Tag: Nagaland

Hornbill Festival

Come December, a festive air engulfs Nagaland’s capital city Kohima as people assemble for the annual Hornbill Festival (www.hornbillfestival.com; Kohima; 1–7 Dec). Sneakers and Ipods are abandoned by the Nagamese youngsters as they don traditional gear and join their elders to celebrate Nagaland’s biggest annual jamboree. Sixteen main tribes of the state converge at a […]

A Date With History

My pictures from Nagaland substantiated an article by Sangita Thakur for the Travel Update section on India Now.

Exploring the Eastern Edge of India

Amidst the dwindling need of preservation of tradition in the frenzied pace of the country it’s a pleasant surprise to see one State which is quite removed from this uncaring evolution. The first week of December finds Nagaland in a charming cultural milieu, tacitly holding onto its tribal legacy. The decade old Hornbill Festival of […]