Ellerine Lyngdoh has been awarded the Degree of Doctorate of Philosophy by NEHU for her thesis “The Song Writer as poet: The Aural poetry of Van Morrison under the supervision of Dr. Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih. She is the daughter of Parkinson Lakadong and Elizabeth Diengdoh and wife of Dr. Dontilang W. Rumnong of Nongrah, Shillong.