Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 13 2010:
Platinum jubilee of the Manipur Sahitya Parishad would be celebrated for a whole year in different parts of Manipur and beyond.
The platinum jubilee celebration would be celebrated in a grand manner far and wide starting from November 21 this year .
The curtain would be pulled down on November 20 next year.
The main features of the year long celebration would be seminars, symposiums, Kavi Sammelans, international Manipuri conference, theatre workshops, dance and music, cultural programmes, release of books, book fair etc.
Talking to media persons about the year long platinum jubilee celebration today, president of the Manipur Sahitya Parishad Prof N Tombi said that the plan to celebrate 75th anniversary of the oldest literary society of Manipur in different places within and beyond Manipur would go a long way in promoting Manipuri literature.
Convenor of the platinum jubilee's State level organising committee, Dr Th Ibohal estimated that the year long celebration would need around Rs 30 lakhs.
In addition to different activities aimed at promoting Manipuri literature, the Manipur Sahitya Parishad has been actively involved in various social issues.
He further sought cooperation of both the Government and the public towards successful celebration of the platinum jubilee.
Stating the annual grant being given by the Manipur Government to the Sahitya Parishad could not meet expenditure of its annual programmes, Ibohal recalled that the Parishad could earn some income when it was publishing syllabi for text books for schools, colleges and university.
Now BSEM, COHSEM and the University have taken over the work of publishing syllabi for text books.
As such, the Parishad has no source of earning any income, he rued.