Lifetime achievement awards presents
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 17 2022:
The Naharol Sahitya Premi Samiti, Imphal celebrated Writers' Day-2022 and presented lifetime achievement awards to two noted writers.
The Writers' Day-2022 celebrated as part of 60th foundation anniversary of the Samiti at JNMDA auditorium was attended by Langthabal MLA Karam Shyam as chief guest and Samiti president L Upendra Sharma as president.
In his speech at the event, MLA Shyam said the state has its own cultural policy but it is yet to be implemented fully and as such stressed that the government must put additional attention to implement the policy effectively.
He said writers not only protect history of a land but also promote history properly for present and future generations.
Later, writer of the year-2021 (lifetime achievement) award was presented to Sairem Nilbir and writer of the year-2022 (lifetime achievement) award to Dr M Kriti Singh.