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  1. Temsüla Ao - Wikipedia

    • Temsüla Ao (25 October 1945 – 9 October 2022) was an Indian poet, fiction writer, and ethnographer. She was a professor of English at North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) from where she retired in 2010. She served as the director of the North East Zone Cultural Centre between 1992 and 1997 on deputation from NEHU. She was awarded the Padma Shri awar… See more

    Biography

    On 25 October 1945, Temsüla was born to Imnamütongba Changkiri and Nokintemla Longkumer in Jorhat. She … See more

    Writings

    Ao conceded to Paulo Coelho's reflection in The Zahir that writing can be a lonely endeavour. However, "there are also times when words are flowing and seem to offer themselves happily to articulate one's thought." T… See more

    Born25 October 1945 · Jorhat, Bengal Presidency, British India (Present-day Jorhat, Assam, India)
    Died9 October 2022 (aged 76) · Dimapur, Nagaland, India
    ChildrenAnungla Zoe Longkumer · T. John Longkumer
    OccupationPoet · ethnographer
    Nagaland State Commission for Women

    In January 2013, she was appointed as the Chairperson of the Nagaland State Commission for Women. As the chairperson, Ao was very vocal for women's rights in the state often challengin… See more

    Awards

    Padma Shri, 2007
    • Governor's Gold Medal, 2009
    Sahitya Akademi Award, 2013
    • Kusumagraj National Literature Award, 2015 … See more

    Legacy

    Zahan writes that Ao was more than a writer and scholar for the Nagas. She summarises Ao's work as,
    She was the guardian, the voice, and the mirror of the Naga society who brought the everyday li… See more

     
  1. Temsula Ao as an Exemplary Contemporary Tribal Poet …

    The present paper proposes to examine select poems by Temsula Ao to establish that a perfect symphony has been achieved through the harmonization of poetry and folklore in her poems. The paper seeks to identify the similarity …

  2. The Poetics of Identity: Exploring the Works of Temsüla Ao

  3. Temsula Ao (1945-2022): The Naga writer’s literary …

    Oct 15, 2022 · “I have lived my life believing / Story-telling was my proud legacy” — 'The Old Story Teller', by Temsula Ao. The legacy of stories left behind after Temsula Aos death at the age of 76...

  4. Dikshita Bhuyan | Eco-feminist reading of Temsula Ao’s …

    Recipient of the Padmashree award Temsula Ao, one of the major eco-feminist poets of North-East Indian writing in English hails from Nagaland. She writes about the cultural and physical ecology of Nagaland find in her poems.

  5. Temsula Ao - Indian Culture