Nagaland is a state in the North Eastern part of India with English as its State’s official language but diverse local dialects. Some writers from the State have attained accolade and recognition in the field of literature in English both at National and International level. In this post, we shall see some Books and Writers from Nagaland and also books written on the Nagas by others.

List of books by Writers from Nagaland

Books by Easterine Kire

Easterine Kire is a poet, novelist, and writer of children’s books from Nagaland. She has a Ph.D in English literature from the University of Pune. In 2011 she was awarded the Governor’s medal for excellence in Naga literature. Her poetry and books have been translated to German, Croatian, Uzbek, Norwegian and Nepali.

• “Kelhoukevira” – first book of poetry published by Easterine Kire in 1982, at the age of 22.
• “The Windhover Collection” (2001) – short stories and poems
• “Sky is My Father: A Naga Village Remembered” (2003) – First Novel by Easterine Kire and first novel by a Naga writer in English.
• “A Terrible Matriarchy” (2007)
• “Mari” (2010)
• “Bitter Wormwood” (2011) – shortlisted for the Hindu Prize 2013
• “Life on Hold” (2011)
• “When the River Sleeps” (2014) – winner of the The Hindu Literary Prize 2015
• “Son of the Thundercloud” (2016) – awarded Bal Sahitya Puraskar by Sahitya Akademy in 2018
• “Don’t Run, My Love” (2017)
• “Walking the Roadless Road: Exploring the Tribes of Nagaland” (2019)
• “A Respectable Woman” (2019)

Awards and recognition:

• In 2011, Easterine Kire was awarded the Governor’s Medal for excellence in Naga literature.
• She was awarded the “Free Voice Award” by Catalan PEN Barcelona in 2013.
• Winner of The Hindu Literary Prize in 2015.
• Awarded Bal Sahitya Puraskar by Sahitya Akademy in 2018.

Books by Temsula Ao

Dr. Temsula Ao is a poet, short story writer and ethnographer. She is a retired Professor of English in North Eastern Hill University (NEHU).

• Poetry: “Songs that Tell” (1988)
• Poetry: “Songs that Try to Say” (1992)
• Poetry: “Songs of Many Moods” (1995)
• The Ao Naga Oral Tradition (1999)
• Poetry: “Songs from Here and There” (2003)
• “These Hills Called Home: Stories from the War Zone” (2005)
• Poetry: “Songs From The Other Life” (2007)
• “Laburnum for my Head” (2009) – Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2013
  
• On Being a Naga” (2014)
• “Once Upon a Life” (2014)
• “Aosenla′s Story” (2018)

Awards and recognition:

• Padma Shri Award for Literature and Education in 2007
• Governor’s Gold Medal, 2009
• Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award (India’s National Academy of Literature) for her short story collection, “Laburnum for My Head” in 2013.
• Kusumagjaj National Literature Award 2015 (for poetry)

Books by S.C.Jamir

• Naga People’s Convention and 16 Point Agreement
• 50 Years and Beyond
• A Naga’s Quest For Fulfillment (2016)
• Agony of Nagaland (NA)
• Bedrock of Naga Society (2020)

Dr.S.C.Jamir is –

• First Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland: S C Jamir
• Former Chief Minister of Nagaland (five-times), Governor of Maharashtra, Governor of Gujarat, Governor of Goa and Governor of Odisha.

Books by Rev. Fr. Dr. Abraham Lotha

• “History of Naga Anthropology (1832 – 1947)” (2007)
• “The Raging Mithun, Challenges of Naga Nationalism” (2013)
• “Retelling Naga Narratives: More Than Thrice-Told Tales” (2014) – Richard Carbo, John Coakley & Abraham Lotha
• “The Hornbill Spirit, Nagas Living Their Nationalism” (2016)

Awards and recognition:

• In 2019, Abraham Lotha was awarded the Gordon Graham Prize for Naga Literature in the Non-Fiction category for his book, “The Hornbill Spirit: Nagas Living Their Nationalism”.

Books by Charles Chasie

{author and independent researcher, former editor/journalist}

• The Unique Socio-Political Background of Nagaland
• The Naga Imbroglio: A Personal Perspective (1999)
• Nagas Today: Indigenous Discourse (2010-11)
• Bearing Witness (2011)
• Age-old ties: Pfutseromi & Khwuno Thevo (2013)
• The Road to Kohima: The Naga Experience in the 2nd World War (2017)
• The Naga Memorandum to the Simon Commission, 1929 (2017)
• The State Strikes Back: India and the Naga Insurgency (2009)

Awards and recognition:

• 17th Governor’s Award 2019 in Arts, Music and Literature.

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Books on Nagas / Nagaland by others

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