A table calendar carrying names of the manipuri poets and famous writers who have enriched Manipuri literature was released in the beginning of this year. The initiative is a part of Imphal Literature Festival 2014 by Sahitya Thoupang Lup.
The calendar also sketches the acclaimed works of :
1) Naoriya Phulo (1888 – 1941),
2) Thongkhatabam Nabakishore Sharma (1909-1991),
3) Yangmaso Kasung Shimray (1915 – 2002),
4) Paokhohang Haokip (1919-2010),
5) Rajkumar Kamaljit Singha (1924- 2003),
6) Elangbam Nilakanta Singh (1927 – 2000),
7) Dhrama Swami (U Tin Pe) (1928 – 2001),
8) Nongthombam Kunjamohan Singh (1935 – 2014),
9) Sougaijam Brajeswar ( 1936 – 2009),
10) Kheiruddin Choudhury (1939 – 2013),
11) Nongthombam Biren Singh (1942 – 2011),
12) Loitongbam Pacha Meetei (1943- 1990).
The calendar brings back memories of the famous writers, reminding the public of their famous works which they have brought out with passion, enriching the literary works of the State for many generations to read and grasp the knowledge, knowhow and thoughts of certain period of time or the imaginations from the thoughtful writers who have lived once in the picturesque land of Manipur and nurtured its literature.
