Oral Literature of Northeast India: Routes to Preservation

This volume is the outcome of the International Conference on Literature, Language, Culture, and Teaching Skills, which was held on August 21 and 22, 2025. The conference brought together scholars, researchers, and academicians from diverse disciplines and regions. It provided a vibrant platform for intellectual exchange, encouraging critical discussions on contemporary issues, emerging trends, and innovative approaches in literature, language studies, cultural studies, and pedagogy The book is a carefully edited collection of selected research papers presented at the conference. Following a rigorous review and revision process, the most significant and original contributions have been developed into scholarly chapters. These chapters reflect both theoretical insights and empirical research, offering multidisciplinary perspectives and cross- cultural understandings. The chapters cover a broad spectrum of themes, including literary studies, linguistics, cultural narratives, indigenous knowledge systems, language teaching methodologies, curriculum design, and the incorporation of modern teaching skills in contemporary classrooms. Collectively, they emphasize the dynamic interplay between language, culture, literature, and education in a globalized world. This edited volume aims to serve as a valuable resource for researchers, educators, postgraduate students, and PhD scholars. By bridging academic research and pedagogical practice, the book makes a meaningful contribution to ongoing scholarly debates and fosters future research in literature, language, culture, and teaching methodologies.

Dr. Widinibou holds master’s degrees in both English and Linguistics and earned his PhD from Assam University. He has more than eleven years of teaching and research experience and has served in several esteemed institutions, including Assam University, Silchar; Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh; and Tezpur University, Napam, Assam. He also possesses extensive fieldwork experience across various indigenous languages and cultures of Northeast India. He has authored of three books and published over twenty research papers in reputed national and international journals. In addition, he has presented numerous papers at conferences, seminars, and workshops at both national and international levels. His research interests include Acoustic Phonetics, Phonology, Language Documentation, and Tibeto-Burman languages of Northeast India. Dr. Widinibou is currently serving as the Research Coordinator and Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Don Bosco College (Autonomous), Maram, Manipur. He has been involved in several significant projects under organizations such as the Centre for Endangered Languages (CFEL), the Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation (DLPI), the North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), and the Directorate of University and Higher Education (DUHE), Government of Manipur.