Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2019

Socio-Economic and Cultural Status of Naga Women

Mrs. Ruma Paul

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The Nagas are the most singular race of Nagaland. The origin of the word ‘Naga’ is interpreted different ways. One belief that it is derived from the Assamese word ‘naga’ Sanskrit word ‘nagna’ meaning ‘naked’, for the reason that the Nagas were comparatively ill–clad. It could also be from the vernacular ‘nag’ which means a mountain. The Nagas are scattered over the hill districts of Manipur but chiefly to the west, North and North–east. Nagas are one of the indigenous tribes of the North East India. Nagas who inhabits the extreme eastern part of India form a living and viating culture with great values of life. It is very difficult to give a general account of the many tribes covered by the word “Naga” for there are both differences and similarities among them just as there are many aspects of their life and culture which can be paralleled by tribes in other parts of india. The Nagas according to R.R.Shimray “are stalwart athletic and of medium size with oad shoulder and high cheek bones. Their colour is like that of the Burmese, the Indonesians, the Malaysians, the Thais, the Japanese and the Chinese.

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL STATUS OF NAGA WOMEN, Mrs. Ruma Paul INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-1 | January-2019

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