Roshmirekha Bora felicitated
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 12, 2013:
Members of the Asom Samaj, Manipur have felicitated Roshmirekha Bora, a renowned Assamese writer and a poet of repute yesterday in a reception ceremony here.
According to a press release of Asom Samaj, Manipur, Bora has translated several poems of Ibohal Kshetrimayum in Assamese, about the present scenario of Manipur.
Her Assamese book 'Singhorajanor Roop Katha' is a 'Shri Munin Borkotoky Award' winner of 2011. During the reception ceremony, she was presented with a traditional Manipuri shawl and a pen, and she recited a poem of Ibohal Kshetrimayum translated in Assamese.
President of Asom Samaj, Manipur Upen Basumatari expressed his pride to felicitate such a famous personality of Assam in Imphal, it stated.
Bora expressed her desire to write about women empowerment of Manipuri women and the Assamese people living in Manipur in the newspaper of Assam.
She and Ibohal Kshetrimayum accepted the honorary membership of Asom Samaj, Manipur, the release added.