Where Warriors Waltz: Festivals of Nagaland / Rahul Karmakar

1. Acknowledgements;
2. Introduction;
3. Prologue;
4. Beyond Song and Dance;
5. The Festivals
i. Aoleng
ii. Bushu
iii. Meleingi & Chega-N-Khia
iv. Metum-Neo;
v. Mimkuut
vi. Moatsu
vii. Mongmong
viii. Monyu
ix. Naknyulum
x. Nazhu
xi. Ngada
xii. Sekreyi
xiii. Sukrunye
xiv. Tokhu emong
xv. Tsokum
xvi. Tuluni
6. Epilogue.

NAGALAND -- The most vibrant of eight Northeast Indian states, is home to 16 hospitable tribes and other sub-tribes, each distinctively different from the other in terms of tradition, customary practices, language and attire. But all bound by a unique identity -- NAGA.
Although Christianity is the predominant religion here, yet each tribe of Nagaland annually celebrates its respective traditional festival connected one way or the other with sowing, post-sowing or harvesting. The roots of these festivals go back to the ancient times when isolated villages on unforgiving hill-tops existed as independent city-states and head hunting others from hostile villages around was order of the day. When maintaining discipline and balance within the self-contained society was a cheif's full time job. Imagine the wonder of their efforts to live in complete harmony with nature, which played a very integral part in the destiny of their lives. Those were the times that gave birth to a lot many rituals, sacrifices, merry making and war dances -- practices that eventually galvanized into festivals.
This book is aimed as a show window to help the world beyond get a glimpse of Nagaland's festival, and the simple philosophies of life they convey in the most vibrant manner.