Elangbam Nilakanta Singh

Elangbam Nilakanta Singh
Born(1927-10-04)4 October 1927
Keisamthong Elangbam Leikai, Imphal, Manipur, India
Died11 February 2000(2000-02-11) (aged 72)
OccupationWriter
Known forLiterature
AwardsPadma Shri (2000)
Sahitya Akademi Award (1987)

Elangbam Nilakanta Singh (1927-2000) was an Indian poet and critic, considered by many as one of the pioneers of modern Meitei literature. A recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1987, Nilakanta Singh was honored by the Government of India, in 2000, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.

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