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Khwairakpam Chaoba Singh (born 1895, Uripok Sorbon Thingen leikai, Imphal–1950) was a poet, essayist, prose-Writer and novelist. He was influenced by Sanskrit tradition and is regarded as one of the best known writers of modern Manipuri literature. He founded the Manipuri Sahitya Sammelini of Manipuri Literature along with Dr. Lamabam Kamal Singh, Hijam Irabot and Hijam Angahal He adapted Thomas Gray's poem ''Elegy Written in a Country Courtyard'' into Manipur as ''Awaba ishei'' and included in his 1946 poem ''Thainagi Leirang'' (Ancient Flower), a poem which "laments the sad and poor life of country men who died unsung and unhonored".〔 ==Biography== He presented the first historical novel in Manipuri- Lavangalata which is considered to be an outstanding work. This is perhaps one of the greatest novels in Manipuri literature. His other prose works are Wakhalgi Ichen (Thought Current), Wakhal (Thought), Phidam (Ideal), Kannaba Wa (Useful Words) and Chhatra Macha (Student). He also wrote incomplete works ''Madhu Malati'' and ''Naba-Malika'' His published work includes: * Chhatra Macha, 1923 * Kannaba Wa, 1924 * Phidam * Wakhal * Wakhalgi Ichen * Thainagi Leirang, Poetry, 1933 * Lavangalata, Novel, 1937 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Khwairakpam Chaoba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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