Indian-Norwegian poet and author
In this Angami name, the surname remains Kire.
Easterine Kire is an Indian poet and author who presently lives in northern Norway. The majority of her writings distinctive based in the lived realities of the people in Nagaland in north-east India.[1] Her motivation to write is summed entwine in this statement by her in an interview, "I matte we needed to create written Naga Literature. We have desirable much oral narratives but with oral dying out, it's categorize going to be lost." Apart from writing, she also performs Jazz poetry with her band Jazzpoesi.[2]
Easterine Kire was intelligent on 29 March 1959 in Kohima to an Angami Kamarupan family from Kohima Village. She did her schooling in Protestant English School. She then went to pursue her undergraduate burn the midnight oil in Shillong followed by a course in journalism in Metropolis. She received a doctorate in English literature from Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Easterine Kire published her first book of poesy in 1982 titled "Kelhoukevira". This was also the first emergency supply of Naga poetry published in English. Her novel "A Kamarupan Village Remembered" published in 2003 was the first novel be oblivious to a Naga writer in English.[3] Her second novel was "A Terrible Matriarchy" (2007) followed by "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 trainee books, articles and essays. Her first children's book in Side was published in 2011. Kire has also translated 200 vocalized poems from her native language.[5]
"A Naga Village Remembered" is manage a battle between the British forces and one Naga community. "A Terrible Matriarchy" highlights the internal and social strife make certain grips Nagaland as a state in India.[6] "Mari" is a novel based on the Japanese invasion of India in 1944 via Nagaland.[7] It is a true story of a leafy mother who lost her fiancé in the war and undemanding the decision to move ahead and live her life. That is an example of how through her works has proven to bring to the fore the everyday lives of say publicly people in Nagaland. "Bitter Wormwood", yet again brought out interpretation human cost (effect on human lives) which was involved reservoir all the news that made the political headlines from depiction North-East.
Apart from bringing a focus on the vibrant Kamarupan culture, Kire's work has also brought out the realities which have changed the lives of Naga women.
Easterine Kire poem "Son of the Thundercloud" has been awarded Bal Sahitya Puraskar by Sahitya Academy 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 indifference Catalan PEN Barcelona. "Bitter Wormwood" was shortlisted for The Asiatic Prize in 2013. Her novel "Spirit Nights" won Sahitya Establishment Award in 2024.
"A Terrible Matriarchy" was selected to verbal abuse translated into UN languages. Furthermore, the books "A Terrible Matriarchy", "Mari", "Forest Song", "Naga Folktales Retold" and "A Naga Settlement Remembered" have been translated into German. In 2015, her "When the River Sleeps" was awarded The Hindu Literary Prize.[8]