NAGALAND AS IT WAS
A look back to the life of the Naga people where several tribes constitute among similar cultures and traditions. Here we will look at the importance and the facts of the life of Naga people back then.
About Nagaland: Nagaland is a state in Northeast India. Bordering the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south.
The history:
1. During the 19th century and as late as 1969, the Naga tribes practised headhunting and preserved the heads of enemies as trophies.
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| A Naga Warrior collecting his Trophies :) |
2. Naga people were so into privacy that they had no contact with the outside world, apart from the neighbouring Ahoms, the ruler of Assam from 1228. Until British colonisation in the nineteenth century.
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| Naga Tribesman, 1905 |
3. In 1878 the Angamis team up to attack British camps, the British responded with brutal action by burning several Naga villages and killing.
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| A sketch of Angami Naga tribesman from 1875. |
4. Naga people were a huge contributor during the First World War. Around two thousand Nagas contributed to the war effort on the European front, and even in the Second World War, descendants of the Naga warrior remained loyal to the British and fought to halt the advance of Japanese forces.
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| The Second World War cemetery, Kohima. |
5. It is believed that the first missionary in the Naga hills was Rev. Miles Bronson in 1839, and in the 1870s, Dr. & Mrs E.W Clark worked among the Ao people. The first church ever established in Nagaland was in Molungkimong (Dekha Haimong village) in 1872. It was a Baptist Church.
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| Miles Bronson |
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| Dr. & Mrs E.W Clark |
6. A day before India got Independence from British rule on 14th August 1947, Nagas were the first from the Northeast India to declare their territory an independent state, and not belonging to the new nation. Angami Zapu Phizo led the initial movement with the Naga National Council (NNC).
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| Unofficial flag of Nagaland. |
7. In May 1951, the Naga National Council (NNC) claimed that 99 per cent of the tribal people wanted to split from India, but was rejected by the Government in New Delhi. Phizo (the leader of NNC) escaped when India responded to Nagas led to a guerrilla movement by crushing it with their armed forces. He (Phizo) flee through east Pakistan and went into exile to London. He continued to inspire the independence movement from there till his death in 1990.
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| Angami Zapu Phizo |
8. The state of Nagaland was formally recognised on 1st December 1963, as the 16th state of the Indian Union.
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| India flag. JAI HO |
Hope you have learned some of the histories mention here. We will look more facts on future posts, so give a like on the facebook page and follow on Instagram @trendingnaga to know about the latest updates to the blog.
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