• Dr GangaNand Singh
• Ms Medhavi Singh

India’s northeastern part has an infinite dreamland with undulating hills, scenic landscapes, lavish green covers, serene lakes, snow-clad mountains, exotic flora and fauna longs relentlessly for satiating the aesthetic aspirations and soothing the humankind from the fret, fever and worries of life. The cultural unity in diversity, traditions, food and homely hospitality of the people make you fall in love with the region and it appears to be a home away from home. The North East region is referred to as the the eight sisters comprising of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland and Sikkim. The reason for pleasant surprises is constantly pushed to the margin for its lack of affection to the superimposed norms and concept of ‘Indian-ness’. The portrayal of the region is in a fashion which Homi Bhabha would call ‘Totalization of Culture’.’ Tribal literature of North East’ remains a contested terrain as both the terms ‘North-East’ and ‘tribal ’hints at an attempt to assess the region. If tourism is promoted and infrastructure developed, this region shall no wonder turn into one of the most visited tourist destinations not only in India but across the globe. Northeast India is one of the most culturally vibrant regions. It is the combination of people belonging to different ethnic groups, culture, communities. It is a place of eternal beauty and diversity. Temsula Ao emphasizes the idea that nature and women should emancipate from the traditional and cultural shackles by dint of their strong determination as they face many failures, disappointments and losses. Their determination and longing give strength to fight for their self-identity and recognition. As a Naga woman, Temsula Ao is concerned about her region and the condition of land, forest, animals, hills and mountains, and surroundings. She rejuvenates the beauty of nature in the hands of women through her poems. In her short stories, she projects women as protectors of nature safeguarding the whole human habitation with her knowledge. In her writings, Temsula Ao represents the women who have the remarkable tendency to protect nature, encompass individuality, are brave enough to fight for their liberation and have the intelligence to secure their men and village by their instinctive knowledge. Invariably, Temsula Ao reforms the role of women in Ao – Naga society through her writings. This paper analyses Temsula Ao’s Songs from the Other Life (2007) as the quintessential Tribal English poetry of North East India. Despite the distinctiveness that marks the poetry of each of the poets of North East India, certain unifying traits are found in the poetry of the region. In Ao Naga Oral tradition, the quest of identity and selfhood, the hybridization of indigenous culture is presented as an outcome of modernity and Christianity. The paper also attempts to estimate the real picture of the postcolonial nation and how one can make the use of language given by the colonial masters in the tribal world of North East India. It shows the greatness of Temsula Ao as a poet and ethnographer and her compelling poetry not only asserts the distinctiveness of tribal literature of the North East but also has an aesthetic universality.

Other Identity, Cultural unity, Hybridization, Totalization, Indianness, Post -Colonial, ethnographer, Pan regional

"AN ECO-FEMINST APPRAISAL OF TEMSULA Ao's SELECTIVE POEMS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no.b154-b160, February-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202119.pdf

"AN ECO-FEMINST APPRAISAL OF TEMSULA Ao's SELECTIVE POEMS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no. ppb154-b160, February-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202119.pdf