Prof. Laltluangliana Khiangte

Prof. Laltluangliana Khiangte is a well-known playwright-dramatist, poet, scholar-critic, essayist, biographer and folklorist from the state of MizoramHe has been selected for Padma Shri (in Literature and Education) for the year 2006 by the President of India. He has 58 books in English and Mizo, 34 Edited books in English and Mizo, 27 booklets in Mizo & English and about 14 of his books have been translated into various languages. He has presented more than 320 papers in Seminars, Consultations, Training and Workshops, of which more than 170 are written in English for the International, National, Regional programmes. He has published over 100 research papers and contributed more than 1000 articles / essays / poems in different journals and magazines of the country, published in English, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Garo, Khasi, Kokborok, Manipuri, Boro etc. and Mizo. A former member of CABE, General Council of Indian National Sahitya Akademi and Sangeet Nataak Akademi, he is the President of Tribal Literary Forum of India, MAL, MILLTA, ZOPPEN Club and Vice-President of All India Tribal Literary Forum, he is also an active Member of Indian Folklore Congress. Professor & Head of Mizo Department in Mizoram University; Member of Board of Governors in ICFAI University Mizoram. 3. PUBLISHED WORKS OF DR. LALTLUANGLIANA KHIANGTE