Bondina Elangbam
Bondina Elangbam is an Indian writer, poet and artist from Manipur. Among her comprehensive comparative analytical works, "Is the Homosexual an Invisible Being? 'Comrade Love' in the Select Fiction of the Rohinton Mistry and Amitav Ghosh" is a notable one.[1][2] Besides being a writer, Elangbam is becoming a matter of inspiration to many other artists and writers, including Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut as well as Dr Joshiya Kh.[3][4][5]
Bondina Elangbam | |
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Bondina Elangbam | |
| Pronunciation | Bondina Elangbam |
| Born | Bondina Elangbam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Elangbam Bondina |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | PhD in English literature |
| Alma mater | North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong |
| Occupation(s) | artist, author, painter, poet, |
| Known for | "Between the Poet and Her Pencil" |
| Notable work | "Between the Poet and Her Pencil" |
| Family | Elangbam |
| Awards |
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Early life and career
changeBondina Elangbam was born in Imphal, Manipur. She grew up inheriting both the Meitei and Mao cultural heritages from her two parents. Her cross cultural bondings are seen to be reflected in her poetic works. Since childhood, Elangbam has a passion for painting, writing short stories and poems. Her first publication of poetry is the "Between the Poet and Her Pencil" in Mumbai on 19 December 2016. The forwarding of the poetry was done by Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who is her childhood school friend.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Bondina Elangbam's book "Between the Poet and Her Pencil" was released at the "Manipur Press Club" on the 9th of January, 2017 by ABOK Publishing House.[14]
In an exclusive interview with Bondina Elangbam by the "The Morung Express", when asked how she connected the two fields of being a poet and a painter, she said,
"See, my poems are about life and the various occurrence one experiences in life. My painting again is about the varied elements in life, the different emotions and various other aspects of life. Life in its essence connects the two and in one or the other way it is intertwined."[6]
Life with Kangana Ranaut
changeBondina Elangbam and Kangana Ranaut were classmates, roommates as well as schoolmates in their school life at a high school at DAV School sector 15 in Chandigarh. Bondina was studying in the Fine Arts stream while Kangana in the Science stream.[3][4][10][15][16]
According to a forwarding by Kangana Ranaut about Bondina Elangbam, she described Bondina was a dainty, waif- like vision with thick long blue-black hair hanging below her waist when seen for the first time in her life. Kangana said Bondina’s work was true to her inherent impulses and instincts. She pointed out the most beguiling aspect of Bondina's personality as the fact that Bondina never ceases to surprise anyone as she had either brood or laugh uncontrollably, avoided eye contact or had fierce glances, slept endlessly or worked relentlessly.[3][4]
Since childhood, Kangana was intensely fond of Hindi-Urdu poetry. Her area of interests was found to be weird for others (friends) except for Bondina Elangbam. Kangana used to translate the poems (shaayaris) for Bondina. Though many words and complex thoughts were often diluted or lost in translations, both Kangana and Bondina had a particular relationship with poetry.[3][4]
When Kangana and Bondina were very close to each other, Kangana noticed about the crucial differences between their educational choices, science and arts. Later, Kangana found out that she was probably not on the right career path.[3][4]
In her forewordings, Kangana exposed that Bondina had seduced the closet artist in her and Bondina played a very important role in influencing her future career decisions and she continued to do so.[3][4]
After their school life, they drifted away and met each other again when Kangana Ranaut was promoting Tanu Weds Manu Returns in Chandigarh. The two met at their school. It was when Kangana Ranaut got to know that Bondina was pursuing arts, poetry and writing. Bondina sent Kangana some of her works. Then, Kangana offered to write a foreword for Bondina's book.[17][7][8][9]
Awards and honours
change- In the year 2010, Bondina Elangbam's poem, "My Fear" won the "Winner’s title in the Varsity Week" of North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong.[6]
- Bondina Elangbam was awarded the Doctorate degree in English literature from the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong.[6]
References
change- ↑ Mukherjee, Nibedita (2015-10-13). Gendering the Narrative: Indian English Fiction and Gender Discourse. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. A. ISBN 978-1-4438-8467-9.
- ↑ Mukherjee, Nibedita (2015-10-13). Gendering the Narrative: Indian English Fiction and Gender Discourse. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. B. ISBN 978-1-4438-8467-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "EXCLUSIVE: In this heartwarming foreword, Kangana talks about her younger years and how they shaped her career choices". PINKVILLA. 2016-12-18. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
{{cite web}}: More than one of|archivedate=and|archive-date=specified (help); More than one of|archiveurl=and|archive-url=specified (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 KanglaOnline. "Kangana Ranaut launches book Between the Poet and Her Pencil – KanglaOnline". Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ GUPTA, MONIKA (2020-11-10). LIFE AN INEFFABLE JOURNEY. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 978-81-947397-7-7.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Between the Poet and Her Pencil: Bondina Elangbam". MorungExpress. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Manipur: Kangana Ranaut unveils childhood friend Bondina Elangbam's book!". thenortheasttoday.com. 2016-12-21. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Gulzar is an all-time great, says Kangana Ranaut". Radiocity. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 IANS (2016-12-20). "Gulzar is an all-time great, says Kangana Ranaut". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 World, Republic. "Kangana Ranaut made some lifetime friends during hostel days, see throwback pictures". Republic World. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ "Kangana Ranaut launches book Between the Poet and Her Pencil – Manipur News". Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ "Kangana Ranaut during the launch of book "Between the Poet and her Pencil". www.prokerala.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ Kapoor, Neha (2016-12-21). "Kangana Ranaut Spotted at Book Launch Looking Elegant!". Bollywood Garam. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ "Book launch ~ E-Pao! News About Manipur". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ "Kangana's School Friend Reveals The Actor's True Side In A Letter..." www.theindusparent.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ "This old letter penned by Kangana Ranaut's school friend reveals a lot about her personality". InUth. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2022-07-08.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Gulzar is an all-time great, says Kangana Ranaut". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
Other websites
change- "Here's What Kangana Ranaut's School Friend Revealed About Her... - Celebrity, Cosmopolitan India". Cosmopolitan India. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- "Wincreator.com news: Exclusive! Kangana Ranaut's childhood BFFs spill the secrets on the 'Queen' actress and it includes late-night make-up sessions and going on blind dates". wincreator.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- Bansal, Sonali (2020-05-19). "It's raining in evaluation in footage on social media. To rethink what higher time, stunning recollections as the lockdown. Recently, we were given an". Bollyinside - US Local News & Breaking News Stories. Retrieved 2022-07-08.[permanent dead link]