Yaruingam
| File:Yaruingam.jpg Yaruingam book cover | |
| Author | Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya |
|---|---|
| Working title | Iyaruingam |
| Language | Assamese |
| Subject | Manipur and Nagaland[1] |
| Genre | Political Science fiction |
| Published | 1960[2] |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 338 |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Yaruingam (also known as Iyaruingam) is an Assamese language fiction novel written by Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya in 1960. The book won the second highest Indian literary award Sahitya Akademi in 1961.
Premise
[edit]Set in pre-independent India, in Manipur and Naga hills, Rishang (the protagonist and follower of Gandhian ideals) fights for democratic people's rule (Yaruingam), while Phanitphang (a Naga nationalist) starts a radical struggle for complete independence of Nagaland. The story of the novel ends with unresolved and complex political conditions of the region.[3]
Reception
[edit]Manjeet Baruah in Economic & Political Weekly wrote "Nevertheless, a text like Yaruingam is still relevant, especially given the transformative moment that Assam, or North East India, presently inhabits. Though thematised on the Naga movement, the novel is as much about an Assamese literary imagination of the “people’s rule.”"[2] Lemyao Shimray for LiveJournal wrote "Through the land dispute the author narrated about different ideologies the public had, about Christianity. No doubt, Christianity brought the Nagas’ education and development but if we look back at the history of education and Christianity in Naga areas, it was misinterpreted and imposed on Nagas as westernised."[4]
Awards
[edit]- Sahitya Akademi Award in 1961.[5][6]
Translations
[edit]The book was translated to Englsh with the name "Love in the Time of Insurgency".[7] Muzaffar Aazim translated the book to Kashmiri language.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Barua, Lalit Kumar (2006). Education and Culture in North-East India (1826-2000). Indian Institute of Advanced Study (published 2008-09-03). pp. 207–215. ISBN 978-81-7986-063-2.
- 1 2 Baruah, Manjeet (2020-02-01). "Yaruingam (1960): Revisiting the Assamese Literary Classic and its Idea of People's Rule". Economic & Political Weekly. 55 (5). ISSN 2349-8846.
- ↑ Pulla, Venkat; Bhattacharyya, Rituparna; Bhatt, Sanjai (2020-09-14). Discrimination, Challenge and Response: People of North East India. Springer Publishing (published 14 September 2020). p. 109. ISBN 978-3-030-46251-2.
- ↑ Shimray, Lemyao (2006-04-25). "BOOK REVIEW: LEMYAO SHIMRAY". LiveJournal. Retrieved 2026-10-02.
- ↑ George, K. M. (1997). Masterpieces of Indian literature, (Vol.1). National Book Trust. p. 19.
- ↑ Coppola, Carlo (1968). "The Sahitya Akademi Awards: 1967". Mahfil. 5 (1/2). Asian Studies Center, Michigan State University: 9–26. ISSN 0025-0503 – via JSTOR.
- ↑ Chutia, Bulen (2018-11-10). "Portrayal of Tangkhul Naga Society in Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya's Love in the Time of Insurgency". Smart Moves Journal IJELLH | Peer-Reviewed Journal of English. 6 (11): 10–10. ISSN 2582-3574.
- ↑ "Sahitya Akademi KASHMIRI Publications" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 3 October 2026.