Ramkuiwangbe Jeme Newme | |
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 The President, Smt. Droupadi Murmu presenting the Padma Shri Award to Dr. Ramkuiwangbe Jeme Newme at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 5 April 2023 | |
| Born | (1947-05-25)25 May 1947 (age 78) Assam, India |
| Known for | Social worker |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2023) |
Ramkuiwangbe Jeme Newme (born 25 May 1947) is an Indian social worker fromAssam.[1] He is a retired Elementary Education Officer fromDima Hasao district of Assam. The Government of India awarded him thePadma Shri in 2023 for his lifelong efforts to promote education, eradicate sacrifice and protect and preserve theHeraka movement of theNaga people.[2][3]
Ramkuiwangbe Jeme Newme was born on 25 May 1947,[2] at Boro Henam, 28 km from Haflong one of the oldest Jeme villages ofDima Hasao district, located in the state ofAssam.[1] His father Inchekambe Newme was a political leader.[4] He did his schooling and High School from Government Boys' High School, Haflong and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Shillong Government College in 1975.[4] He appointed as the North Cachar Hills District Council's Sub-Inspector of Schools in Haflong in 1980 and retired as the District Primary Education Officer in 2011.[2] He is a social worker who is known as the "Hero of Heraka" for preserving and promoting the Heraka faith and traditional culture of the Heraka people.[5][6] He transcribed the Heraka religious text "Tingwang Hingde" and founded ten primary schools throughout his life[7] He has also promoted women's education throughout his life. He worked as a personal assistant to liberation fighterRani Gaidinliu.[8]
In 1974, Newme was the founding General Secretary of the Zeliangrong Heraka Association in North East India.[9] He is an active and dynamic leaders of theHeraka movement, a socio-religious movement established byHaipou Jadonang.[10]
Newme was nominated as the Court member ofDibrugarh University, Assam.[4] Presently, he is the president of Lodi High School Committee and of Rani Gaidinliu Memorial Junior College Committee, Haflong.[4]
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