Indra Kumar Sinha

Indra Kumar Singha was a trailblazing writer, dramatist, visual artist, and social reformer bom in Pakaipar village, Cachar, Assam. He served professionally as a Block Development Officer while devoting his life to the cultural and economic upliftment of the Bishnupriya Manipuri community. Renowned as the community's first modern short story writer, he authored sixteen short stories alongside several widely acclaimed plays. A talented portrait artist, his paintings of revered figures of Bhubaneshwar Sadhuthakur and Gokulananda Geetiswami adorn households across the region. Indra Kumar Sinha played a key role in developing local institutions activity contibuted to organizations such as the Bishnupriya Manipuri Sahitya Sabha. In recognition to his immense literary and cultural contributions, the Government of Assam awarded him an Honorary Literary Pension. His multi-faceted legacy remains a vital pillar of Bishnupriya Manipuri literature and art.