Mayangnokcha Ao

Mayangnokcha Ao
Born 1901
Nagaland, India
Died 1988
Occupation Educationist
Writer
Awards Padma Shri

Mayangnokcha Ao (1901-1988) was an Indian educationist and writer from Nagaland and the founder vice president of the Naga National Council.[1] Hailing from the Ao Naga tribe in Nagaland, he was the first graduate from the tribe[2] and the first Naga headmaster of the Impur Mission Training M. E. School,[3] the oldest school in the region, where he served from 1927 to 1940.[4] In 1948, he was appointed as the headmaster of the Government High School Mokokchung.[2] He was a member of the team which translated the Old Testament into Naga language and was the translator of the Psalms.[5]

The Government of India awarded Mayangnokcha the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1984.[6] Three years later, he died at the age of 86. His life has been documented in a biography, Mayangnokcha, the Pathfinder and the Government High School Mokokchung was renamed after him on 16 June 1994 as Mayangnokcha High School.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Chaube, Shibani Kinkar (1999) [1973]. Hill politics in Northeast India. Orient Longman. pp. 153–161. ISBN 81-250-1695-3. OCLC 42913576.
  2. 1 2 3 "MGHSS: The journey so far…". Sunday Post. 18 May 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ Jonathan Glancey (2011). Nagaland: A Journey to India's Forgotten Frontier. Faber and Faber. p. 288. ISBN 9780571276073.
  4. ↑ "CMHSS Impur, the Oldest School in Nagaland". India Post. 6 June 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ao Literature Committee". Language in India. 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.

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