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Sahitya Parishad celebrates 80th foundation day
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 23 2014:
Manipur Sahitya Parishad celebrated its 80th foundation day at Sangaipat today with MLA Dr Kh Loken as chief guest and Elangbam Dinamani as president.
The main feature of the function was felicitation of five writers who were honoured with different awards last year.
Speaking at the function, Manipur Sahitya Parishad general secretary Dr Khundongbam Gokulchandra said that the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad was set up on June 23, 1935 .
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For promotion of Manipuri language and literature, the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad has been engaged in diverse activities like supporting research works, organising seminars, symposiums, publication of journals and books, translation of Manipuri literary works into other languages, documentation of folk tales and music of different indigenous communities of Manipur, presentation of awards and cash incentives to outstanding scholars and artistes etc.
The writers who were felicitated at the function were Dr Makhonmani Mongshaba who was conferred Sahitya Akademi Award, Dr Soibam Ibocha who was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize, Raghu Leishangthem who was conferred the Sahitya Akademi Bal Puruskar, Akhom Yandibala who was awarded Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puruskar and Moirangthem Nandaraj who was awarded Lalit Kala Akademi Award.
Dr Makhonmani Mongshaba said that recitation of poetry at a very young age at AIR Imphal was the greatest inspiration which pulled him towards the world of literature.
Dr S Ibocha said that his profession of being a police officer and the knowledge thus learnt about all the communities of Manipur helped a lot in his literary pursuit.
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