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Fashion is not just Money and corruption are ruining the land, crooked politicians Abetray few stories and counting… for the the working man [& woman], pocketing the profits and treating us like sheep, about being hip; FORSAKEN and we’re tired of hearing promises that we know they’ll never keep Keren r. Rose

RAY DAVIES it is about being Confident

Her husband died leaving her ented musician very active in church. Unfor- I think in other words the well-meaning relLea with three small children to tunately she got pregnant out of wedlock atives meant, “Since you are still alive, you care for. She has no income, and approached the boys family. They were owe him your services. Stay under his roof till her husband was in Police powerful politicians then so as not to hurt he beats the daylights out of you and when And God turned away and whilewith the voting made bank,apparels they allowed live you streetsherof toNagaland areare thefinally samedead we will cry over your t was justDepartment a few decades agodiedplaced machine From the dog gnawing on duty.

She has three brothwith them for the nine months duration.

The body, we will beat our chest and be angry when the people in the west bearing popular global brand tags. trends that are making rounds in At the broken tiny body er in laws who approached day after she gave birth, the mother in law at your in laws for having killed our beloved were flaunting their bolero Be it high fashion or street fashion, the streets of New York or Tokyo.

With the curled bloody fingers her a few days after the fucurtly told her, “Now that you have given sister”.

Perhaps then the church will say the jackets and fedoras, wear- nagas have adapted well to it. Shoes, We might not all wear Gucci or PraThat might have reached out neral and this was the solution they gave her birth under our roof you may leave as my son unfortunate husband may marry again since ing tailored blazers stuffed bags, clothes, hairdos, make-up and da but we know what we like and we To stop the hands that took grieving heart,” Do not worry your three chil- has decided that the baby is not his”. he needs a woman to take care of him and with big shoulder pads gadgets, everything that is trending wear our own interpretations of it.

Her life before it began. dren will be divided amongst us three brothHer husband was an alcoholic, an his children! worldand is trending here Fashion being someyoung strutted And God turned away ers, youwhile are still so around please goaround ahead the officer a diabetic.

Perfect recipe forisn’t dis- just about These are just a few stories from the hip and also about be- memory. Some I witnessed, inand their Levi’s denims. all thatI wonder as well. haveWell not when just followed From the whimpers behind the door find another manWith to marry”. if We aster. he eventually died,trendy; the init isrecesses of my confidentand and comfortable happening the west, hereshe in Nagatrends; haveswooped actually incaught upall ing And the tiny heart asking they even in asked her what wanted for her- welaws to claim his property some I heardwith but all of them are true. And yet What the voice could no longer say self and her children, is it right to pull apart tookbeaway her children well we we women land, the Nagas were fighting a batwith it. Weforcibly may only a group of whoasyou are(they and what wear. bear It is it all, we are not supposed To stop the Unspeakable three siblings and conveniently dispose off were all girls I heard).

How did they achieve to have ‘humanitarian’ rights I am told.

Untle for freedom. Fashion was the last tribals in a small piece of land but a way of self-expression; punk, emo, To let her be a child again. the mother?

Couldn’t the three brother supthe feat?

Simple, they accused her of having lucky is the women who is intelligent, indething in a Nagas mind back then; our fashionistas and designers have boho or glam, we are surrounded And God turned away port their unfortunate brothers wife and kids a boyfriend and therefore by man-made laws pendent and has an opinion, our society has some were still in their loin clothes. gained the recognition of some by all existing genres, each making From the muffled screams till she could find a way to earn? that made her not fit to bring up her children creative tags for such women ranging from The women of the West too were fashion giants like Vogue and Ma- its own statement, each defining At the blows raining on flesh She was well educated infact a first or stay under the roof she once shared with over smart, ‘will control husband’, morally fighting a war of their own during rie Clare magazine. All across In- the individuality and personality of And the broken heart begging science graduate from her tribe with an envi- her late husband. I wonder why did she fall lose (Don’t ask me I also don’t know how beevery other person.

It is no longeris connected to morals), 33% that war over nylon children stockingsanddia, have reputation To be released from the horror abletime, job. aAfter marriage, an nagas ex- in loveearned with aaman…she should have fallen in ing intelligent a rare sighteven. to see men and women having solid sense of style and the fashion police she were whip-to of That had become of her life. tremely busy husband decided give up a love with a stone or aand tree or the door reservation khan, defensive etc etc. Personfashion. walking our streets, dressed like ping out their Chanel gloves in disAnd God turned away her high profile job and settle for a less tax- Why did God create her with blood running ally, I do not fight for reservation, I am not Niketu Iralu For when He created Man ing teaching job. faux Her children in herI veins was ‘unfortudemanding equality, all I seek is justice. Justhey stepped right out of a fashion Every time step and out aonheart the that gust over fashion pas. Allhave that all grown To Love and done well thanks to her sacrifice.

These nate’ enough to find love again? tice that man-made laws sometimes ignore, happened a little over 60 years ago streets I always look forward to see- magazine. Nagas are all born with a This beautiful world He gave. days when they are discussing some issues Her husband is an alcoholic, a good justice that God gives freely and we humans knack for fashion and beauty. Our Accountant enabled me to aim became someone wearing something and look where weItare is today. not necessary toing explain for good people to do nothto satisfy the real needs of peoTo Value and she doesn’t understand her husband tells for nothing loafer who beats her every night withhold tightly. definesing”, his/her It own colourful and dazzling tradi- understand the complicated ple. For decades The traditionalwhat Naga seems tois tothat corruption anyone saidpersonality.

Edmund Burke. we have given priority to whom He created too her, “you don’t know anything that is going for burnt curries to even power failure I am How long till we walk in the shoes tional attires are proof enough that connections in the finan- low-pricedShe be something chic,like loud, bor-Hazexist only in googleinimages now. nor The tocould Nagaland, anyone And people Anna housing. We refused to speculate To Share with him that world on in the world today, you are so outdated”. told. Well the day he beat her till she peed of women who have been battered/abused? elsewhere in the are, bizarre, Kejriwal, Bhushan cial world. But above all it with our reserves of building land. If we had we always love to look our best. fancy hand-woven traditional at-world. ing or just plain andthe I hardly How had He not seen Did he realise that he and the children are blood, she ran home. The relatives interfered, How long before we go the second mile with Indira Gandhi impatiently brothers, Kiran Bedi, the and so enabled me to cheat heavily indulged in such speculation we often could Shini How Angami ever get Roaming tires and head dresses have been re-herself The mark of the Devil in Man. updated because she outdated to disappointed. the church kept mum. They made her go backBiebe them? long before men themselves and famously dismissed and on, are shining examples of on the income tax. We had have made bigger profits than by building And God turned away. raise them all? she made their house into a to save the family honour. They said, “There come out openly in support of violence/injusrationalized corruption as “a good people caring and darthree balance sheets: one for houses ourselves. Through our new policy we And who will Save home while she could have been a high fly- is no smoke without fire, you must have also tice against women? global phenomenon” when ing enough to do something the tax authorities, that was built a few thousand housing units at low cost.

The baby, the girl, the woman ing officer in some big department. done something to outrage him so. Go and How long is it to sunrise? I will keep a journalist touched on cer- to defeat evil. And these completely crooked; one for It is true that as a consequence the profit marWhom He had so wonderfully made.

She is good looking, smart and a tal- learn to be a good, humble, obedient wife”. my pen down then. tain scandalous scams of her close associates. good people are discovering the shareholders which was gin became smaller. But in spite of that the It revealed the doctrine of politics and govern- how tough it is to defeat evil. fairly crooked; and one for income of the firm increased. ance she followedhen to it consolidate power when it is not In a realised. recent discussion Last some of us live in the illusion that our myself that was correct. Evecomes to herquences base to rule India fashion, and to pass dynastic on TV industrialists parents are an abyss of infinite money. ry year it took two months Trust: Honesty is costly, but in the long run it there was anwith incident where aand weonasher year legacy to her sons, and for them to do likebankers, Deepak Parekh, establish these three ver- pays. It creates trust. There was a period of Nagas seems to Naga designer used the pattern of Sadly it is not so and we should learn to Model Esther walkingand the ramp for Atsu because Sekhose’s (Photo/Betoka wise. The nation have discoveredmerged that none of the economist and highly resions.

I wasJamir successful recession oilcollection. price trebled.

Quite a Swu) few the Ao men’s shawl on a women’s to live according to it. In a lot of ways scams directly implicating her and her family garded Chairman of Housyet I missed the essential building firms closed down but we always had with it complete- dress during the Lakme India Fash- it may sound like discrimination but which makes life worth liv- enough contracts – some of them from the could be investigated by the CBI. The Bofors ing Development Finance it is not. Even in our ao culture dif- ing. I was bored and empty. State because of our reputation. show. This caused quite lycase andrevealed I doubt if we will ever able this reality andbe the rest ision history.

Corporation, saida prob“Corrupferent shawls are worn to determine I had to take pills to be fit lem for the designed.

In a lot of ways to part with it.

If we look around us On November 8th President Hu Jintao tion is not going to go away eyingbeni Humtsoe – NieNu who is rich and who is not. Different sometold people sawour it country. as an insult to the we and of oldChina, wear-sternly of see the people People’syoung Republic from I think and more pills to sleep.

Revolutionary teamwork: One day I propatterns forright.” different peers of people. our culture manner while others seem to be about ing gowns anddelegates dresses attending the beautiful 2270 specially chosen Kejriwal is going is not One weekend I met the organization posed to the Works Council to share 50% women (VAW), for some, from the womb when a girl child is volunthe Communist Congressand in Beijing Thethe justification of cor- called Moral against Re-Armament.

It turned me starts of the profit with the workers.

They were remember something myViolence Manipur more for lenient towards issue. It isandI protection which screams ofParty individuality annihilated. she fascinated is allowed by to be she is subjected to our discrimination of did varying the once-in-a-decade leadership change ruption by thethe Parekhs today’stold India degrees around. IIfwas theborn speechless.

We kept promise but not us and about 180 theirtarily life back verypronecessary to know back- ofteacher freedom.

Thanks to influence from kinds in varying degrees.

To stop VAW, there is a need not only to enact and uphold women cess that corruption in the ruling party could their readiness to deny space to voices of disidea of living to transform the world instead give them cash and instead invested the monvarious sources like the media we are ground of our people regarding his- home which intrigues me to this day. sensitive legislation and culture, requires total of attitude towards her – was for prove of “fatal” its 63-year-long grip tory, over the protest against of only for my own success.

I was but struck by ey in change social benefit funds.

One fund He saidfrom thatcrusadin their place no matter attire,sent lawsand and customs etc injustice aware what’stohappening around In conception and birth Embrace sexuality. country: “If we fail to handle this issue well, it ers like the ones already mentioned because the freedom of people I met–who wereher totally cases of accident and sickness, another was a son the world and what is “IN”. The only in order to prevent complications how poor the family may be,Intheir infancy childhood – Nurture her with equality. could prove fatal to the party, and even cause the manner they are “going about is not committed to aand world aim. It became the most very generous pension fund. We were 20 years HASand to hazardous have a motorcycle andshows also the problem we face as humans, In because adolescence – Treat care.up my ahead of the legislation of the Swiss Federal the collapse of the state”. because for ourselves right” howpeople complicated expensive week-end of myher life.with I made around if heitdoesn’t have it then itInisto a take mat-–stock of the complexity of our life,ofishis a lot youth Showof respect.

In the background report on theus. the battle is for anyone taking on. mind my whole life. I wrote State. This team work resulted in many valuter of great shame.

Now we as Nagas The importance of knowing our ofState people tend to overlook culture In 20 marriage – Honour wishes. of the Republic was the trial and sackWhat are we to do then? Is it at all down points that wouldher have to different. able suggestions from the workers for the In motherhood – Trust her wisdom. may not bewant that keen own cultureworth can not only us change and problems. ing itofcauses two top ranking leaders of the Party, trying “tohelp be the you to on motorcycles practical running of the firm, especially in the Inour old ageto– get Treasure her experience.

BoBeing Xilai and Railway Minister Liu Zhijun see but in the world”?

I had honest with my wife. It was field of security. push parin theonfuture also prevent us but don’t we as childrenFamily: conscious about fashion stages –she Value her. divorce me. charges of corruption.

Aldoussituations.

Huxley said, “Those crusade, point terribly I thought would ents to who the breaking byThrough nothard. talk-all isshocking not wrong, we aren’t exactly pri-Alsoto ahead avoid embarrassing Woman, without her, life is not only and incomplete, but impossible. her 1. is harming of the Congress a New York Times investiganot for God in themselves, but against the devil But she was most generous and merciful Philosophy of our Harming enterprise: We put mates that we should walk around Knowledge of our own culture could ing properly to them when they don’t one’sme. lifeItitself. tive report revealed that Premier Wen Jiabao’s in others, do not succeed in making the world forgave actually saved our marriage. people before profit.

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Service is more imnaked but it also doesn’t mean we mean knowing our own mother give us the things we want? Some few family had accumulated at least $ 2.7 billion in better”. Our endless discussions on corruption portant than getting. 3. He who gives much should be oblivious to what others tongue, historical background, laws years back, I remember every kid in “hidden riches” during his ten-year rule. tend to be no more than crusading against the Income Tax: I decided to go and see the Min- receives much. 4. We commit ourselves to land,devil howintoothers. behave cer- interest town wanted a simple andFinance. now might think.

In this erawho we have a of the Everyone knew the President was Buton instant and hope are phone ister of He was totally perplexed to offer the best value for a fair price and we it’s an expensive smart phone, jewelry, tain social conventions like festival, saying “my world, my wish”, which referring to when he talked of “Leading of- aroused by anyone who shows what crusading meet an honest businessman. He told me that regard it as our duty to make an effective marriage when weanddesigner’s inficials a lotat of freedom all ways levels,suggest especially high ranking of- etc. forFor Godexample in oneself means can do. shoes and clothes, I had toan payexno fine. But the unpaid taxes from contribution to the economic development birthday party, the a vehicle...

The cutofthe occa- ofpensive from everything.

The notion ficials” sabotaging thewhole balanced growth thepig, cow etcI during had thean privilege knowing Gottfried past amounted to roughly 500,000 Swiss of our country. their unrestrained greed grab.

Anliker, aitSwiss businessman, taking part on. in We Francs, a big amount for our small firm. My All this amazing developments grew goes on and as children ofnation that isbysimply wrong because weand sion and distribute amongst each listand China risks thetied deepening him, my work in Moral father and scolded at least check ourselves re- me fearing I would ruin our out of my decision to take every morning other, in eachsome bodymissions part is with meant to inshould are always going to be to who unrest thereally nation out of control.

But Hu called Change.

I stuck the dictate ofasmy enough timeAto reflect and alisten to find Mercy Jungito interprets ‘fashion’ an art and a lifestyle model wearing collection of anew Naga alise whatofour parents building do for usfirm. and But beJintao given to Re-Armament, the respective now family or Initiatives we aregoing no matter how hard we neiKehienuo Mepfhű-o through her personal adornment and the collectionsandDesigner could only talk about “unremitting efforts to Anliker inherited from his father a heart.

The amount we had to pay in taxes has direction to go back to the basic source. during Hornbill Fest. try to break away from the society people. During arrange marriage in love them for what they give us. on hermany online store, Closet Drama.

(Photo/Through Mercy Jungi) (Photo/Betoka Swu) that undreamt combat corruption”. in Lucerne, naturally multiplied times.

Since that honesty I have found Ao culture struggling the womanconstruction is supposed company Fashion and culture can go hand and customs.

“It was a conservative report. But Switzerland, about 60 years ago. By the time initial payment the State has received millions of powers are liberated in me which formerly father, Where we are denied wefrancs learn Now this is meant for women. to give shawl to the would-be hus- and hand and the day whenDear there is nothing there that suggests any break- he handed it over to his successor, his daughter, of Swiss which it would not have if I had were blocked by a bad conscience.

‘We’ live in a world where even our most basic right to life? I experithefield pastinand thethat fu- turn around in my life. band whichit was means the company mar- from Being fashionable doesn’t exactly through in political reforms”, stated Open thethat leading in the Lu-appreciate not made enced thewe truth of the words of Christ: “The we are free only in dreams.

Where wonder hopelessly I believeknown that will be the day we riage in now fixed. are inture, mean showing too much skin, Magazine, an independent Hong itKong publicerne andThese one ofacts the top the nation, But there is another side.

Because of Truth shall make you free”.

Each beautiful morning, what have we done terribly wrong to society a better A also doesn’t mean in being provocaare bonded by make our cation specializing Chinese politics. not done because for its we unmatched achievements in economic my honesty I saved two Itplace. is yet another storymonths I used to use deserve this?

Indeedcan corruption a global phenomterms as well as in how and knowing la- before for defrauding theand taxTortured, authority. Dur- Conclusion: I find it fascinating to be an emperson without his or her customs but to show outmost re- management tive. A woman dress upiswithout of one of us- Abused enon. India, the world’s largest “democracy”, bour brought of one another. ing Raped these months I earned a great part ployer the present day period of difficulties. cultural background can betwo a Murdered. spect towards each other. the best out own showing too much skin and can still and Dearin father, and “Communist” China with the most stirring I shall give his story as he had it writof the money our firm had to pay in higher We are called betrudge tools along to show ourselves My naive How long cantowe belittle sisters Also with the growing need to big embarrassment. We should be perceived as beautiful. You may slogans for the down-trodden, the two emergten out in English for his visit to Nigeria some taxes.

So I experienced this – cheating results useful to others and so it is withhopes? our possesfalling prey to inhuman bastards. with broken bones and broken when wear all the skimpy dress and think flaunt our latest gadgets and designer able to answer basic questions ing Asian super powers, are equally paralyzed years ago. in cheating ourselves, while honesty very soon sions.

From this point of view I do not see myAllthis these Think for us when you know that cantragediesyou have “swag” but unless you clothes we tend to forget the core of asked about our people and by corruption. What Titus Livius said of his decaleadswritten, to a sound economy.

And so our firm self as an owner of our firm but as a temporary read, protested and forgotten. ‘they’ are parading unabashedly in the dress decently then I do not think the issue. If we are still students then only be done when we learn to study dent society under the Roman Empire correctly “At the age of 25 I worked very hard and grew rapidly from 50 to 500 workers over and steward streetsof it.” our people from a microscopic lens. it ishave a known fact the that Swiss we doFederal depend Diploma no real men a woman describes the will crisisrespect of the two giants: “We took in Accountabove our office staff.

Dear father, with nothing to lose, is an integral of society who lack the of self-respect or we appre100% on our parents.

We know that Fashion reached point where cannot bear ancy.

I started 50 companies.

They were so part How “The ideal has not been tried do we thrive in a landafterChristian a child’s play confinementwill give us that anything we but which shows progress, of ciation oneself.

Disintegration either of our vices or their cure”. or our parents interwoven no one I knew what be- appreciation NewWhere aim –even the important thing was that I got and found wanting.

It has ‘home’ is no longer safe? where we bury our head inbeen fear. found difbeauty but I believe that fashion ask, unless it’s something out ofMy their improvement of society depends on necessary “For evil to succeed it is only longed to whom. training as etc, a Chartered a new concept of my job as an employer.

My ficult and not tried”.

GK Chesterton.

Where we feel threatened by Make a change, father, without the character of the women. budget, and nevertheless they give us without culture is just a boat every knock on the door?

As I ‘am even scared what we want because they love us. a captain to give directions to.

Fashion isn’t free from social ties Where we pray for love to turn off the lights tonight. iLLuSTrATion by seso t. meRo The Blue Coat by designer Imcha Imchen. (Model:Jonathan Rongsen) but Jamir are sacrificed for lust? and it can lead to harmful conse- Now we aren’t all rich and certainly Sungjemmongba

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We have reached the point where we cannot social ties’ bear either our vices or their cure

Change Attitude Towards Women

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A DAUGHTER’S LETTER

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II Am My Mother’s Daughter Fashion Culture and Nagas Am My Mother’s Daughter Her children rise up and call her blessed…Proverbs 31:28

“SHAME” “SHAME” yAnchAnbeni NguLLie

NguLLie TooyAnchAnbeni long have we been living secluded, That light is now shunned like an enemy. creation of justice, self manipulation, long have wewe been living secluded, Too distant have parted from laughter, A KOMOU simple, sincere, honest, discipline, etc seems tolike be an affected in many govlight is we now shunned enemy.

That silence have gratefully accepted.

Adenno Hibo trustworthylives and to well upSomehow of social they forget that ernment department and public ordistant have parted from laughter, Too hard is life towe have Love’s company, All women would for a confused woman, the confidante be set lived. silence weganisation. have gratefully accepted. concern every society. Regionalism, That for emotions, Hate is our crafter. like to be a mother who believes in her and knows infrastructure. that her she They needswere thembrave now and more than sheof ever Thesole failure of government Too hard is life to have Love’s company, All women would daughter’s for a confused woman, the confidante lives to be lived.

Somehow they forget that someday.

It completes dreams are unique.

She is the did.

She has time to listen to their problems hard working. Of course, the concept tribalism and narrow mindset creates is the failure of the people. People reThat for emotions, is ourBrutality, sole crafter. like feminine to be a self. mother who believes her and knows thatgrow her and she needs them now more than everand crisis. But How long are we toHate her But person who isinwatching her child offer solutions when she has she enough troublesome in our surof ideology and the concept of society alisedbefriend and reformed when things besomeday.

It completes daughter’s dreams are unique. is she the problems did. She has listen toistheir problems And keep surviving tearful seclusion? then someone once into a beautiful woman.

Most She of all oftime her to own.

She always there rounding, there are too Haven’t manylong social need to reform from time time asher, come unbearable and go beyond the How we befriend Brutality, her feminine self. But person that who her is watching andher offer solutions when she has enough weare had it to enough already? said, “Motherhood is knows daughterher willchild onegrow day for child.

Sotoirritate quarrel with organisation, faction, union, associatheallenvironment changes.

Pretendlimit.

Sometime it can turn into And keep surviving tearful seclusion? thensexsomeone into aher beautiful Mostfamily. of she her, problems of her own.toShe is her always Undo these chains and be rid of even Cruelty! like and birth:once you leave nest towoman. build a new But but don’t forget love andthere pray Haven’t we had it be enough said, begin “Motherhood is she knows her will She oneloves day copying her of child.

So Iirritate her,tion, quarrel with denomination, etc. No Each group more shall life a sorealready? conclusion. can’t to imagine will that always calldaughter me her baby. for her.

A poem came said to be ing and others cultureacross, revolution.

Many factions are formed Undo these and be rid ofcreate Cruelty! likeuntil sex you and birth: leave herthe nest to child buildina her newlife family.

ButIunderstanding her, butby don’t forget to of love her and pray Let Fear flee never to return ready. it do it. you It’s like I am only and yet written anthe old woman willplay sumtheir up what own role of interest and ex-chains without reality to politicize and for selfish gain.

No more shall life be a sore conclusion. can’t begin imagine she will always mechildren her baby.

She loves Ifor A poem said to be completely overwhelming!”

Onto some days know she loves call all her equally. amher. trying to say:I came across, ploitation. Regionalism and tribalism Brain wash and politicization on comculture is unwise fashion culture.

The Let Fear flee never returnthan ready. it to until do it.

It’s like I am To theher only childsometimes in her life the andmost yet I written by an old woman will sum up what Freedom...its heighttohigher heaps of hay, I want to be a mother: holdyou my child in my I am role ofbut Christianity is the way of sal- is the benefit of few advantage mon people seem to unwise fashcompletely On some days irritable know she loves children I am trying to say: Women!class Keep freedom no longer at be bay! arms, cradleoverwhelming!” it to sleep and smell the sweet child inall theher whole wideequally. world Sometimes people and exploitation of common vation to every human ion culture.

Freedom...its height higher than heaps of hay, I want of to be a mother: Then to holdthere my child my I am alsoTo I amofsometimes scent innocence. areinalso theher apple her eye. If the I ammost the I feelbeing. old Justice, Women!

Keep freedom no longer bay! arms,when cradle Iitwatch to sleep smell the sweet insolent irritable daughter child in the whole wide world butbrotherhood, Sometimes politics days inand frustration(picture who dares to go against Useless liberty, love, kindness, people. Politicization of Naga Basically, justice at and the right of an scentasofa mother innocence. thereher arewhiny also her I amopinions, also the apple eye. Ifin I am the I feel old this) triesThen to soothe I am of theher person whom And ugly hard work, honesty, etc are the real for the gain of one’s interest is the real- individual is the most important factor daysyear when watch inthe frustration(picture insolent daughter who to go if against two old,I holding three month old she confides to ask fordares opinions; I am IUseless reach and nothing comes culture of Christianity.

Selfish, greed, ity practice of many organisation and of human culture. Tribalism, regionalthis) asbreast a mother tries tofour soothe her opinions,asI the am eldest the person in whom ugly to her while her yearher oldwhiny runs irresponsible daughter, I am IAnd speak and no one cares society. tribalism, regionalism, extortion, two year holding the month old also she confides for most opinions; if I am reachand and nothing mad and old, topples things onthree his way.

Thank the child to sheask trusts to guide my I sing no heart iscomes moved It is also commonly known ism, etc, may suppress the right and Body art or tattooing, has been a cultural trend of the Nagas since the early times to that suppression, jealousy, exploitation, to her while her four runs siblings; irresponsible eldest daughter, am I speak and no one cares each denomination of religion justice of an individual life. The way God forbreast nannies or thank Godyear I amold single?! if I amasa the big disappointment toI her, But then I pray mark beauty or achievement.

Tattooing have been now been revived as more than just mad and topples things on his way.“There Thank Ialso child trusts most to guide my I singLord and novalue; heart ishas moved played one’s own selfish interest. of life of many people are trapped into It reminds me of Emerson’s words, alsothe bring joyshe to her heart.

I am the great And etc are opposite to Christianity a mark, it has become a fashion statement that identifies individuality. Photograph of God for nannies God I am siblings; if I am a big to her, But then I pray never was a childor sothank lovely…but his single?! mother and terrible child if disappointment I may say so. in I am the You listen. other words, these are evils culture. This is the reality of fashion culture in chenonLo wrong ways ofWocH tribalism, nepotism, Khayashi Augustine Shimray (FeatherHeads’ vocalist) by Thotreichan Keinam.

It reminds of Emerson’s words, “There cause I also bring joy tears to herofheart.

I am the And Lord was glad tome sleep.” for those frustration andgreat I am our surrounding areas.

Designing and fashion is a part etc.

The custom and beliefs should be never was a child so lovely…but his mother and reason terribleshe child I may I am Youmy listen.

I don’t know what it takes to be the hasiftears ofsay joy.so.

Take methe to I am glad mother’s love and prayers chenonLo WocH hange and beauty of fashion culture in our surrounding.

InI the of human the styles culture of Christianity rather Maidens, was glad toI sleep.” cause for those frustration and I am life. a mother. definitely don’t know how a the lowest leveltears of lifeofand my mother’s love will Copying always follow me. Iof am glad am early the stage of Naga move- the real They are duplication fashion culture is the interest of ment, those involving people were Stripped inside-out, clothes, dressing, etc mother’s isperson a way of than the culture of Pharisees. The foreknowfor what it takes to she be will the reason tears joy.ugliest Take me tohairs, I am glad my love prayers mother Iisdon’t measured all the things follow she me;has make meofthe child most beautiful in herand eyes than Maidens, from might; every individual. anda original fashion in our soa mother.

I definitely don’t know level of life and my mother’s love will always follow me. am her gladlove I ameven the sincerely struggling and workingDistanced for father has done for her family.

What I dohow know the lowest world hasculture ever seen and I will still be in anyone else’s eyes.

I I see life, especially the teenagers and young of pride Nagasand culture should be inStripped inside-out, Endowed with mere burden, vain cries: mother is measured for all the culthingsciety. she willforefathers follow me; ugliest child most beautiful person in her eyes than is that she is worthy to be celebrated as a The the most beautiful childme in the her eyes.

I quote when we pique each other off.

Even when ofmake nagas are hard Fashion and people. Many young people imitate the people of Nagas. In other sense, herited and influence upon the young Distanced from Hearpride out. and might; has done for not her family.

What know thesincere, world has evermother’s seen I will stillthat be in anyone else’stoeyes. see her love even person.

I am a mother but I Ido write as George Eliot: “The yearning, don’t speak each Iother for days.

I see ture are inseparable working, honest, well and discitheir movement was genuine and re- with mere burden, theI quote styles ofwe Korean, Bollywood, Hol- off.

The culture of sincerity, Endowed generation. vain cries: is that she isso worthy to be celebrated as a completest the most beautiful in her when weevery piquetime eachI other when a daughter I do know what makes type ofchild the life in eyes. another life her love look into Even her brown and in unavoidable.

It eyes. pline, brave and trustworthy.

Theyhuman spectable.

But in these days, there is discipline, lywood, models, European respect, hard work, bravHear out.

Maidens, person. so I am not a mother but I write as which GeorgeisEliot: “The mother’s that fashion we don’t speak to eachface other for hands days. I are see mother precious her children’s the essence of realyearning, love, eyes.

Those wrinkled and strictly follow the system of society of is the identity and politicization and exploitation of Naga Trapped in men’s and child American. of unseen them ery, justice, rulearms, of law, wisdom etc of daughter I do know daughter, what makes a feels completest type of of thethe life cherished in another life proof her Many love every timeimitate I look into Ia do know assomy mother’s that the presence of the sacrifices sheher hasbrown made Deprived off heart’s desires; thethe pride ofhands the that community.

Every those had brilliant mother precious in her children’s whichThey is the essence of invenreal human love,analyzing eyes.

Those wrinkled and hands areroot cause seems to be politics.

The sameso rocked my cradleeyes. will times. even in the debased, degraded man”. for me.

Someday when I become a mother without and creating theface acNagasMaidens, forefather should be inculcated Trapped in men’s arms, Revived with faith ‘gainst dark-toned I do know as mother’s feels the of the greatest cherished child proof of the unseen sacrifices she has made always ruleraces mymy world. wonder some of the hymns I think I would want to be just like her and tion of No design andpresence culture.

Today, Nanations and are proud daughter, of one’s that tual meaning of culture. If they create corroding. Regionalism, tribalism, and practice with the way fate: of common DeprivedReach off heart’s out. desires; the same hands that rocked my cradle will even in the debased, degraded man”. with for me.

Someday become a mother My relationship with my mother have been written by those very people God’s help, when even Ibetter.

And like a jealousy, exploitation, culture and fashion. The way of life, gas are proud of this unique inherit- and selfish, greed, expand the real inheritance of Napeople.

Certain superstitious Revived with faith ‘gainst dark-toned fate:and unalways rule mybaby world.

No wonder greatest hymns I think I would beday just itlike her and started as her who needed guidance who strayed some away of butthe came back to God beautiful song want goes, to one will break ance ofhave identity andwritten culture.

Creativity custom, beliefs and systemwith of society politicization gas design and culture Reach out. of those times is unMaidens, mother because been by those very people withculture, God’s help, even better.

And In like a and hatred seem to be realistic in every My steprelationship of her way. Then asmy a teenager of their mother’s love and prayers. my heart tothen hearthis her may say goodbye. the and civilization of culture are greatly arethere the culture of one race and comthe reality of today.

Kidnapping, exFreed from bondage, to admiration, influence and re-Edwin acceptable, but avoiding the wisdom startedwere as herthe baby who needed guidance awaythe butway came to God beautiful song goes, one day it Lutyens: will break rough times when we who strayed But along as back herlead children end I raise my toast with Maidens, with fulfillment and older, accepted tomother’s everyless human munity.

The familiar way ofother. behavin every step of her way.

Then as a teenager because of their love prayers. my heart to hear her say goodbye.

Inthreatening the tortion, and corruptionBestowed tried to understand each Nowadmired as grow they rely andand less on her.

Here’s to the happiest years of our lives spect to the outside world. of forefather culture is not a wise role.

Freed from bondage, Becometh real progress’ patrons: there the times whenroad we The But worlds along the way as children end I raise my toast with Edwin Lutyens: a grown woman I fashion am on the long Theyculture have of their own build; Spent in the arms of other men’s wives, being. of universal right isherto iour and were styles is therough of one’s Formation of social organisation are not the wise role of culture. In Apart from the inheritance of brilBestowed without. fulfillment Spread tried to understand each other.

Now as grow older, they rely less and less on her.

Here’s to the happiest years of our lives to discovering that she is the best friend they have dreams to chase their whole Our mothers! life. The way of religious functioning, the common goal of human nature. other sense, it is an evil role of culture. is also a part of social culture.

A soliant design of shawl, let the wisdom Becometh real progress’ patrons: a grown woman I am on the long road They have worlds of their own to build; Spent in the arms of other men’s wives, But in these days, duplication fash- cialwhole NGO, government, Hoho, etc are a organisation is formed in order Illegal collection of tax, monopoly of of forefather culture be influenced and Spread out. to discovering that she is the best friend they have dreams to chase and their Our mothers!

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part of culture and fashion. It is very vast and connected to everything. Nagas had a unique identity and culture of life. Traditionally Nagas have own custom, faith, rituals, discipline, etc.

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ion culture seems to be more prevailed than the original fashion culture. Almost every Nagas are Christian, but there is doubtful fashion culture of Christianity. Prior to Christianity, the forefathers firmly follow the custom

LULLABY LULLABY (a woman’s lament)

(a woman’s lament)

ATong RotHRoNg The Cult of Fashion

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ATong RotHRoNg Tsüngrochetla Between the door and theWalling floor, There is a crack; vivid, harsh and mean.

Between the andwith the substance… floor,neighborhood She waits for door it to around fill was strolling my There is a crack; vivid, harsh and mean.

While theI night howls in thegirls distance. when overheard two behind, talk She waits for it to fill with substance…

And the texture of her eyelids, about theofdresses they’ll wear on Sunday.

While the night howls in the distance.

Is the color spent sienna…

They how bad the othAnd the were texture of her eyelids, But, hush, my complaining baby, hush-a-bye, ersMother’s for the service and Isdressed the color of spent sienna… here – so don’t you how cry. their outfits But, hush, my baby, hush-a-bye, screamed ‘Help’. For a moment there I thought Mother’s here –aso don’t cry. lipswhy sip at glass of you white wine, to Dark myself people dress fit to kill when they Rocking rhythmically and mocking sanity; go to church to worship God? I remember when Darkkisses lips sip a glassbrow of white wine, She theatbaby’s and lets go, going to church meant singing wonderful Rocking rhythmically and mocking And ponders on this strange failingsanity; of songs, listening to athe moving sermon that lets you go, could take She kisses baby’s brow and woman: something away from and contributing And ponders on this strange failing of tithes Of wanting crevices filled and gaps closed, woman: But you letting inner selves be exposed. when hadtheir to give them.

Those were the days Of wanting crevices filled gaps But, hush, my baby, when people cared lesshush-a-bye, aboutand what oneclosed, wore and But letting their inner selves be exposed.

Mother’s here- so don’t you cry. did, but everything’s changed now. People are But, hush, my baby, hush-a-bye, dressed likeherethere’s no tomorrow; silent gossips Mother’s so don’t youacry.

The door opens and allows beam of light; and allwatches the watchful on who’s what She all hereyes friends pour wearing in …

The door opens and allows a beam of light; faces and clackingtoday. like crab areChalky what we’ d see invoices the churches She watchesa all her pour in …tradition claws.

Nagaland, land offriends rich culture and Chalky faces and voices clacking like drooping with home sickness; hasLilies evolved rapidly through the years,crab but this claws.

She stretches her face into a tired smile; evolvement has taken place mostly on a detrimenLiliesjust drooping with that home sickness; She has to walk second mile. talOh, levelhush, in many areas.

Fashion, for instance She stretches her face into a tired smile; have my baby, hush-a-bye, made a huge impact in the church.

It She just has to walk that second mile.

Mother’s here now- don’t you cry. has affected Oh, hush, my so baby, hush-a-bye, this institution much that people have fallen Mother’s here nowdon’t cry. before Raindrops down the window pane, they into the habitcreep of trying tons ofyou clothes In reptilian slithers; while the wind, it attend the services, because they know that a lot of Raindrops creep down the window pane, whips! people would slithers; obviously starethe at them from their In reptilian while wind, it The Jacaranda tree stands ruffled and heads to their toes. This matter seems trivial when whips! shorn!

The tree stands ruffled andscene far her sweating glass weReturning lookJacaranda at itsto surface but there’s an for ugly shorn! consolation, downjudgmental attitudes, jealousy among the Returning to her fall sweating glass for She lets the day slowly on all her people in the church and so on, ofanger: which are consolation, Many women are the butt of life’s rancour! notBut, to be adhered to as written in the Bible.

We fail She hush, lets the fallhush-a-bye, slowly on her anger: myday baby, to Mother’s realizewomen that thisare is the reason why some youths Many the butt of life’s rancour! here now – don’t you cry. avert from going to church.

But,themselves hush, my baby, hush-a-bye, Mother’s nowwell –indon’t cry. but dressShe lonely silence: It’s lamely okay here tolaments dress for you church, going comebreaking by and by.” ing“Daddy’s well does nottomean the barriers She lamely in lonely silence: Neglect is alaments habit, you need to learn young; and looking all inappropriate and hideous. God “Daddy’s going to come by and of by.”

Like me, in the downy confines a nuptial does not expect you to dress top notch, He exNeglect is a habit, you need to learn young; bed, pects to Him and Praise Him. He Likeyou me, in worship the downy confines of acaressed, nuptial You’ll have to let yourself be held, bed, wants you to take the sermon home with a view subjugated…

You’ll have to let yourself be held, caressed, kind of in a whore, I must tradeothers my to Like put itsome on practice your life and bless subjugated… body, too. Change is inevitable and we have to progress Like some ofI awon’t whore, I must trade my So that, at kind night, have to dream… ourselves with the world, but this advancement body, And suffer the nightmares which make me shouldn’t place Ionly onhave the acquisitive stage; So that,take at night, won’t to dream… scream. it should alsothe takenightmares place on the spiritual And suffer which makelevel. me 1 scream. 10:31-So whether you eat or drink, Corinthians

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to maintain peace, justice, welfare, one thing or the other especially in growth, equality, humanity, etc. A business sector, etc; seems to be the government is formed to maintain unwise culture of our surrounding arrule of law, welfare, justice, equality, eas. Nepotism, corruption, inequality, respect, liberty, fraternity and human- exploitation, suppression, disrespect, self righteousness, self ity. In these days, globalization is a indiscipline,JamiR ALemrenLA

generated upon the younger generation. Let the original fashion culture of religion, social organisation, design, popular way of life, behaviour, movement etc be prevailed and practicable upon the younger generation.

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Stop Violence against Women: Unclip her Wings Stop Violence against Women: Unclip her Wings

ALemrenLA JamiR Physical violence I pected to produce children like a factory and thought was the only work like a machine. In sickness or in health Physical against violence pected to produce children like aare factory and violence women,I it was their archetype.

Women deprived thought wasone theof only work like a machine. sickness or work in health but it is just the of their human hood In and made to beviolence women, it wasservice their archetype.

Women are deprived specks ofagainst all isthe violence yond human moreover there was he word fashion itself very devotional iscapacity; totally changed, why? buttoitmany is just women oneofof Because the of some their human hood andsuch made to work bethat re- also a separate dinning for women.

Comwell known everyone of us are using dresses specksevery of allday. theStepping violence paring yond human capacity; moreover there also was ceive with this context, Naga society us, because the fashion itself and it has become a world of fashion culture that the many women era, re- is also separate dinning for women.

Cominto post-modern nota much different.

A close acquaintance means the the area so ofevery an activities competition some people ceive day.globalised Stepping paring with thiswhereas context, Naga society called of mineservice, argued with me that there is no also vioinvolves style clothing who afford awomen single pair of dress are but it into the of post-modern is not against much different. close acquaintance world, I that thought our society today had era, de- cannot lence inA Naga society, the so The called globalised of mine argued with me that therethat is no vioveloped and positive attitude towards women. noeven validity and I will deny there appearance. fashion taken has back to attend thenot church serworld, mind I thought society today delence against it women Naga society, it Ironically, globalization isworld rather a had painvice, in why? is noBecause violence against In Naga world doesn’t what our the real thinks is veryinwomen. transparent by butsoveloped attitude towards women. has nothe validity will notviolence deny that there the neck positive for women folk, especially in tradi- ciety, battleand of Iphysical against of it. Fashion doesn’t only deals with the cloth- now of the idea of what I am trying to tell.

Ironically, globalization is rather must a pain in women is no violence againstbut women.

In Naga sotional societies.

Physical violence have has reduced, the battle of social ing butreduced according what I folk, observe is that it sociein schools and colleges scenario the neck to forto especially in tradi-Today ciety, the battle of physical violence awomen certain extend in many and cultural structure: patriarchy andagainst hieraralso deals with behavof wearing tionalbut societies. must have women has reduced, but the the uniforms battle of social ties, there isPhysical a long violence way for women to chy still remains the undisputed battle.

Thus reduced to certain extend in many socieand psychological cultural structure: hierarliberate psychological, structural andY. this and patriarchy archetypical violence Aholi. iours, words in from use,a diets is totally changed byand the ties, butviolence. there For is aThe long way for kind women to against chy still women remains the undisputed battle.

Thus cultural archetype of atcan be defeated with some of a particular place. students themselves. liberatetowards from psychological, structural and alteration this psychological and archetypical violenceI titude women has caused violence and reformulation of culture. example the fashion words used by the young- They don’t know how to wear it in a proper cultural her violence.

The extent. archetype of at- do against women be defeated with some against at a great Thiskind archetype not deny thecan importance of culture.

Our er generation are L***, M****, B****, S*** and way. They forget and to have “respect their uniforms”. titude towards has violence alteration reformulation of culture. mindset acts as awomen shackle thatcaused bound woman fore-parents formulated culture manyI F*** offto and etc.her andher words are not What the students today do is that wear Our against atI aguess greatthis extent.

This do not deny the importance of culture. exercise universal rights.

It archetype also clips centuries ago according to they the context of mindset actsfrom as our a shackle that bound woman fore-parents have formulated culture many her wings exploring, discovering hunting and land ownership.

But today of Nagas and I believe parents have taught itthe veryhead narrow, thinking that they look good towell exercise herand universal rights.that It also centuries to battle the context innovative and creative she clips posthe context is different; field is of in us to do behave to usepower polite words, with spiky hairs, ago but Iaccording tell you, the you guys look her wings from exploring, discovering the the headmind, hunting and land ownership.

But today sesses. politics, parliament, institutions never directed us to use filthy words. so so so??? Not even want to express it. Girls innovative andfew creative power shesome pos- and the context is different; the battle field is in Some weeks ago,that with other such contemporary fields.

Today Looking the trends of clothing sa- skirts have became miniskirts and atmost times I sesses.ingroup theevery mind, politics, parliament, institutions young of people, I visited IArunachal in society, culture is the difficult lute our people known bysun. their thought they are a nighty pants Some fewofweeks ago, with and other such contemporary fields.

Today Pradesh, thegetting land the rising Thesome peosubject to wearing conquer.

Womenhalf are deprived young group of people, I visited Arunachal in every society, culture is thefullmost difficult ple have their own good culture but the othmunicipal representation, fledged well effort and labour put forward in the for night dress to attend the school.

As a girl Pradesh, land of the rising The peosubject conquer.

Women are deprived er side fashionable ofthe culture was bondage women. property rights, landour ownership etc.the Moreofast growing world.

Maysun.

Ifor sugwe must know to to “respect body with ple have their own culture the oth- ver municipal representation, full- stringed fledged The archetype of good women was but to produce in politics, women are puppets gest to our Nagas brothers and sisters who cloths that we wear”. I wonder how their parer side ofand culture was without bondagetime for women. property land ownership etc. Moreochildren to work or situ- with 33%rights, reservation (33% reservation is a are wellation known of their that toare ents at politics, them this are improper The archetype of women to produce ver in women puppets stringed limitation.

In designing’s that areawas women ex- look joke).

In the with recently held 11th uniNagaland use ourchildren woven and traditions in without a propertime formor situforms so the33% schools authorities? about is a to work with reservation (33%How reservation limitation. that area itwomen ex- students joke). body?

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worn properly and its more attractive. As Today when we look in our Naga society we all know that we Nagas are rich in differ- many women have forgotten to wear their ent traditions with different designs, colours richly designed makhala and to my surprise and etc. varies according to different Tribes some even don’t know how to put on. Thereand areas. When it comes to clothing and fore I encourage and urge my fellow Naga dressing I don’t blame anyone but we must women in general “Do not forget your culknow that dressing decently is also the top ture”, before it vanish in the thin air and in most fashion that will never die off because the future you may not have words to explain dressing decently have a high respect in the to your children regarding your well woven society rather than wearing those hanky fashion makhala, because it is costly than a pankys and so called shorts etc. for example diamond sold in a market. If you look in the going to church should go decently because market again our traditional wears are mostly we honour God even through our appear- costly and again that is one of the reasons why ance but if we go with a party dress in the the people go for cheap and ordinary cloths. church it distracts the other people’s atten- Therefore I would like to suggest that the selltion where your dressing have paved a way ers also look well into this matter for all the of distraction for other people. Instead of people comfort zone. That doesn’t mean that listening and worshiping God you have dis- you have to get lose in your business but make iLLuSTrATion by atoNg RotHRoNg tracted him/her attention from listening to it comfortable for every woman so that in the iLLuSTrATion by atoNg RotHRoNg the speaker.

One should always know to use near future our culture can be passed down to cloths in a correct way. Today our Sunday the forth coming generations .

Legislative Assembly election, I was encouraged to vote for women candidate but my Legislative Assembly election, was itencourplan changed because I learnt Ithat was a aged to women candidate but my policy of vote sharefor vote with the other 3rdparty plan changed because I women learnt that it wasina opponent.

Sometimes, are even policy of share voteof with other 3rdparty secure and robbed herthe 33% reducing her opponent.

Sometimes, women eventhat into nothingness and violating theare rights secure and robbed of her 33% reducing her she deserves . to nothingness violating the that Culture and is helpful when it rights is healthy; she deserves . culture is violent when it is oppressive. And is helpful when it is healthy; most of Culture the violence against women emergculture is violent whenand it issociological oppressive. And es out from cultural psymost of the against women emergchology andviolence archetypical attitude that leads es all outkinds fromofcultural sociological to violenceand against women. psyWe chology attitude that leads can keepand andarchetypical practice constructive cultural to all kinds ofand violence women.

We social, values, moralagainst ethics the so called can keep(in and practice constructive cultural sobaliba Ao-Naga term) yet we can eradisocial,some values, and moral ethics the called cate functions in culture thatsoare no sobaliba (in Ao-Naga term)context yet we can eradimore applicable in today’s which are cate some functions culture thatSuch are as, no rather oppressive andindestructive. more applicable in today’s context whichsex, are women are considered as fair or weaker rather oppressive andmentally destructive.

Such as, (girl-child) physically, and emotionwomen are considered as fair or weaker sex, ally inferior.

Thus women are easily manipu(girl-child) physically,violated mentallyand andexploited. emotionlated, dominated, ally inferior.

Thus women easily the manipuThis has assassinated andare clipped willlated, and dominated, and exploited. power strengthviolated in women to free themThis has assassinated clipped the willselves to resist violenceand imposed on them.

To power andthe strength in women to freeagainst themgenerate anti-biotic in women selves to resist violence imposed on them.

To violence, the society as a whole should work generate in therecognizing anti-biotic the in women against together strength, creaviolence, society as whole should tivity andthe will-power inawomen.

Societywork as a together the strength, whole hasintorecognizing unclip her wings and givecreaoptivity and to will-power in women.

Society as a portunity fly to where she belongs. whole has to unclip her wings and give opportunity to fly to where she belongs.

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Every time I step out streets I alThere is anon old the saying in India which yAnchAnbeni NguLLie goes likeways this, “Alook woman is born, to forward Her children rise up and call her blessed…Proverbs 31:28 lives and dies three menToo long have we beenunder living secluded, seeing someone wearher father, her husband and Thatnamely light is now shunned like an enemy. ing something that Adenno Hibo her son.” daughter, father Too distant haveAs weaparted fromher laughter, defines his/her permonitors hergratefully life; as aaccepted. wife, her That silence we have sonality.

It could be Too hardhusband is life to have Love’s company, All women would for a confused woman, the confidante lives to be lived. Somehow they forget that dominates; and as a something chic, loud, Thatmother, for emotions, Hate is ourcontrol. sole crafter. like to be a mother who believes in her and knows that her she needs them now more than she ever her son takes While someday. It completes daughter’s dreams are unique. She is the did. She has time to listen to their problems boring orbejust this saying might not true in plain all How long are we to befriend Brutality, her feminine self. But person who is watching her child grow and offer solutions when she has enough the cases, the message is loud and bizarre, and I hardAnd keep surviving then someone once into a beautiful woman. Most of all she problems of her own. She is always there clearwomen haveseclusion? been silenced ly tearful ever get disapHaven’t we had it enough already? said, “Motherhood is knows that her daughter will one day for her child. So irritate her, quarrel with and stripped off their rights. This pointed.

Roaming the Undo unfortunate these chains and be rid Cruelty! like sex and birth: you leave her nest to build a new family. But her, but don’t forget to love her and pray status ofof being silent of No Nagaland are same and trends more shall life be aasthe sore conclusion. can’t begin to imagine she will always call me her baby. She loves for her. A poem I came across, saidstreets to be has been taken ‘inferiority’ to Let Fear flee never to return ready. it until you do it. It’s like I am the only child in her life and yet I written by an old woman will sum up what are making that rounds in the streets of New some extent the grounds on which completely overwhelming!” On some days know she loves all her children equally.

I am trying to say: York or Tokyo. violence We might notwomen all is wear Gucci against justified.

Freedom...its height higherdifferent than heaps of hay, I wantViolence to be a mother: to hold my child in my To her I am sometimes the most against women is one of the In our everyday life weor hearPrada about but Violence can mean things Violence against women is heard we know what we like and we Women!

Keep freedom no longer at bay! arms, cradle it to sleephuman and smell the abuses. sweet irritable child in the whole wide world but Sometimes woman being ill- treated. But we never most widespread rights to different people, andit. generally every now and then.

Women are wear our own interpretations of Our present Naga society is being bombarded with new fashscent of innocence.

Then there are also I am also the apple of her eye.

If I am the I feel old try to change the situation.

We all just sit Everyday thousands of women and girls physical violence has often been murdered and rape leading ion, ideas from music, videos, internet and television, silently. Let’s stop being silent and raise days when I watch frustration(picture insolent daughter who dares to go againstto Useless are abused andinmurdered by their given much importance. But a closer insecurity women in our society. our voice towards violence against which impacted greatly on people.

Our for lifestyles have this) families, as a has mother tries soothe her whiny And ugly Shini Angami raped into armed conflicts and her opinions, I am the person in whom look revealsBiebe other understandings woman.

In today’s generation woman Even innocent teenage ifgirls are been manipulated by the media.

Movies in particular have two attacked year old, for holding the three month old she confides to ask for opinions; I am I reach and nothing comes defending women’s rights. like harassment, mental abuse, can’t even go out of their home with murdered. doessenior notI am always to When her breast while fourgroups year old women runs irresponsible theViolence eldest daughter, I speak andfeelings no one cares influenced all age starting fromastoddlers to it comes toher violence against insecure that they would return verbal abuse, forceful relationships happen in themost form physical mad andistopples things on his the way.

Thank the child she trusts toof guide my I sing and noand heart is moved citizen. artificial image ofalso beauty has been imposed on back safe sound.

Isn’t that so.....?? there noAn ‘typical’ victim, risk factor and so on.

Nagaland is considered to Godisfor nannies or thank God I am single?! siblings; if I amviolence, a big disappointment tobe her, ButThere then is I pray each and every individual innoour culture today. tradibutThe can also no more safety and in is certainsimply being born female.

There is Onesecurity thing be a Christian state and It remindsgeneration, me of Emerson’s words, have “There I also replaced bring joy to her I am theItgreat And our Lordsociety. The opposite sex (man) tional cultural values been byheart. new fashion, psychological and verbal. happens race, culture or ly clear – Fashion is unfortunately, people quote biblical never was a childideas sogroup lovely…but mother and terrible child say so. I am the You should listen. stop abusing the woman and and modern and his living habits and fashion introduced mostly inif aI may relationship between socio-economic whose women and chenonLo WocH passages to justify violence against definitely not alien to instead support them in their rally “Stop wasgirls gladare to sleep.” cause forhusband those of frustration and mostly Iand am in the media. of us want mark ourtears individuality immuneAll to violence in its manyto and wife. Women violence against woman”.

It is a harsh women.

But interestingly, the Bible Nagas. We can see our I –don’t knowviolence, whatfrom it sexual takesthe to becrowd. the reason she has tears ofone joy. Take me to I am glad my mother’s love and prayers beforms distinguished Fashion isdomestic of the domestic assault, truth that woman are being beaten up suffer due to violence; nowhere talks about harassing Maidens, immense a mother.

I do definitely don’t know how a the lowest leveland of lifebody and my adornment mother’s love will always follow me. own I am husband glad I am ways to this.

The outward clothing human trafficking and harmful even by their tothe whom they fascination almost 40-70 % ofugliest women are most beautiful women.

In fact, the motif of love and Stripped inside-out, mother is measured for all the things she will follow me; make me the child person in her eyes than towards it unfurl with surrendered thattraditional we wear portrays the of our bysociety.

It is an expression of their whole life and practices.

One of the mostsurface murdered their husbands.

It is till Distanced fromfrom prideGenesis and might; has widespread done for her family.

What I do rights know has ever displays seen and I will still be in anyone else’s eyes.The I us see her love even that a fervor equality everything. cruellest situation complete and runs violations of human – the world individuals, groups and culture.

Fashion our culture and makes really shameful for those guys who Revelation.

The woman is that Endowed with mere burden, vain cries: woman can undergo is ‘Rape’.

Man is that she is worthy to be celebrated as a the most beautiful child in her eyes.

I quote when we pique each other off.

Even when zeal. It has actually violencefrom againstothers. women willIt directly distinct provides beat way their of expressing our cultural identity commits theand worstfor crime byI see picking up masterpiece Hear which completed the out. wives, for whom they are in person.

I am not a mother but I write as George Eliot: “The mother’s yearning, that we don’t speak to each other days. impact one in threeIt women living today. managed our individuality. signifies every aspect of our belief, behavior, the language, just into to satisfy their needs.to change creation (Genesis 1: 31). Violence this world.

And is thelife mosther love every woman a daughter socreate I do know what makes a completest type of the lifeRape in another time I look her brown Indeed to a world where women arts, religion and tradition etc. outlook more women They would torture, rape and kill thefrom the against Maidens, is happening mother so precious her children’s eyes. which is common the essence of real human love, eyes. Thosevictim wrinkled are want. crime committed by the andbe girls are all in safe from violence andbecause afterface theyand get hands what they To fashionable is good it sets the standard in society.

But in conventional way we see clothes.

We experiTrapped in men’s arms, because people are yet to realize her I do know as my mother’s daughter, that feels the presence of the cherished child proof of the unseen sacrifices she has made perpetrators, which they don’t feel is for the Come on guys,of the person whom you are exploitation, we need to align and blindly trying to be sophisticated follow current trends sake ence firsthand at every chance we get: wedDeprived off heart’s desires; the same hands that rocked my cradle will even in the debased, degraded man”. for me.

Someday when I become a mother worth and purpose.

In the words of raping and killing is your own sister, wife own sister.

Due to thisIn violence, human-rights defender, politicians, theone’s their keeping to the trends looses identity and roots. blindly adapting new Revived with faith ‘gainst fate: dings, parties, birthdays and “Ifdark-toned even always rule my world. wonder some of the greatest hymnsmenI think I would want tobecause be just like her and and mother of whom you are in Dr. Myles Munroe, you dochurch. not business world and diplomaticcan No theidentity power is unequal between lifestyles and adornments create crises.

We have toGod’s discern what this world.

Instead of And abusing them show Reach out. is meant My relationship with my mother have been written by those very people with help, even better. like a But it’s not just about the clothes and shoes know how something to community around practical creative who we are? and women which lead to do our may say guidance about How way dress communicate love and one respect. we thewear, victim it’s how started as clothes her baby who needed who strayed away butdoes came the back to Godwe beautiful song goes, day But it will break function, will misuse or abuse we we you carry ourselves with solution.

We can’t afford to wait any Are discrimination against women by (woman) hope and pray that sooner or messages about our identity? we portraying our cultural identity through Maidens, in every step of her way.

Then as a teenager because of their mother’s love and prayers. my heart to hear her say goodbye.

In the it.”

It is high time that we recognize killer confidence and just a dash of swagger longer. It’s time we invest in women who later you (man) would realise your evil men.

Thus,the activities should be taken our lifestyle?

And how arewewe interpreting our attitudes and values?

Freed bondage, there thesolutions rough times But along way social as her children end I raise my toastand with Edwin Lutyens: the worth of from women (and being deeds put an end to your cruel arewere leading on the when ground and that makes us truly stylish.

There has aalso towards elimination of domestic Being a distinct community with distinctly beautiful culture and tradition, Bestowed with fulfillment tried to understand each other.

Now as grow older, they rely less and less on her.

Here’s to the happiest years of our lives woman) and STOP violence against actions and create a betterbeen world for us to create a safer world for all. a gradual shift in real the mindset of the we should tryI am to on promote and further improve inin the world oflive Becometh progress’ patrons: violence against a grown woman the long our road good They cultures have worlds of their ownwomen. to build; Spent the arms of other men’s in.wives, women. older generations – acceptance and tolerSpread out. fashion, and be aping alien and traditions. to discovering thatwe sheshould is the bestnot friend they haveonly dreams to chasecultures and their whole Our mothers! ance towards it as a possible career too.

Kahuli Swu H. NAOMICHON JASMINE WINKIU RONGMEI BETHEL ZHIMOMI Even our very own local talents (designers, models, bloggers) are in the forefront and brushing shoulders with the “big daddies” of Nagaland has been a host to “Fashion” for almost 30-40 odd years. One of the things I am proud about being a Naga is our the fashion industry. ability to enhance fashion to a higher level. Fashion not only Boli Chishi comes as materialism but with it also comes changes in the mentality of the people. Even the men, these days, are a lot ALemrenLA JamiR trendier than they was some few years back. The introduction of night-club culture has also brought in more competition and enthusiasm to adapt to the ever changing fashion I trends.

Our children like a factory and Legislative Cradled Physical violence pected to produce Assembly election, I was encourin the arms society, being open minded to modernity, is also a factor for thought was the only work like a machine.

In sickness or in health aged to vote for women candidate but my ATong RotHRoNg of the North Eastern the growth of fashion in our state. Being fashionistas is what differentiates violence against women, it was their archetype. Women are deprived plan changed because I learnt that it was a states, the state of but it is just one of the of their human hood and made to work be- policy of share vote with the other 3rdparty us from the other parts of the country.

Nagaland has much addoor and the floor, specks of allof the study, violence which yond human IBetween have the often been asked by my local friends in my place is acapacity; moreover there was opponent. Sometimes, women are even inthereducing history Therecity is a crack; and mean. that is many re- and alsotrendy. a separate dinning for women. Com- secure andvanced robbed offrom her 33% her big sovivid, as harsh to say, “Wow, your people’s fashion sowomen modern bookanddescription ofthat a She love waits for it to fill with substance… ceive every day. Steppingmustn’t paring with this context, Naga society also to nothingness violating the rights We your style.

I think your state must be really developed, it?”

While the night howls in the distance. intothe the post-modern era, is notstates much different. A close acquaintance she deserves . head hunting era. When Then I just laugh and respond, “Nagaland is one of least developed And India the texture of her eyelids, so the called country. globalised of mine argued Culture helpful when it is healthy; one is would imagine, a in and has the most number of corruptionsthein It’s just with me that there is no vioIs the color of spent sienna… world, I thought our society today had delence against women in Naga society, but it culture is violent when it is oppressive.

And that we are more into Western culture rather than mainstream Indian culture. typical Naga girl to DaViD But, hush, my baby, hush-a-bye, veloped positive attitude towardsKomou women. has no validity and I will not deny that there most of thebe violence against in women emergHas nothing to do with infrastructural developments.” draped tradiAKhAyii Mother’s here – so don’t you cry.

Ironically, globalization is rather a pain in is no violence against women.

In Naga soes out from cultural and sociological psyKimalong Longkumer tional attire sitting A bud smiling to bloom the neck for women folk, especially in tradi- ciety, the battle of physical violence against chology and archetypical attitude that leads the women. kitchen Spreading fragrance inof gloom Dark lips sip at a glass white wine, tional societies. Physical violence must have women reduced, but the battle of social to kindsbeside of violence against We Everyone knowshasand influenced a wrong behaviour of all Nepotism andthe bribery can evenNaga lead fire, modern Is crushed, crumpled, butchered Rocking rhythmically and mocking sanity; reduced to a certain extend in many socieand cultural structure: patriarchy and hierarcan keep and practice constructive cultural violence is a violent a child, making fun of others, disre- to wrong behaviour of the citizen. InOver the years, fashion trends by theties, Nagas have adoptWhither O the promising future? woman presents asodifShe kisses baby’s brow and lets go, but there is a been long way for women to chy undisputed Thus social,justice values, andalso moral ethics called behaviour thatstillisremains spect the towards eldersbattle. and neighbours may affect thethe wrong beed from the West which has now become a living standard. ferent story.

Women And ponders on this strange failing of liberate from psychological, structural and this psychological and archetypical violence sobaliba (in Ao-Naga term) yet we can eradiintended to hurt or etc.

A child learns through example, haviour of the people.

This will directly But, fashion is rose, not only about being cultural trendy; it is A blossomed red young woman: violence.

The about archetypethe kind at- against can by be theory. defeated with cateofsome functions in culture that are no here have sense and that freedom killofsomebody.

Vio-women and not This willasome influence orfreedom indirectly creates and compounded purpose of every piece of clothing.

It also helps Unprepared for world’s woes, Of wanting crevices filled and gaps closed, titude towards women haschange caused lence violence alteration and reformulation of culture.

I more applicable in today’s context which is expressed in their way of carrying themagainst wom- and develop into child behaviour and the immoral behaviour and violenceare of attitudes of the people.

However, the negative aspect Finds ghastly hands to selves unsettle But letting their inner be exposed. against her at a great extent.about This archetype do not deny the importance of culture.

Our Ever rathercriminal oppressive and destructive.

Such as, selves around. since the fashion revoluen is commonly character. and indiscipline people. fashion isbaby, that as people indulge for staying fashionable, The bountiful petal.

But,beauteous hush, my hush-a-bye, mindset acts as a shackle that boundhappening woman in fore-parents have formulated culture are considered fair orinborn weaker sex, many In a school, role many of a teachViolence isasnot an chartion the took on itswomen course and made big strides it affects the finance in terms of affordability.

The Nagas Mother’s here- so don’t you cry. to exercise her universal rights.

It also clips centuries ago according to the context of (girl-child) physically, mentally and emotionfamilies and the er and school tooland acter,has but given it is developed inadministration Nagaland,may the birth and to influnuA fully blossomed should learnlilyto choose wisely on what is to bought and her wings frombe exploring, discovering the head hunting and landthe ownership.

But of today ally inferior.

Thus women are easily manipusociety.

Raping and violence against influence behaviour a child. enced through the surrounding facmerous trendy models, fashion designers and Lies andand sullied; worn asopens per living therefore reform theshe The plucked door allows astandards. beam of light; We should innovative and creative power that posthe contextSometime is different; the battlelanguage, field is in short lated,tors. dominated, violated and exploited. women is increasing and compounded the abusive And therefore, character of the entrepreneurs.

Fashion is the and weapon the Act some beastly fingers,pour Sheof watches all herfashion friends in … competitive parade peacefully into our inculture. sesses. politics, behaviour, parliament, institutions This has assassinated clippedof the willour country. In newspaper the and mind, tel- temper beating, etc can environment may be required to anaNagas fields. thatToday symbolizes their uniqueness and O Gruesome lingers.

Chalky faces memory and voices clacking like crab Kikhivi Caty Some few weeks ago,channel, with some andseen other such contemporary powerlyze andfor strength womenoftothe freesociety. themevision news it is often lead to violence behaviour of a child. better in solution advancement.

Every person chooses his/ claws. young group of the people, I visited every society, culture is of the most difficult selvessingle to resist violence on them. crime againstArunachal women. Thein brutaliMedia, movies abusive and violence Many people feelimposed death sentence isTo a Bleeds to death with society’s origin, Lilies drooping home sickness; Pradesh, the landtyofand theraping rising is sun.

The peosubject to conquer.

Women are deprived generate the anti-biotic in women against her own style statements; it’s more like they often repeated and oc- scene, cinema, etc, will also influenced solution for those rapist criminal, but When will cease to women?

She stretches hercruelty face into a tired smile; ple have their own goodin culture but the oth-therefore, municipal representation, fullthe society a whole work a story to violence, tell. ourcommunication society.

And the wrong have behaviour offledged a child.

In it seems to be as unfair andshould injustice if “Culture iser vast.”

It curred is said isit culShe just has to walk that second mile. side of cultureiswas bondage for women. property rights, land ownership etc.

Moreotogether in recognizing the strength, Roycreaan important issuesculture to stop violence these days, internet revolutionizes the we examine the Dipshika role and background ture and culture is communication, is also Oh, hush, my baby, hush-a-bye, The archetype ofagainst women was to produce ver in politics, women are puppets stringed tivity of and women. Society as a women. nature of human life. Both good and anwill-power individual in life. adaptation children and adaptation is culture.

This is what Mother’s here now- don’t you cry. and to work without time or situwith 33% reservation (33% reservation is a whole has to unclip her and give opViolence against women is the bad are openly learnt from this interMajority of wings the society considwe see in our state. ation limitation. In that area women are exjoke).

In the recently held 11th Nagaland portunity to fly to where she belongs. shameful the society. net. Many people watch and learn the er woman as secondary to man. This is Nagaland in the days of image yore ofwas known Since as the Raindrops creep down the window pane, violence and discrimination against wrong nature and behaviour from the the common phenomenon of mindset ‘land of headhunters.’

What we see today is no more In reptilian slithers; while the wind, it Fashion means clothing woman is ferocious prevalent in society, especial- internet. amongst the people. Traditionally, in headhunters but fast and trendsetters whips! and staying ly in the mainland of India; it is require The religion is also one oftrendy. the every community, woman was recognicknamed the ‘Fashionistas’ of Nagaland.

The Jacaranda tree stands ruffled and to analyze for controlling social maintenance human values nised as secondary identity and citizen.

Many ofpeople believe Fashion has no boundaries, nosolving age and limits, no exshorn! of violencedefinition, against women.inIs the there same and character.

Justice, love, kindness, The inheriting and identity is always clothing is not only pectations and it is not-one Returning to her sweating glass for any solution for this problem?

What inforgive, honesty, faith, etc, are related based and considered on man. Even way the Naga youngsters, teenagers and the adults P. muju Lam a necessity but someconsolation, fluence them to increase theapplauding violence to the religion; but in reality we diverse religion considered woman as secondhave adapted fashion in unimaginable thing which also repShe lets the day fall slowly on her anger: against women?

Where is tohas be blame? from the main core of religion. When ary to man. This mindset can create ways.

Growth in the fashion industry changed resents one’s indiMany women areman the butt of life’s rancour!

Prey not, mighty onnow your harmless daughters And whoshawls is to be blame?

Human being not things turn into self interest, nepotism, discrimination, injustice and violence so rapidly that we see traditional fabrics like or mekhela’s viduality, But, hush, my baby, hush-a-bye, Sturdy legs, cruel lusty eyes follow everywhere socialis animal; and therefore society inequality, injustice, ill-treatment,culture, abu- against woman. just used ashands, wraparounds in her the traditional wayis abut designed, its motifs Mother’s here now – don’t you cry. for peace somewhere region, beliefs, Deep down She dreams and longs is also a part of the moral responsibilsive, etc ; then this will lead to unsat- genAnd therefore, the moral readapted to suit modern taste and worn as colorful western dresses.

Designers Little giggles brighten homes: mute not oh, their trend laughter!to international der and andviolence identity. ity. It is not only the individual and the isfactory, immoral nature Assponsibility of human behaviour, conlike Atsu Sekhose has taken this arena.

Bubble skirts She lamely laments in lonely silence: pects of fashion can family, but also the society can be a of human behaviour. cept of mindset, equality, values of life, to highgoing waists and peplums, power shoulders to leather jackets, laces, floral “Daddy’s to come sons by andon by.”

Prey not,prints worthy your monochrome tireless mothersand graphics part ofare accountability.

Enforcing a strict Sometime the role of society respect, kindness, discipline, etc may be feminine and masand aztec and now trendsetters.

We can NeglectDawn is a habit, you need to to dusk, rain or learn shine,young; theyin toil fashion. so hard law alone will not bring athe better result boumay also affect and influence the be- required to study, influence, aware culine.

Androgyny in clearly see the revolution All these find space in chic Like me,She in the downy of a nuptial bakes and confines cooks to feed and keep you smart of solution.

It has to analyzeis from the haviour of violence and brutality.

The and educate the citizen. Every inditiques in Nagaland.

Designer brands maybe superior but as fashion diverse, fashion has also come bed, Womb to grave, gently she braves all weather. grassroots level of anand individual, socisociety is divided in the line of castes’, vidual, churches, Hoho, NGO, Village as long as we stand out and “look gorgeous”, thrift shops flea markets into vogue now. Time You’ll have to let yourself be held, caressed, ety and the environment. tribalism, rich and poor. Everybody community, educational institution, are fine enough. also serves as a facsubjugated…

Prey not,fashionable naughty boys onNagas your helpless sisters As charity begins at home, and knows corruption and injustice is the any organisation, social welfare, govThe have definitely brought our state on the spotlight torof in whichand fashion trends evolves.

Like some kind ofshame; a whore, I must trade my Heads bowed ceaseless probably behaviour of violence is reality practices the society the ernment etc are collectively Though accounthope that in we continue toflow dotheso.silent tears body,abusing, reach out, don’t wait ;end her fears fashion changes at a constant speed,and dressStop moulded from trends, home. Sometime a make government. When the authority and able for implementation respect Here’s for all the fashionable Nagas, “Don’t be into don’t So that, at night, I won’tthem havefrom to dream…

Shield them; protect all fake glitters. ing-up more and than towards just about howofone looks. parent beating a to child,express using verbal responsible people areis corrupted the rights woman.

Edufashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want by the And suffer the nightmares which make me It should more importantly be about comfort. bad words against the child, rebuking indiscipline in the surrounding socicating the moral science would bring way you dress and the way you live”- Gianni Versace. iLLuSTrATion by atoNg RotHRoNg

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Too long have we been living secluded, That light is now shunned like an enemy.

Too distant have we parted from laughter, That silence we have gratefully accepted. MadThe most common expres- forced use of contraceptives, female infantiIt has to be noted that not all laws are gen- Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh , Karnataka, Introduction TooPradesh hard is life have Love’s company, women confused woman, the confidante livesder to be lived. Somehow they forget that sion,All “Violence againstwould wom- for cideaand pre-natal sex selection. specific, but the provisions of various laws, hya andtothe Union Territories of ChanNagas still needen” to go a long way to That for emotions, Hate is our soleUnfortunatecrafter. like to be most a mother andthat knows that her ofshe which needs affect them now more than she ever today is the talked who believes It may in beher noted acts of threats women significantly, have been digarh , Delhi and Pondicherry. someday.

It various completes dreams occurring are unique.

She the is the She has time to listen to their problems carried ly, however despite the lapse of fifty years of about subject in me- daughter’s violence , whether within homedid.reviewed periodically and amendments live a balance life-physically, mentally How long are we to befriend Brutality, her feminine self.

But person who is watching her child grow and offer solutions when she has enough require- statehood, dias, both in print and elecor in the community, instil fear and insecuout to keep pace with the emerging Nagaland government has not set and spiritually. They need balancing of And keep surviving tearful then someone once into a women’s beautiful lives woman.

Most of all she her acts own.which She ishave always there tronic medias.

Unfortunaterity in and are obstacles to theproblems ment. of Some special provisions up such similar women cells seclusion? in the state though their social, economic, political and reHaven’t wewomen had it enough already? said,has “Motherhood is knows that her daughterand willfor onedevelopday for to hersafeguard child. So women irritate her, with are the they ly, India emerged as the achievement of equality and quarrel their interest claim development and empowerligious life as well. Unfortunately, today Undo these chains and be rid of Cruelty! sex country and birth: you leave to The build a new family. But but don’t forget to love her and pray mostlike violent toward ment her and nest peace. fear of violence, includ-her,following: ment. along with education, modernization can’t begin imagine always call her baby. constraint She loves onfor (i) her. ACommission poem I came across, said to be women despite the slogan of thetocountry of she ing will harassment, is ame permanent of Sati(Prevention) Act , 1987 No more shall life be a sore conclusion.

Let Fear flee never to return ready. until become you do it. It’s like am the only child in herlimits life and yet I written by(3an woman will sum up what Mahatma Gandhi, theitambassador of peace. the Imobility of women and their access ofold 1988); neeD for self initiatiVe of naga womand civilization, Nagas have completely overwhelming!”

On some days know she loves all her children equally.

I am trying to say: Women activists in the country led to resources and basic activities. (ii) Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (28 of 1061); en. too much fashion oriented society as Freedom...itsthe height higher than hay, want to be a mother: holdon my30/04/13 child in my To her I am sometimes the most

by I Azmi and Usha criedtoout in (iii) Indecent Representation of Women (Pro- Considering aforesaid facts heaps and of circumthe sayingcradle goes, “Everything toosmell much Women!itKeep freedom no longernecessary at bay! for it to“Fight sleep and the sweet childagainst in the whole wide world but Sometimes thearms, Hindu daily, discrimination, vio- irritable Violence women-situation hibition) Act,1986; stances, is considered urgently islence bad”.

For under scent of everything innocence.pointed Then heaven there are also Iin aminDia also the apple of her eye. If I am the old Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956; together”.They out, “Violence (iv) I feel Immoral Naga women to press the State Government there is awomen limit. IBut how tofrustration(picture maintain days when watch who dares to go against against has theintacit approval of the insolent Women daughter in India are vulnerable section of the (v) Useless Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, to set up women cells to control crimes against this) ascrux aover mother tries toIt soothe whiny opinions, am various the person And ugly society all begins her right from her society.

There I are formsinofwhom violence 1971 (34 of 1971); women which is increasing in alarming proporlimit is the ofthe theworld. problem. two year old, holding the three month old she confides to ask for opinions; if I am I reach and nothing comes the time a fetus begins to breathe her first.” based on gender due to unequal relationship (vi) Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 (19 of tion like a wild fire! Meanwhile , it is also conThey usually go for Holywood to her whilethe herSisterhood four year Network old runs irresponsible the women eldest daughter, am I speak Inbreast Nagaland, between menasand based on Ipatriar1920);and no one cares sidered necessary for Naga women to come tofashion in the international level and Thank also the child she trusts most to guide my madwriting and topples thingsjustice” on his way. and no heartact, is moved while on “Gender on 08/09/12 chy. Such discrimination is owing to the fol(vii) I sing Hindu Marriage 1955 (25 of 1955); gether under one umbrella from the state level Bollywood fashion the national God for nannies orinin thank single?! if I am a big disappointment to her, thenSecessions I pray expressed, “Women the God stateI am have been siblings; lowing reasons; (viii)But Hindu Act, 1956 (3 of 1956); down to the village level with the principle, level theirofworld viewand is still Italthough reminds me Emerson’s words, “There joy to her heart. I am the great Lord Labour (Regulation and Aboli- “Unity is strength” backed by the so called well victims of mental, physical sexual vio- I• also bring Because a women is considered a weak(ix) And Contract never was a child so his mother child in if terms I may of sayphysical so. I amstrength the You listen. lence, been victims oflovely…but political there conflict, they and terrible er sex both tion) Act, 1970 (37 of 1970); educated and well placed women in responsiprimitive in all fronts.

Hence, chenonLo WocH was glad to sleep.” cause for those tears of frustration and I am also continue to be victims of domestic vioand in having a say in the socio-cultural (x) Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of bility positions in spirit and in letter. Furtheris an urgent need of living a balance I don’t know what it takes to be the reason she has are tears of joy. Take me to vi-I am glad1976) my mother’s love and prayers lence”. set up.

They subjected to physical more, women need to drive for the support of life.

Before we discuss fashion culture a mother.

I definitely don’tstate know a the lowest level ofrape, life and my mother’s loveandwill (xi) always follow Act, me. 1948 I am (63 gladofI 1948) am the The most unfortunate ofhow affairs olence like female infanticide, Factories as amend- menfolk who consist Maidens, of the 50% of the populaand Nagas, let us examine Stripped mother is measured forthe all meanthe things she will follow me; make me This the is ugliest child ofmost beautiful person in her eyes than is that India’s quest to become a super power sex-related crimes. the reason ed in 1976; tion if they want successinside-out, of their drive toward Distanced pride and might; ing of fashion culture.

Oxford has done her family.

What I domarred know the world hasunderstanding ever seen andofI will still be re-in anyone else’s eyes.

I see Act, her 1961 love even nation in theforworld hasThe been badly wrong the society (xii) Maternity Benefit (53 of 1961) violence free societyfrom against women.

Endowed with mere burden, vain cries: that she is worthy be celebrated a the most beautiful childsexuality in her eyes. quote we Criminal pique each off. Even when by isher violence against the garding female andI its role inwhen (xiii) lawother (Amendment) Act ,1983; dictionary firstly definestowomen, fashion as halfas of Hear out.

Ipopular am all notover a mother but I write as George Eliot:hierarchy.

“The mother’s yearning, that we don’t each other days. I see herperson. population the or country starting social (xiv) speak SpecialtoMarriage Actfor 1984; conclusion the current custom style. a daughter so the I domaximum know what makes a completest typeof of her the life in anothervis-à-vis life her (xv) love every time ICourt look into her brown from New Delhi, rape city of • Because relationship The Family Act, 1954; Dear Naga women, let us rise up from our narSecondly, fashion means the manner Maidens, mother so everywhere precious in her eyes. which man, is thea woman essence isofvulnerable real human love, eyes.

Those wrinkledState faceInsurance and hands are India.

Today, the children’s Prime Minister to domestic (xvi) Employees Act, 1948; row walls of self, village, range, tribe and stand ofgoes doing something.

Meanwhile, thefacedthat Trapped in against men’s arms, I do as myhe mother’s daughter, presence of the cherished childThisproof of the unseen sacrifices she1951. has made in know the world, continues to the feels the violence, dowry murder etcetera. (xvii) Plantation Labour Act, united to fight violence women in unioff“United heart’s desires; word, means conformthe“fashionable” same hands that rocked my cradle in the relates debased, degraded man”.of afor me. Someday when I become a mother most embarrassing question, “How about will vio- even reason to society’s concept ty. Because Deprived the saying, we stand dividRevived with faith ‘gainst dark-toned fate: always rulewomen my world. ofproperty the greatest hymns I think I would want be just like her and lence in sophiscated, India”? He faces such No wonder womansome as the and dependent stePs taken totocurb Violence against ed we fall” is quite appropriate in this context ing to against current fashion, Reach out.

My relationship with my mother have been written by those very people with God’s help, even better.

And like a embarrassing situation every now and then on a male protector, father, husband, women of crime against women.

Let us not continue latest style favoured by high class sostarted as her baby who needed away but came back to God beautiful song goes, day it willunder breakthe Con- to blame men for all the crimes in the society. which is the shameful trend ofguidance event in who strayed son etcetera.

Law and order is aone state subject ciety like “the most rich and powerful” andteenager every step her way.

Thentalk as aabout of their mother’s love and prayers. my stitution heart to hear her say In thefor deal- Instead, let us seek Maidens, theincountry.

Weofcannot simply the because • Because of the social group to which she of India.

Thegoodbye. responsibility their positive support for “bold andlightly. beautiful” the Nagas Freed from bondage, there were Instead, the which rough times when and we But along the wayinas her of children I raise my enforcement toast with Edwin Lutyens: matter India in general belongs, a woman, times war, riotsending with of the aforesaid acts violence free society against women who are Bestowed with fulfillment are after to without considering their tried eachcome other.

Now as theycaste rely or less andviolence, less on may her. beHere’s to the happiest years our lives The reg- their sister, wife, Nagaland inunderstand particular must forward to grow older, or ethnic, class therefore rests with the of government. and mother and not their enBecometh real progress’ patrons: a the grown I am violence on the long worlds of their own to build; Spent inAthe arms of other men’s wives, bell cat woman and become free road India They have raped andMelove brutalized as a means of huistration of cases, investigation, detection and usofremind the menfolk the maxims, Precious celebrating femininity and style. picture perfect mixture of Naga culture and rootsemies. with a Let dash contemporary fashion. socio economic status.

Spread out. to discovering that she is the best friend they have dreams to chase and their whole Our mothers! where women of India and Nagaland may miliating the community to which she prevention of the crimes against women are “ladies first”, better half” to the Meanwhile, “culture” is a wide sub- among 100 per cent of the popula- ety we are living. vice to God. Hence, there is the big propriate manner. menfolk so travel the world peacefully with their heads belongs. This also relates to male perprimarily with the state government and union that they will be able to let the saying become ject of study. It includes both material tion read books but mostly subjects of hair fashion culture Shall weaction.3. held high. ception of female sexuality and women territory administration.gap, “who will bell the cat”? a practical In Long this way, let us maintain and non-material aspects. Culture con- schools, colleges bywomanhood menfolk especially give up all for these vicious fashion cul- practised Nagas. women asand the universities property of only. man. 2. Work culture and fashionable Accordingly, cells checking the complimentary role of existing by sists of language, belief, religion, custom, Those who study interdisciplinary Definition crimes against women beenundertake set up in the by side menfolk. maintainpopwith singers and musicians is also ture and workpeacefully culture tosiderock, The Nagas need to develop hard have The word, attitudes, “Violenceways against women” means legislatiVe measureslegal rights States of Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, ing harmonious relationship as God designed in technology, of thinking, in need of urgent corrective measures work culture like the Mizos rather make our state a develop state? subjects consist hardly 0.1. per cent. any act of gender that result in, or of women Punjab, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar the story of creation. ways of life, science,violence art, philosophy, Case studies of upside down Naga to look like men and not women.

In the aforesaid context Mr. than fashionable culture. We need to likely to result in physical, sexual or psycho- Women could also become victims of forced rules of etiquette, sexual practices, food Alemtemshi Jamir while speaking in develop income generating people fashion culture logical harm or suffering to women, including violence or crime commonly recognized such habits etcetra which needs balancing.

1. Mr. Thepfulhouvi rather than dependent people likeALemrenLA the the Youth Phek, 2012 rightly threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary depas Expo Murder, Robbery, and Cheating etcetJamiR Solo has Conclusion The Nagas are ofwhether Mongoloid stock in pointed rivation of liberty, occurring public out, era. The crimes, which are directed specially Dear beloved fashion lovers, the “Nagas must cultivate factions of the underground. Right once commented in a local daily or private against women, are characterized as “crimes who inhabitlife. hillyAccordingly, regions not violence only in against Nagas, yes, we need Itowas adopt fashabout the transparent now, Nagas depend Iupon the to Cenreading culture”. Yes, he was fullyPhysical violence pected produce children like a factoryand andprovocaLegislative Assembly election, encourwomen encompasses but North is not limited, to the against women”. These are broadly classified Nagaland but the entire East justified, a certain in a but changing tral Government with aswork highlike as a98machine. tive dresses wornor byinwomen girlsto ion we have high percentage ofthought was the only In sickness healthandaged votetofor womenextent candidate my ATong RotHRoNg following: under two categories as follows: Indian placed in various political and literacy, but violence against women, it was their archetype.

Women are deprived plan changed because I learnt that it was that a world.

But we must keep in mind in church singing.

He considered unfortunately we do not percent financial assistance.

The un• Physical , sexual and psychological viobut it is just one of the of their human hood and made to work bepolicy of share vote with the other 3rdparty geographical locations.

They are still have enough enlightened and civi-unDer derground factions depend upon the such fashion as embarrassing and in- everything too much is bad. lence occurring in the family, including 1. the crime iDentifieD the inBetween the door and the floor, specks of all the violence yond human capacity; moreover there was opponent. Sometimes, women are even inregarded as backward battering, sexual tribes abuse by of the female chil-people Dian Penal coDe (iPc)life public with as high as 100 per cent decent especially in a holy sanctuary Let usoftherefore the her midlized who live a balance There is a crack; vivid, harsh and mean. that many women re- also a separate dinning for women. Com- secure and robbed her 33% take reducing dren in the household, dowry-related i) Rape (Section -376 IPC) Constitution of India. dle path. of undertaking of context, God. It was wellsociety appreciated extortion money despite paring their empty in the full sense of the term whichceive She waits for it to fill with substance… every day.

Stepping with this Naga also by toone nothingness andInstead violating the rights thatexviolence , female genital mutilation and ii) Kidnapping and abduction for differSince the subject is too wide, it While the night howls in the distance. treme and all tight thinkers and doers.she deserves is a great hindrance toward develop-intotalk independence theof post-modern era,in theory. is not much different.

A close acquaintance . fashion with exorbitant rates, traditional practices harmful to purposes (Sections -363-373 IPC) the texture ofjustice her eyelids, will And be other difficult to do unless I ments of our ent the soThe called globalised of mine argued with me thatcartoon there is no vioCulture is helpful when it is healthy; let us take up simple, cheap and clean 2.

The on Reflections mission of the Government people and society in women , non-spousal violence and vio- iii) Homicide for dowry, dowry deaths or the color of spent sienna… world, I thought our society today had delence against women in Naga society, but it culture is violent when it is oppressive. talkIsabout the subject in brief.

Hence, living is of to collect easy and dirty drawn by Sandemo Ngullie on the dresses by adopting “simple And all fronts. Thattheir is why we must put servants lence related to exploitation; attempts (Sections 302/304-B But, hush, my baby, hush-a-bye, veloped positive attitude towards women. has no validity and I will not deny that there most of the violence against women emergI • wouldPhysical like to , deal with thepsychological subject into sexual and vio-practice the IPC);maxim, “Reading money without works. In this context 30th May, 2013 was quite though high thinking”, dignity of hard laMother’s here – so don’t you cry.

Ironically, globalization is rather a pain in is no violence against women. In Naga so- es out from cultural and sociological psylence occurring within theculcommunity iv) man, Torture, both mental physical (Sec-Rio has been driving on provoking. He commented below the bour. Instead of adopting unreasonunder two sub points on fashion makes a full conference readyandfolk, Mr. Neiphiu the neck forawomen especially in tradi- ciety, the battle of physical violence against chology and archetypical attitude that leads , including rape, sexual abuse, sexual tion 498-A of IPC); tureDark and Nagas toofthe points. lips sipin atshort a glass white wine,man and writing an ableofmaterial let us take cartoon, I not tell you? Thetoseaexact man”. We theviolence need of must the need dignity tional societies.

Physical haveof the women hasofreduced, but“Did the battle of social all kinds violencefashions, against women.

Weup harassment and intimidation at work, in v) Molestation (Section 354 of IPC); Rocking rhythmically and mocking sanity; reduced to a certain extend in many socieand cultural structure: patriarchy and hierarcan keepconstant and practice constructive cultural reading culture and work son for skin tight jean pants is over”. hard labour in all departments and must stop investing huge amount of educational institutions and elsewhere, vi) Sexual harassment (section 509 of IPC) She kisses the baby’s brow and lets go, ties, but there is a long way for women to chy still remains the undisputed battle.

Thus social, values, and moral ethics the so called 1. Reading culture and money on fashionable offices. The mission of the church be- This is quite relevant to the married culture to become a full man, a develtrafficking in women and forced prostireferred dresses, to in thecostly past as Eve-teasing.

And ponders on this strange failing of liberate from psychological, structural and this psychological and archetypical violence sobaliba (in Ao-Naga term) yet we can eradifashionable tution;Nagas. vii) Importation of girls (upto 21 years of oped society.inSoculture that wethat mayare be no able girls today.

Unfortunatemoney rather than dresses.

Instead we must invest such woman: cultural violence. The come archetype kindcollection of at- against womenwomen can be and defeated with some cate some functions age) section 366-B of IPC).

Nagas consist of more than 80 per they have taken up fashion in aapplicable to become fit citizens of which world are class soul per cent of the Non huge amount of money on valuable Of wanting crevices filled and gaps closed, titude towards women haswinning caused 99.9 violence alteration and ly, reformulation of culture.

I more in today’s context Overliteracy and above, thereunfortunately, could be acts of viocent rate.

But But letting their inner selves be exposed. world of upside fashion citizens inand a global village. Such May as, God books to make us fit to liveher in aatglobal organisations aredeny also the against a great Governmental extent. This archetype do not importance of down culture.

Our among rather oppressive destructive. lence against women, which include forced 2. the crimes iDentifieD unDer the But, hush,culture my baby, hush-a-bye, their reading is still below ten villages. So that we mindset acts as aasshackle thatsame bound woman fore-parents have formulated culture many women are considered as fair or weaker sex, give us the necessary wisdom to live a may become in the line of trade without any the Nagas.

This must be examined for iLLuSTrATion by sÜNgKÜm sterilization and forced abortion, coercive sPecial laws Mother’s here- so don’t to exercise her universal rights.

It also clips centuries ago according to the context of (girl-child) physically, mentally and emotionpercent.

It means only 10you percry. cent sets rather than liabilities to the soci- sense of service to men which is ser- necessary corrections in a more ap- balance life free from all vices. her wings from exploring, discovering the head hunting and land ownership. But today ally inferior. Thus women are easily manipuThe door opens and allows a beam of light; innovative and creative power that she pos- the context is different; the battle field is in lated, dominated, violated and exploited.

She watches all her friends pour in … sesses. the mind, politics, parliament, institutions This has assassinated and clipped the willChalky faces and voices clacking like crab Some few weeks ago, with some and other such contemporary fields. Today power and strength in women to free themclaws. young group of people, I visited Arunachal in every society, culture is the most difficult selves to resist violence imposed on them. To Lilies drooping with home sickness; Pradesh, the land of the rising sun. The peo- subject to conquer. Women are deprived generate the anti-biotic in women against She stretches her face into a tired smile; ple have their own good culture but the oth- municipal representation, full- fledged violence, the society as a whole should work Recommendations forMoreoall round development inthe Nagaland She just has to walk that second mile. er side of culture was bondage for women. property rights, land ownership etc. together in recognizing strength, creaOh, hush, my baby, hush-a-bye, The archetype of women was to produce ver in politics, women are puppets stringed tivity and will-power in women. Society as a Mother’s here now- don’t you cry. children and to work without time or situ- with 33% reservation (33% reservation is a whole has to unclip her wings and give opation limitation. In that area women are ex- joke). In the recently held 11th Nagaland portunity fly to where she belongs.

July to 14, 2013 Raindrops creep down the window pane, In reptilian slithers; while the wind, it July 20, 2013 whips!

The Jacaranda tree stands ruffled and shorn!

Returning to her sweating glass for The Morung Express monthly supplement ‘opinion’ will be published consolation, on the third Saturday of every month. In the Opinion, you are the She lets the day fall slowly on her anger: storyteller. Please share your story by responding to the theme of the Many women are the butt of life’s rancour!

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She lamely laments in lonely silence: “Daddy’s going to come by and by.”

Neglect is a habit, you need to learn young; Like me, in the downy confines of a nuptial bed, You’ll have to let yourself be held, caressed, subjugated…

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