1 must see place and the community to explore in Nagaland

Konyak is an ethnic Tribe resides in the Mon District of  Nagaland in the Indo-Myanmar Border. The Konyak tribe is the largest of the seventeen tribes dwelling in Nagaland. Though Till early sixties the Konyak Tribes were known as the Head Hunters but the the practice of head hunting is not existing now.  They are rich with their cultural heritage and traditions. Visiting Mon one can experience the rich Culture, traditions and heritage of the spectacular Konyak Tribe . Amongst the different harvest festivals as the means of tourism potentiality in North East India, the Aoling festival is a magnificent one celebrated by the Konyak Tribes during the 1^st week of April that generally falls on 5^th & 6^th of April each year. The Aoling festival is the biggest festival celebrated in the district of Mon. The Aoling signifies the lives of the Konyaks. The festival is celebrated during the first week of April. It also coincides with the beginning of Konak New Year. It is the celebration of a harvesting joys by the Konyak Nagas at the advent of the spring season and prays through singing & dancing for a good outcome of harvest in the year to come. Apart from these, visiting Mon will be an exploration to meet the Konyak Naga King called as ‘Aungh’ – whose residence falls in between the boundary of Indo-Burma and can have a talk with old Tatooted folks siting near the fireplace of the Village or can see the beautiful Koyak ladies weaving their traditional looms in the front yard.

So,Experiencing Mon during the Spring is surely an amzing holidaying in North East India ever memorable.

11 objectives on the Study of the Socio-Cultural Life of North East India

This century has seen more changes in the world than any other time in history. The advent of electronic communications & advancement of Science has made all geographic and cultural borders permeable, with nations eager to adopt the traits of others. In such an atmosphere cultural past is becoming endangered, and with it the many traditions that make the country and its people so unique. There is no doubt that Society & culture is still an integral part of the lives and well-being of local communities.

To understand the significance of socio cultural life of North East India, a qualitative and quantitative analysis on the 11 specific objectives are determined as follows:

1. Identification and analysis of the folk-literature associated with the Social life.

2. Identification and analysis of the folk-stories associated with the Social life.

3. Identification and analysis of the folk songs.

4. Identification and analysis of the rituals associated with cultivation.

5. Identification and analysis of the festival associated with cultivation.

6. Identification and analysis of the folk-believe associated with lives.

7. Identification and analysis of the different customs associated with food habit.

8. Identification and analysis of the brahminical worship/rituals.

9. Identification and analysis of the integral part of different festival, rituals and belief.

10. Study on the process of Acculturation associated for a Rich Cross-cultural environment. 

11. To open up the way for Globalization of rich cultural heritage of North East India that flourished out of the amazing communities/tribes -that termed as the essence of Culture.