First of all, Have you ever been to Nagaland? How can you conclude about any particular place without even knowing anything about it? That picture with "lungis" was taken from a festival "Hornbill festival" which takes place every year in Nagaland to show our cultural heritage (No one dresses like that in real). And how do you know that we're not integrating into mainstream society? Most of Nagas have alot of knowledge about the whole India, and alot of Nagas are either working or studying all over India contributing in every possible way to India, despite of the racial discrimination we face every day. Do you even know the literacy rate, number of districts, population...etc of Nagaland? If you can't, then, please don't spread fake things. Thank you.
I wasn't trying to spread propaganda.......I actually criticized the Indian Govt., not the Nagas.
I agree that I've never been to Nagaland, my perception about Nagaland and the N.E States in general, is based on what the media portrays.....
If you're from Nagaland then obviously you know better than me in this regard and have the right to correct me if I'm wrong.
What we always get from the Media(local and national) about N.E states of India is that, they are discriminated against
(as you've pointed out yourself
), the Indian govt. does not do enough development work there and (as a result)they still adhere to their tribe culture and ancient methods of livelihood...........this picture, portrayed by the media, may not be exact, but, most people have no other choice but to rely on the media, as they cannot afford to go to Nagaland themselves to find out the truth.......and therefore, people like you are needed to inform and educate the rest of India about the real situation of your state, like you did here and I appreciate that......
Let me take this opportunity to ask you more about the conflict between Nagaland and Assam.....hope you would clarify.
The media is reporting that some Naga tribes have attacked people in Assam, killed them and destroyed their properties and the Assamese are protesting in return......Is it true
? If yes, why did the Nagas attack
? Is it because they're trying to reclaim their 'Hunting ground'(as the media says) or something else
? Why would the Nagas need 'hunting ground' if they hunt no more(as you claim)
? Are you facing problem from illegal Bangladeshi immigrants
?.......hope you explain in details.