Temsula Ao: A Life of Literature and Scholarship
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What award did Temsula Ao receive in 2009 from the government of Meghalaya?

  • Padma Shri
  • Nagaland Governor's Award for Distinction in Literature
  • North East Zone Cultural Centre Award
  • Governor's Gold Medal (correct)
  • Where did Temsula Ao obtain her M.A. in English?

  • North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong
  • Fazl Ali College, Mokokchung
  • English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
  • Gauhati University, Assam (correct)
  • How many books of poetry has Temsula Ao written?

  • 10
  • 7
  • 3
  • 5 (correct)
  • Where did Temsula Ao work as a Director from 1992-1997?

    <p>North East Zone Cultural Centre, Dimapur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Temsula Ao retire from North-Eastern Hill University?

    <p>2010</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Temsula Ao attend college?

    <p>Fazl Ali College, Mokokchung</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the poet's grandson think about her stories?

    <p>They are old and meaningless</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the poet's grandson's rejection on her storytelling?

    <p>Her stories seem to regress into unreachable recesses of her mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the poet's response to the new generation's disinterest in cultural heritage?

    <p>She preserves her legacy through poetry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the poet's mindset after her grandson's rejection?

    <p>Reduced to unimaginable stillness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the poem lament about the new generation?

    <p>Their disbelief in the cultural history of the tribe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason the narrator shares stories with the young generation?

    <p>To fulfill her racial responsibility and preserve traditional history</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the narrator's grandfather constantly warning her about?

    <p>Forgetting the stories of the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of humans inventing language?

    <p>Humans began to call animals 'savage'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the narrator's grandfather trying to protect by warning her about forgetting the stories?

    <p>The history, territory, and identity of their people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the narrator sharing stories about warriors and were-tigers?

    <p>To bring the past to life through storytelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What award did Temsula Ao receive in 2013?

    <p>Sahitya Akademy Award</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to the script of the Ao-Naga community according to the poem?

    <p>A dog swallowed it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Temsula Ao's role in her culture according to the poem?

    <p>A storyteller</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Temsula Ao inherit from her grandfather according to the poem?

    <p>A storytelling legacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of storytelling for Temsula Ao according to the poem?

    <p>It gives her more strength</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the commonality between humans and animals according to the poem?

    <p>Myths and stories</p> Signup and view all the answers

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