Ratan Thiyam to posthumously receive Mahakavi Anganghal Poetry Award
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 14 2026: The Fiction& Poetry Club, Manipur, has announced that the Mahakavi Anganghal Poetry Award, presented every three years, will be conferred upon noted poet Ratan Thiyam for his poetry collection "Eibu Nungsibiyu Haide" .

The award carries a cash prize of Rs 25,000, a shawl and a citation.

The award will be presented on Manipur Poetry Day, which falls on October 26 .

A renowned theatre personality, Ratan Thiyam was bom in 1948, and he passed away at the age of 77 on July 23, 2025 .

The announcement was made today by the award committee, chaired by Thoudam Netrajit.

The jury members included Sahitya Akademi Awardee Yumlembam Ibomcha, Sahitya Akademi Awardee Professor K Shantibala, and poet and journalist Dr Laishram Lenin.

The committee had shortlisted 22 poetry collections published in the Manipuri language during the three-year period from 2023 to 2025 .

Following further evaluation, four collections - "Eibu Nungsibiyu Haide" by Ratan Thiyam; "Nangna Chatkhiba Lambiduda' by Salam Tomba; "Mongba Eranyai Tanmna" by Kangjam Radhakumar; and "Khoiyum Nonggdam Kaao" by AK Jiten-were shortlisted.

The award was instituted in 2017 and is presented every three years.

Previous recipients of the award include Thangjam Ibopishak (2017), Birendrajit Naorem (2020), and Arambam Ongbi Memchoubi (2023) .

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