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 lamentations, and local to global. Aaron deals more with...
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 context of the insurgency in Mizoram in the 1960s, and...
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 Luit Garh Railway Officers Club, Maligaon.
The authors have dedicated the...
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 been a part of the Tangkhul Naga. Be it...
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 unfurls lucid stories of the past of Naga, the...
“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 Phoenix— where there’s renewal and rebirth.
“Raw— perfectly flawed” by...
The Tangkhul literature scene has shifted in the modern day, although not at a great scale but at moderate and growing scale. Local authors are making gradual progress in elevating the Tangkhul literature to the outside communities. Here are nine Tangkhul Naga authors that we should all know about...
Ukhrul Times this November introduce to our valued readers an exciting addition to our News portal, The Contemplative Tribal Podcast.
The Contemplative Tribal Podcast (CTP) explores and reflects on issues, events, ideas, creative works and practices from the perspective of tribal life of Northeast India. For more information...
Yuimi Vashum’s Love. Lust. And Loyalty is a profoundly personal, honest exploration of emotions, questions, and confusion one experiences and feels as a victim of child sexual abuse (CSA); without rancor or self-pity, the book mourns the loss of trust and innocence, sense of betrayal, the immense self-doubt and...
I tried to open my eyes. The water around me reflected darkness. This darkness which I thought I belonged to was beginning to scare me and I longed for a flicker of light.
Death is inevitable and reality is cruel. Grief coated with insecurities and hopelessness is toxic. Nevertheless, there...