Category Archives: Literature

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

Posted on February 1, 2024 - 3:33pm by Times
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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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Tangkhul Literature Festival ‘Tangkhul tui kala Wortam’ organised in Delhi

Posted on September 18, 2023 - 1:20pm by UT Desk
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Delhi: In what can be called an intellectual stimulation and enriching event, the Tangkhul Naga Society Delhi joined forces with the Tangkhul Scholars Association in Delhi to organise the Tangkhul Literature Festival on September 16, at Rajdhani College, Delhi University. … Continue reading →

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Violence struck Mother’s Day

Posted on May 14, 2023 - 12:20pm by UT Desk
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To the mother who is struggling to find rest amidst the chaos,May you find a home very soon.To the mother boiling with rage and shouting, “Kill them”,May you process rage better and find peace at the earliest. To the mother … Continue reading →

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Tickets for my Train

Posted on January 22, 2023 - 2:40pm by Joyce Paveine
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My train only likes to travel on the dark track of idleness. The passengers were never sure of their destination. They drink and merry to the wine of good times and lay filling their cups with tears of guilt. Also … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 27, 2022 - 11:58am by UT Desk
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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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A local linguist interviewed by Brill publisher for his work to bring peace in the community

Posted on February 23, 2022 - 10:23am by UT Desk
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A local linguist, Dr. Sahiinii L. Veikho, is  working to resolve community conflicts, through his research works, that arise due to language variation. Two serious language conflicts, 1970s (Split of Mao and Poumai villages into two tribes) and 1995 (Language … Continue reading →

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A reflection on the works of Nicholas Roerich

Posted on December 19, 2021 - 12:05pm by UT Desk
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I caught my breath when I finally sat in my seat in the flight. The journey to the airport to catch the flight had been quite bizarre and at this point, I could not be bothered with the refreshments provided … Continue reading →

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Veio Pou and Wangto Chingmak wins Gordon Graham Prize for Naga Literature 2021

Posted on December 2, 2021 - 4:34pm by UT Desk
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Kohima: Writer of Waiting for the dust to settle, Veio Pou and writer of The Chang Nagas – In memory of our undefeated ancestors, Wangto Chingmak won this year’s Gordon Graham Prize for Naga Literature 2021 ( GGPNL) on Tuesday. … Continue reading →

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First Poumai Naga (Poula) Grammar published

Posted on September 25, 2021 - 4:34pm by UT Desk
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The first grammar of Poumai Naga language (Poula) is published by Brill (Leiden, Netherlands), one of the world’s finest academic publishers. The book is authored by Dr. Sahiinii Lemaina Veikho (Ph.D. University of Bern, Switzerland), who is a native speaker … Continue reading →

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Sombre Summertime

Posted on August 28, 2021 - 1:28pm by UT Desk
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Will a man’s sadness ever cease? And all at once be at peace?              Shall a man’s toil be worthless,              When his winter is ruthless? Could a charm be an arm? Where he could disarm his deformity. Is it … Continue reading →

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