Robin Ngangom


Robin S Ngangom is an Indian poet and translator from Manipur, North Eastern India.

Biography

Robin Singh Ngangom was born in Imphal, Manipur of North Eastern India. He is a bilingual poet who writes in English and Meiteilon. He studied literature at St Edmund's College and the North [Eastern Hill University] Shillong, where he teaches. His books of poetry include Words and the Silence published by Writers Workshop, Time's Crossroads and The Desire of Roots. His essay, Poetry in a Time of Terror appeared in The Other Side Of Terror: An Anthology Of Writings On Terrorism In South Asia published by Oxford University Press, New Delhi. He was conferred with the Katha Award for Translation in 1999.