1. Designation:Associate  Professor (Stage -4)

2. Qualification (including University): M.A. English. Nagaland University, UGC NET

PhD (ongoing) on the topic ‘Dynamics of Naga Cultural Hybridity, Animism and Ecoethics: A Study of Select Fictional Narratives of Easterine Kire and SentilongOzukum’

 3. Email id: lanunochit@gmail.com

 4. Awards

 5. Publications

Books Chapters:

• Pongen, Lanunochit (2019) Folk Tradition and Indian Culture/The Retrospective Oral Narration that Shaped the Ao Naga Culture.  Folk Tradition and Indian Culture (pp265-271) Academic Publishing Network.
• Pongen, Lanunochit (2020) Cultural Marvels in Multidisciplinary Probes/Ruma’s Bird Eye View of Culture in Unaccustomed Earth.  In Dr. S SabithaShunmugaPriya et al (eds),Cultural Marvels in Multidisciplinary Probes (, page 41-44). Alapan Publications.
• Pongen, Lanunochit (2020). Analysis of The Jungle Majorfor Virtual Classroom.  In s SabithaShanmugaPriya et al (eds), Amalgamation of Virtual Journey in Learning: An Integrated and Blended Approach of Faculties in Flipped Classroom(Book 1, page 18 -21). Alapan Publications.

6. Journal Articles:

• Pongen, Lanunochit (2018) The Narration in the Traditional Dress of the AoNagas and the Deeper Meanings Associated with it in Terms of Identity, Folklore and Folkloristics Vol.11.2, 23-30.
• Pongen, Lanunochit (2021) Change is the Only Constant: The innocuous Rise of Women Writers in Nagaland and the Voices that they Portray, BohalShodhManjusha Vol.14.Issue-4.
• Pongen, Lanunochit (2021) An Analysis of Modern Indian Ethos in Raja Rao’sKanthapura, Shikshansanshodhan.researchculturesociety.org, Vol-4. Issue-10.

7. Research Projects:

• Pongen, Lanunochit (2014) ‘Representation of women in English fiction from NE India with special reference Anjum Hasan, Temsula Ao ,Easterine Kire’ Principal Investigator, UGC ,Minor Research Project.

8. Paper presentations:

• Pongen, Lanunochit (2023, March 15) The Patriarchy Strain in Women Characters of EasterineKire’s ‘A Terrible Matriarchy’ (Paper Presentation) Inter-Departmental Seminar, Research Committee, Dimapur Government College.

• Pongen, Lanunochit (2024, October 19) “Equi-Closeness of Man and Nature in Easterine Kire’s ‘When the River Sleeps’”(Paper Presentation) Inter-Departmental Seminar organised by the Research & Development Cell and Conducted by the Dept of English,Dimapur Govt.College.

Academic related training/Courses of 4 days and above attended