Atombapu Sharma (died 1963) also known as Pandit Raja Atombapu Sharma was a

Manipuri Brahmin Manipuri Brahmins ( mni, Manipuri Bamon) or Meitei Brahmins ( mni, Meitei Bamon) are the Brahmins who speak the Meitei ( Manipuri) language as their native tongue and mainly reside in the valley areas of Manipur. They constitute 4.5% of Manip ...

Sanskrit scholar, a

Vaishnava Vaishnavism ( sa, वैष्णवसम्प्रदायः, Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. It is also called Vishnuism since it considers Vishnu as the ...

, also versed in astronomy and astrology, a journalist and social reformer from

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

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. He is considered as "The Doyen of Journalism in Manipur".

Works

Atombapu launched the first daily newspaper in

“The Dainik Manipur Patrika” in 1933 and Thongbam Gokulchandra Singh was employed as the editor. He also played an important role in promoting

Sankirtana Kirtana ( sa, कीर्तन; ), also rendered as Kirtan, is a Sanskrit word that means "narrating, reciting, telling, describing" of an idea or story, specifically in Indian religions. It also refers to a genre of religious performance art ...

movement in Manipur and authored many books. His other contributions include promotion of journalism, politics, arts and culture and other aspects of Manipur. He also received the

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in Englis ...

for Manipuri dance in 1963.

References

{{reflist Meitei Brahmins Brahmins of Manipur Scholars from Manipur Dancers from Manipur Year of birth missing 1963 deaths Performers of Indian classical dance Manipuri classical Indian dance exponents 20th-century Indian dancers Indian male dancers