Jump to content

Gitchandra Tongbra

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by DMySon (talk | contribs) at 03:53, 21 May 2020 (adding template). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Gitchandra Tongbra
Born6 February 1913
Manipur, India
Died1996
Occupation(s)Writer, teacher
AwardsPadma Shri

Gitchandra Tongbra, popularly known as G. C. Tongbra, was an Indian satirist,[1] poet, playwright and art academic from Imphal.[2] Born on 6 February 1913 in the Indian state of Manipur, Tongbra was known for his socio-realistic plays such as Mani Manou (1962), Matric Pass (1964) and Upu Baksi (1972).[3][4]

The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1975.[5] Four years later, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his play, Ngabongkhao, in 1978.[6] The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, honoured his memories by staging a Tongbra Drama Festival under the aegis of Ougri Theatre Repertory Manipur on 24 April 2015 which consisted of four selected plays of the dramatist.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Sangai Digest - Full Story GC Tongbra". Sangai Digest. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Birth centenary of GC Tongbra observed". Hueiyen Lanpao. 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1148. ISBN 9788172013240.
  4. ^ "GC Tongbra birth centenary celebration begins". Manipur - E-Pao!. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  6. ^ "SNA Award". Sahitya Akademi. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  7. ^ "GC Tongbra festival kick-starts". Sangai Express. 25 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)


India flag icon Stub icon

This article about an Indian writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gitchandra_Tongbra&oldid=957919744"