Arunachal Pradesh writer Subi Taba has received the Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman 2025 for Best Fiction for her short story collection, 'Tales from the Dawn-Lit Mountains'. The award, presented by the New Indian Express Group, recognizes the collection's powerful evocation of life, memory, and resilience in Arunachal Pradesh, giving voice to a region rarely represented in Indian literature. The jury praised Taba's evocative prose and her exploration of themes relevant to mountain communities navigating change, highlighting the growing prominence of North Eastern voices in the national literary scene.