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Temsüla Ao
Stories and ethnographic writing rooted in Naga experience.
Laburnum for My Head · Once upon a Life
- Born
- 25 October 1945
- Birthplace
- Jorhat
- Died
- 9 October 2022
More people
Temsüla Ao
Indian poet, fiction writer and educator whose Laburnum for My Head received the Sahitya Akademi Award.
Early life
Education
Born in Jorhat, lost her parents in childhood and studied in Assam and Nagaland before postgraduate English study.
Career
- 1975
NEHU
Began teaching English.
- 1983
Doctorate
Completed a study of Henry James’s heroines.
- 1992–1997
Cultural centre
Directed the North East Zone Cultural Centre.
- 2010
Retirement
Retired from university teaching.
Selected work
Laburnum for My Head
An award-winning short-story collection.
Once upon a Life
Recalled her childhood and later experiences.
Beyond work
Women's rights
Chaired the Nagaland State Commission for Women. Her public work extended beyond literature to women's representation and the gender inequalities embedded in customary institutions.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Women's rights — biographical source ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Ministry of Education. GODL-India · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.