Nagaland
Sixteen languages, and one mountain above them all.
Stories from Nagaland
Woven in Thread and Memory
Every Naga tribe weaves its own shawl, and every shawl is a text. The colours, the patterns, the borders — each element carries meaning specific to a tribe, a village, a rank, a ritual status. To wear the wrong shawl is not a fashion error. It is a statement about who you are.
Art & Music 4 min →
The Last Hornbill Hunt
Every December, sixteen tribes who once raided each other's villages gather at Kisama to perform everything that makes them distinct. The Hornbill Festival was invented in 2000. What it unlocked is older than memory.
Culture 5 min →
A new story is finding its words.