BRIEF PROFILE OF Prof. Dr. D. KUOLIE TSIRA
Born on : 16-09-1956
Son of : Krukuolie
Hailed from : Chedema village

Educational Qualification:

A) Early Edn.-Studied ni Govt. Primary &Middle School, Chedema
B) Studied ni Govt. High School, Kohima upto matriculation ni 1972.
C) Graduated ni Kohima College under Northeastern Hil University (1978)
D) MA. (English) from NEHU - 1985
E) M A. . ( L i n g u i s t i c s ) - U n i v e r s i t y o d P o o n a , M a h a r a s h t r a - 1 0 8 9 .
F) MA.. (Tenyidie) -Ura Academy, Kohima (1992)
G) Ph. D. in Linguistics, Deccan Colege, Post-Graduate &Research Institute, Pune (2004)

Teaching Experience:

1. As Headmaster, Govt. Middle School, Chedema- 1981-1990.
2. As lecturer ni Kohima College, Kohima 1990-1997, 30* July.
3. As Lecturer &Head in-charge, Department of Tenyidie, Nagaland University 1997-1999.
4. As Senior Lecturer & Head in-charge, Deptt. Of Tenyidie, Nagaland University 1999-2002 &as Head in-charge till 2012.
5. As Associate Professor &Head, Dept. Of Tenyidie up to 2013.
6. As Professor &Head, Dept. Of Tenyidie &Linguistic upto July 2016.
7. As Professor &Head Department of Linguistic til September 2021.

In other institutions:

1. Chairman, Ura Academy, Tenyidie Text Book Division, 1998 till date.
2. Member, Nagaland State Library Committee, 2016 til date.
3. Member, Nagaland State Library State Language Policy Framing Committee, 2016 till date.
4. Member, Nagaland State Research Board, SCERT, 2017.

Community office:

1. Chairman, Chedema Village Council (1980-81)
2. Secretary, Chedema Village Development Board (1981-82)
3. Chairman, Village Education Committee (2005-2008)

Ura Dze A( monthly Tenyidie Literary Journal) A-s Editor of Ura Dze form 1994 til date

Contribution to tenyidie and literature:
A) Development of Tenyidie
B) Documentation of Tenyidie Folksong.
C) People Linguistic Survey of India, Nagaland State.
D) Digital Preservation: Analysis and Technology Development of the Languages of North East.
E) Tenyimia Folklore and Verses.
F) The Scope of Tenyidie As An Academic Discipline.
G) Tribal Customs, Traditions, Cultural Mapping of Nagas.
H) Tenyimia Festivals The Basis of Socio-Cultural Life of The Community.
I) Exploring Tagore's Getanjali APre, Translation Encounter for Tenyidie.

Award Received:

1. Bhasha Samman 2005 - Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of Letters), New Delhi.
2. Governor's Award for Literature 2007 - Government of Nagaland


Association with Literary Organisations:

1. Former Advisory Member, North East Oral Literature.
2. Vice President, Tribal Literary Forum of India (2008-2014)
3. President, Tribal Literary Forum of India (2014-2018)
4. Life Member-Linguistic Society of India.
5. Secretary General, Ura Academy.