Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 24 2010:
Three women from outside the state including one from France who came all way to attend the platinum jubilee celebration of the Manipur Sahitya Parishad in Imphal were felicitated by the Patriotic Writers' Forum today at its office at Keishampat.
The women felicitated today were dancer Angela Sophia, noted writer S Gambhini and social activist Kshetrimayum Madhabibu both from Tirpura.
Indigenously produced fabric and dresses and books were gifted to them by the Patriotic Writers' Forum on the occasion.
Addressing the felicitation function, president of the forum Thokchom Chandro lauded Angela Sophia for her love Manipuri dance and popularizing it across the globe by presenting the same at various occasions.
Angela who came to Santiniketan, West Bengal for learning Indian dance became impressed by Manipuri dance, he recalled.
"Patriotic Writers' Forum shows gratitude to you for your effort in popularizing Manipuri dance.
We also show our due respect to writer Gambini and social activist Madhabibu, both hailing from Tripura," Chandro said.
Angela Sophia who spoke on the occasion recalled how she was attracted by Manipuri dance.
She came to Santiniketan for her research about the rhythms of classical dance of India.
She was impressed by Manipuri dance and started learning the same under RK Jitendrajit in 2000 .
She was excited visiting Manipur the origin of the dance form, and she was very impressed, she said.