Draft:Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih

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Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih is an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer, editor, and translator. He writes in Khasi.[1] and English. He is the author of the critically acclaimed, epic-length novel Funeral Nights[2][3][4][5] published by Context/Westland for India and by And Other Stories for the UK and the US.

In 2008, he received the Veer Shankar Shah-Raghunath Shah National Award[6] for Tribal Literature[7] from the Government of Madhya Pradesh.[8]

He is a Life Member of the Poetry Society of India, New Delhi,[9] and a founder member of North-East Writers’ Forum, Guwahati.[10] He is also a member of All India Tribal Literary Forum, New Delhi,[11] Muse India, Hyderabad,[12] and Khasi Authors’ Society, Shillong[13]

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  2. ^ Nongkynrih, Kynpham Singh (2021). Funeral nights. Chennai: Context, an imprint of Westland Publications Private Limited. ISBN 978-9389648287.
  3. ^ "Publisher of innovative contemporary writing". And Other Stories. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Westlandbooks". westlandbooks.in. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ "The Wire: The Wire News India, Latest News,News from India, Politics, External Affairs, Science, Economics, Gender and Culture". thewire.in. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ^ Dutta, Aiyushman (18 May 2010). "The power of verse". Northeast Beats. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Tribal Awards of India". Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ https://mp.gov.in/. Retrieved 29 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ http://www.indianpoetry.org/Overview.html. Retrieved 29 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ https://www.newf.co.in/founder-members/. Retrieved 29 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ NewsClick https://www.newsclick.in/all-india-tribal-literary-forum. Retrieved 29 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ https://museindia.com/. Retrieved 29 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "Khasi Authors Society | Pyniar ia ka ktien Khasi". Retrieved 29 March 2024.