Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra | |
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Born | 13 May 1917 |
Died | 31 January 2011 |
Resting place | Uripok Ningthoukhongjam Leikai 24°48′20″N 93°55′24″E / 24.80556°N 93.92333°E |
Other names | Pundit Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra Singh |
Occupation(s) | Writer Lexicographer Historian |
Known for | Manipuri to Manipuri and English dictionary |
Children | 5 sons and 5 daughters |
Awards | Padma Shri Sahitya Akademi Fellowship Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship President's Silver Medal Manipuri Sahitya Parishad Gavesana Bhusan Manipur State Kala Akademi Fellowship |
Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra Singh was an Indian writer, lexicographer and historian,[1][2] known as the author of Manipuri to Manipuri and English, the first modern general dictionary in Meitei language, which was published in 1964.[3] He was a fellow of the Sahitya Akademi[4] and Sangeet Natak Akademi.[5] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1987.[6]