Category Archives: Book Review

Restless Oceans to be launched at the World Book Fair, Delhi on Feb 11, 2024

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Book description  (From the back cover of the book) A powerful collection of poems that shed light on the overlooked and marginalized members of society, from street dwellers to working-class individuals and shines a spotlight on their collective struggles. The … Continue reading →

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Book Review on “Shooting the Sun Why Manipur was engulfed by Violence and the Government Remained Silent” by Nandita Haksar

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About the author:Nandita Haksar is a human rights lawyer and campaigner and authors of over a dozen celebrated books including, The Judgement that Never Came: Army Rule in North East India (co-authored with Sebastian Hongray, 2011), ABC of Naga Culture … Continue reading →

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With ‘Cradling Memories of my Land’, storyteller Jim Wungramyao Kasom returns as a poet

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JIM WUNGRAMYAO KASOM‘S second work ‘Cradling Memories of My Land’ comes in the form of poetry after his work ‘Homecoming and Other Stories’. Kasom renders the essence of the written art through poems and anecdotes in ‘Cradling Memories of my … Continue reading →

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‘Heartaches when heartbreaks’ book released

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Don’t we all need someone or somewhere to relate to when we are going through difficult times? Be it life struggles or heartbreaks, we have all search for empathy in books or movies. Here is a book about heartaches and … Continue reading →

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HEADSPACE: The Mind’s Realm co-authored by husband-wife

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HEADSPACE: The Mind’s Realm, published by Hawakal publishers is a collection of evocative poems by a husband-wife duo: Aaron Pamei, and Achingliu Kamei. Both deal with a wide range of topics, from personal to social, political to cultural, nostalgia to … Continue reading →

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Hannah Lalhlanpuii: When Blackbirds Fly

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This is an immensely readable and endearing, yet at the same time searing, little novel about children in conflict. Many books have been written about this subject.  But the uniqueness of this novel is that it is set in the … Continue reading →

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11-year-old Thanzat with Co-Author releases new book, ‘The Universe and Our Destiny’

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11-year-old Thanzat Raingam, co-authored by Ranmung Raingam have released a new book, “The Universe and Our Destiny” at Guwahati on August 27, Friday. The book was released by Ms Utpalparna Hazarika (IRTS), Principal Chief Operations Manager, NF Railway at Guwahati’s … Continue reading →

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Stories of the past: Recalling our ancestors in Chansa Makan’s Living Ghosts and Other Uncanny Stories

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It is just recently that the written literature came into existence in the Tangkhul Naga community. Before the onset of the written literature, the Tangkhul Naga community thrived on the art of oral storytelling. Oral tradition, since time immemorial, has … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Last Light of Glory Days by Avinuo Kire

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The storehouse of storytelling resources lies in the past. The cultures and the traditions that the forefathers hold dear somehow find their way back into the lives of their progeny. Avinuo Kire’s third book, The Last Light of Glory Days … Continue reading →

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Raw – perfectly flawed by Chirmi Shimray

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“She will love herself, Like no man ever did”, writes Chirmi Shimray in her new poetry book, Raw. Women, since time immemorial have been the subject of a lesser sex. Shimray’s poetry book defies this subjugation and rises like the … Continue reading →

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