Lecture delivered by Pu Lalthla Moung Keivom, the 1st IFS Officer from Manipur, now retired, at 10th The Arambam Somorendra Memorial Lecture held on the 10th of June, 2015 at the Lamyanba Shanglen, Konung Lampak, Imphal Part One: Introduction Mr. President PradipPhanjoubam, Chairman of the Arambam Somorendra Trust, Dr. ArambamLokendra, my young colleagues Dr. NgamkhohaoHaokip, Dr. SohiamlungDangmei, Dr. PriyadarshiniGangte, my friend David Buhril, ladies and gentlemen. It is indeed a privilege to be with you at Imphal to participate in the 15th Death Anniversary of the late Arambam Somorendra and pay my respect to him by delivering the 10th Arambam Somorendra Memorial Lecture. I am very happy to be here in your midst for many reasons. Since 1964 I have hardly had any uninterrupted stay in Manipur except in 1971 when I came to Imphal for a six-month district training and was attached to the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, the only DC we had at that time for the whole of Manipur....