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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