J. Malsawma

J. Malsawma
Born Aizawl, Mizoram, India
Awards Padma Shri
Mizo Academy Award
Mizo Writers Certificate of Appreciation
Website Official web site
Padma Shri India

J. Malsawma, is a Mizo writer and scholar from India. The Government of India honoured him, in 2013, by awarding him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of literature.[1]

Biography

J Malsawma hails from Aizawl, in the North East Indian state of Mizoram. He is a known writer in mizo language and is credited with several books on mizo culture and poetry.[2][3] His book, Vanglai is a mixed content publication with essays on mizo religion and culture and biographies of a selected number of mizo personalities.[4] Mizo Poems - Old and New is a collection of poems, some of them from the British era. Kan Mizia[5] and Zozia are a couple of his other notable works.[2][3]

Malsawma is a recipient of the Academy Award from the Mizo Academy of Letters, which he received in 2001. He has also received the Certificate of Appreciation from the Mizo Writers Association three times.[4][2][3] In 2013, he was honoured by the Government of India with the civilian award of Padma Shri.[1]

Malsawma is a member of the Mizo Publication Board and the State Advisory Board on Tribal Art, Culture, Language, and the Indian national Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage.[4] he was the founder secretary of the Mizo Academy of Letters during 1964-65 and was its advisor later.[4]

J Malsawma lives at McDonald Hill, Zarkawt, Aizawl, in Mizoram.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Padma 2013". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 January 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mizo News". Mizo News. January 28, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "NE Calling". NE Calling. 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Google book. Google books. 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ J. Malsawma (1960). "Kan Mizia". Retrieved October 27, 2014.

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