Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra

In this Meitei name, the family name is Ningthoukhongjam and the given name is Khelchandra. "Singh" is a name suffix.

Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra
Born(1920-09-01)1 September 1920
Uripok Ningthoukhongjam Leikai, Imphal, Manipur, India
Died31 January 2011(2011-01-31) (aged 90)
Imphal, Manipur, India
Resting placeUripok Ningthoukhongjam Leikai
24°48′20″N 93°55′24″E / 24.80556°N 93.92333°E / 24.80556; 93.92333
Other namesPundit Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra Singh
OccupationsWriter
Lexicographer
Historian
Known forManipuri to Manipuri and English dictionary
Children5 sons and 5 daughters
AwardsPadma 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, known as the author of Manipuri to Manipuri and English, the first modern general dictionary in Meitei language, which was published in 1964. He was a fellow of the Sahitya Akademi and Sangeet Natak Akademi. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1987.

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