Naga

Naga tribes are linked with tribes in Assam and Myanmar. From 1816 invasion onwards Assam came under the rule of Myanmar.

The anthropologists and historians hold different views about the place of their origin and the period of their arrival in their present abode. Interest­ingly enough, till very recently, the Nagas were also quite ignorant of any distinctive tribal name ascribed to them. The origin of the term ‘Naga’ word is not definitely known and has …

The remote village of Longwa is home to the fierce Konyak Naga tribe, India’s last generation of tribesmen with striking facial tattoos.

Around 60 km from the state capital of Kohima in the Phek district of Nagaland lies the legendary Naga village of Khezakeno. This is supposed to be the place where…

There are about as many Naga dialects as there are Naga tribes. The lingua franca of the state of Nagaland is Naga Pidgin

The Nagas are an old warrior tribe, which according to the myths are of Mongoloid origin. They had probably migrated from the border regions of China and settled down at the foothills of the Himalayas. They had kept aloof from rest of the tribes until their lifestyle was disturbed by the British. After the British Raj came into India, the Nagas took up Christianity which was introduced in their land. Soon many of their rituals changed, including the one where they resolved issues by a “head hunting” fight. The Nagas fought to become an independent republic but joined India later. They now make a living through a number of activities like agriculture and wood crafting. The beautiful tribe, which forms an origin for the colorful stories, inhabits the north eastern states of the country.

The term Naga is used describe groups of tribesmen of Indian and Chinese descent that live in the hill country along the border of far eastern India and northwestern Burma. Nagas are former head hunters. In World War II, they were recruited by the British to fight the Japanese.

The Naga people (pronounced [naːgaː]) are an ethnic group conglomerating of several tribes native to the North Eastern part of India and north-western Myanmar (Burma). The tribes have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority ethnic group in the Indian state of Nagal

Naga is a vaguely defined umbrella term for several indigenous communities in North-East India and Upper Burma.