Encyclopaedia of Manipur, Vol. 1

Description:- | About The Author:- Khomdon Singh Lisam rd/khomdon-singh" Title="khomdon-singh">Khomdon Singh Lisam was born on 21 December| 1948. He is the 8th child of Lisam Sajou Singh and Lisam Ongbi Mandalini Devi of Singjamei Makha Waikhom Leikai. He passed MBBS examination from the Assam Medical College| Dibrugarh. He did Post Graduation in Hospital Administration (MHA) from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS| New Delhi) in 1981. He obtained post graduate degree and diploma certificates from the International Hospital| Federation| London (1985)| University of Leeds| U.K. (1992)| Chulalongkorn University| Bangkok (1997)| University of California at Los Angeles| USA (1997). He had presented scientific papers in many international conferences in London| | Durban| Dacca| Kathmandu| Bangkok| Chiangmai| Yangon. He has been invited as a resource person in many countries including South Africa| Bangladesh| Nepal| Thailand and Myanmar. During his tenure as Project Director of Manipur State AIDS Control Society (1995-2003); he introduced the Manipur State AIDS Policy in 1996 and the Harm Reduction Project known as RIAC project for the first time in India. He worked as a temporary UNAIDS Advisor during the Global Research Network meeting held in Durban in April| 2000. Post retirement| he worked in Thailand and Myanmar for a brief period and in NACO during 2005-2006. Presently he is working as a Medical Superintendent of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS)| Imphal (Manipur). He has written four books in connection with HIV/AIDS. History and culture have been a fascinating subject for him since his student career. Whenever he goes to a new country or state| he makes it a point to study the culture of people. He has been studying the history| culture| social and developmental aspects of Manipur for the last five years.| Contents:- Vol-1 # Contents| Foreword| Preface| Acknowledgements|1. Introduction |