Nagaland

Till the turn of the last century, most scholars of Indian politics did not seriously entertain the idea of Right-wing politics and ideology becoming dominant in India. Yet, that is what happened and the Right-wing takeover of Indian politics looks almost complete. Now, scholars of all shades have taken to analysing the hows and whys of this. Arkotong Longkumer’s The Greater India Experiment: Hindutva and the Northeast can be seen as a part of this scholarly effort to understand the phenomenon. Catholic…

Image Source : PC: SAUMYA NIGAM Nagaland The Nagaland government will utilise satellite technology in proper monitoring of projects in remote areas which are otherwise difficult to reach, due to the rough terrain of the state, officials said on Tuesday. Principal Secretary and Development Commissioner, Amardeep Singh Bhatia, addressing a day-long workshop for nodal officers of line departments on the implementation of the action plan on the use of space technology, said that if proper technique is used by various…

While many know about the famous battles of Storming of Normandy and the Siege of Tobruk, a few may be aware that one of the most gruesome encounters of World War II, where the British won their first victory against the Japanese forces, was fought on our home turf — Kohima, Nagaland. In the book, Walking The Roadless Road: Exploring The Tribes of Nagaland, author Easterine Kire weaves oral narratives of Naga tribesmen along with historical accounts of Naga writer Charles Chasie and British military historian, Robert…

The tribal communities of India had to reinvent their cultural, social and geographical identities every time a new invader charged into the Indian subcontinent in the past century. Post-independence too, these communities were forced to adapt to the changing pace of modern lives, and despite Jawaharlal Nehru's Panchsheel principles, which was supposed to guide government actions in dealing with tribals or in more recent times, the PESA (the Panchayats The tribal communities of India had to reinvent their cultural,…