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Report on 1st Guwahati Manipuri Literary Meet 2007
- 25th December 2007 -

Report Of The
1st Guwahati Manipuri Literary Meet 2007
Held On Tuesday, the 25th December 2007 At
Beltola Manipuri Welfare Assn. Mandap,
Bakrapara, Guwahati

Manipuri Sahitya Parishad Assam
Kamrup District Committee
Manipuri Rajbari, Guwahati—7
Affiliated To Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi
Regd. No. 110 Of 1969-70, Estd.—1961

The Ist Guwahati Manipuri Literary Meet 2007, organized by Kamrup District Committee, Manipuri Sahitya Parishad Assam was inaugurated at 10:00 hrs. with the lighting of the inaugural lamp by Prof. Hemant Kumar Sharma, retd. Director Education, Govt. of Assam at The premise of Beltola Manipuri Welfare Assn., Bakrapara.

Besides Dr. Phuritsabam Birmani, President, Kamrup District Committee, Manipuri Sahitya Parishad Assam & Prof. Hemant Kumar Sharma, Retd. Director Education, Govt. of Assam, Shri Usham Durgabihari Singh, Ex-President, Manipuri Sahitya Parishad, Dr. Laishram Sukumar reknown Social Worker and Shri Yengkhom Manila Singh take the chairs on the Dias.

After the opening song presented by the Artists of Beltola Manipuri Welfare Association, the distinguished guests, the invitees and the august gathering were welcomed by Shri Yambem Lalbabu Singh, the President of Beltola Manipuri Welfare Assn. Shri N. Singhajit Singh, Secretary, Kamrup District Committee, Manipuri Sahitya Parishad Assam delivered the Keynote address focusing on the importance of mother tongue in the changing scenario when every body is after the most hyped English medium Schools.

Kamrup District Committee, Manipuri Sahitya Parishad Assam felicitated Shri L. Nilmani Singh and shri Ibocha Singh on receipt of Sahitya Award 2007 and Sports Award 2007 respectively from the Govt. of Assam.

Also Parishad felicitated Smt. L. Karuna Devi who received Nritya Bhushan Award 2007 and Meghna Singha Hazari who was adjudged the Best Dancer at the All India Classical & Folk Dance Festival 2007, held at Cuttack in Oct.-Nov. 2007.

Shri K. Nilkanta Singh, General Secretary, Manipuri Sahitya Parishad Assam also addressed the well attended gathering of the Manipuri communities from every corner of the city and spoke about the important role of the Parishad, especially in the cities like Guwahati where the Language is neglected not only in Schools and work places but even at home.

RESULT OF THE VARIOUS LITERARY COMPETITIONS

a) Manipuri Recitation
Poem "Meitei Chanu" by Late Dr. L. Kamal Singh

Name of the competitor	Father's Name	Address	Rank
K. Sumanta Singha	K. Amarendra Singha	Lalmati	Ist (Jr)
L. Santana Devi	L. Rajkishore Singh	Pelingkata	IInd (Jr)
Kh. Babita Singha	Kh. Bimal Bihari Singha	Maligaon	IIIrd (Jr)
Augusti Laishram	L. Jaba Singha	Bakrapara	Ist (Sr)
A. Arjun Singh	-	-	IInd (Sr)
K. Shyam Kumar Singh	-	Khanapara	IIIrd (Sr)

b) Short Story reading:
Sahitya Akademi Award winning master piece "Elisa Amagi Mahao" of Shri Nongthonbam Kunjamohon Singh.

Name of the competitor	Father's Name	Address	Rank
Th. Govinda Singh	Th. Gourachandra Singha	Beltola Tinali	Ist (Jr)
Th. Ranjita Singha	Th. Shamu Singha	Salbari, Noonmati	Ist (Sr)
S. Maipaksana Singha	S. Bacha Singha	Jatia	IInd (Sr)
Y. Neetu Singha	Y. Thambal Singha	Salbari, Noonmati	IIIrd (Sr)

c) Ex-Tempore speech in Manipuri

Name of the competitor	Father's Name	Address	Rank
Th. Govinda Singha	Th. Gourachandra	Beltola Tinali	Ist (Jr)
L. Bimola Singha	L. Nirmal Singha	Lalmati	IInd (Jr)
Th. Gautam Singha	Th. Gourachandra	Beltola Tinali	IIIrd (Jr)
T. Namrata Singha	T. Arun Singha	Bakrapara	Ist (Sr)
Th. Dayananda Singha	Th. Gourachandra	Beltola Tinali	IInd (Sr)
H. Bijeta Singha	H. Kunjaraj Singha	Pelingkata	IIIrd (Sr)

d) Manipuri Modern Song:

Name of the competitor	Father's Name	Address	Rank
Meghna Singha Hazari	Dwijendra Singha Hazari	Chachal	Ist (Jr)
N. Rajesh Singha	N. Nilkumar Singha	Pandu Templeghat	IInd (Jr)
T. Somi Singha	T. Sachindra Singha	Bakrapara	Ist (Sr)
Th. Dayananda Singha	Th. Gourachandra	Beltola Tinali	IInd (Sr)
Th. Reshmi Singha	Dr. Th. Ranjit Singha	Bakrapara	IIIrd (Sr)

Sd/-
Dr. Phuritsabam Birmani
President

N. Singhajit Singh
Secretary

Check out the picture gallery on this Award ceremony here.

NS Singh , from Guwahati, provided this information to e-pao.net . He can be contacted at ns.singh(at)rediffmail(dot)com . This was webcasted on December 31st, 2007

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