Hamlet Bareh

Hamlet Bareh
Born3 May 1931
Jaiaw Lumsyntiew, Meghalaya, India
Died24 July 2012
Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Resting placeChurch of North India cemetery, Shillong, India
25°33′45″N 91°52′13″E / 25.56250°N 91.87028°E / 25.56250; 91.87028
Occupation(s)Historian
Writer
Filmmaker
SpouseMerlicia Kharshiing
ChildrenFour children
Parent(s)Mondon Bareh
Besina Dkhar
AwardsPadma Shri
Meghalaya Day Award

Hamlet Bareh Ngapkynta (1931–2012) was an Indian writer, historian and film director from the Northeast Indian state of Meghalaya.[1] He is known as the first person from the Khasi tribe, an indigenous ethnic group of the state, to secure a doctoral degree (PhD)[2] and as the maker of the first feature film in the Khasi language, Ka Synjuk Ri ki Laiphew Syiem (The Alliance of Thirty Kings).[3] He was the chairman of the executive committee of the Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, and a recipient of the 2004 Meghalaya Day Award.[1] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2004.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Hamlet Bareh dies at 81". The Telegraph. 25 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Dr Hamlet Bareh no more". Shillong Times. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Film bouquet on birthday". The Telegraph. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.