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'''Melodies and Guns''' is a poetry collection in English, edited by [[Indira Goswami]] and authored by [[Megan Kachari]], the arrested Central Publicity Secretary of [[ULFA]]. The original version is in [[Assamese language|Assamese]] with the title '''Memsahib Prithibi''' published in 1990. It was translated into English by Pradeep Acharya and Manjeet Baruah and published by [http://www.ubspd.com/ UBS Publishers Distributors Ltd], Delhi in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/06/stories/2006110601010300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105122320/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/06/stories/2006110601010300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-05|title=Negotiating with guns and roses|last=Barooah Pisharoty|first=Sangeeta|date=2006-11-06|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref> The preface of the book is written by [[Jnanpith Award]]ee [[Indira Goswami]].<ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg06882.html|title=ULFA leader creates poetry in the time of guns|last=Borpujari|first=Utpal|date=2006-08-16|accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref>
'''Melodies and Guns''' is a poetry collection in English, edited by [[Indira Goswami]] and authored by [[Megan Kachari]], the arrested Central Publicity Secretary of [[ULFA]]. The original version is in [[Assamese language|Assamese]] with the title '''Memsahib Prithibi''' published in 1990. It was translated into English by Pradeep Acharya and Manjeet Baruah and published by [http://www.ubspd.com/ UBS Publishers Distributors Ltd], Delhi in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/06/stories/2006110601010300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105122320/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/06/stories/2006110601010300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-05|title=Negotiating with guns and roses|last=Barooah Pisharoty|first=Sangeeta|date=2006-11-06|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kachari |first=Megan |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/763427616 |title=Melodies and guns : poems of Megan Kachari |date=2006 |publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors |isbn=9788174765802 |language=English |oclc=763427616}}</ref> The preface of the book is written by [[Jnanpith Award]]ee [[Indira Goswami]].<ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg06882.html|title=ULFA leader creates poetry in the time of guns|last=Borpujari|first=Utpal|date=2006-08-16|accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref>
 
The book was released at the [[Frankfurt Book Fair|Frankfurt book fair]] in October 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |last=DHOLABHAI |first=NISHIT |date=1 November 2006 |title=Jailed rebel's verses find place in Frankfurt sun - Mithinga Daimary's Melodies and Guns released by Mamoni at the book fair ruffles feathers |work=[[The Telegraph (India)]] |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/jailed-rebel-s-verses-find-place-in-frankfurt-sun-mithinga-daimary-s-melodies-and-guns-released-by-mamoni-at-the-book-fair-ruffles-feathers/cid/760057}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=6 October 2006 |title=Frankfurt Book Fair smells of gunpowder |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/frankfurt-book-fair-smells-of-gunpowder/story-gLDABz05X2j2XyNDgYnq2J.html}}</ref>


==The author==
==The author==