Meitei Ninghtourol (A Genealogy of Meitei Kings) : Book
- Authored by Sarangthem Bormani -
Aheibam Koireng *
Meitei Ninghtourol (A Genealogy of Meitei Kings) : Book released
16 December 2014, A sixth edition of the well known book on Manipuri Studies titled, Meitei Ninghtourol (tr., A Genealogy of Meitei Kings) authored by Sarangthem Bormani, eminent folklorist and litterateur, priced Rs. 300 was released at the venue of Imphal Movie Club, Thangal Bazaar
It was released with Leihaothabam Saratchandra, Political Analyst; and Prof. PC Thoudam, Professor Emeritus and eminent Linguist respectively as Chief Guest and President.
Dr. Th Chandramani, Convenor of Tribal & Endangered Language Promotion Board, Imphal gave a critical exposition of the book.
Meitei Ninghtourol (A Genealogy of Meitei Kings) : Book released
He also dwelt on the achievements and accomplishments of the author citing the laurels and awards he received in his lifetime.
Prof. PC Thoudam while recalling his long association with the author in his lifetime mentioned the intense effort the author put in his lifetime to bring into light the rich cultural wealth of Manipur to the intelligentsia as well as to the general public alike.
Meitei Ninghtourol (A Genealogy of Meitei Kings) : Book released
The very fact that the book has undergone sixth edition speaks itself about its immense popularity.
Leihaothabam Saratchandra, in his Presidential speech, lauded the author for his immense contributing stating that, he came to get acquainted with some of the rare Manipuri vocabularies.
* Aheibam Koireng wrote this article for e-pao.net
The writer is Asst. Prof., Centre for Manipur Studies at Manipur University and can be contacted at akoireng(at)gmail(dot)com
This article was posted on December 17 , 2014.
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