Press Release
Press release from Sanchaman Limboo Government College, Gyalshing
Information & Public Relations Department
Sanchaman Limboo Government College Hosts Successful Lecture and Creative Writing Workshop by Eminent Poet Robin S. Ngangom.
The Department of English, Sanchaman Limboo Government College, successfully organised a day-long literary programme featuring a lecture and creative writing workshop by the distinguished poet, translator and academic Robin S. Ngangom on 2 November 2026 at Gyan Kunj-G18.
The morning session began with a welcome address and the traditional offering of a khada to the resource person by students of the Department of English. Ngangom delivered a thoughtful and wide-ranging lecture titled “Northeast Poetry in English: An Overview.” Drawing on his long engagement with the region’s literary landscape, he traced the evolution, concerns and distinctive voice of poetry written in English from Northeast India. The lecture was followed by a lively question-and-answer session in which students and faculty actively participated.
The afternoon session opened with the formal release of the Department of English postcard and bookmarks by Robin S. Ngangom in the presence of faculty members. The postcard and bookmarks feature the college academic block Gyan Kunj and photographs titled “Butterflies on Campus,” taken by faculty member Jigdol T. Gyalpo Bhutia. Ngangom then conducted a creative writing workshop that encouraged participants to engage closely with language, memory and personal experience. The programme concluded with a token of gratitude presented by faculty member Ms. Diki Lhamu Lepcha. The formal vote of thanks was delivered by the Head of the Department, Dr. Reep Pandi Lepcha, followed by book signing and a group photograph with the distinguished poet.
Robin S. Ngangom, who has taught for decades in the Department of English at North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, is a bilingual poet and translator writing in English and Manipuri. His poetry has appeared in leading journals and anthologies in India and abroad. His major collections include Words and the Silence (1988), Time’s Crossroads (1994), The Desire of Roots (2006) and My Invented Land (2023). He has co-edited significant anthologies of poetry from Northeast India and translated the work of Manipuri poet Thangjam Ibopishak. Among the many honours conferred on him are the Udaya Bharati National Award for Poetry (1994), the Katha Award for Translation (1999), and the Jayanta Mahapatra National Award for Literature (2026).
The Department of English expresses its sincere gratitude to Shri Robin S. Ngangom for generously sharing his time, insight and experience. The lecture and workshop together created a rich and memorable literary engagement that left a lasting impression on the students and faculty of the college.
The Department of English, Sanchaman Limboo Government College, successfully organised a day-long literary programme featuring a lecture and creative writing workshop by the distinguished poet, translator and academic Robin S. Ngangom on 2 November 2026 at Gyan Kunj-G18.
The morning session began with a welcome address and the traditional offering of a khada to the resource person by students of the Department of English. Ngangom delivered a thoughtful and wide-ranging lecture titled “Northeast Poetry in English: An Overview.” Drawing on his long engagement with the region’s literary landscape, he traced the evolution, concerns and distinctive voice of poetry written in English from Northeast India. The lecture was followed by a lively question-and-answer session in which students and faculty actively participated.
The afternoon session opened with the formal release of the Department of English postcard and bookmarks by Robin S. Ngangom in the presence of faculty members. The postcard and bookmarks feature the college academic block Gyan Kunj and photographs titled “Butterflies on Campus,” taken by faculty member Jigdol T. Gyalpo Bhutia. Ngangom then conducted a creative writing workshop that encouraged participants to engage closely with language, memory and personal experience. The programme concluded with a token of gratitude presented by faculty member Ms. Diki Lhamu Lepcha. The formal vote of thanks was delivered by the Head of the Department, Dr. Reep Pandi Lepcha, followed by book signing and a group photograph with the distinguished poet.
Robin S. Ngangom, who has taught for decades in the Department of English at North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, is a bilingual poet and translator writing in English and Manipuri. His poetry has appeared in leading journals and anthologies in India and abroad. His major collections include Words and the Silence (1988), Time’s Crossroads (1994), The Desire of Roots (2006) and My Invented Land (2023). He has co-edited significant anthologies of poetry from Northeast India and translated the work of Manipuri poet Thangjam Ibopishak. Among the many honours conferred on him are the Udaya Bharati National Award for Poetry (1994), the Katha Award for Translation (1999), and the Jayanta Mahapatra National Award for Literature (2026).
The Department of English expresses its sincere gratitude to Shri Robin S. Ngangom for generously sharing his time, insight and experience. The lecture and workshop together created a rich and memorable literary engagement that left a lasting impression on the students and faculty of the college.
