Veteran Mizoram journalist Lalbiakthanga Pachuau gets Padma
Veteran Mizoram journalist Lalbiakthanga Pachuau has been awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country.
Mizoram Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai, in his Republic Day speech on Sunday, said Pachuau was included among 118 Padma Shri awardees announced by the Centre on Saturday.
Another Padma Shri recipient from the state was litterateur C Kamlova, he said.
The governor congratulated both Pachuau and Kamlova for getting the prestigious award.
The 94-year-old Pachuau started his career in journalism with a relatively small paper Zoram Thupuan in 1953.
He is the editor of a local daily "Zoram Tlangau" from 1970 till date. Pachuau has been a prominent figure in Mizoram Journalist Association (MJA) and has had held the president post for three terms.
Pachuau was declared "oldest working journalist in the country" by Mizoram governments Information and Public Relations department and Mizoram Journalists Association (MJA), an apex body of all journalists