Two Poets

by Hla Min

Updated : July 2025

TEDx InyaLake

U Nay Oke (St. Paul’s) gave a talk on two poets — Minthuwun and his mother Daw Khin Saw Mu — at TEDx InyaLake in 2016.

Minthuwun (U Wun)

• Founded Khit San Sar Pay with Theikpan Maung Wa (ICS U Sein Tin) and Zawgyi (U Thein Han)
• Laureate Poet
• Author
• Lexicographer (Myanmar Abhidan, Burmese-Japanese Dictionary)
• Head, Translation Department, Rangoon University
• Professor, Burmese Department, Rangoon University
• Visiting Professor, Osaka University, Japan
  Collaborated with Professor Harada (Chit Mann Nwe)

Daw Khin Saw Mu

• Khit San Kabyar
• Statuette in “Bagyi Aung Nyar De” (short story)
• Siblings : ICS U Tin Tut, U Kyaw Myint, U Myint Thein, Dr. Htin Aung, Daw Khin Mya Mu, Daw Tin Saw Mu
• Spouse : ICS U Ba Tint
• Children : Daw Khin Saw Tint, U Nay Oke Tint

TEDx Talk

• Two Poets and their Legacy on Kabyar
• Main Characters from “Bagyi Aung Nyar De” : ICS U Tin Tut (Bagyi Aung), Minthuwun (Maung Chit), Daw Khin Saw Mu (Statuette), ICS U Ba Tint (Merchant / Buyer of Statuette)
• All four have passed away
• It’s time to debunk the myth about “Bagyi Aung”. Many thought that he was Dr. Htin Aung.