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Theyiesinuo Keditsu (PhD) is a poet, academic, and cultural conservationist known for reviving Indigenous Naga textiles and women's narratives through her Instagram persona @mekhalamama. Her advocacy has revolutionized perceptions of mekhalas, promoting them as sustainable fashion and everyday wear, while supporting women-led businesses and indigenous crafts. She has authored poetry collections (Sopfünuo, Wake), a children’s book, and contributed to notable anthologies. With a PhD in Cultural Studies, her research focuses on Naga culture, indigenous feminisms, and folklore. Currently an assistant professor at Kohima College, she is also a public speaker and serves on various cultural and academic boards.

Temsula Ao was born in October 1945 at Jorhat, Assam. She received her B.A with Distinction from Fazl Ali College, Mokokchung, Nagaland. She received her M.A in English from Gauhati University, Assam. From Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (presently English and Foreign Languages University,) Hyderabad she received her Post Graduate Diploma in the Teaching of English and Ph.D from NEHU. From 1992-97 she served as Director, North East Zone Cultural Centre, Dimapur on Deputation from NEHU, and was Fulbright Fellow to University of Minnesota 1985-86. She is a retired Professor of English in North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), where she has taught since 1975. She received the honorary Padma Shri Award in 2007. She is the recipient of the Governor’s Gold Medal 2009 from the government of Meghalaya. In 2013, she received the Sahitya Akademi Award for her short story collection, Laburnum For My Head, given by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Literature. Ao is widely respected as one of the major literary voices in English to emerge from Northeast India along with Mitra Phukan and Mamang Dai

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THINGNAM ANJULIKA SAMOM is an independent journalist, writer and translator based in Imphal, Manipur. Her journalistic writing focusing on gender, con ict and developmental issues in Manipur has been published in many online and print publications in India as well as outside the country. She is the recipient of the Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity 2010–11 (Eastern Region). She also translates literary works from Manipuri to English and was given the Katha Award for Translation in 2004. A few of her poems are part of the anthology Centrepiece (2017) published by Zubaan.

Tialila Kikon is a poet, writer and educator based in Dimapur, Nagaland. Her poems and stories have appeared in various anthologies and journals. Her first book of poems, Paper Cranes (2016) published by Cyberwit Publishers, Allahabad was selected to be kept in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. The Sky Bride and Other Tales Retold is her first collection of folktales in collaboration with six young illustrators from Nagaland, through the initiative of the Act of Kindness Society.

Hailing from the town of Satakha, Twinto Visuho is an aspiring theologian deeply passionate about fostering a love for books and emphasizing the significance of reading in our technology-driven society. With a master's degree in English Literature and a recent accomplishment of a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Eastern Theological College, Jorhat, he is currently dedicated to inspiring the youth to prioritize the realm of books and knowledge in his role within an educational institution.