Nuchhungi Renthlei

[1] She was the founder of Girls' Auxiliary, an organization for women's rights, which she founded in 1939.

[2] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1986.

[3] Nuchhungi Renthlei was born on the New Year day of 1914 to Hmingliana at Aizawl, in the northeast Indian state of Mizoram,[4] She did her schooling at the Baptist Missionary Society, at Langlui, Mizoram and started writing at a young age.

[1] She continued her writing during her career as a teacher and was also a noted singer during her early years.

[2] The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1986.