Bahujan Sahitya Academy National Award Presentation program was held at Manipur Press Club building today.
Nongmaithem Nilamani Meitei received the Life Time Achievement National Award and (Late) Laikhuram Joyson Singh was awarded the Best Citizen of India National Award, Chingakham Inakhunbi Leima was facilitated with Best Entrepreneur National Award and MaisnamThoiba Singh received Best Service Society National Award.
Furthermore Khestrimayum Opendro Singh, Wayengbam Singhajit Singh and Keisham Ranjit Singh received the Seva Ratna National Award, Kala Ratna National Award and Karmika Ratna National Award respectively.
The Chief Guest of the program Dr. Laishram Bobby Devi, Up Adhyaksha Imphal West Zilla Parishad appreciated the effort of the organisers for conducting the award distribution program even at the dire moment in the history of Manipur. President of the Sahitya Academy Manipur, Dr Phanjaobam Lanajit, Retd. Chief Engineer PWD, Nongmaithem Norem, President of Malemi Lup, W. Amuchou Meitei, Assistant Professor Dr Salam Shantibala Devi, Secretary of Smart Security Service Laimayum Pratap Singh and President of All Manipur Bar Association, PuyamTomcha attended the program as Guests of Honor.