Cultural Forum, Manipur (CFM) Awards : Speech by Governor VK Duggal
The Cultural Forum, Manipur (CFM) celebrated its 56th foundation day at the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy auditorium.
On the occasion, CFP Awards were distributed to seven personalities and three founding members of the Forum while four Sahitya Akademi Award and Prize winners and another five CFM Lifetime Achievement winners in the field of art and culture were felicitated.
CFM conferred Thoibi Award 2013 (Creative Plastic Art) Lifetime Achievement to Thoidingjam Tombi Singh, Dineshwori Sahitya Mana 2014 to Aribam Chitrashwor Sharma, Huirem Amuba and Yaimabi Award 2014 to Elangbam Sonamani (Sahitya), Prof Chongtham Manihar Singh Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 to Laishram Samarendra, Lairellakpam Dharambir Literary Award 2014 (Young Creative Writer) to Parshuram Thingnam and Laishom Ongbi Indrani and Laishom Gitabali Lifetime Achievement Award to Ningombam Iboyaima.
Dr Mokhonmani Mongsaba, Sahitya Akademi Awardee (Literature) 2013; Raghu Leihshangthem, Sahitya Akademi, Bal Sahitya Purushkar 2013 winner; Akhom Yandibala, Sahitya Akademi Yuv Purushkar 2013 Awardee and Dr Soibam Ibocha, IPS, Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize winner were felicitated on the occasion.
CFM Lifetime Achievement Award winners 2014 included Laishram Ibohalmacha Singh ( Nat Sankirtan), Leimapokpam Yaima (Pena), Irengbam Kanhai (Phambak Lila), Khulem Ongbi Leibaklotpi Devi (Jagoi Ras) and Ningombam Ibobi (Sankirtan Pung) .
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This Post is uploaded on May 18, 2014
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