Naga History II
Kohima, March 12 : Former MLA I Bendangangshi has come out with a sequel to his book ‘Glimpses of Naga History’ where he dwells on ‘Origin & Migration of the Nagas’ and ‘The Ao Naga Polity’.
The author has, in brief, attempted to present a historical sketch of the Naga origin and migration based mostly on the Naga oral traditions, giving an impression that the distinct tribes in the different states of North East India and Myanmar are all inevitably linked to a common past.
The author points out that the similarity between the different tribes does not end only in cultural resemblance but also linguistically. He cites various examples of certain words used by all the tribes, which are found to have similar meanings.
A portion of the book entitled ‘The Naga Boundary’ talks about the demarcations of the Naga inhabited areas, complete with a map to substantiate the view.
The book also dwells on the origin and racial affiliation of the Nagas and their migration patterns and is also interspersed with a lot of nuances about the traditional ways of living, from the folklores to common traditions, attires and habits etc.
The author tries to justify that all Naga tribes have a common ancestry and along with the essay on the historical origin of the Nagas, he presents a detailed essay on the traditional political set-up of the Ao Nagas, beginning from the place from which the system first originated.
I Bendangangshi, hailing from Ungma Village, was elected twice to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, representing regional political parties, and was nominated as one of the nine members of the Peace Committee formed by the Government of Nagaland in 1964 under the leadership of the first Chief Minister of Nagaland, P Shilu Ao. The book is available at all leading Book Stalls at Kohima, Dimapur and Mokokchung.
The author has, in brief, attempted to present a historical sketch of the Naga origin and migration based mostly on the Naga oral traditions, giving an impression that the distinct tribes in the different states of North East India and Myanmar are all inevitably linked to a common past.
The author points out that the similarity between the different tribes does not end only in cultural resemblance but also linguistically. He cites various examples of certain words used by all the tribes, which are found to have similar meanings.
A portion of the book entitled ‘The Naga Boundary’ talks about the demarcations of the Naga inhabited areas, complete with a map to substantiate the view.
The book also dwells on the origin and racial affiliation of the Nagas and their migration patterns and is also interspersed with a lot of nuances about the traditional ways of living, from the folklores to common traditions, attires and habits etc.
The author tries to justify that all Naga tribes have a common ancestry and along with the essay on the historical origin of the Nagas, he presents a detailed essay on the traditional political set-up of the Ao Nagas, beginning from the place from which the system first originated.
I Bendangangshi, hailing from Ungma Village, was elected twice to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, representing regional political parties, and was nominated as one of the nine members of the Peace Committee formed by the Government of Nagaland in 1964 under the leadership of the first Chief Minister of Nagaland, P Shilu Ao. The book is available at all leading Book Stalls at Kohima, Dimapur and Mokokchung.