was born in Shillong in 1970. He is a singer-songwriter and poet whose first few poems got published in the early 1990’s in several magazines, journals and newspapers. He went into a period of creative hiding from the late 1990’s and has emerged only recently to begin sharing his poems again. His poems had appeared in publications such as Poesis, Indian Literature, The New Welsh Review, Grace and Truth, The Telegraph, Indian Writing in English and in the collection Anthology of North East India Poetry published by NEHU. Some of his poems have appeared in online publications as well. Excerpts from his poems were quoted by the Welsh poet Nigel Jenkins in the book Khasia in Gwalia (1995) and Khushwant Singh’s newpaper columns. His poem On Top of a Hill was shortlisted in All India Poetry Competition in 1993 and included in the published collection organized by The Poetry Society (India) and the British Council. He now lives and works in Siliguri (West Bengal) in and through the organization Youth With A Mission (YWAM), providing leadership for FM Northeast India and Bhutan.  He is married to Bameri and has two children who are currently pursuing their studies in Shillong.