The Thirteenth Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Wednesday, November 9th to Sunday, November 13th 2022
Let's Turn The Page
Online : 9 - 10 Nov
On ground : 11 - 13 Nov
Mamang Dai is a poet and novelist from Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh. A former journalist and former President, Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists, Dai also worked with World Wide Fund for nature in the Eastern Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspots programme.
Her first publication Arunachal Pradesh- the hidden land (2003) featuring the folklore and traditions of the state received the state Verrier Elwin Award.
In 2011 Dai was awarded the Padma Shri, (literature and education), and the Sahitya Akademi Award, 2017, for her book The Black Hill, in English.
Dai lives in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
sessions
Political and The Personal
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12th November
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Scars of the past, informing the stories of the present
Mamang Dai, Saskya Jain
Chair: Anita Vacharajani
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