Manipur’s first robot model maker felicitated

Our Correspondent
Imphal, Jan. 4 (EMN): Manipur’s first robot model maker Thiyam Nandalal, a student of the prestigious Johnstone Higher Secondary School located in the heart of Imphal town was felicitated in a function at the premises of the school on Thur.
The felicitation function which was jointly organised by the school authority and Information Centre for Hill areas Manipur (ICHAM) was attended by Director Th Kiran Kumar of state education (schools) department and Chief Advisor Kangujam Modhumangol of ICHAM.
Principal of the school M Jadumani Mangang, President Thongam Phulchand of Thongam Angouba Singh Memorial Trust, ICHAM Advisors Khelen Thokchom, Khogendra Khomdram, Brozendra Ningomba and former ICHAAM president N Rejandro (Boy) also attended the function.
Thiyam Nandalal, a class XI student from Science stream who bagged the first position in the state level science exhibition 2017 for robot model making, will be participating in the upcoming zonal science exhibition to be held on Jan. 19 this month.
Thiyam Nandalal, the second son (of Thiyam Ishorechand and Thiyam (O) Chaobi) among six siblings of Nambol Balaram Khun Maning Leikai in Bishnupur district, also displayed his robot called JON 17 during the day’s gathering. The literal meaning of JON 17 is ‘JO’ for Johnstone and ‘N’ for Nandalal and 17 signifies 2017, he said.
“I started developing this robot after watching an English (science related) movie as I wished to use robots in collecting garbage etc to clean our surroundings. It took almost 15 to 20 days to complete the robot,” said Nandalal. “Initially my parents scolded me a lot.”