Tributes paid to Khelen Thokchom on his 58th Birth Anniversary
Khelen Thokchom Trust announced journalists' fellowship award
Source: IT News

Imphal, October 27 2018: Fitting tribute was paid today to late Khelen Thokchom on his 58th Birth Anniversary at Manipur Press Club today.

The birth Anniversary observance was organised by the Khelen Thochom Trust (KTT) Manipur with the theme "Remembering Khelen Thochom" .

Pradip Phanjaobam, Editor of Imphal Free Press, Irengbam Arun, media advisor to the Chief Minister, Ramkung Pamei, President Manipur Hill Journalists' Union and Thochom Memcha Devi , Founder KTT share dais of the observance function.

On the occasion wife of the departed journalist, Thochom Memcha Devi, who is also the founder trustee of the Khelen Thokchom Memo rial Trust (KTT) announced journalist fellowship award to be conferred to young journalists every year.

Tributes paid to Khelen Thokchom on his 58th Birth Anniversary

"The Fellowship award is being announced to encourage journalists of the state in producing quality news which was always want ed by Khelen Thokchom", s aid Gen eral Secretary of the KTT Sobhapati Samom.

Mem ories of Khe len Thokchom filled the room when Flute artist Ibomcha played a melodious flute when friends and family Tributes paid to Khelen Thokchom on his 58th Birth Anniversary Khelen Thokchom Trust announced journalists' fellowship award membe rs of Kh elen Thokchom paid floral tribute to the portrait of the departed soul.

"I am touched when the flute was played while we were paying floral tribute to tamo Khelen", sa id Ram kung Panmei, president of the Manipur Hill Journalists' Union.

Ramkung further recount his asso ciation with Kh elen Thokchom.

He recounted on how Khelen Thochom had help him in improving his journalism skill.

Prof.Amar Yumnam, while delivering speech described Khelen Thokchom as an exceptional journalist which had the quality to share idea with humours by not hurting anybody.

His exceptional skill of reporting always tried to c onnect meanin gful solution by trying to bridge the gap, prof.Amar Yumnam added.

Editor of Imphal Free Press Pradip Phanjaobam while speaking on the occasion also share his days with Khellen Thokchom.

Quoting a few writings by eminent thinkers, Pradip said that human being dies three time.

" Human being dies three time � one when he get a job or settled his earning but stop contributing what he learnt to the society, second when he died physically as no man is mortal and third when people stop remembering his name after his d ead", Pradip Phanjaobam said and added that for Khelen Thokchom he had live the first part and said that he will continue to live the second and the third part.

Media Advisor to the Chief Minister, Arun Irengbam while speaking on the occasion also recalled his days with Kh elen Thokchom.

"We started together this profession after I invited him to company me at Huiyen Lanpao as Asst.

Editor.

But after knowing his skill in reporting and presentation I have a firm believed that he cannot be chained in my newspaper as person like him needs to go beyond small newspaper", Arun added.

Moirangthem Oken, the owner of Ginious World record Samballei Sekpil also presented a photo which he took with Khellen Thokchom years back.

About Khelen Thokchom Khelen Thokchom was born on O ctober 27, 1960 as second son to Nilla Thokchom and Thokchom Ongbi Asangbi Devi at Sagolband Tera Tongbram Leikai , Imphal West.

He married his wife Thangjam ningol Memcha Devi on 1st May, 1987 .

He is MA (Agri Economics, from Agra University.

He had served at various newspapers of Manipur and later served as editor of both English an d Manipuri Edition Sangai Express.

Later he served at Telegraph as Special Correspondent until he breath his last on April 1 this year.