Sky is My Father: A Naga Village Remembered
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Author : Easterine Kire
9789388070447 | PB | pp. 200 | 2018 | Speaking Tiger Publishing
A Naga Village Remembered, this revised edition weaves together meticulous research, oral narratives and fabulous prose, to tell the story of a proud and remarkable community reckoning with radical change within and without.
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Between 1832 and 1880, the Angami warriors of Khonoma were a beacon of Naga resistance against the British, carrying out raids and disrupting the forced recruitment of the Nagas as bonded labourers. In this richly detailed historical novel the first Naga novel to appear in English Hindu Prize winner Easterine Kire brings alive Khonoma of the nineteenth century, a natural fortress nestled amidst high mountains. Life in the far-flung Naga hills was ordered by the seasons and the ceaseless labour of both women and men in the fields by social taboos, rituals and festivals. Young men grew up on stories of valiant battles with rival villages, tigers, spirits and the British. Everyone had a deep connection with the land, and they took pride in fighting and toiling for it.
The Khonoma warriors clashed with the British a number of times, stirring other Naga villages to join them as well. After the death of an officer in 1879, the British laid siege upon the tiny village. But despite being outumbered and ill-equipped, Khonoma held out against them for four long months, eventually signing a peace treaty on 27 March, 1880.
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Author: | Easterine Kire |
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ISBN: | 9789388070447 |
Publisher: | Speaking Tiger Publishing |
Binding: | Paperback |
Pages: | 200 |
Year of Publication: | 2018 |
Edition: | First |
Condition: | New |
Country of Origin: | India |
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