The State of Naga Affairs – Special ICNA Edition – August 2022 includes some reflections, visual images, and perceptions on how the Naga people, Naga civil organizations, and various Naga governments marked the 76th Naga Independence Day (75th anniversary) of Naga Declaration of Independence from British rule.
The goal of this special ICNA edition is to provide a snapshot of the current prevailing attitudes among Naga people regarding the declaration of Naga Independence. The special ICNA edition is not meant to be a definitive assessment of Naga affairs. Instead, it is intended to highlight how the Naga people viewed the declaration of Naga Independence so that policymakers, academics, researchers, businesspeople, media personnel, civil society activists, and students can gain a clear perspective on a variety of issues affecting Naga affairs, particularly the status of how the Naga people celebrated/commemorated the Naga Independence Day event.
This special ICNA edition – August 2022 is published by compiling extracts from various press releases in the media by various Naga governments, Naga Civil Organizations, Global Naga Forum’s online/virtual commemoration event, social media posts, and various online resources, as well as a publication from the ICNA web-publishing platform.
This special ICNA edition is divided into three sections. Section I covers Augustine R.’s opinion, which was published on the ICNA Web-publishing platform under the title: Naga independence turns 76 as the Naga people commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Naga Declaration of Independence – What You Should Know. It also includes a visual observation (images) of the Naga people flying the Naga flag in Kohima, Nagaland’s capital, on August 12, 2022, as the Naga Declaration of Independence Day approaches. Section II – presents ON THIS DAY, AUGUST 14, 2022 visual images and speech – How Naga civil/student organizations marked the 76th year of Naga independence / 75th anniversary of the Naga Independence Declaration by Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), Naga Students’ Union, Shillong (NSUS), Naga Flag hoisting at Longkhum Village, Nagaland, Naga Independence Day auto parade in the Tangkhul Naga Region of Manipur, Naga Flag hoisting at Chandel, Manipur and speeches extracted from the Global Naga Forum (GNF) virtual event. Section III – ON THIS DAY, AUGUST 14, 2022, covers how Naga National governments, particularly the Naga National Council (NNC) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN), marked the 76th year of Naga independence.
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SPECIAL ICNA EDITION / REPORT COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY
International Council of Naga Affairs (ICNA)
Published on Friday, August 19, 2022. Uploaded on ICNA web portal on August 19, 2022.
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This Special ICNA Edition /report can be cited as:
“The State of Naga Affairs: Special ICNA Edition – August 2022,” International Council of Naga Affairs (ICNA), Available at www.nagaaffairs.org
