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The Puranas mention the Naga king Shesha ("Śeṣa Nāgarāja") as the father of Bhogi, but historian A. S. Altekar theorized that Shesha is a mythical figure (see Shesha and Nagaraja), because the Puranas explicitly describe Vangara as the dynasty's fourth king (if Shesha was a historical king, Vangara would become the fifth king).
Naga folklore describes a collection of local stories, celebrations and customs of the Nagas that occupy Northeastern region of India and Northwestern region of Myanmar. The Nagas are made up of distinct cultures including Angami , Ao , Lotha , Sümi and many others.
A search for the Phaya Naga was featured in a Destination Truth episode on the SyFy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel) series in Series 01 (episode 02). [79] The dragons in the 2021 film Raya and the Last Dragon are based on the Phaya Naga. A serpent god named Nāga is featured in the 2021 animated film Batman: Soul of the Dragon.
Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence is a 2003 documentary film by Indian film maker Gopal Menon. The film provides an introduction to the history of the Struggle by Naga people in North- East frontier of the Indian subcontinent, and documents the human rights abuses suffered by the Naga people in more than 50 years of the existence of Independent India. [2]
Naga is an umbrella term for several indigenous communities in Northeast India and Upper Burma. The word Naga originated as an exonym. The word Naga originated as an exonym. Today, it covers a number of ethnic groups that reside in the Indian states of Nagaland , Manipur , Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and also in Myanmar .
The Secret of the Nagas is the second book of Amish Tripathi, second book of Amishverse, and also the second book of Shiva Trilogy.The story takes place in the imaginary land of Meluha and narrates how the inhabitants of that land are saved from their wars by a nomad named Shiva.
Gaidinliu Pamei (1915–1993), Naga spiritual and political leader who led a revolt against British rule in India; A. Z. Phizo (1913–1990), leader of Naga National Council; Isak Chishi Swu (1929–2016), chairman of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland; Khodao Yanthan (1923–2010), member of Naga National Council
The Naga National Council (NNC) was a political organization and a tribal government of Naga people in the Naga Hills district, present-day Nagaland, in Northeast India. It was active from the late 1940s to the early 1950s.