IMPHAL, Jan 5: Yengkhom Bihari Singh of Kakching Khullen Makha Leikai has been selected as the representative for Manipuri language to attend the national symposium of Poets, 2012.
The national symposium of Poets is annual event organised by the directorate general, All India Radio and this year the symposium will be held at Kolkata on January 13.
Recipient of Manipuri Sahitya Parishad’s Janimi Sunder Guha gold medal, Yengkhom Bihari will personally present his poetry book titled ‘Lakle Jagat Apunba Inakta’ during the event which will broadcasted by the AIR including Kangla channel of AIR Imphal station its recording on January 25 at 10pm throughout the country.
Mention may be made that Yengkhom Bihari has been honoured with several sahitya awards including Kabya Bushan Upadhi, a release of the Prasar Bharati said.