Maisnam Amubi Singh

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Maisnam Amubi Singh
Born
Manipur, India
OccupationClassical dancer
Known forManipuri dance
AwardsPadma Shri
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Maisnam Amubi Singh was an exponent of the Indian classical dance form of Manipuri,[1] and the founding supervisor of the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipuri Dance Academy.[2][3] Singh, who was credited with pioneering solo dance in Manipuri,[2] was the first winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi award from the state of Manipur which he won in 1956.[4] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[5]

See also[]

  • Manipuri dance

References[]

  1. ^ "JNMDA". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "E Pao". E Pao. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ^ "SNA". SNA. 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi award". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.


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