Armstrong Pame

Armstrong Pame is an officer in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). He belong to Zeme speaking group of Zeliangrong community from Manipur.[1][2]

Pame who hail from Tamenglong district of Manipur is India's Most Eminent IAS Officer Award ’2015 awardee.[3][4] After completing his bachelor's degree from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 2005 he appeared for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) in 2007 and got Indian Revenue Service (IRS) in Custom and Central Excise department.[5] After clearing the UPSC exam in 2008, he was selected for Indian Administrative Service (IAS). He is not only acclaimed but has earned the sobriquet ‘Miracle Man’ for building a 100 km road famously known as the "Peoples' Road" connecting Manipur to Nagaland and Assam.[6][7][8] In August 2012, he raised Rs. 40 lakh for this purpose through Facebook page.[9] For his efforts in building road with donation and volunteers he was invited to Facebook headquarters in California.[10]

In 2012, he was nominated for CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Public Service category.[11] Pame was also invited to the talk show Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi (AKRHZ) by the host Amitabh Bachchan in 2015 as the 'hero' of the 9th episode.[12] On the show which was aired on Star Plus he could be seen performing the noted song Give Me Some Sunshine along with the Bollywood actor Boman Irani.[13][14][15] Armstrong Pame is also the founding curator of the Global shapers Community, imphal hub under the world economic forum. He is now declared as young Global Leader of the class of 2018 as declared by the World Economic Forum

References
  1. "Naga IAS officer builds 100-km road in Manipur without govt help". Times of India. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. "Strangeness of Armstrong Pame". Telegraph India. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. "India's Most Eminent IAS Officer Award 2015 awarded to Armstrong Pame". manipurtimes.com. Manipur Times. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. "INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS (5TH BHARTIYA MANAV ADHIKAR SAMMAN '2015), conferred in Delhi on 10th December '2015". humanrightscouncil.in. All India Council of Human Rights, Liberties Tramadol & Social Justice. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. "SOME DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI". ststephens.edu. St. Stephen's College. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. "The Miracle Man - Armstrong Pame". www.civilsdaily.com. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  7. "Manipur SDM Armstrong Pame single-handedly enriched people's lives". The Navhind Times. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  8. "Cyber savvy, resourceful: IAS officer lays a real road to people's hearts". The Hindu. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  9. Sen, Manas. "Armstrong Pame: The Miracle Man of Manipur". Topyaps.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  10. "Why every Indian must salute this Indian - Rediff.com India News". Rediff.com. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  11. John Hingkung (24 November 2012). "Armstrong Pame nominated for CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2012". www.sevendiary.com. Sevendiary. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  12. "Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi". www.hotstar.com. Star India. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  13. "DAY 2787". srbachchan.tumblr.com. Amitabh Bachchan's Official Blog. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  14. "Boman brings on sunshine". tribuneindia.com. The Tribune. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  15. "Boman Irani brings some sunshine to Amitabh Bachchan's show!". urbanasian.com. Urban Asian Inc. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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