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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