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Mamang Dai
Writing The Black Hill and recording Arunachal Pradesh’s stories.
Arunachal Pradesh: The Hidden Land · The Legends of Pensam
- Born
- 23 February 1957
- Birthplace
- Pasighat
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Mamang Dai
Mamang Dai is an Indian poet, novelist and former journalist. Her work draws on the landscapes, memories and oral traditions of Arunachal Pradesh.
Early life
Education
Attended Pine Mount School in Shillong and studied English literature at Gauhati University.
Career
- 1979
Civil-service selection
Was selected for the Indian Administrative Service before turning to journalism.
- Journalism
Newspapers and broadcasting
Contributed to national newspapers and worked in radio and television.
- 2017
Sahitya Akademi Award
Received the award for The Black Hill.
Selected work
Arunachal Pradesh: The Hidden Land
A nonfiction account of the region.
The Legends of Pensam
Fiction drawing on community memory.
The Black Hill
A historical novel set in the eastern Himalayas.
Beyond work
Conservation work
Worked on WWF’s Eastern Himalayas biodiversity programme.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Gazal world. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.