Gitchandra Tongbra

Gitchandra Tongbra
Born 1913
Manipur, India
Occupation Writer, teacher
Awards Padma Shri

Gitchandra Tongbra, popularly known as G. C. Tongbra, was an Indian satirist,[1] poet, playwright and art academic from Imphal.[2] Born in 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]

The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1975.[4] Four years later, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his play, Ngabongkhao, in 1978.[5] 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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sangai Digest - Full Story GC Tongbra". Sangai Digest. 4 June 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Birth centenary of GC Tongbra observed". Hueiyen Lanpao. 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1148. ISBN 9788172013240.
  4. ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ "SNA Award". Sahitya Akademi. 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "GC Tongbra festival kick-starts". Sangai Express. 25 April 2015.
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