Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 08, 2010:
Prof Nongmaithem Tombi, a retired professor of Manipur University is the new vice-chairman of the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, Imphal as a meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Academy elected him for the post in a meeting held on March 4 at Imphal Raj Bhavan.
A statement issued by the director, Dilip Mayengbam of the Academy today while informing the election of prof Tombi for the new position, he himself has expressed gratefulness to the members for confidence reposed in him assuring that he will give his time and energy whenever necessary, for the development of the JNMDA.
Prof N Tombi is a noted critic of arts and theatre apart from regular columnist of Manipuri Daily, writer and radio playwright.
The professor, who earlier worked as president of Writers' Forum and Naharol Sahitya Premee Samiti, is the present president of the Manipur Sahitya Parishad.
He is also associated with organisations like Sahitya Akademi, National Book Trust of India, Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, etc.