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120,000 approx. in Myanmar and 61,647 (2011), Nagaland [1] ... social system, modernization and Christianity, there have been drastic changes in their social life ...
Nagaland (/ ˈ n ɑː ɡ ə l æ n d /) is a state in the north-eastern region of India.It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Self-Administered Zone of the Sagaing Region of Myanmar (Burma) to the east.
Natwar Thakkar (1932 – 7 October 2018), popularly known as Natwar Bhai, was an Indian social worker who worked in Nagaland. He came from Maharashtra but migrated to Nagaland for social work at the age of 23. He founded the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram at Chuchuyimlang village in the Mokokchung district of Nagaland. Because of his efforts to spread ...
Nagas are various Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups native to northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar.The groups have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority of population in the Indian state of Nagaland and Naga Self-Administered Zone of Myanmar (Burma); with significant populations in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in India; Sagaing Region and Kachin State in Myanmar.
The traditional Phom dressing was indicative of the social status of the wearer. The ordinary clothing included a white ( vihe-ashak ) or a dark blue ( nempong-ashak ) shawl-like body wrap. A man who had taken a head or offered feasts had the privilege to wear a cowrie-ornamented shawl ( fanet-henyü ).
Seno Tsuhah is a primary school teacher and Indigenous social activist from the Chakhesang Naga community in Chizami, Nagaland.She is recognised in Northeast India for her work on gender justice and sustainable farming; she has been associated with the feminist organisation, North East Network (NEN), for over twenty years.
Tubu Kevichüsa (1948–1996), General Secretary of the Naga National Council; S. S. Khaplang (1940–2017), leader of NSCN-K; Jadonang Malangmei (1905–1931), Naga spiritual leader and political activist
Heraka was a religious movement led by Haipou Jadonang and his successor Rani Gaidinliu, who sought to establish the legendary kingdom of the Naga people during 1929-33.The two aimed at creating a feeling of religious nationalism among the Nagas, mainly the Zeliangrongs (Zeme, Liangmei and Rongmei including Inpui-Kabui).