Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 24 2010:
Along with reconstructing the classrooms of the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy on the model of traditional Manipuri architectural style, foundation course training centres of the Academy are soon to come at Kakching, Thoubal and Moirang.
According to a reliable source, decision to this effect had been arrived at the first advisory committee meeting of the Academy held at Raj Bhavan with Governor Gurbachan Jagat on March 4 .
Noted theatre personality Ratan Thiyam also participated in the said meeting as a special invitee.
During the meeting, it was decided that the classrooms of the Academy would be reconstructed in the design of traditional Manipuri architecture.
Furthermore, it was decided that along with paying special attention on diploma and post-diploma courses, the centres for foundation course training of the Academy would be set up at Kakching, Thoubal and Moirang.