Nuchhungi Renthlei (1 January 1914 – 1 January 2002) was an Indian poet, singer and school teacher, known for her poems written in Mizo language.[1] She was the founder of Girls' Auxiliary, an organization for women's rights, which she founded in 1939.[2] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1986.[3]
Nuchhungi Renthlei was born on the New Year day of 1914 to Hmingliana at Aizawl, in the northeast Indian state of Mizoram,[4] She did her schooling at the Baptist Missionary Society, at Langlui, Mizoram and started writing at a young age.[1] 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.[1] She was married to R. Rualkhuma and the couple had five daughters and a son.[2]
^"21 Mizos honoured Padma Shree Awards till date". Seven Diary. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
External links
"Nuchhungi Renthlei on Misual". Misual. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
"Wp/lus/Nuchhungi Renthlei". Wikimedia. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
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nuchhungi, renthlei, january, 1914, january, 2002, indian, poet, singer, school, teacher, known, poems, written, mizo, language, founder, girls, auxiliary, organization, women, rights, which, founded, 1939, government, india, awarded, fourth, highest, civilian. Nuchhungi Renthlei 1 January 1914 1 January 2002 was an Indian poet singer and school teacher known for her poems written in Mizo language 1 She was the founder of Girls Auxiliary an organization for women s rights which she founded in 1939 2 The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1986 3 Nuchhungi RenthleiBorn 1914 01 01 1 January 1914British IndiaDied1 January 2002 2002 01 01 aged 88 OccupationWriterKnown forMizo poemsSpouseR RualkhumaChildren6AwardsPadma Shri Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditNuchhungi Renthlei was born on the New Year day of 1914 to Hmingliana at Aizawl in the northeast Indian state of Mizoram 4 She did her schooling at the Baptist Missionary Society at Langlui Mizoram and started writing at a young age 1 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 1 She was married to R Rualkhuma and the couple had five daughters and a son 2 The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1986 3 She was the third Mizo personality and the first Mizo woman to receive the Padma Shri award 5 Renthlei died on her 88th birthday on 1 January 2002 4 See also EditMizo people Mizo literature India portal Literature portalReferences Edit a b c Nuchhungi Renthlei 1914 2002 India Online 2015 Retrieved 18 August 2015 a b Ramaṇika Gupta 2006 Indigenous Writers of India North East India Concept Publishing Company p 227 ISBN 9788180693007 a b Padma Awards PDF Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India 2015 Retrieved 21 July 2015 a b Shrimati Nuchhungi Renthlei Aizawl Online 2015 Retrieved 18 August 2015 21 Mizos honoured Padma Shree Awards till date Seven Diary 2015 Retrieved 18 August 2015 External links Edit Nuchhungi Renthlei on Misual Misual 2015 Retrieved 18 August 2015 Wp lus Nuchhungi Renthlei Wikimedia 2015 Retrieved 18 August 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nuchhungi Renthlei amp oldid 1072405736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
