The Village Boy

The Village Boy is the title of the short memoir by Shri L T Ngaihte, IFS(Retd). It is the 4th book written by him, here he gave in simple and modern English tale of his early life in the far-flung village of Lawibual in Manipur South. The youngest of three sons of his parents, he had to travel three days on foot, sometimes alone in the deep jungle, to reach his early boarding Mission school. After completion of his graduation in Manipur, he went to Delhi for further studies. There he joined government service at the Ministry of External Affairs as Group B official. Working his way up faithfully and after several years of service, he was allotted Indian Foreign Service batch 2003. He retired on attaining the age of superannuation in 2019 at the rank of Director. He had served in as much as eight countries which includes a superstation like the USA twice and a non-family station like Kabul in Afghanistan. In this memoir, he had given brief accounts of all the places and some interesting snippets.

The book was published in November 2021 and has earned the following comments:

"Lawibual village to Rome, Port Louis, Amman, Hongkong, Kabul, New York, Havana via New Delhi is a long journey for anyone's lifetime. No wonder my friend Elty collected such rich experience. As a twist of fate, this remarkable village takes you to the land that exist only in your imagination. You simply can't stop reading this remarkable Village Boy"
- Khamkhokam Guite,
Author of Daakmual etc.

I always admire the fertile mind of LT's creativity.Some years back he presented me one of his books called 'Leel Simthu'.I thought I would just keep it and not read particularly when I have the spelling issue with our dialects.One day I just glanced through it with an intention to put down only.I found myself fully occupied with it till i finished the entire book. This book 'The Village Boy ' is another master piece of the same author.Since it written in simple and modern English,anybody could read it and enjoy his deep insights and perception of people,situations and things he encountered in his life and career.His childhood experiences are quite representative of all those who come from the hill interior areas.I particularly like the poem or the verse about himself.I wish the book an immense success to the benefits of all those who read it'
- N.Neihsial,IDAS(Retd),
Former Controller General of Defence Accounts,Ministry of Defence,Govt Of India

If the story of inspiring success and immense accomplishments in The Village Boy was fiction, we might not believe it. However, it is true, it is moving, it is heartwarming and enlightening, it is a book which has given pride to all our Chhinlung kinsmen. Vanneihtluang,
Editor, Lengzem Magazine & Owner, Zonet Tv, Aijawl