Eclectic Northeast – July 2019

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t’s not every day that you stumble onto a non-

fiction book that expertly fuses the past and the

present, but Easterine Kire’s Walking the Roadless

Road: Exploring the Tribes of Nagaland does it effortlessly.

The book is packed with reliable data on the different

Naga tribes, starting from the origin and cultural

practices, to the circumstances, and effect of the two

World Wars, in relation to the underground Naga

Easterine Kire’s new book helps readers understand more about the history

and culture of Naga people

Anindita Hazarika

A Closer Look

Her first Naga poetry book titled

‘Kelhoukevira’ was published in 1982, and

her first novel ‘A Naga Village Remembered’

(2003) was written and published in English.

She has won many awards for her writing

skills including ‘Free Word’ Prize by Catalan

PEN, Barcelona, Hindu Prize for Best Fiction,

Tata Book of the Year Award, and the Bal

Sahitya Puraskar.

political leaders. It portrays the transformation and

present scenario of the Naga tribes. Through the book,

Kire also attempts to dissolve the negative outlook

of Naga people, often portrayed by the mainstream

media.

Walking the Roadless Road is divided into four

sections, each including a total of eight chapters.

The first section ‘An Overview of Nagaland’ starts