Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 10:
Nupi Lan veteran RK Sanatombi Devi has asserted that Nupi Lan dramas staged all over the State in connection with Nupi Lan celebrations will be shown this year too.
Talking to reporters at the Nupi Lan Memorial Complex this evening, Sanatombi said that she along with 42 drama artistes had quit the Nupi Lan Memorial Association which was against staging of the drama after last year's function.
She along with the artistes have joined Nupi Lan and Khongjom War Memorial Society since then, she said.
Sanatombi, who is one of the two surviving persons to take part in the Nupi Lan of 1939 said that she distanced herself from the association after working as its advisor as the association put up a deaf ear to her suggestions.
She charged that the association is run by the daughter, kith and kin of the other Nupi Lan activist (Late) I Rajani and as such it cannot be a State level-set up.
Her suggestions to hold proper election for office bearers and executive body members were also not considered.
Clarifying on the conception of the script of the drama, she said that the drama which began showing in 1999 was based on the Nupi Lan of 1939 not that of 1904.It was written by Rajani's son according to the narration of herself and Rajani.
As such, it is not related to her date of birth.
The association has turned down the request for showing the drama.
After that a new script was conceptualized by her and later written, Sanatombi said adding that she was ready to face any objection or corrections in the script.
The Nupi Lan veteran further said that a three member team including herself has submitted an application to the Imphal West DC today to allow staging of the drama at the Nupi Lan Complex and for giving proper security cover to the show.
They will meet the DC tomorrow again.
Only two Nupi Lan veterans are living presently.
One is RK Sanatombi while the other is Thangjam Ibemhal Devi.