Morung Express News Dimapur | June 9 A compilation of 30 Lotha folktales produced in the form of a book titled, ‘A Girl Swallowed by a Tree’ translated into English by Nzanmongi Jasmine Patton, an Assistant Professor of English Department, Gargi college, University of Delhi was released at Lotha Hoho Ki, Dimapur on Friday. Nzamongi revealed that the book was earlier released at the University of Delhi, JNU, Jamia Malia University and various other universities. The book was launched in Dimapur by Principal (Retd) Eastern Theological College, Jorhat Rev. Dr. Ezamo Murry. Nzamongi identified herself as a facilitator and not an author since the stories she translated were a common heritage to every Naga handed down from forefathers. She pointed out that Nagas do not have a defined identity and no proper representation about them in books and literature adding, “Instead people have a fixed notion about who we are such as head hunters, violent, savage etc.” “The single story creates stereotypes and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story,” She added. She noted that Nagas do not have extensive history written by them own but versions of history as written by others. Nzamongi maintained that if she had written in Lotha dialect, it would have been limited within the tribe and added that she purposefully retained some words in its originality in Lotha dialect so that others could also learn something about Nagas. The book release programme was attended by well-wishers, friends and various Lotha organizations.