Waikhom Gojen Meitei is an Indian poet 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 Myanm ...

. The

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honored him in 2014 by bestowing upon him the

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

, the fourth highest civilian award, for his services to the fields of education and literature.

Biography

Waikhom Gojen Meitei was born in Manipur. He is the Secretary of Meetei Erol Eyek Loinasillon Apunba Manipur (MEELAL). His contributions to the revival of Meitei indigenous script is notable. Meitei lives in New Delhi at Ambedkar Bhawan. He is also a recipient of the title, ''Babu Jagat Jiban'' by Ram Lala Sanskriti Sahitya Academy in January 2002 and has also won Special Jury prize at the Second Sahitya Seva Samiti Manipuri Film Awards 2013, for his song ''Eeyekna Eepani Eerolna Eemani'' for the film, ''Eikhoibusu Hinghanbiyu'' in 2013.

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