BINODINI (M.K. Binodini Devi, 1922-2011) was a Manipuri novelist, short story writer, dramatist, screenwriter, essayist and lyricist. She was the youngest daughter of Maharaja Churachand Singh and Maharani Dhanamanjuri Devi of Manipur, now a state in northeast India. She was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1976.
NAHAKPAM ARUNA is a Professor of Manipuri literature at Manipur University, Imphal. Her publications include The Twentieth Century Manipuri Novel: An Assessment (1991), Nongthangleima amasung Taibang (The World of Nongthangleima, 2001). She is a founding member of Leikol, the women writers’ circle established by M. K. Binodini Devi.
L. SOMI ROY is a film curator, producer, writer and translator. He divides his time between New York and his native Manipur.