Rich tributes paid to GC Tongbra
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 01 2020:
Fitting tributes were paid to famous satirist and critique Padmashree GC Tongbra at a memorial function held at MDU Hall, Yaiskul today.
Soraisam Keshoram, Th Ibotombi, IMC Ward No 11 Corporator Maisnam Joychandra and Ward No 12 Corporator P Premila attended the memorial function as presidium members.
Speaking at the function, Longjam Sangita presented a paper on the topic 'Remembering Oja GC Tongbra' .
She said that GC Tongbra was a famous playwright whose works have been repeatedly studied and analysed by scholars and intellectuals.
Most of the plays of GC Tongbra have strong elements of modern satirical comedy.
GC Tongbra won a number of State and National awards including the Padmashree and the Sahitya Akademi Award.
He is also known as the 'Father of Manipuri Modern Drama', Sangita said.
Apart from writing plays, short stories and poetry, GC Tongbra also worked as a translator and a journalist, she said.
As a part of the memorial function, GC Tongbra's well known play 'Ngabong Khao' was also staged.