20/10/2026
SDS entrusts youth with organising 43rd Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi at Miao
TMT | MIAO | 18 October 2026: Recognising the power, dedication and vibrant spirit of its younger generation, the Singpho Development Society (SDS), the apex body of the Singpho community in India, has constituted the organising committee for the 43rd Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi, entrusting the youths with the responsibility of carrying forward one of the community’s most cherished cultural traditions.
The four-day cultural festival is scheduled to be held at Miao in Changlang district from February 12 to 15. This will mark the second consecutive year that Miao hosts the grand celebration of Singpho heritage, identity and unity.
Highly impressed by the relentless hard work and remarkable contribution of the youths behind the resounding success of the 42nd edition, the SDS has once again placed its faith in their abilities, allowing the younger generation to take the lead in organising the upcoming festival. This decision arrived in a meeting convened by the SDS at the festival ground here Sunday.
Under the newly constituted committee, Pisi Suriya Singpho has been appointed President, Pinna K. Singpho General Secretary, Jowong Tingwa Working President, and Indien Gamseng, the head of MSRH, appointed as Assistant Secretary. Kumku Lungseng and Pisi Zausan were appointed conveners.
An advisory committee has also been formed, comprising former MLA and N’khumsang Chief K. G. Singpho, Pisigam Singpho, Phupyong Singpho, Jowkhong Singpho, Innao Maila and Nongown Tingwa.
The organising committee will appoint members to the remaining posts as required.
By entrusting the festival to its youths, the SDS has re-affirmed its confidence in the next generation, not merely as organisers of a cultural event, but as custodians of a rich ancestral legacy.
The 43rd Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi is expected to provide another vibrant platform to celebrate Singpho traditions, strengthen community bonds and pass the timeless spirit of Manau to generations yet to come.