Governor Gurbhachan Jagat releasing a book at Churachandpur.
Mail News Service
Imphal, June 6 : Gurbhachan Jagat , Governor today released a book which is a memoir of (Late) T.C. Tiankham at Churachandpur. He said “His was the generation where they had seen British and Maharaja Rule, was a player in the brief period when Manipur was independent and after the merger of Manipur with the Union of India. Born in the then Lushai Hills, now Mizoram, his family . migrated to Churachandpur and he got his education at Churachandpur, Imphal, Silchar and Sylhet. Getting education during those days was not an easy proposition and his travails show his determination. He was a member of the Manipur State Constitution – Making Body and then he became a member of the Interim Council and after the first election under the Manipur Constitution Act, 1947, became the first Speaker. After the merger of Manipur with the Union of India, he joined the State Service and rose to the level of Secretary. Even after retirement he was active in various social activities.
Memoirs are usually penned after a long lapse of time and any such efforts indicate the care the individual has taken in maintaining records, showing his carefulness and meticulousness in maintaining records
This is a labour of love and needs to be treasured not only by his family and all those who knew or heard about him but by the general population as it vividly recalls his personal journey and effort with anecdotes about the situation then. What we now see and consider common place were prized possessions then, such as cars, roads, etc. I had not had the opportunity of meeting (Late) Tiankham but everyone who knew him tells me about his sincerity, hard work and truthfulness.
Another way of judging a man after he passes away is the legacy that he leaves behind in the form of his children. He said he met and interacted with Vunga personally during the course of his tenure .
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