Hamlet Bareh, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Hamlet Bareh

Indian historian, writer and film director (1931-2012)

Date of Birth: 03-May-1931

Date of Death: 24-Jul-2012

Profession: writer, historian, film director

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Hamlet Bareh Ngapkynta was an Indian writer, historian and film director from the Northeast Indian state of Meghalaya.
He is known as the first person from the Khasi tribe, an indigenous ethic group of the state, to secure a doctoral degree (PhD) and as the maker of the first feature film in Khasi language, Ka Synjuk Ri ki Laiphew Syiem (The Alliance of Thirty Kings).
He was the chairman of the executive committee of the Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh and a recipient of the 2004 Meghalaya Day Award.
The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2004,