Thein Pe Myint (Burmese: သိန်းဖေမြင့်[θéɪɰ̃pʰèmjɪ̰ɰ̃]; also Thakin Thein Pe (သခင် သိန်းဖေ[θəkʰɪ̀ɰ̃θéɪɰ̃pʰè]); 10 July 1914 – 15 January 1978) was a Burmese politician, writer, and journalist. He wrote several politically and socially prominent books and founded the influential newspaper, The Botataung. Thein Pe Myint was a leading Marxist intellectual and an important player in the Burmese independence movement and postwar politics.
Thein Pe Myint was born Thein Pe in Butalin, Sagaing Division in Upper Burma. He later added his mother's name, Daw Myint, when he started writing. He earned a BA degree from Rangoon University in 1935. Thein Pe Myint married Khin Kyi Kyi in 1946 and had four children. He died in 1978 at the age of 64.
Already a well-known and controversial writer, Thakin Thein Pe quickly became one of the leading spokesmen of the Left movement in Burma. He was an important student leader in the protests against the colonial British Government in 1936 and the "Uprising of 1300 ME" in 1938.
When the Second World War began Thein Pe Myint was one of a few leading Burmese independence activists that refused to ally with fascist Japan. In an open break with most other prominent student leaders like Aung San, Thein Pe Myint sided with the Allied powers, even if it meant working with the British. In 1942, Thein Pe Myint went underground when the Japanese empire conquered Burma.
Thein Pe Myint position on Japan was later vindicated as Japanese rule proved disastrous. General Aung San, who had allied with the Japanese, sent Thein Pe Myint as an envoy to India to seek help from the Allies in fighting the Japanese. He played a leading role in propaganda and liaison activities between wartime Burmese leaders, like General Aung San, and the British Force 136, the special operations and intelligence unit.[1]
After the war, he worked in many associations and parties, including the Communist Party of Burma, Sino-Burmese Friends Associations, People Peace Association, and the Burmese Writers Association.
In 1946, he became the first minister of Agriculture and Forestry in General Aung San's government during the war. He was jailed in 1948 but released in 1949. After independence, Thein Pe Myint's political career turned to advocacy as a journalist.
Career as a writer and journalistEdit
Thein Pe Myint's literary career began in 1937 when he was already a politically active Rangoon University student. His inaugural work "Tet Phonegyi "(The Modern Monk; တက်ဘုန်းကြီး) openly deals with scandalous sexual liaisons and corrupt affairs of some of Burmese Buddhist clergy. His fellow Dobama Asiayone member Thakin Nu wrote the introduction of the book. The provocative book shocked the highly devout Burma, and came to symbolize the open challenge by the left-leaning college-educated student activists to the old unspoken norms of Burmese society. The book was vigorously denounced by Young Monks Association. Both the writer and the publishing company received many threats. However some leading writers including Zawgyi welcomed the book. He became known as Tet Pongyi Thein Pe.
His notable works include:
Tet Pongyi (The Modern Monk; တက်ဘုန်းကြီး)
Tet Khit Nat Soe (Devil in Modern Era; တက်ခေတ်နတ်ဆိုး)
Thabeik Hmauk Kyaungtha (The Boycotting Student; သပိတ်မှောက်ကျောင်းသား)
Ashay Ga Ne-Wun Htwet Thi Ba Ma (As the Sun Rises from the East; သပိတ်မှောက်ကျောင်းသား) - Winner of Burmese Literary Prize
The History of Chin State - Winner of Burmese Literary Prize
He wrote several books in English including What Happened in Burma and Over the Ashes. Many of his works are still being republished to this day, and among them Wartime Traveller remains a bestseller. The book has been translated into English as by Dr. Robert H. Taylor.
He also directed a movie Yaukkya Gonyi (A Man's Honour; ယောက်ျားဂုဏ်ရည်). He worked in the Red Dragon Book Association and wrote several plays.
Thein Pe Myint founded The Botataung newspaper in 1958. (He was a former news correspondent of Myanma Alin in the late 1930s.) He was the chief editor of the left leaning influential paper until 1964 when his newspaper was nationalized by the socialist government led by General Ne Win as part of his Burmese Way to Socialism.
ReferencesEdit
^Myanmar Biographical Writings in the Twentieth Century Archived 2005-01-07 at archive.today
Myanmar Biographical Writings in the Twentieth Century (Part II)
"Wartime Traveller" by Thein Pe Myint, republished 2002.
October 15, 2023
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions December 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met December 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Thein Pe Myint Burmese သ န ဖ မ င 8eɪɰ pʰe mjɪ ɰ also Thakin Thein Pe သခင သ န ဖ 8ekʰɪ ɰ 8eɪɰ pʰe 10 July 1914 15 January 1978 was a Burmese politician writer and journalist He wrote several politically and socially prominent books and founded the influential newspaper The Botataung Thein Pe Myint was a leading Marxist intellectual and an important player in the Burmese independence movement and postwar politics Thein Pe MyintNative nameသ န ဖ မ င Born 1914 07 10 10 July 1914Butalin British BurmaDied15 January 1978 1978 01 15 aged 63 Rangoon BurmaPen nameThakhin Thein PeOccupationWriter Publisher Journalist PoliticianAlma materRangoon UniversityNotable worksTet PhonegyiThabeik Hmauk KyaungthaAshae Ga Ne Wun Htwet Thi Pa MarSpouseKhin Kyi Kyi 1946 1978 ChildrenHan Tha Myint Contents 1 Brief personal history 2 Political career 3 Career as a writer and journalist 4 ReferencesBrief personal history EditThein Pe Myint was born Thein Pe in Butalin Sagaing Division in Upper Burma He later added his mother s name Daw Myint when he started writing He earned a BA degree from Rangoon University in 1935 Thein Pe Myint married Khin Kyi Kyi in 1946 and had four children He died in 1978 at the age of 64 Political career EditThein Pe Myint became involved in politics as a Rangoon University student in mid 1930s Known then by his birth name Thein Pe he became a secretary of Dobama Asiayone We Burmans Association an influential anti colonial association whose members included the who s who of Burmese independence politics Thakin Aung San Thakin Nu Thakin Kyaw Nyein Thakin Mya Thakin Than Tun Thakin Shu Maung later Ne Win etc Already a well known and controversial writer Thakin Thein Pe quickly became one of the leading spokesmen of the Left movement in Burma He was an important student leader in the protests against the colonial British Government in 1936 and the Uprising of 1300 ME in 1938 When the Second World War began Thein Pe Myint was one of a few leading Burmese independence activists that refused to ally with fascist Japan In an open break with most other prominent student leaders like Aung San Thein Pe Myint sided with the Allied powers even if it meant working with the British In 1942 Thein Pe Myint went underground when the Japanese empire conquered Burma Thein Pe Myint position on Japan was later vindicated as Japanese rule proved disastrous General Aung San who had allied with the Japanese sent Thein Pe Myint as an envoy to India to seek help from the Allies in fighting the Japanese He played a leading role in propaganda and liaison activities between wartime Burmese leaders like General Aung San and the British Force 136 the special operations and intelligence unit 1 After the war he worked in many associations and parties including the Communist Party of Burma Sino Burmese Friends Associations People Peace Association and the Burmese Writers Association In 1946 he became the first minister of Agriculture and Forestry in General Aung San s government during the war He was jailed in 1948 but released in 1949 After independence Thein Pe Myint s political career turned to advocacy as a journalist Career as a writer and journalist EditThein Pe Myint s literary career began in 1937 when he was already a politically active Rangoon University student His inaugural work Tet Phonegyi The Modern Monk တက ဘ န က openly deals with scandalous sexual liaisons and corrupt affairs of some of Burmese Buddhist clergy His fellow Dobama Asiayone member Thakin Nu wrote the introduction of the book The provocative book shocked the highly devout Burma and came to symbolize the open challenge by the left leaning college educated student activists to the old unspoken norms of Burmese society The book was vigorously denounced by Young Monks Association Both the writer and the publishing company received many threats However some leading writers including Zawgyi welcomed the book He became known as Tet Pongyi Thein Pe His notable works include Tet Pongyi The Modern Monk တက ဘ န က Tet Khit Nat Soe Devil in Modern Era တက ခ တ နတ ဆ Thabeik Hmauk Kyaungtha The Boycotting Student သပ တ မ က က င သ Thakin Kodaw Hmaing Biography of Thakin Kodaw Hmaing Ashay Ga Ne Wun Htwet Thi Ba Ma As the Sun Rises from the East သပ တ မ က က င သ Winner of Burmese Literary Prize The History of Chin State Winner of Burmese Literary PrizeHe wrote several books in English including What Happened in Burma and Over the Ashes Many of his works are still being republished to this day and among them Wartime Traveller remains a bestseller The book has been translated into English as by Dr Robert H Taylor He also directed a movie Yaukkya Gonyi A Man s Honour ယ က ဂ ဏ ရည He worked in the Red Dragon Book Association and wrote several plays Thein Pe Myint founded The Botataung newspaper in 1958 He was a former news correspondent of Myanma Alin in the late 1930s He was the chief editor of the left leaning influential paper until 1964 when his newspaper was nationalized by the socialist government led by General Ne Win as part of his Burmese Way to Socialism References Edit Myanmar Biographical Writings in the Twentieth Century Archived 2005 01 07 at archive today Reflections in verse book review Usurped Myanmar Biographical Writings in the Twentieth Century Part II Wartime Traveller by Thein Pe Myint republished 2002 Retrieved 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