Workshop on Manipuri poetry begins
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 10 2012:
The Cultural Forum, Manipur and Sahitya Akademi, Kolkata have jointly kicked off a 2-day workshop on 'Criticism of Poetry with Reference to Manipur Poetry' at 1st Bn.
Manipur Rifles' Banquet Hall here on Monday.
Speaking about the programme, Retd Prof.N Khagendra Singh, English Dept.
Manipur University, who presided over the function, said that the workshop is funded by Sahitya Akademi, Kolkata and it would enable to understand the status of Manipuri poets and their works.
After the discussion and critical analysis of some of the poetries written eminent poets of the state by the resource persons , the beauty of Manipuri poems would be surely known.
On the first day of the workshop, poetries of Hijam Irabot, Hijam Anganghal, Khwairakpam Chaoba were discussed with K Radhakumar (IAS), DC Thoubal, Dr S Ibocha Singh (IPS), DIG, Range IV and other distinguished personalities as resource persons.
During the inaugural function, Khagendra also released 'Ritu', the quarterly journal of Cultural Forum, Manipur.
A total number of 32 resource persons will participate on the second and last day of the workshop on Tuesday.