Nagaland - India

BRIC / Global Security

Nagaland - India

26 August 2011
Supriya Sehgal
A proud tribal gets ready for the traditional dance at the annual ‘Hornbill’ Festival in Kohima.
A proud tribal gets ready for the traditional dance at the annual ‘Hornbill’ Festival in Kohima.
Tribal women cradle ‘dummy’ babies in their arms as they line up for a mellow performance at the venue of the Hornbill Festival.
Tribal women cradle ‘dummy’ babies in their arms as they line up for a mellow performance at the venue of the Hornbill Festival.
A lone Assamese drum awaits its turn to be part of the joyful clamour for a dance performance.
A lone Assamese drum awaits its turn to be part of the joyful clamour for a dance performance.
More than just a feathered headgear! For one of the Naga tribes, the number of quills on his headgear might refer to the heads a man has hunted in his lifetime or jestfully his romantic meanderings.
More than just a feathered headgear! For one of the Naga tribes, the number of quills on his headgear might refer to the heads a man has hunted in his lifetime or jestfully his romantic meanderings.
Weathered but certainly not tired feet of the tribesman at the Nagaland Hornbill Festival.
Weathered but certainly not tired feet of the tribesman at the Nagaland Hornbill Festival.
A variety of jewellery and accessories make a perfect foreground to the venue of the Hornbill Festival.
A variety of jewellery and accessories make a perfect foreground to the venue of the Hornbill Festival.
The festival is not only for the old. A young ‘Angami’ boy looks on to the finale with great pride. It’s different that his shiny white Converse sneakers give away his urban leaning.
The festival is not only for the old. A young ‘Angami’ boy looks on to the finale with great pride. It’s different that his shiny white Converse sneakers give away his urban leaning.
Gearing up for the final bonfire. A determined clasp of the hands portrays the resolute association of the tribals with their past.
Gearing up for the final bonfire. A determined clasp of the hands portrays the resolute association of the tribals with their past.
The only guard in-charge of the VIP podium at the festival looks up at the flames rising from a distant bonfire.
The only guard in-charge of the VIP podium at the festival looks up at the flames rising from a distant bonfire.

If you have read Pico Iyer's 'Falling off the Map', you will immediately connect with the 'lonely places' that he talks about. Holding onto its traditions with vivacious tenacity, Nagaland sits refreshingly aloof on the eastern edge of India.

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