Min Theinkha

Min Theinkha
Native name မင်းသိင်္ခ
Born Aung Htun
25 June 1939 (1939-06-25)
Rangoon, British Burma
Died 1 August 2008 (2008-09) (aged 69)
Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Resting place Yayway Cemetery, Yangon
Nationality Burmese
Alma mater St. Paul's High School
AV College
University of Calcutta
Occupation Writer and astrologer
Parent(s) San Shein
Tin Tin

Min Theinkha (Burmese: မင်းသိင်္ခ), born Aung Htun, was a prominent Burmese writer, astrologer and political prisoner.[1] He began his literary career in 1976, adopting the pseudonym Min Theinkha, and wrote hundreds of novels and short stories throughout his career, including notable works such as Manusari, Ponna Ba Kun and Sanay Maung Maung.[2] He is best known for a series of detective novels set in Colonial Burma, featuring the hero Sarpalin Hnin Maung.[3] He was also a well-known astrologer and later taught astrology from his compound in Yangon Region's Hmawbi Township.[2] He died on 1 August 2008 at a private hospital in Kamayut Township in Yangon.[4]

References

  1. "Burmese guru Min Thein Kha dies at 71". Democratic Voice of Burma. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Min Thein Kha passes away". Mizzima. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. "Burmese guru Min Thein Kha dies at 71," DVB, 4 August 2008
  4. Khine Thazin Aung (11 August 2008). "Astrologer's funeral draws thousands of mourners". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 8 April 2012.


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