• Born on 29th Dec 1949 in Imphal, Manipur, India to Laishram Angangjao Singh and Khomdram Ramani Devi
• Raised by grandmother Khomdram Tharoasangbi Devi , Imphal, Manipur
• Married to (Late) Ingudam Tomba Singh, Imphal, Manipur
• Mother to
  • Miranda Ingudam, Director Lok Sabha Secretariat, Former Director National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
  • Monindro Ingudam, Architect, Mumbai/Manipur, India
  • Monica Ingudam, IT Professional, Maryland, USA.
  • Manoranjan Ingudam, Entrepreneur, Bangalore, India
• Grandmother to Ria, Marc, Vivian, Megan, Leeam & Heidi.

• Education
  • Kwakeithel Girls School
    • Lower Primary (6:30 to 9 am) : ahanba, anisuba, ahumsuba, marisuba, mangasuba
    • Higher Primary (9 am to 3pm): Class 3, Class 4
  • Tera Girls High School : Class 5, Class 6
  • Tamphasana Girls school : Class 7, 8, 9 10
  • Ghanapriya (G.P) Women College : Arts Pre University (1965)
  • Imphal College : B.A, Honors in Elective Manipuri (1970)
  • M.A. English affiliated under Guwahati University (1970) At that time classes were held at PGT college but students need to go to Guwahati to give exam. Incomplete as she couldn’t go to Guwahati to give the exam. At that time there was no university in Manipur.
  • M.A. Manipuri literature affiliated under Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. (1975) First batch of Manipur where exam could be given in Manipur.
  • M.Phil Manipuri Literature under Manipur University (1988-92)

• Educator (Manipuri Literature)
  • Substitute teacher at Singjamei girls higher secondary for 6 months (1973)
  • Children Ideal High School (1976-1981)
  • Thamphal Marik College Oinam (9th April 1981 – retired at 1999)
  • ISKON Bhakti Vedanta Mission School , spiritual classes (1982-1985)
  • Lady Keane College, Shillong (1989) – Volunteer as Manipuri Literature teacher
  • St Joseph School (1985 – 1996)
  • HRD Ghari (1996 – 2003)
  • Helping hand Academy, Ghari (2004 – 2007)
  • ISKON Bhakti Vedanta Mission School, Guest lecture for Manipuri Literature
  • Tutoring students including IAS aspirants

• M4 house Girls residence , a house for girl students (1990 – 2015)

She created a beautiful safe nurturing space to study and learn where young girls of different diversity (Ethnic and Religion) stayed under the same roof with love, respect and harmony. There were students from Churanchanpur, Moirang, Thamnapokpi, Bishenpur, Thangga, Thoubal, Nambol, Senapati, Nonne, Ukhrul, Jiri, Paite Bank, Keishampat, Moirang, Kwakta, Lilong, Kakching from every nook and corner of Manipur. Her encouraging talks and 1-1 sessions to students at their tender crucial age on their choice of career path and timely life lessons left many inspired holding a special space for her in their heart.

• Social Worker
  • Radio, TV talks on socially relevant topics
  • Palliative Care collaborating with team of Shija Hospital ( 2018 – 2020)

Deep human connection comes naturally for her. Her work and advocacy for Palliative Care in Manipur going to home visits interacting, listening, understanding the need of people has been an inspiration to many. She brings out hope and possibility of deep human connection specially at such times. Her stories of home visit reminds us that we all can make ourself useful by volunteering by living a life of service to the people. For the little girl who couldn’t move and yet wrote a touching poem asking for her existence, for the young frustrated angry man who is half paralyzed and asked her to read Manipuri literature while she visited, for the old woman with no socks in the cold.

• Library Of Manipur
  • Manipuri Literature book reading for FindingTheVoices (2017 – present)
  • Founder of Library Of Manipur

It’s her love for Manipuri Literature that led to the creation of Library Of Manipur. She passionately and tirelessly reads the beautiful literature of Manipur. This is a gift to many who have migrated or studied outside of Manipur and no longer able to read the script. She has read many books including explanation which helps the audience of different generation to understand the underlying story and message of greats works of authors of Manipur. Her most popular readings are Khamba Thoibi by Mahakabi Hijam Anganghal Singh, Laman by Hijam Huna, Madhabi by Dr. Lamabam Kamal, Bor Saheb ongbi Sanatombi by M K Binodini, Thaja Chanu by Dr. Jodha Chandra Sanasam and many others.

• Author
  • Manipuri Handwriting book for children (Part 1, 2, 3) , published by ISKON in 1983
  • Ningshinglakanungdaga memoir collection of 11 stories in meiteilol/Manipuri language , published by Library of Manipur in Dec 2024