Three Amur Falcon birds were satellite tagged in Wokha district, Nagaland. This satellite tracking shows their migration route from Wokha to East Africa.
Showing posts with label Wokha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wokha. Show all posts
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Nagaland Amur Falcons migration route via satellite tracking
Three Amur Falcon birds were satellite tagged in Wokha district, Nagaland. This satellite tracking shows their migration route from Wokha to East Africa.
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Sunday, 3 November 2013
Monday, 21 October 2013
Saturday, 19 October 2013
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Wood carving from Englan village, Wokha, Nagaland
Wood carvings by L. Tumphio Lotha, Englan village, Wokha, Nagaland.
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Boating across the Doyang river, Nagaland
Source: WildFilmsIndia
Doyang river is one of the most important river in the district. It is the biggest and longest rivers which run near the state’s southern boundary. The Angami people in whose area it rises calls it Dzu or Dzulu. It first flows almost due north, slightly turn towards east when it received an addition of Saju, an eastward parallel tributary. The river then enters Zunheboto district still flowing north westwardly. It later on forms a boundary line between Sema and Lotha areas. In the west of Litami it makes westward bend and emerged in the western Lotha area in Wokha district, and proceeds to the southern border of the district, it suddenly turns westward and then debouches the hills for the plains west of
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Power Cuts hampering business and growth in Nagaland
This video by a volunteer for India Unheard, Renchano Humtsoe talks about the effects of shortage of power supply in Wokha District in particular, and may be applied to other districts of Nagaland in general. The consequences are that it affects overall business and growth. Entrepreneurs who have set up business are hampered to a great extend, electricity being a necessity.
Long power cuts and bills irrespective of supply have been a nuisance for residents. On the other hand, in an interview with a Power Department employee, the employee highlights that there are many users tapping power illegally, which is a reality in many areas and also an offense. Read more about the video below.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/VideoVolunteers
An excerpt from the YouTube video description:
"Recently Nagaland government has shown much seriousness in achieving higher industrial growth. In fact, currently a special Industrial Growth Centre with high standard infrastructure is being set up at Ganeshnagar near Dimapur. The Growth Centre, beside sufficient water supply and communication facilities, also aims to provide dedicated Power supply. However, heavy dependence on on the neighboring States of Meghalaya and Assam for its power requirement has been a big obstacle in its road to achieve industrial growth. At present there are hours of power cuts everyday, affecting business units, especially the smaller ones like internet cafes, restaurants, computer centres and xerox centres. While some run their businesses on generator, those who can not afford a generator, simply shuts down the shop. This, is turn, affects ordinary citizens' lives. Renchano Humtsoe, our Correspondent is one of them. As there was no power, she couldn't charge the batteries of her camera for many days. There is only a single Internet centre in her area and when power cuts forced the owner to shut down the café, Renchano couldn't use a computer to burn a DVD with her video. She couldn't access mails and above all, even though the video is available to a global audience, Renchano herself must wait for days before she can watch it on the web. Recently the state government has commissioned three new power projects in the state. These are: 75 MW Hydel Project at Doyang, 24MW Hydel Project at Likhimro and another 24KW Thermal Project. With this, the power availability in the state is expected to improve, making the supply of adequate power to industry possible. However, according to the Association of Power Engineers of Nagaland (APEN), the state must also have new distribution lines, transformers and more employees. In short, along with capacity additions there should be increased manpower for manning the new assets."
Long power cuts and bills irrespective of supply have been a nuisance for residents. On the other hand, in an interview with a Power Department employee, the employee highlights that there are many users tapping power illegally, which is a reality in many areas and also an offense. Read more about the video below.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/VideoVolunteers
An excerpt from the YouTube video description:
"Recently Nagaland government has shown much seriousness in achieving higher industrial growth. In fact, currently a special Industrial Growth Centre with high standard infrastructure is being set up at Ganeshnagar near Dimapur. The Growth Centre, beside sufficient water supply and communication facilities, also aims to provide dedicated Power supply. However, heavy dependence on on the neighboring States of Meghalaya and Assam for its power requirement has been a big obstacle in its road to achieve industrial growth. At present there are hours of power cuts everyday, affecting business units, especially the smaller ones like internet cafes, restaurants, computer centres and xerox centres. While some run their businesses on generator, those who can not afford a generator, simply shuts down the shop. This, is turn, affects ordinary citizens' lives. Renchano Humtsoe, our Correspondent is one of them. As there was no power, she couldn't charge the batteries of her camera for many days. There is only a single Internet centre in her area and when power cuts forced the owner to shut down the café, Renchano couldn't use a computer to burn a DVD with her video. She couldn't access mails and above all, even though the video is available to a global audience, Renchano herself must wait for days before she can watch it on the web. Recently the state government has commissioned three new power projects in the state. These are: 75 MW Hydel Project at Doyang, 24MW Hydel Project at Likhimro and another 24KW Thermal Project. With this, the power availability in the state is expected to improve, making the supply of adequate power to industry possible. However, according to the Association of Power Engineers of Nagaland (APEN), the state must also have new distribution lines, transformers and more employees. In short, along with capacity additions there should be increased manpower for manning the new assets."
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
No School for Special Children by Renchano Humtsoe (Video Volunteers)
This video from a volunteer, Renchano Humtsoe for India Unheard, talks about the lack of educational system that caters to the needs of 'special children'. So they remain isolated from society, disengaged from some sort of educational or developmental activities. Read the excerpt from the video description below for more details about this presentation.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/VideoVolunteers
An excerpt from the video:
"There are 112 primary schools, 34 middle schools and 23 high schools Wokha, but not one for children with special need. However, the Right to Education bill' 2009, for the first time, gives disabled children statutory right to education. Clause 3 (2) of the bill specifically mentions that a disabled child "shall" have the right to free and compulsory education in accordance with chapter V of the Disabilities Act. Chapter V exclusively deals with education for special children. But in small towns like Wokha, where Renchano's family lives, children with special needs have no option but stay uneducated as 'normal' schools can not cater to their needs.
These schools lack the infrastructure that special children need. They also do not have education materials that can help a special child overcome learning difficulties. So even if they are technically admitted by a mainstream school, it can't educate special children. The boy with special need in Renchano's video is her own nephew who has been deprived of his rights to education, as there are no schools where he can learn. Watching a teenager grow up only to have a bleak future is an agony for any family with children like Pilamo. Renchano and her family share this agony. It was this agony and frustration that led Renchano to produce the video, because children with special need had been ignored for a long time and Renchano felt, as a community correspondent, she has a responsibility to highlight their plight. Around 1,331,338 people in India today have Down Syndrome. About 36,000 babies are born with Down syndrome every year. This is 16% of all those born globally. Must all these children remain ignored even when they have a constitutional right to education? That is the question Renchano asks".
Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/VideoVolunteers
An excerpt from the video:
"There are 112 primary schools, 34 middle schools and 23 high schools Wokha, but not one for children with special need. However, the Right to Education bill' 2009, for the first time, gives disabled children statutory right to education. Clause 3 (2) of the bill specifically mentions that a disabled child "shall" have the right to free and compulsory education in accordance with chapter V of the Disabilities Act. Chapter V exclusively deals with education for special children. But in small towns like Wokha, where Renchano's family lives, children with special needs have no option but stay uneducated as 'normal' schools can not cater to their needs.
These schools lack the infrastructure that special children need. They also do not have education materials that can help a special child overcome learning difficulties. So even if they are technically admitted by a mainstream school, it can't educate special children. The boy with special need in Renchano's video is her own nephew who has been deprived of his rights to education, as there are no schools where he can learn. Watching a teenager grow up only to have a bleak future is an agony for any family with children like Pilamo. Renchano and her family share this agony. It was this agony and frustration that led Renchano to produce the video, because children with special need had been ignored for a long time and Renchano felt, as a community correspondent, she has a responsibility to highlight their plight. Around 1,331,338 people in India today have Down Syndrome. About 36,000 babies are born with Down syndrome every year. This is 16% of all those born globally. Must all these children remain ignored even when they have a constitutional right to education? That is the question Renchano asks".
Friday, 17 August 2012
Video | Nagaland Premier League 2012 - Kohima Komets vs Doyang FC
2012 Nagaland Premier League - Kohima Komets vs Doyang FC, 7th April 2011
Video source and courtesy: nagaheadhunters
Nagaland Premier League Website: http://www.nagalandpremierleague.com/
Kohima Komets Official Website: http://www.kohimakomets.com
Read an article on Nagaland Football League covered by 'barefootmag.com' -an Indian Football magazine website here.
Monday, 11 June 2012
Set fire to the rain - (Adele) cover by The Aisles
Source: https://www.youtube.com/user/rendoable1
The Aisle Band
Vox & Guitar - Adems Enny
Guitar -Rendo Naga
Keys - Nzan Patton
Bass- Myanthung Enny
Drums -Bond Patton
Monday, 5 December 2011
Osobhano [Lotha] -The Hunt: a documentary on wild animal poaching in north-east India.
"The Hunt" is a documentary on wild animal poaching in North-East India by Wild Films India. This documentary was shot in Wokha covering mostly Longsa village and shows wild life poaching and hunting practiced by Nagas in general. Even though there is increase in awareness of effects on the ecology due to hunting, they are still practiced by villagers. It is encouraging to see efforts by various concerned groups on discouraging hunting and spreading awareness about preserving nature. We should continue to do so.
Courtesy: Wild Films India.
An excerpt from the YouTube video:
"Osobhano - The Hunt: a documentary on wild animal poaching in north-east India. This film also highlights the traditions of the Lotha tribe of Longsa village in Nagaland and also the problem of commercialized hunting and poaching activities in that region.
The film attempts to capture the ways of life of the Lotha tribe in Nagaland. Although the ways are traditional, some of them are taking a toll on the environment and the ecology.
Traditionally, the Nagas are food gatherers and they hunted anything that moved in the jungle. An overwhelming number of people have realized that indiscriminate hunting is wiping out the animals and an ever-increasing variety of animal species have become rare.
The film tries to see how the slash, burn and shifting cultivation technique employed by the Lothas and the other nagas have a very adverse effect. They burn the forest and all the vegetation on the hill slopes and use the barren slopes to cultivate wheat and other cash crops.
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. "
Courtesy: Wild Films India.
An excerpt from the YouTube video:
"Osobhano - The Hunt: a documentary on wild animal poaching in north-east India. This film also highlights the traditions of the Lotha tribe of Longsa village in Nagaland and also the problem of commercialized hunting and poaching activities in that region.
The film attempts to capture the ways of life of the Lotha tribe in Nagaland. Although the ways are traditional, some of them are taking a toll on the environment and the ecology.
Traditionally, the Nagas are food gatherers and they hunted anything that moved in the jungle. An overwhelming number of people have realized that indiscriminate hunting is wiping out the animals and an ever-increasing variety of animal species have become rare.
The film tries to see how the slash, burn and shifting cultivation technique employed by the Lothas and the other nagas have a very adverse effect. They burn the forest and all the vegetation on the hill slopes and use the barren slopes to cultivate wheat and other cash crops.
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. "
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Video Volunteers -Weavers Need A Helping Hand by Renchano Humtsoe
Source: Video Volunteers
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/VideoVolunteers
An excerpt from the YouTube Video description:
"The weaving tradition of Lotha Naga tribals is becoming rare as young generation stays away from it. In Wokha district of Nagaland where Lotha tribals like our correspondent Renchano lives, most of the young men and women are unaware of the great value attached to their hand-woven clothes. The craft is now practiced only by a few women of the older generation and the fall out of this is, young Nagas are getting alienated from their history and traditions. For a Naga tribe, any hand-woven cloth is much more than just a piece of warm clothing. It is an indicator of his community and his social standing. So every Naga tribe has it's own distinct designs. Each of these design has multiple patterns and together they are supposed to reflect the wearer's complete identity -- which tribe he belongs to, the group of villages he came from, his social status and the number of ritual feasts he had performed. The clothes, especially the shawl woven by the Lotha tribe has several patterns which indicate the number of social feasts given by the wearer. Interestingly all the designs are woven only by women. But unlike before now young Naga women often travel to other states either for higher education or jobs which keep them away from home. As a result, they don't get to learn weaving which is so crucial for their tribe. Renchano, a Lotha Naga tribal herself, doesn't know how to weave as she spent several years out of Wokha. She points this out as a reason why the tradition of weaving slowly vanishing. And as production of shawls and other woven materials decrease, imitations of Naga shawls are now being produced by machines in Delhi, Chennai, Patna or wherever and being sold at a little over Rs 100, when an original shawl of the same design should fetch nothing less than Rs 1,000-1,500 in the Nagaland government shops. Renchano says, it's important that the tribals themselves value their tradition, instead of blaming others for creating replicas of their hand-woven crafts. As we see in her video, Renchano herself became more aware of the value of weaving while producing this video. She has now decided to learn the art of weaving and practice it in future. She wants others young members of the community also take pride in their craft and help preserve it."
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