Writers Meet
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 24 2017:
Sahitya Akademi and Ashangba Communication organised an Eastern Regional Writers Meet at Lamyanba Shanglen, Palace Compound today .
Inaugurating the event, eminent Manipuri writer, Ratan Thiyam said that literature is very important in the society but a writer cannot survive if he or she cannot maintain quality of writing .
He also stated that raising the quality of literature and increasing the number of publishers are necessary to nurture reading habits in the modern society .
Convenor, Manipuri Advisory Board, Sahitya Akademi, H Behari, officer in-charge, Sahitya Aka-demi, Kolkata, Gautam Paul and convenor, Eastern Regional Board, Sahitya Akademi, Gangadhar Hansdah, were also present at the event.