Among other things, we learnt a little bit about the culture, food, and the earlier insurgency- now mostly limited to extortion for no good reason from businesses- in a meeting with the Minister for Education, Temjen Imna Along. He spent time in Mumbai, loves vada pao, and is very passionate about developing his people.
We were presented a shawl, after he explained its significance, that the red one is usually for men who are respected by the tribe, and other colours are for women. We were glad to be the recipients, with all that it implied. The right way to wear it is this..
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Ha. It has been a while since I saw someone write the word Dimapur in a sentence. I think last I heard of the word was when I learned about Nagaland in elementary school or dad mention it in context of a railhead. Looks like a fun area to visit.
The Minister wanted us to visit during their Hornbill festival Dec 1-10. That might not happen, but certainly worth a visit. The North East, in general, including Nagaland. Surprising that at age 63 was my first visit anywhere beyond Assam. So much to see, so little time.
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