L. Kijungluba Ao
L. Kijungluba Ao | |
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Born | Lirmen, Naga Hills District, Assam Province, British India (Now Lirmen, Mokokchung District, Nagaland, India) | 8 February 1906
Died | 22 January 1997 | (aged 90)
Awards | Padma Shri Award (1976) |
L. Kijungluba (8 February 1906 – 22 January 1997) was the first Baptist missionary from Nagaland. He was born in Lirmen Village, Mokokchung District, Nagaland, India.
Life
He was field director of Ao Naga Baptist Association, Nagaland, India. In this position he supervised the work of the churches of the Ao Naga tribes in Northeast India, a responsibility formerly held by American missionaries. An American missionary characterized him as "the elder statesman" of the Naga Christians.[who?][citation needed]
Kijungluba attended Jorhat Christian High School in
Padma Shri Award
, India's fourth highest civilian award in 1976 for his contribution to the social work.
References
- ^ "Baptist". Canonsburg, Pennsylvania: The Daily Notes. 10 April 1963. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dahlberg Award Winners". Levellers. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2015.