Kalamda Paohangjei' .
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Two other books one by Dr Kalam namely Ignited Minds and the other by Dr I Mohendro Singh's Origin of Meiteis and Manipuri is not a Tibeton Burman Language have also been translated respectively as 'Ethil Piraba Pukning' and 'Meiteishingi Hourakpham Amashung Manipuri Lonshi Tibeto Burman Longi Manung Chanba Lon Natte' which are ready for publication.
He has also written two books namely 'Community Policing: Principles, Practices and Perspectives in the Context of Manipur' and 'The Game of Rugby' in English which were published by Akansha Publications, New Delhi.
He also published a reference book on translation in Manipuri entitled, Handokpagi Neinarol.
He is an approved lyricist of AIR Imphal and digital films Liklai and Kaboklei.
The present award winning book was earlier awarded Akoijam Chaoton Rajkumari Mukta-sana Sahitya Award 2010 by the Sahitya Samiti Thoubal.