Poet Amar Baaniyaa Lohoro is best known for exploring themes such as social inequality and human values through his verses. His works are recognised beyond Sikkim, the state where he hails from, and he is listed among the poets of India’s World Poetry Movement, underscoring his wider literary significance. In 2021, Lohoro received the Abhaydewa Puraskaar from Bhasha Samanwaya Vedi, Kerala, for his poetry collection Maanawa (2012), notable for its translation into Hindi.

 Maanawa stands as his landmark work that honours and explores human dignity and empathy, resonating for itsinsightful translation outreach. His poetry often critiques societal inequality, capturing emotional and existential angst with powerful imagery and lyrical urgency.

Lohoro regularly participates in literary gatherings across Sikkim and is featured among notable poets such as Prakash Subedi and Radha Pradhan.

‘The Demise of Originality’ is the English rendering of Maanawa by Dalsingh Akela, a renowned Nepali literary personality from Darjeeling.