Mamang Dai
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Mamang Dai (Assamese: মামাং দাই) is an Indian journalist, author, poet, and former civil servant based in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.[1]
Literary career
Mamang Dai's first collection of poetry, River Poems, introduced by Keki Daruwalla established her as a major voice in Indian English Literature[2] and Literature from North East India.
She is also the author of Arunachal Pradesh: The Hidden Land [3]
Bibliography
- Arunachal Pradesh: The Hidden Land
- Legends of Pensam (Penguin)[4]
- Once Upon a Moontime: From the Magical Story World of Arunachal Pradesh[5]
- The Sky Queen[6]
- Stupid Cupid[7]
- Mountain Harvest: The Food of Arunachal Pradesh[8]
- River Poems[9]
- El bálsamo del tiempo[10]
Awards
- 2003: Verrier Elwin Award from the State government of Arunachal Pradesh.
- 2011: Padma Shri from the Government of India.[11]
See also
External links
- Interview in Thanal Online
- Poetry and the Northeast: Foraging for a destiny
- Negotiating Change With Memory
References
- ↑ Muse India Profile
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- ↑ Eastern Book Corporation
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