City chapter of Manipuri writers' body formed

By our Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Nov 1: The Patriotic Writers' Form, Manipur (PWFM) formed its Guwahati chapter at the 17th  Northeast Book Fair at Chandmari field in the city today. The function was chaired by Sahitya Akademi Award winning writer Raghu Laishangthem, president of the Forum.

In the second session, a tiol poets' meet was organized where as many as 36 poets read out their poetry. Two nooks -  'Khongsat Amaa', poetry of rendra Modi translated by Dr. JB Soibam, and 'Korou Masu Thorakle', a collection of Manipuri poetry by Thawwjam Shyam -were released.