Gitchandra Tongbra, Date of Birth
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Indian satirist, poet, playwright and art academic
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About Gitchandra Tongbra
- Gitchandra Tongbra, popularly known as G.
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- Tongbra, was an Indian satirist, poet, playwright and art academic from Imphal.
- Born on 6 February 1913 in the Indian state of Manipur, Tongbra was known for his socio-realistic plays such as Mani Manou (1962), Matric Pass (1964) and Upu Baksi (1972).The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1975.
- Four years later, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his play, Ngabongkhao, in 1978.
- The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, honoured his memories by staging a Tongbra Drama Festival under the aegis of Ougri Theatre Repertory Manipur on 24 April 2015 which consisted of four selected plays of the dramatist.
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