Mamang Dai
Mamang Dai | |
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Born | Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh |
Occupation | Journalist, Author, Poet, and former Indian Civil Servant |
Nationality | Indian |
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Mamang Dai (Assamese: মামাং দাই) is an Indian journalist, author, poet[1], and former civil servant based in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.[2]
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[3] and Literature from North East India.
She is also the author of Arunachal Pradesh: The Hidden Land.[4]
Bibliography
- Arunachal Pradesh: The Hidden Land
- Legends of Pensam (Penguin)[5]
- Once Upon a Moontime: From the Magical Story World of Arunachal Pradesh[6]
- The Sky Queen[7]
- Stupid Cupid[8]
- Mountain Harvest: The Food of Arunachal Pradesh[9]
- River Poems[10]
- El bálsamo del tiempo[11]
Awards
- 2003: Verrier Elwin Award from the State government of Arunachal Pradesh.
- 2011: Padma Shri from the Government of India.[12]
See also
External links
- Interview in Thanal Online
- Poetry and the Northeast: Foraging for a destiny
- Negotiating Change With Memory
References
- ↑ Sarangi, Jaydeep (August 2017). "In Conversation with Mamang Dai". Writers in conversation. 4 (2).
- ↑ Muse India Profile
- ↑
- ↑ Eastern Book Corporation
- ↑ Mamang Dai (1 January 2006). The Legends of Pensam. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-306211-0.
- ↑ Mamang Dai; Nimret Handa (2005). Once Upon a Moontime: From the Magical Story World of Arunachal Pradesh. Katha. ISBN 978-81-89020-34-7.
- ↑ Mamang Dai; Srivi (2005). The Sky Queen. Katha. ISBN 978-81-89020-32-3.
- ↑ Mamang Dai (1 January 2009). Stupid Cupid. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-310033-1.
- ↑ Mamang Dai (2005). Mountain Harvest: The Food of Arunachal Pradesh. Anwesha. ISBN 978-81-89003-12-8.
- ↑ Mamang Dai (2004). River Poems. Writers Workshop. ISBN 978-81-8157-190-8.
- ↑ Mamang Dai (2008). El bálsamo del tiempo. La Manzana Poética. ISBN 978-84-935997-4-4.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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