Gitchandra Tongbra (6 February 1916 – 3 June 1996), popularly known as G. C. Tongbra, was an Indian satirist,[1] poet, playwright and art academic from Imphal.[2] 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).[3][4]

Gitchandra Tongbra
Born(1916-02-06)6 February 1916
Manipur, India
Died3 June 1996(1996-06-03) (aged 80)
Occupation(s)Writer, teacher
AwardsPadma Shri

The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1975.[5] Four years later, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his play, Ngabongkhao, in 1978.[6] 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.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Sangai Digest - Full Story GC Tongbra". Sangai Digest. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Birth centenary of GC Tongbra observed". Hueiyen Lanpao. 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1148. ISBN 9788172013240.
  4. ^ "GC Tongbra birth centenary celebration begins". Manipur - E-Pao!. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  6. ^ "SNA Award". Sahitya Akademi. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  7. ^ "GC Tongbra festival kick-starts". Sangai Express. 25 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)