Armstrong Pame

Armstrong Pame is an officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of 2009 batch belonging to Manipur cadre. He belongs to Zeme Naga tribe of the Zeliangrong community from Manipur.[1][2] Armstrong Pame is a recipient of several awards including India's Most Eminent IAS Officer Award 2015  and India's distinguished IAS Officers Award 2021.[3]

Armstrong Pame

Armstrong Pame is also popularly known as the "Miracle Man" for his initiative in building a 100 km road in one of the most remote parts of the country through public contribution. Armstrong Pame is a Physics (Hons.) graduate from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University and had also completed  Transformational Leadership Course from Oxford University and Leadership in 21st Century Executive Education Module from Harvard Kennedy School. He is also a Young Global leader of Class of 2018 declared by World Economic Forum.

Armstrong Pame is also a motivational speaker at various platforms including TEDx[4][5][6][7] universities and corporates.

Early life and education

Armstrong Pame hails from Impa village, Tousem sub-division of Tamenglong district of Manipur and did his schooling till Class 10 in Tamenglong at Pretty Lamb Institute, Christian Grammar School and United Builders School. He then finished his Class 11 and Class 12 from St. Edmund

Armstrong Pame
Born23 September 1984
OccupationIndian Administrative Services ( IAS)

College, Shillong. After completing his bachelor's degree from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 2005 he appeared for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) in 2008 and was selected for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

The Miracle Man of India

He has earned the sobriquet ‘Miracle Man’[8] for building a 100 km road famously known as the "Peoples' Road" connecting Manipur to Nagaland and Assam.[9][10][11] This "People's Road" has now been declared as National Highway 137 by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.[12]

In August 2012, he initiated public participation to raise over Rs. 50 lakhs for this purpose through Facebook.[13]

For his efforts in building the road with public contribution and volunteers he was invited to Facebook headquarters in California[14] and was also hosted for high tea by Sheryl Sandberg at DAVOS World Economic Forum, 2019.[15]

Awards and recognition
  • Armstrong Pame is a recipient of several awards including India's Most Eminent IAS Officer Award ’2015 [16][17] and India's distinguished IAS Officers Award 2022.
  • In 2012, he was nominated for CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Public Service category.[18]
  • He 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.[19] 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.[20][21][22]
  • He is declared as young Global Leader of the class of 2018 by the World Economic Forum.

Career

Armstrong Pame has served in various positions including Sub-Divisional Magistrate in some of the most challenging terrains at Tousem, Tadubi and Paomata. He served as the Deputy Commissioner at Kamjong as its first Deputy Commissioner and later at his native district Tamenglong. He also served as Special Secretary, Planning (R&D), Director, Youth Affairs and Sports in the Government of Manipur.

Presently, he is serving as Director, in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.[23]

Other initiatives

Armstrong Pame is also the founding curator of the Global Shapers Community, Imphal hub under the World Economic Forum. Armstrong Pame is also a regular TedX Speaker at various universities and public forums including at IIMs, IITs, engineering and other universities like Delhi University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences etc. He has also successfully completed Transformational Leadership Course from Oxford University and Leadership in 21st Century Executive Education Module from Harvard Kennedy School.

Armstrong Pame was also widely acclaimed for his initiative of inviting school children every 2nd and 4th Friday to his office and over dinner while as District Collector. This invitation is loved by school children as they get a chance to experience the functioning of DC office and also have a close chat with their Collector sharing their dreams and passions.

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. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. SpeakIn (16 August 2021). "The 'Miracle Man' of India: Armstrong Pame". EDIT. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. I, Me and Mine | Armstrong Pame | TEDxIITKharagpur, retrieved 27 May 2022
  5. A journey towards change | Armstrong Pame | TEDxIIMSirmaur, retrieved 27 May 2022
  6. An IAS takes the road less travelled | Armstrong Pame | TEDxHyderabad, retrieved 27 May 2022
  7. If you want Miracles, be a Miracle | Armstrong Pame | TEDxVSSUT, retrieved 27 May 2022
  8. SpeakIn (16 August 2021). "The 'Miracle Man' of India: Armstrong Pame". EDIT. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  9. "The Miracle Man - Armstrong Pame". www.civilsdaily.com. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  10. "Manipur SDM Armstrong Pame single-handedly enriched people's lives". The Navhind Times. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  11. "Cyber savvy, resourceful: IAS officer lays a real road to people's hearts". The Hindu. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  12. DHNS. "Miracle man builds people's road". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  13. Sen, Manas. "Armstrong Pame: The Miracle Man of Manipur". Topyaps.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  14. "Why every Indian must salute this Indian - Rediff.com India News". Rediff.com. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  15. Hoque, Mahibul (25 January 2019). "Manipur's 'Miracle Man' shares space with Facebook COO in Davos". EastMojo. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  16. "India's Most Eminent IAS Officer Award 2015 awarded to Armstrong Pame". manipurtimes.com. Manipur Times. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  17. "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.
  18. John Hingkung (24 November 2012). "Armstrong Pame nominated for CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2012". www.sevendiary.com. Sevendiary. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  19. "Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi". www.hotstar.com. Star India. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  20. "DAY 2787". srbachchan.tumblr.com. Amitabh Bachchan's Official Blog. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  21. "Boman brings on sunshine". tribuneindia.com. The Tribune. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  22. "Boman Irani brings some sunshine to Amitabh Bachchan's show!". urbanasian.com. Urban Asian Inc. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  23. "IAS Armstrong Pame Appointed as Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting". Global Governance News- Asia's First Bilingual News portal for Global News and Updates. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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