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Mamang Dai is a woman poet, novelist and journalist from Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India. Postcolonial themes form an integral part of her literary works. This paper examines postcolonial elements in Mamang Dai’s selected works- “Birthplace,” “Once Upon A Time in Pasighat,” “The Voice of the Mountain,” “I’m Going Back To Old,” The Black Hill and The Legends of Pensam. Using Edward Said’s concept of “Orientalism” the study analyses how these texts represent history, ethnicity, culture and identity. It explores Dai’s deep engagement with postcolonial resistance. It also investigates the rich indigenous heritage of Arunachal Pradesh alongside the ruptures caused by Christian missionaries.
Dr Minakshi Talukdar. “Exploring Postcolonial Elements in Mamang Dai’s Works: A Select Study.” The Criterion: An International Journal in English, vol. 17, no. 4, August 2026, pp. 1079-1094. DOI, https://doi.org/10.66376/criterion.v17.n4.66.
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