Easterine Kire is an Indian poet and author who currently lives in northern Norway.
The majority of her writings are based in the lived realities of the people in Nagaland in north-east India.
[1] Her motivation to write is summed up in this statement by her in an interview, "I felt we needed to create written Naga Literature.
[3] Her second novel was "A Terrible Matriarchy" (2007) followed by "Mari" (2010), "Bitter Wormwood" (2011), "Don't Run, My Love" (2017) and "Walking the Roadless Road: Exploring the Tribes of Nagaland" (2019).
"A Terrible Matriarchy" highlights the internal and social strife that grips Nagaland as a state in India.
[7] It is a true story of a young mother who lost her fiancé in the war and made the decision to move ahead and live her life.