Exploration of good-spirited nature of Nagaland Tribes in Easterine Kire’s Son of the Thundercloud

Easterine Kire is an Indian author, known for her work as a novelist, poet, and storyteller. Her novel, Son of the Thundercloud has been awarded Bal Sahitya Puraskar by Sahitya Academy in the year 2018. This novel is mostly set among the Naga people in India. The protagonist, Pelevotso lost his entire family and is now traveling in search of meaning in his life. When he gets to the "abandoned village," everyone there has been patiently awaiting the child who will surely bring rain and life again. Pelevotso experiences difficulties that expand his perspective on the world. Usually themes like love, envy, bravery, and betrayal are all explored through myths that provide understanding of the human characters. The purpose of this article is to analyse the writings of Easterine Kire in order to examine the good-spirited nature of the Nagas concealed within myth through the novel, Son of the Thundercloud.