The paradisiacal atmosphere lingers throughout this tiny, picturesque Naga hamlet, densely packed with dollhouse dwellings perched high above the valley. You traipse enchanted along ancient stone pathways that lattice the hillside, past orchid-bedecked homes and traditional rock-hewn sit-outs set in a circle for easy communication. This is the famous clan living of tribals rooted deep in shared history but with an unexpected twist—underneath the rustic atmosphere, Nagaland is fast-forwarding a remarkable tryst with the modernity of global significance.
Much of this story is writ small in Khonoma, where nearly everyone still engages in laborious agriculture by hand in the fields of their ancestors while simultaneously pursuing education and other opportunities. In 1998, the village elders banned hunting and created the pioneering Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary. Now, ministries in New Delhi proudly tout “The First Green Village in India” that has “global citizenry with an active self-identity”.
This story is from the February - March 2020 edition of Condé Nast Traveller India.
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