Tattooed with Taboos, an anthology of poetry awarded best book production award 2011
Imphal Book Fair, Imphal - January 2 2012

Shreema Ningombam receiving the award

Tattooed with Taboos, an anthology of poetry has been awarded as a best book production award 2011 in the recently concluded Imphal Book Fair. The book fair was organized by National Book Trust, Raja Rammohan Roy Library and Central Libray, Imphal.

The award was received by Shreema Ningombam, one of the author of the book Tattooed with Taboos.

Tattooed with Taboos being sold at the Book fair

Read a news link related to this award here

About Tattooed with Taboos

This anthology records a specific angst of the times developed within the consciousness of the poets. Circumscribed by the construct of womanhood; enveloped within the halo of love, betrayal and breathing the anthology is located in the setting of a conflict torn society. Using the personal as a tool to document the changing frames of the society and practices which seems to be “set in stone” through the metamorphosis of their moods, anxiety, hysteria and melancholy, the poems in the words of the poets are experiential as well as reflexive. The anthology is thematically divided into three sections – Tattooed with taboos, Angst for homeland and Love and Longingness.

Chaoba Phuritshabam is a post graduate in Chemistry from Miranda House, Delhi University and an intellectual property professional. She is also pursuing her L.L.B from the faculty of Law, Delhi University.

Shreema Ningombam is currently an Assistant Professor in Nambol L. Sanoi College, Manipur. She completed her M.Phil in Department of Political Science, University of Delhi in 2009 and she worked as a Teaching Assistant in the same faculty.

Soibam Haripriya is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Sociology from University of Delhi, Delhi School of Economics, Department of Sociology. She completed her MPhil from the same department in 2010.

Tattooed with Taboos, An Anthology of Poetry by Three Women from North East India is published by Siroi Publications and Loktakleima Publications published in September 2011. It is priced at Rs 200/-

The poets can be reached at : tattooedwithtaboos(at)gmail(dot)com
They maintain at blog http://tattooedwithtaboos.blogspot.com/