Exploring the changing face of India's Nagaland

Unique tour spotlights both tradition and modernity in state once known for headhunters

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One of the oldest surviving Naga headhunters poses for a photo in Hongphoi, a remote village in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland. (Photo by Sudha Madhavan)

SUDHA MADHAVAN, Contributing writer

June 3, 2023 11:08 JST

DIMAPUR, India -- The mysterious state of Nagaland, which borders Myanmar in India's mountainous northeast, retains a unique way of life built on a daunting history of headhunting and animism. But it is also transforming fast as economic and social changes spread from India's more developed regions.