Kalakshetra Manipur

Kalakshetra Manipur is an Indian theatre group based in Manipur. It was established on 19 July 1969 by Heisnam Kanhailal. His wife, Sabitri Heisnam, was closely associated with the group. Their eldest son Heisnam Tomba is the current Director The main objective is to study, revive and project the culture of Manipur through the art of theatre and to set the highest standards of performance to match the best in India and the world theatre scene. Heisnam Kanhailal was awarded the Padma Shri award by Government of India in 2004 for his work. The Government of India awarded Heisnam Sabitri the fourth highest civilian honour, Padma Shri, in 2008, for her contributions to Manipuri theatre.