The Highland Institute’s staff and Fellows explore and reflect on research conducted in some of the world’s most culturally rich and complex regions. Through their insights, analyses, and personal experiences, the blog offers a window into the diverse landscapes, histories, and communities they engage with. Read on to discover thought-provoking narratives and ground breaking research.
By Lue Chi Balancing Tradition and ModernityAlongside economic changes and the decline in spiritual rituals, Zhavame village has also seen
By Lu Chi Vanishing Forests When we spoke to the khel (ward) Head Gaon Bura (GB), he reflected on how Zhavame’s forests have changed over
By Lu Chi Introduction Zhavame village lies at the foot of Kapamodzu Peak, the fourth-highest mountain in Nagaland. Located in
By Lipokmar Dzüvichü* “There is no doubt … that all the tribes from Kurribarry in the Garrow Hills, on the Berhampootra,
By Chandan Jyoti Konwar When we say ‘coffee,’ what usually comes to mind? Cafés, the rich aroma of freshly brewed coffee,
By Tümüzo Katiry Introduction Festivals in the Naga tradition serve as key markers of the annual agricultural cycle. This cycle is
By Sholu Movi and Lu Chi Thanamir is a small, quaint village in the Kiphire district of Nagaland, India, located at
By Chandan Jyoti Konwar In the complex tapestry of urban environments, public spaces have long been seen as the central hub
By Khrieletuonuo Yhome Bees are valuable insects from an economic perspective because they pollinate crops and produce other useful items such
By Esther Swu The Highland Institute is collaborating with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the National University of Singapore
By Ningthoukhongjam Girija‘The very notion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political position.’– George
By Kevide Lcho About RüzaphemaRüzaphema is in the Chümoukedima District of Nagaland. The village has a population of around 2400 individuals,
By Tarini Manchanda It is an April morning, and we head to Khonoma Village from Nagaland’s capital city, Kohima, along
By Tümüzo Katiry In the remote highlands of the North-Eastern region of India and the North-Western part of Myanmar, indigenous Naga
By Kevide Lcho Introduction to Oil Palm – A Versatile and Controversial Crop: Oil palm, scientifically known as Elaeis guineensis, is an
By Lu Chi IntroductionIn Part I of this two-part blog series, we looked at the turbulent history of Machi Village and
By Lu Chi The Journey BeginsI am a Myanmar-born ethnic Naga who recently arrived in Kohima, Nagaland, India, to work on
By Christian Poske With the support of the Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research (USA), ethnomusicologist Dr Christian Poske conducted a research
By Saktum Wonti “We had to walk for two days to reach Noklak,” my mother would say when we were little
By Lu Chi, Sholu Movi and Joseph Venuh The Myclimate Research Team in Nagaland is conducting a project to study