Governor releases Lumbini Leikolda Sathouba Leirang
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, July 20 2017:
A book titled "Lumbini Leikolda Sathouba Leirang" (A travelogue on Nepal visit written by Sahitya Bhushan awardee Dr Ch Jamini Devi and published by Shree Shree Govinda Raseswari Pala Marup) was released today at Raj Bhavan Darbar Hall by Governor Dr Najma A Heptulla .
Padmashree RK Jhalajit attended the releasing ceremony as the president and Sahitya Akademi Award recipient Prof Jodhachandra Sanasam was the guest of honour .
Dr Najma Heptulla said that though Manipur is small in terms of size and population, the region is immensely rich in terms of culture, tradition, oral history, and dance.
She strongly supported Socrates's view that oral remembrance of history is better than writing .
Sharing her love for travelling and meeting people belonging to different languages and culture, she said that she had visited the pagodas where world famous historians like Hiuen Tsang, Fa Hien and Ibn Batuta came from.
“Till today, we can see India's footprints in Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, China, Japan and Myanmar,” she said .
The Governor insisted Dr Jamini to get her book translated in other languages like English in order to get a wider audiences .
Delivering the welcome and keynote address, writer of the book Dr Ch Jamini expressed her heartfelt thanks to the Governor for allowing her book to be released at the auspicious Raj Bhavan Darbar Hall which is of immense value and rare privilege to her and the Shree Shree Govinda Raseswari Pala Marup.
Appreciating Dr Najma A Heptulla as great parliamentarian and icon in the field of women empowerment, she said that she had taken her suggestions and blessings before taking out her Nepal trip along with her 30 Raseswari Pala members .
She further stated that the special personality and humility of the Governor can be known when she avoided all protocol and travelled to Ima Market just recently .
Talking about the book, she expressed that the book is not merely a travelogue but a symbol of cultural message � that of love, integrity and cultural integration that tries to establish a cultural link between Manipur (India) and Nepal.
She narrated that they visited President of Nepal, Vidya Bhandari and exchanged views regarding the cultural relation between Manipur and Nepal.
She made a mention of how Maharaj Bodhachandra married princess Iswari Devi of Nepal and later made her the queen of Nepal.
Talking about the title of the book "Lumbini Leikolda Sathouba Leirang", she said that it is based on their visit to the historic Lumbini garden in Nepal where Lord Gautam Buddha was born .
Giving a brief insight on the activities taken up by Raseswari Pala, Dr Jamini said that it is contributing towards the preservation and propagation of art and culture in and outside the State by organising seminars and cultural festivals at different places like Nabadwip dham, Puri, Pashupati Nath, Rangoon, Sagiang and Shantiniketan .
Reviewing the book, Prof Jodhachandra Sanasam said that Dr Jamini is a lover of nature by the way she expresses her feelings when she saw the flora and fauna of Nepal .
Giving the presidential speech, RK Jhalajit appreciated the work of Dr Jamini and that of Raseswari Pala in reviving the Sankirtan culture of the State.
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