Mamang Dai, Minam Apang, Mona Zote and Parismita Singh | Fish at War and a Cup of Brew

Fish at War and a Cup of Brew: The Politics and Poetics of Women's Work in India's Northeast: Mamang Dai, Minam Apang, Mona Zote and Parismita Singh
Mamang Dai is a poet and novelist from Arunachal Pradesh. A former journalist, Dai’s first publication, Arunachal Pradesh, the hidden landdocumented the culture and customs of her state for which she received the Verrier Elwin Award. Her other publications include novels, poetry and children’s literature. Dai also worked with the Worldwide Fund for Nature in the Eastern Himalayas Biodiversity Hotspots programme. In 2011, she was awarded the Padma Shri for literature and education.
Minam Apang is a visual artist from Arunachal Pradesh. Her works have been shown at several international platforms. She has had four solo shows in Mumbai where she first began showing her works at a gallery. She lives in Goa and Arunachal Pradesh, spending time between drawing, farming and making music.
Mona Zote lives in Aizwal, Mizoram. Her poetry has appeared in Cordite Poetry Review, Carapace, Poetry International Web, Indian Literature as well as in Dancing Earth: An Anthology of Poetry from North-East India.
Parismita Singh is a writer, graphic novelist and educationist. Her publications include the graphic novels The Hotel at the End of the World, Mara and the Clay Cows, Crab Chronicles and a collection of short stories Peace has Come. She helped conceptualise the Pao Anthology of Comics and has edited Centrepiece: New Writing and Art from Northeast India. She also works in education.
Fish at War and a Cup of Brew: The Politics and Poetics of Women's Work in India's Northeast:
A sharp, edgy conversation with women writers and visual artists as they examine the idea of 'work' and what it means to be of 'the Northeast'.
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As usual calm, cool, charming and authentic Mamang Dai!

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Love from Delhi 👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Mamang Dai, modest and gracious.

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Love u all from Nort East

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