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Padma Shri India

J. Malsawma, is a Mizo writer and scholar from North East Indian state of Mizoram, India. The Government of India honoured him, in 2013, by awarding him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of literature.[1]

Publications

J. Malsawma hails is a known writer in mizo language and is credited with several books on mizo culture and poetry.[2][3]

Awards

  • Malsawma is a recipient of the Academy Award from the Mizo Academy of Letters, which he received in 2001.
  • In 2013, he was honoured by the Government of India with the civilian award of Padma Shri.[1]
  • He has also received the Certificate of Appreciation from the Mizo Writers Association three times [4][2][3]

Malsawma is a member of the Mizo Publication Board and the State Advisory Board on Tribal Art, Culture, Language, and the Indian national Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage.[4] he was the founder secretary of the Mizo Academy of Letters during 1964-65 and was its advisor later.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Padma 2013". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Mizo News". Mizo News. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "NE Calling". NE Calling. 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d Guptā, Ramaṇikā (2014). Google book. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788180693007. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ^ J. Malsawma (1960). "Kan Mizia". Retrieved 27 October 2014.

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