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{{short description|Indian classical dancer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sougaijam Thanil Singh
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| birth_place = [[Manipur]], India
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| occupation = Classical dancer
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| known for = [[Manipuri dance]], Nata Sankirtana
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| parents = S. Ksher Singh
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br />Manipuri State Kala Academy Award<br />[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<br />Baidya Ratna Award
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'''Sougaijam Thanil Singh''' is an Indian classical dancer, known for his proficiency in the classical dance forms of [[Manipuri dance|Manipuri]] and [[Manipuri Sankirtana|Nata Sankirtana]].<ref name="Guru S. Thanil Singh">{{cite web | url=http://www.iitr.ac.in/spicmacay/wincon.html | title=Guru S. Thanil Singh | publisher=Indian Institute of Technology Rourkee | date=2015 | access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref> Born to S. Ksher Singh, a Manipuri dancer, in the Northeast Indian state of [[Manipur]], he received his early training from his father as well as Guru Tombi Sharma, Guru Bhaigchandra Singh and Guru Koireng Singh.<ref name="Brief on Guru Sougaijam Thanil Singh (Padmashree)">{{cite web | url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/288975136/Brief-Synopsis-of-Pung-Cholam-Prgm-Artists-Names-and-Brief-on-the-Guru-of-the-Manipur-Academy#scribd | title=Brief on Guru Sougaijam Thanil Singh (Padmashree) | publisher=Spic Macay | date=2015 | access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref> Later, he studied [[Manipuri dance]] and [[Manipuri Sankirtana|Nata Sankirtana]], under [[Maisnam Amubi Singh]], renowned dancer and [[Padma Shri]] awardee, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, [[Imphal]], securing a diploma and a post graduate diploma, respectively, in the disciplines.<ref name="Guru S. Thanil Singh" />

Joining his alma mater as a member of faculty, he rose in ranks to become the ''Pradhan Guru''<ref name="Brief on Guru Sougaijam Thanil Singh (Padmashree)" /> and superannuated as the director of the institution.<ref name="Energy packed performance">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/events/energy-packed-performance/article7734511.ece | title=Energy packed performance | newspaper=The Hindu | date=7 October 2015 | access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref> He has performed on many stages in India and abroad. He is a Fellow of the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]] of the Government of India and a recipient of the 1980 Manipuri State Kala Academy Award.<ref name="Brief on Guru Sougaijam Thanil Singh (Padmashree)" /> He received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1994,<ref name="Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winners list">{{cite web | url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm#DanceBharatnatyam | title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winners list | publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi | date=2015 | access-date=3 December 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm#DanceBharatnatyam | archive-date=30 May 2015 }}</ref> followed by ''Baidya Ratna Award'' of the Manipur Sahitya Parishad.<ref name="Brief on Guru Sougaijam Thanil Singh (Padmashree)" /> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2005, for his contributions to Indian classical dance.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Manipuri dance]]
* [[Maisnam Amubi Singh]]
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