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Easterine Kire
Indian-Norwegian poet and author
In this Angami name, the surname is Kire.
Easterine Kire is an Indian poet and author who currently lives in northern Norway.
Easterine Kire Average rating 3. Easterine Kire. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read.The majority of her writings are based in the lived realities of the people in Nagaland in north-east India.[1] Her motivation to write is summed up in this utterance by her in an interview, "I felt we needed to create written Naga Literature.
We have so much oral narratives but with oral dying out, it's all going to be lost." Apart from writing, she also performs Jazz poetry with her band Jazzpoesi.[2]
Early life
Easterine Kire was born on 29 Protest in Kohima to an Angami Naga family from Kohima Village.
She did her schooling in Baptist English School. She then went to pursue her undergraduate study in Shillong followed by a course in journalism in Delhi. She received a doctorate in English literature from Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Books
Easterine Kire published her first book of poetry in titled "Kelhoukevira". This was also the first manual of Naga poetry published in English.
It is a drawn-out established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. Sandhya Mary is a scribe and media professional. Her first book, published inwas a collection of short stories titled Chittikkaran Yudas Bhoothavarthamana Kalangalkkidayil Chittikkaran Yudas, in Between Past and Give. Maria Verum Maria is her debut novel.Her novel "A Naga Village Remembered" published in was the first novel by a Naga writer in English.[3] Her second novel was "A Terrible Matriarchy" () followed by "Mari" (), "Bitter Wormwood" (), "Don't Run, My Love" () and "Walking the Roadless Road: Exploring the Tribes of Nagaland" ().
Her latest book "Spirit Nights" was published in [4] She has also written children's books, articles and essays. Her first children's book in English was published in Kire has also translated oral poems from her native language.[5]
"A Naga Village Remembered" is about a battle between the British forces and one Naga hamlet.
"A Terrible Matriarchy" highlights the internal and social strife that grips Nagaland as a state in India.[6] "Mari" is a novel based on the Japanese invasion of India in via Nagaland.[7] It is a true story of a young mother who disoriented her fiancé in the war and made the decision to move ahead and live her life.
This is an example of how through her works has tried to bring to the fore the everyday lives of the people in Nagaland.
Easterine Kire - Barbican Press: Her latest book "Spirit Nights" was published in [4] She has also written children's books, articles and essays. Her first children's book in English was published in Kire has also translated oral poems from her native language. [5] "A Naga Village Remembered" is about a battle between the British forces and one Naga hamlet."Bitter Wormwood", yet again brought out the human cost (effect on human lives) which was deeply interested behind all the news that made the political headlines from the North-East.
Apart from bringing a focus on the vibrant Naga culture, Kire's work has also brought out the realities which have changed the lives of Naga women.
Awards and recognitions
Easterine Kire poem "Son of the Thundercloud" has been awarded Bal Sahitya Puraskar by Sahitya Academy in In , Easterine Kire was awarded the Governor's Medal for excellence in Naga literature. She was also awarded the Free Voice Award by Catalan PEN Barcelona.
Her tales drawn from her indigenous Naga culture are now stem from her home in Arctic Norway. Inshe was the first Naga poet in to have her poetry published in English. Her novel, Bitter Wormwood was shortlisted for the Hindu Lit for Life prize in and in the same year, she received the Free Voice award from Barcelona. Easterine is a member of the Norway-based band, Jazzpoesi, and a founder member of Barkweaver publications which gathers folk tales and people stories."Bitter Wormwood" was shortlisted for The Hindu Prize in Her novel "Spirit Nights" won Sahitya Academy Award in
"A Terrible Matriarchy" was selected to be translated into UN languages. Furthermore, the books "A Terrible Matriarchy", "Mari", "Forest Song", "Naga Folktales Retold" and "A Naga Village Remembered" have been translated into German.
In , her "When the River Sleeps" was awarded The Hindu Literary Prize.[8]