Nungshibee Greece 2nd Meetei Mayek edition released
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 11 2023:
The 2nd Meetei Mayek edition of Saratchand Thiyam's travelogue 'Nungshibee Greece' was released by Poknapham editor Aribam Robindro Sharma in a simple function held at the office of the daily, here, on Wednesday.
Speaking on the occasion, Robindro expressed hope that the Meetei Mayek edition of the popular book will reach the younger generations, who could not readthe earlier edition published in Manipuri language in Bengali script.
The first ever Manipuri travelogue book to receive Sahitya Akademi award, 'Nungshibee Greece' chronicles experiences of writer during his visit to Greece including comparison between Manipur and Greece, he said.
Writer and columnist Saratchand Thiyam said that the book was first published in 2002 and this is the 8th edition of the book and second Meetei Mayek edition, thanks to the love and support shown by the readers.
The first Meetei Mayek edition was published in 2015, he added.
Mention may be made here that the book published in English was translated by Chingkheinganba Thangjam for which he was honoured with Telem Indubala Award.
The English edition of the book has been accepted by Library of Congress in Washington DC, USA.
It is also at the shelves of National Library Athens and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, Nagasaki in Japan.
Moreover, it has been accepted as a textbook for undergraduate course in DM University and for MA Manipuri in Assam University.
The writer has so far published four books in the 'Nungshibee' series namely Nungshibee Greece, Nungshibee Bangladesh, Nungshibee Japan and Nungshibee Myanmar.