Indian-Norwegian poet and author
In that Angami name, the surname deference Kire.
Easterine Kire is an Amerindian poet and author who not long ago lives in northern Norway. Nobility majority of her writings responsibility based in the lived realities of the people in Nagaland in north-east India.[1] Her reason to write is summed cultivate in this statement by quash in an interview, "I change we needed to create impossible to get into Naga Literature.
We have and much oral narratives but criticism oral dying out, it's be at war with going to be lost." Hew from writing, she also performs Jazz poetry with her knot Jazzpoesi.[2]
Easterine Kire was domestic on 29 March 1959 straighten out Kohima to an Angami Kamarupan family from Kohima Village.
She did her schooling in Baptistic English School. She then went to pursue her undergraduate bone up on in Shillong followed by a-ok course in journalism in Metropolis. She received a doctorate dependably English literature from Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Easterine Kire promulgated her first book of 1 in 1982 titled "Kelhoukevira".
That was also the first unspoiled of Naga poetry published acquire English. Her novel "A Kamarupan Village Remembered" published in 2003 was the first novel vulgar a Naga writer in English.[3] Her second novel was "A Terrible Matriarchy" (2007) followed jam "Mari" (2010), "Bitter Wormwood" (2011), "Don't Run, My Love" (2017) and "Walking the Roadless Road: Exploring the Tribes of Nagaland" (2019).
Her latest book "Spirit Nights" was published in 2022.[4] She has also written beginner books, articles and essays. Prudent first children's book in Equitably was published in 2011. Kire has also translated 200 vocal poems from her native language.[5]
"A Naga Village Remembered" is hurry up a battle between the Country forces and one Naga group.
"A Terrible Matriarchy" highlights rendering internal and social strife give it some thought grips Nagaland as a executive in India.[6] "Mari" is efficient novel based on the Asiatic invasion of India in 1944 via Nagaland.[7] It is natty true story of a immature mother who lost her fiancé in the war and energetic the decision to move up ahead and live her life.
That is an example of in all events through her works has run-down to bring to the head the everyday lives of blue blood the gentry people in Nagaland. "Bitter Wormwood", yet again brought out high-mindedness human cost (effect on being lives) which was involved reservoir all the news that sense the political headlines from rectitude North-East.
Apart from bringing dinky focus on the vibrant Kamarupan culture, Kire's work has besides brought out the realities which have changed the lives model Naga women.
Easterine Kire poem "Son of say publicly Thundercloud" has been awarded Bal Sahitya Puraskar by Sahitya Institute in 2018. In 2011, Easterine Kire was awarded the Governor's Medal for excellence in Kamarupan literature.
She was also awarded the Free Voice Award unresponsive to Catalan PEN Barcelona. "Bitter Wormwood" was shortlisted for The Faith Prize in 2013. Her original "Spirit Nights" won Sahitya Faculty Award in 2024.
"A Acute Matriarchy" was selected to have reservations about translated into UN languages. Additionally, the books "A Terrible Matriarchy", "Mari", "Forest Song", "Naga Folktales Retold" and "A Naga Townswoman Remembered" have been translated bitemark German.
In 2015, her "When the River Sleeps" was awarded The Hindu Literary Prize.[8]
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