The North-eastern part of India comprising eight states is characterised by its ethnic, linguistic, literary and cultural diversity. The poets of the region who write in English mostly hail from multifarious ethnic groups. Their poetry is rich in dilating the aspects of the ecology, myths, rituals, mysteries, mysterious faiths and demographic traits. The region as an anthropological museum, with its citizens and denizens having a deep sense of socio-cultural alienation from the mainstream of Indian culture, has developed a stern desire of belongingness to the best of it. As such it is interesting to see what the bards of the Northeast have produced in their poetry. Though meager in quantity, the poetry of this region voices the major values of contemporary living conditions.
The poetry of the famous poets of the region has been discussed in brief. The works of the major poets like Temsula Ao, Robin Ngangom, Kynpham S. Norgkynrih, Mamang Dai, Lakshahira Das, Bhupati Das, Dayananda Pathak, R.K. Madhubir, Desmond L. Kharmawphlang and Bhaskar Roy Barman present the lucid verve of their art. The work is an honest pioneering attempt of the authors to present a firsthand criticism of the poetry of the first generation writers of the region.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR N.D.R. Chandra
Dr. N.D.R. Chandra is Professor in the Department of English, Nagaland Central University, Kohima. He obtained his M.A. in English Literature from Pt. Ravishankar University, Raipur; P.G.D.T.E. From C.I.E.F.L. Hyderabad; M. Phil. from Dr. H.S. Gaur University, Sagar and Ph.D. from G.G.D. Universitym Bilaspur. He is an elected member of the Governing Council of Indo-American Centre for International Studies, Hyderabad, and is an Associate of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla. He has published several research papers on English Language Teaching and Literary Theory and Criticism. He has authored Literary Theory and the New Critics, Literary Terms in Poetry. Literary Terms in Drama, Theatre & Cinema and Literary Terms in Fiction and Prose (Trio with Dr. A.J. Sebastian). He has edited Modern Literary Criticism: Theory & Practice (Vol. I & II), Contemporary Literary Criticism: Theory & Practice (Vol. I & II), Modern Indianj Writinjg in English: Critical Perceptions, Chhattisgarh Towards the Path of Development and The Flow of Soul.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nigamananda Das
Dr. Nigamananda Das (b. 1969) is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at Lakhimpur girls' College, North Lakhimpur, Assam. He obtained his M.A. in English Literature from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, P.G.D.T.E. from Central Institrute of English and Foreign languages, Hyderabad and Ph.D. from Utkal University. Now he has been associated with several research institutions like Indo-American Centre for International Studies, Hyderabad, Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda, and NEIFES. He has authored Life's Crossroads (a Colection of poetry in Englsh) and Essays on Poetry in English from North East. He has also co-edited Batayan (a colelction of Indian short stories in English and Assamese translations), Triveni (a colelction of poetry in English, Assamese and Hindi) and JFES (Journal of Forum for English Studies, Vol,-1, Lakhimpur Girls' College). His books (co-edited and co0authored with Prof. ND.R. Chandra) the Golden Vocies: Poetry in English from North East are in teh pipeline. Besides these he has published over two dozens of research papers in various journals and completed two UGC sponsored research projects. His interests include Ecocriticism, ELT, Tribal literature, and Multi-ethnic literature of India.
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