Nagaland, the 16th state of the Indian Union was born on 1st Dec. 1963. it is bounded byAssam in the west and north, Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh in the north east, and Manipur in the south. On the east it shares India's international boundary with Myanmar, Burma. The population of Nagaland is entirely tribal. The Nagas belong to the Indo- Mongoloid family. The fourteen major Naga tribes are the Angami, Ao, Chakhesang, Chang, Khemungan, Konyak, Lotha, Phom, Pochury, Rengma, Sangtam, Sema, Yimchunger and Zeliang. The Chakhesangs were earlier known as Eastern Angamis and are a combination of the Chakrit, Khezha and Sangtam sub-tribes. The book is an asset for all scholars, researches, teachers, students and of course, the general readers. |
