Moirangthem Kirti Singh is an Indian writer, scholar and educationist 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 ...
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Born on 1 February 1943 at Kongba Uchekon near
Imphal
Imphal ( Meitei pronunciation: /im.pʰal/; English pronunciation: ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (also known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the f ...
to M. Borajao Singh, Singh completed his education from
Johnstone Higher Secondary School, Imphal and D. M. College, which were under
Guwahati University
Gauhati University, also known as GU, is a collegiate public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established on 26 January 1948 under the provisions of an Act enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly. It is the oldest ...
during those days, securing a BA (Honours) and MA in philosophy.
Later, he obtained a bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) from LMS Law College, Imphal in 1965, followed by a doctoral degree (PhD) in 1972, making him the first
Meitei to be awarded a PhD. He is also the first Meitei to receive a DLitt.
He served various colleges in Manipur as a member of faculty and has also been involved in social activism.
Singh has published several books on Meitei culture and history,
especially on
Meiteilogy.
''Religious Developments in Manipur in the 18th and 19th Centuries'',
''Religion and Culture of Manipur'',
''Folk culture of Manipur'',
''Recent Researches in Oriental and Indological Studies: Including Meiteilogy''
''The philosophy and Religion'',
and ''The philosophy of Organism''
are some of his notable works. His selected writings were compiled and brought out as a felicitation volume by Akansha Publishing House in 2014.
The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the
Padma Shri
Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...
in 1992.
Singh, a fellow of the Manipur State Kala Akademi and the
Asiatic Society, Kolkata, is also a recipient of awards such as Jyotish Ratna (1978), Gavashana Archarya (1989), Bharat Excellence Award (1998), The Rising Personalities Award (1999), Glory of India Award (2000) Secular India Harmony Award (2002) and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose National Award (2002).
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Khong kangjei
Khong kangjei, also known as mukna kangjei or sometimes kanjei, and commonly known as foot hockey, Manipuri hockey or hockey on foot, is a sport similar to field hockey primarily of the state of Manipur in India. It is a game which requires stamin ...
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Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami
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Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education
1943 births
Indian male writers
People from Imphal
20th-century Indian educational theorists
Gauhati University alumni
Meitei culture
Meitei people
Living people
Writers from Manipur
20th-century Indian non-fiction writers