Question

Life and works of Brucellish K Sangma

Answer 1

Brucellish K Sangma is an Indian woman poet. She hails from the state of Meghalaya. She represents the Garo tribe, indigenous people living in the Garo hills in the state of Meghalaya, India. So the poem I Believe was originally written in the Garo language. The poet herself translated it from Garo to English, which she did for several of her poems. The ‘K’ in her name stands for ‘Koksi’, seemingly her clan name. Sangma is a prominent figure among the well-known Garo woman poets, and an educationist and great thinker. Sangma also served as the Director of State Educational Research and Training, Government of Meghalaya. Her famous poems include “A Pair of Spectacles”, “I Believe”, “The Lord’s Burden”, “The Tripper”, “The Query” and “My Window Seat”.