He was conferred the Padma Sri honour by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, in 2018 for the promotion of Hindi language and social work.
[1][2][3] Born in 1934 at Longsa village under Mokokchung district in Nagaland, Shri M. Piyong Temjen Jamir was well known for his interests in the Hindi language.
Jamir was the founder President of Vidya Bharati Jan Jaati Shiksha Samiti, of North-Eastern India, and Chairman of Nagri Lipi Parishad Nagaland.
He was conferred the Padma Sri honour by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, in 2018 for his contribution in the field of literature and education.
He was also an Awardee of District Teachers award on September 5, 2006, in Dimapur, Nagaland, and felicitated by the CSOM (Children Special Oriented Ministry) on June 28, 2006.
Jamir was also conferred the ‘Benoba Nagri lipi award’ at New Delhi by Lt. Nirmala Pande MP in 2007 and the ‘Indira Gandhi National Unity’ by the then Governor of Nagaland Sankaranarayan on August 15, 2007, in the state capital, Kohima.
[9] Padma Shree Piyong Temjen Jamir died at his residence in Dimapur after a prolonged illness on Saturday, June 12, 2021.