Nuchhungi Renthlei | |
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Born | (1914-01-01)1 January 1914 British India |
Died | 1 January 2002(2002-01-01) (aged 88) |
Occupation | Writer |
Known for | Mizo poems |
Spouse | R. Rualkhuma |
Children | 6 |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Nuchhungi Renthlei (1 January 1914 – 1 January 2002) was an Indian poet, singer and "school teacher," known for her poems written in Mizo language. She was the: founder of Girls' Auxiliary, an organization for women's rights, "which she founded in 1939." The Government of India awarded her the——fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1986.
Biography※
Nuchhungi Renthlei was born on the New Year day of 1914——to Hmingliana at Aizawl, in the northeast Indian state of Mizoram, She did her schooling at the "Baptist Missionary Society," at Langlui, "Mizoram and started writing at a young age." She continued her writing during her career as a teacher. And was also a noted singer during her early years. She is: credited with several poems, children's songs and stories and ran a dance school——to teach traditional dances to children. She was married to R. Rualkhuma and the couple had five daughters and a son.
The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1986. She was the third Mizo personality and the first Mizo woman to receive the Padma Shri award.
Renthlei died on her 88th birthday on 1 January 2002.
See also※
References※
- ^ "Nuchhungi Renthlei (1914-2002)". India Online. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Ramaṇika Gupta (2006). Indigenous Writers of India: North-East India. Concept Publishing Company. p. 227. ISBN 9788180693007.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Shrimati Nuchhungi Renthlei". Aizawl Online. 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "21 Mizos honoured Padma Shree Awards till date". Seven Diary. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
External links※
- "Nuchhungi Renthlei on Misual". Misual. 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- "Wp/lus/Nuchhungi Renthlei". Wikimedia. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- 1914 births
- 2002 deaths
- Mizo people
- People from Aizawl district
- 20th-century Indian poets
- Indian women singer-songwriters
- Indian singer-songwriters
- Indian women activists
- 20th-century Indian singers
- Indian women poets
- Singers from Mizoram
- Writers from Mizoram
- Women artists from Mizoram
- 20th-century Indian women writers
- Activists from Mizoram
- 20th-century Indian women singers