Golmei Sanajao Kabui
Manipur State Kala Akademi Award 2013
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Golmei Sanajao Kabui
SHRI GOLMEI SANAJAO KABUI
Akademi Award: Tribal Culture
Shri Golmei Sanajao Kabui, born in 1942 at Keishamthong Kabui Khul, Imphal, is a noted exponent of Kabui Dance and Drama who is also trained in other forms of Manipuri folk dances as well as mainstream theatre
Born with an innate penchant for dance and drama, it didn’t take long before he was drawn under the feet of Guru Guigangpu Kabui and Guru Abungbam Kabui to learn Kabui Dance.
He also learnt folk drama from Poujailung Kabui. He further completed junior and senior course in dance from Kabui Naga Dance and Drama Centre. But his interest didn’t end here.
His desire to go beyond the realm of Kabui Dance led him to feet of Guru Th. Babu Singh and Guru Th. Tondon Devi to receive training in various forms of Manipuri folk dances.
Briefly trained in theatre under Shri Ramcharan Singh, he had acted in a few plays and also had the privilege to design the costumes for Ratan Thiyam’s play Shairen Chanba.
In 1967, Shri Sanajao Kabui joined the Song and Drama Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt, of India as an Artiste.
As an Artiste ofthe Division, he travelled extensively all over the country besides Bangladesh and Bhutan. He also led many troupes as a Troupe Manager.
Retired from service, as an Instructor, he is presently associated with cultural organisations as a guru of dance and drama.
In recognition of his contribution to tribal culture of Manipur, Shri Golmei Sanajao Kabui is honoured with Manipur State Kala Akademi Award.
* Daniel Chabungbam provided this information to e-pao.net
This article was posted on May 06, 2016.
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