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Cultural Traditions of the Lotha Nagas: Analyzing the Folktales in Nzanmongi Jasmine Patton’s A Girl Swallowed by a Tree: Lotha Naga Tales Retold
Dr. Panchali Bhattaharya,Mr. Tarun Tapas Mukherjee,Dr. Swayam Prabha Satpathy
Pages: 4019-4023
Abstract
Nagaland, a land of exotic charm and diverse culture, splendid mountains and rivers, abundant greenery and wild life, is home to sixteen major tribes and several other sub-tribes as per the official record of the Government of Nagaland (2004). Each of these tribes has their own distinct identity and culture, and is
distinguished by their unique traditional attires and the dialects they speak and varies in their socio-political systems as well. One of the most recognised tribes from Nagaland are the Lotha Nagas who occupy the Wokha district in the hilly mid-western part of the state