Women Contesting Terror and Violence: An Analysis of the Women Characters in ‘Soaba’ , ‘The Last Song’ and ‘The Curfew Man’

Temsula Ao is one of the powerful writers of the NorthEast ,who in her book of short stories, These Hills Called Home :Stories From A War Zone describes how ordinary people cope with violence ,how they negotiate power and force, and how they seek and find safe spaces and enjoyment in the midst of terror .Four women characters--- Imtila,Libeni,Apenyo and Jemtila from three of her stories will be analysed to show how Ao expounds the sufferings and exploitations women undergo under the patriarchal hegemony and despotisms and how the patriarchal hegemonic inclinations represented by the Naga patriarchal society and the Indian Military Force have set up an impediment in the progress as well as empowerment of the female members of the Naga society. All the stories are uncomplicate Temsula Ao is one of the powerful writers of the Northeast who in her book of short stories ,These Hills Called d and simple but they show a candid image of Naga ways of life.