Lalsangzuali Sailo
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- Writer
- Gospel singer
- Music composer and teacher
Lalsangzuali Sailo | |
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 Lalsangzuali Sailo Padma Shri portrait | |
| Born | (1949-05-15)15 May 1949 Thingsai, Mizoram, India |
| Died | 14 October 2006(2006-10-14) (aged 57) Aizawl, Mizoram, India |
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| Known for | Gospel songs and social work. |
| Spouse | Laldinliana |
| Awards | Padma Shri Mizo Book of the Year Award |
Lalsangzuali Sailo (15 May 1949 – 14 October 2006) was a writer, gospel singer and music composer from Mizoram.[1] She has written over 300 songs, in Mizo, Kokborok[2] and English.[3]
Born on 15 May 1949 to S. Vanchhuma and Sapthangi Chawngthu, she grew up in Thingsai, a village in Hnahthial district, Mizoram. She completed her schooling at St. John Bosco's Convent in Cherrapunji and obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees from St. Mary's College, Shillong.[1] She also graduated in education (BEd) and secured a doctoral degrees of (PhD) and DLitt on Mizo literature.[3]
Career
Lalsangzuali Sailo was the headmistress of Govt. J.L. High school. Sailo is the author of over 20 books and three booklets and her book on Mizo history, Tlawm ve lo Lalnu Ropuiliani, won her the Mizo Book of the Year Award from the Mizo Academy of Letters in 1999.She has the distinction of having the most number of audio-cassette among the Mizos, and make her first audio-cassette in 1976. During her lifetime she recorded over 400 songs in AIR, more than any other artist. Her record is still not broken. She composed about 400 songs. She was Grade A artist in AIR. Many of the songs she composed are studied by Mizo students from Class V to M.A.
Lalsangzuali Sailo was also a prominent social worker. She was a lifelong leader in Central MHIP and in the Women Central Committee of the Mizoram Presbyterian Church.[4]
Personal life
Awards
She received the All India Radio Outstanding Artiste Award in 1998. The Zolentu Newspaper awarded her the Greatest Singer of The Century Award in the year 2000. The Mizo Academy of Letters joint headquarter of Lunglei awarded her the prestigious Pu Buanga Award in 2000. The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri, in 1998.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Lalsangzuali Sailo (1949- present)". India Online. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "O Subrai Bophuru -Lalsangzuali Sailo Kokborok Video Song". Pak Files. 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- 1 2 Ramaṇikā Guptā (2006). Indigenous Writers of India: North-East India. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 167 of 227. ISBN 9788180693007.
- ↑ "Tlawm ve lo Lalnu Ropuiliani". Mizo Academy of Letters. 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.