Aung Thin

Aung Thin
Native name အောင်သင်း
Born 17 April 1927
Taungdwingyi Township, Magway Division, British Burma
Died 25 October 2014 (2014-10-26) (aged 87)
Sanchaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Occupation Writer
Years active 1938 2005
Awards Lifetime National Literary Award (2012)

Aung Thin (Burmese: အောင်သင်း) was a writer in Burma known for his continuous encouraging of youth to become a righteous man.

He was born in Taungdwingyi Township, Magway Region on 17 April 1927.[1]

His first article, Breaking Thayet Prison was printed in Myawaddy Magazine in 1959. He became a tutor at University of Yangon in 1962 but he refused to join Ne Win's Burma Socialist Programme Party.[2] He wrote more than 50 books on genres of ethical conducts, cultural knowledge and motivation of youth inspiration. He was awarded with lifetime National Literary Award in 2012.

He was one of the founders of Free Funeral Service Society of Yangon together with Thukha and Kyaw Thu in 2001.

He died on 25 October 2014 at San Chaung, Yangon.

References

  1. "Veteran Writer: U Aung Thin Died At 87". http://myanmarinternationaltv.com/. mitv news. Retrieved 1 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  2. "စာရေးဆရာကြီး ဦးအောင်သင်း ကွယ်လွန်". http://www.rfa.org/burmese/ (in Burmese). Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 1 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)


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