The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database
  1. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter one. The Beginning return to Ukhrul books Graham Bower/ Ursula When, ten days later, we returned to Imphal, life had changed. There is no describing the fascination of the hills. Neither heat,...
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  2. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    trip to Tamenglong Chapter one. The Beginning Sub-divisions of Manipur and tribal groups books Jeffery/ Mr. Graham Bower/ Ursula There wasn't long to wait. Alexa, unable to join the Ukhrul trip, had a...
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  3. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    trip to Tamenglong Chapter one. The Beginning criticisms concerning women going on tour books Graham Bower/ Ursula The Ukhrul trip had been short and over bridle-roads. This was to last three weeks, w...
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  4. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    trip to Tamenglong Chapter one. The Beginning trip to the Barak River books Barak R. Graham Bower/ Ursula But Mr Jeffery ignored all pessimists. We left on the scheduled day, in the worst weather poss...
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  5. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    trip to Tamenglong Chapter one. The Beginning books Graham Bower/ Ursula The weather cleared in a day or two, and, razor-back after razor-back, the ranges came out of their cloud. Where the Ukhrul sid...
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  6. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    trip to Tamenglong Chapter one. The Beginning books Graham Bower/ Ursula The long ridge on which we stood here fell away in eroded knolls and hummocks. On these stood the station, its tin roofs patche...
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  7. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    trip to Tamenglong Chapter one. The Beginning rafting down the Barak River books Barak R. Graham Bower/ Ursula We halted a day in Tamenglong, visiting the fort with its spike-studded glacis; and then ...
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  8. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    trip to Tamenglong Chapter one. The Beginning Mr. Jeffery's views on the hill men contrasted with those of other Europeans books Graham Bower/ Ursula It was a new world, too, in another way. Jeffery h...
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  9. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    trip to Tamenglong Chapter one. The Beginning books Graham Bower/ Ursula Every evening brought a new camp-site and new people crowding it, brown, slim, curious, unhurried, with a strangely unsavage co...
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  10. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    trip to Tamenglong Chapter one. The Beginning books Kambiron Graham Bower/ Ursula It was the end of a dream. Already the outer world was near us, Silchar, and Imphal, where Nagas were an obscene joke,...
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  11. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    trip to Tamenglong Chapter one. The Beginning return to Imphal, then to England books Graham Bower/ Ursula We returned by train up the Hill Section, which everyone in Silchar had been at pains to prai...
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  12. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter two. Solo Flight photographs; encouragement to return; invitation to tour Barak area books Jeffery/ Mr. Graham Bower/ Ursula (14) Back in England that following summer three things happened wh...
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  13. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter two. Solo Flight decision to learn anthropology and to film; contacts J.H. Hutton and Hodson books Hutton/ J.H. Hodson Graham Bower/ Ursula Here was my chance, and it was up to me to use it. I...
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  14. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter two. Solo Flight return to India books 10.1938 Graham Bower/ Ursula Autumn brought the Munich crisis but Chamberlain flew. At the end of October I was once more eastbound. I had my list of sub...
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  15. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter two. Solo Flight after Barak trip, touring alone with filming equipment books 7.1.1939-16.1.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula The Barak trip over, I applied to the Political Agent for permission to go...
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  16. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight books 10.2.1939-20.4.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula A month later, with the first few films and notes secured and the preliminary canters safely ove...
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  17. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight companions books Abung Graham Bower/ Ursula My companions were two. The first was my servant, Abung. He was a Kabui Naga; small, faithful, furr...
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  18. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight Imphal to Ukhrul books Ukhrul Siruhi Mt. (Sirohi Mt.) Graham Bower/ Ursula In the drought of February, in a pillar of dust, we set out across t...
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  19. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight Ukhrul to Nungbi; pottery making at Nungbi Khunao books Duncan/ Mr Nungbi Khunou (Nungbi Khunao) Graham Bower/ Ursula We halted a day in Ukhrul...
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  20. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight Luikai joins the expedition books Luikai Graham Bower/ Ursula Unexpectedly that night, in the dusk by the camp-fire, we found a new retainer. H...
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  21. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight the joy of exploring the hills books Graham Bower/ Ursula Then down from Nungbi we went, and away to the north, to the hills I had looked at so...
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  22. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight daily routine: dispensary, photographs books Abung Graham Bower/ Ursula The day's routine was simple. With the first gleam of day-light through...
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  23. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight common diseases and dispensary work books Graham Bower/ Ursula Photography was no strain. The actual dispensary work was not hard; but the roug...
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  24. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight provision of hospitals in Manipur; lack of travelling dispensaries books Graham Bower/ Ursula It was not that Manipur was unprovided with facil...
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  25. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight tiger reported at Luchai camp books Luchai Graham Bower/ Ursula From village to village, the stock of photographs growing, we crept on east and...
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  26. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight Chingjaroi camp; three settlements at Chingjaroi; headmen books Chingjaroi Khulen Chingjaroi Khunao 17.2.1939-22.2.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula Cl...
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  27. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight halt in Chingjaroi books Graham Bower/ Ursula It was a good centre, and we halted. The March winds had begun. We came in a gale, and throughout...
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  28. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight climb of Chingjui Hill books Chingjui Mt. 22.2.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula Most of the time was spent in photography and dispensary work, clamber...
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  29. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight march to Paowi; 'flu books 23.2.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula From Chingjaroi we bore back to the south. The elders said good-bye to us under the b...
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  30. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight lepers at Paowi books Paowi Graham Bower/ Ursula There were lepers here. The compounder found one at the first dispensary. He was a young man, ...
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  31. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight Ukhrul to Tuinem; Tuinem weaving books 25.2.1939-27.2.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula Then we reached Ukhrul again. I still had 'flu, but money and s...
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  32. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    expedition in the Tangkhul area Chapter two. Solo Flight back to Imphal books Graham Bower/ Ursula It was almost over now. From Shongphel we marched down to the plain, the waiting lorry and Imphal; an...
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  33. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter three. Second Attack leaving Imphal for another trip; new and awkward compounder books Abung 9.3.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula (24) A week later, fortified by experience and stocked up with medici...
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  34. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter three. Second Attack march to Lambui; difficulties with Luikai; on to Nungbi books Luikai 10.3.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula The next day we marched right through to Lambui, a matter of seventeen ...
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  35. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter three. Second Attack embarrasment caused by compounder books 14.3.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula The last morning there broke warm and sunny. The light slanted in through the flimsy walls, spotting...
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  36. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter three. Second Attack to Chingjaroi; rumour of murder and head-taking books Graham Bower/ Ursula Instead of following our previous route north we were moving parallel to it and one range to the...
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  37. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter three. Second Attack to Paotong, then Kharasom books Abung Kharasom 16.3.1939-17.3.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula The next stop was at the Kuki village of Paotong, where an old lady who came to get...
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  38. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter three. Second Attack Chinaorang of Nungbi taken on as servant books Chinaorang Graham Bower/ Ursula At Nungbi we had collected another new follower. He was a tall Tangkhul called Chinaorang, a...
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  39. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter three. Second Attack called to Chingjaroi for medical help books Chingjaroi 18.3.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula We were to have halted at Kharasom; but at noon on our first rest-day, when the camp ...
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  40. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter three. Second Attack birth complications books Graham Bower/ Ursula It was almost dark when we got there. The house stood tall and shut against a green twilight sky - green with a line of copp...
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  41. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter three. Second Attack back to camp at night books Graham Bower/ Ursula The dark of the porch, with a pig snorting disturbed in its bed of chaff. The open street - cool, marvellous after the fet...
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  42. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter three. Second Attack diarrhoea cases books Graham Bower/ Ursula At noon next day the compounder returned, looking haggard. The woman, he said, was better. He had given a second injection, and ...
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  43. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter three. Second Attack compounder suggests he goes back to Imphal to get more drugs books Graham Bower/ Ursula We stayed on a day or two, till our patient was out of danger, and then prepared to...
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  44. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter four. Black Magic visit to Jessami books Jessami 25.3.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula (32) Our next stage on from Kharasom was to a village called Jessami, on the long tongue of Manipur which juts i...
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  45. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter four. Black Magic witchcraft at Jessami books Jessami 26.3.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula Next morning I held a lone-hand dispensary which was well-attended. At eleven o'clock I was reading in peac...
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  46. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter four. Black Magic headman tries to make peace at Jessami books Jessami Graham Bower/ Ursula For the rest of the day the Tangkhuls continued in a state of alarm and I in a huffed seclusion. The...
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  47. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter four. Black Magic compounder returns; back to Kharasom; smallpox in Lai-yi books Liyai (Lai-yi) Graham Bower/ Ursula We were still at Jessami when the compounder returned, which he did after a...
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  48. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter four. Black Magic decide to send to Imphal for help to go to Lai-yi books Graham Bower/ Ursula The compounder and I held a hurried conference in the still half-unpacked camp. We checked up on ...
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  49. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter four. Black Magic back to Chingjaroi books Graham Bower/ Ursula Our message despatched, it remained to consider our own plans. It was inadvisable to stay where we were. There was risk of infec...
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  50. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter four. Black Magic woman who had had birth complications on previous visit now well books Graham Bower/ Ursula We asked for our woman patient. Oh, yes, they said, she was better. We went to cal...
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  51. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter four. Black Magic Paowi to Huimi; Chinaorang ill books 7.4.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula From our old camp at Paowi we turned westward and scrambled up and down Naga paths in wild spring weather w...
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  52. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter four. Black Magic to Phungam; poor camp books 13.4.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula Next day we climbed up through the misty forests and over the range. Chinaorang was still lame, the men had coughs ...
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  53. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter four. Black Magic Phungam to Huining; to Ukhrul and back books 15.4.1939-17.4.1939 Graham Bower/ Ursula We halted next day in only slightly improved conditions and then pushed forward to Huini...
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  54. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter four. Black Magic to Tuinem by bad path books Graham Bower/ Ursula There was no through road from there to Tuinem, but a complex of field-paths could be made to bring us there. At first it was...
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  55. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter four. Black Magic Shongphel, then back to Imphal and England books Graham Bower/ Ursula As a final touch, the Kuki watchman at Shongphel rest-house was drunk and fought the men. The next night...
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  56. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course making plans to return to the Nagas, thwarted by the outbreak of war books Graham Bower/ Ursula (40) Arrived home in 1939 I at once laid plans to return in order to cont...
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  57. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course return to Assam, winter 1940; refusal of the Political Agent to allow tours in the hills books Graham Bower/ Ursula On a grey day three months later I sailed after all. ...
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  58. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course mental breakdown books Graham Bower/ Ursula I hadn't realized before that a shock of this kind could stun one physically. I remember almost nothing of the next twenty-fo...
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  59. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course Luikai back; arrival of the dog, Khamba books Luikai Graham Bower/ Ursula And then, in the very middle of it all, came the dog Khamba. Luikai, one of my servants, was ba...
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  60. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course visit to J.P. Mills in Shillong; proposal to go to North Cachar to study Nagas books Mills/ J.P. 1.1940 Graham Bower/ Ursula In January I went to Shillong to see Mr J. P...
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  61. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course Zemi Nagas; leaves for North Cachar books 2.1940 Graham Bower/ Ursula I had already read Soppitt's monograph on the Zemi Nagas. They were, one supposed, the same sad, sh...
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  62. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course arrival at Haflong books Haflong Graham Bower/ Ursula The S.D.O. met me at Haflong Hill, the railway halt, and we climbed to the town above. It was a pretty, park-like s...
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  63. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course Haflong area books Haflong Graham Bower/ Ursula The subdivision whose centre it was linked mountains to plateaux, the Naga Hills and Manipur to Jowai and Shillong. Haflo...
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  64. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course tribes of the district and their history books Kacharis Zemi Mikir Kuki <Rangkhol Kuki <Bietes Kuki <Chongsen Kuki <Khelma Kuki <Thadou Graham Bower/ Ursula The Kacharis...
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  65. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course land shortage books Graham Bower/ Ursula The key to both lay in shortage of land. Though the area involved was large, it was immensely steep, and only a very little of i...
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  66. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course 1918 Kuki rebellion and Zemi dislike of Kukis books Kuki Zemi Kacha Graham Bower/ Ursula In 1918 the Kukis rebelled. Though their revolt was primarily against the Britis...
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  67. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course Kacha Naga movement; Jadonang and Gaidiliu books Jadonang Gaidiliu Kambiron 1929 Graham Bower/ Ursula The Kacha Naga movement was odd and interesting. It began at Kambir...
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  68. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course Gaidiliu movement books Masang/ of Kepelo Gaidiliu Graham Bower/ Ursula Troops were sent out to all the three districts in which the Kacha Naga country fell - Manipur, N...
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  69. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course capture of Gaidiliu books Mills/ J.P. Gaidiliu Graham Bower/ Ursula She had just reached the edge of the Angami country, and there was a risk that the powerful villages ...
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  70. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter five. Change of Course Gaidiliu's followers take revenge books Masang Ghumeo Dikheo Gaidiliu Graham Bower/ Ursula But it wasn't quite over yet. Her intimates had escaped the raid - Masang, Ghu...
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  71. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter six. Introduction to the Zemi Zemi in Haflong Bazaar; opium; Barail Zemi books Gumtuing/ of Nenglo Masang/ of Kepelo Graham Bower/ Ursula (50) The few Zemi who hung round the bazaar were shabb...
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  72. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter six. Introduction to the Zemi Haflong to Mahur, then Asalu books Graham Bower/ Ursula (51) We left Haflong at last on March 4th, tramped down a half-made road to the station, and took train up...
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  73. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter six. Introduction to the Zemi description of Asalu books Asalu Graham Bower/ Ursula It was a pleasant camp in park-land, with the site of an old headquarters station on the spur beyond. A wood...
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  74. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter six. Introduction to the Zemi Namkiabuing joins staff books Namkiabuing Graham Bower/ Ursula The temporary interpreter the S.D.O. had found for me in Haflong was of little use. The chance came...
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  75. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter six. Introduction to the Zemi on to Laisong books Laisong 8.3.1940-9.3.1940 Graham Bower/ Ursula The road was now a rocky shelf along the face of the Barail. It climbed and climbed through tal...
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  76. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter six. Introduction to the Zemi description of Laisong books Laisong Graham Bower/ Ursula Laisong was a village of perhaps eighty houses. It stood on a spur which sloped from the main range. In ...
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  77. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter six. Introduction to the Zemi gathering of Zemi at Laisong; buffalo and mithan killed for a feast books Masang Laisong 10.3.1940-11.3.1940 Graham Bower/ Ursula There was to be a mass gathering...
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  78. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter six. Introduction to the Zemi dance and feast at Laisong books 11.3.1940 Graham Bower/ Ursula By dusk the village hummed. After dark the drums began to thud, first singly, then more and more, ...
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    Chapter seven. Reconnaissance looking for place to do fieldwork; ambivalence of Zemi books Namkia 12.3.1940 Graham Bower/ Ursula (56) The next day I parted from the S.D.O. at the village gate and set ...
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  80. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter seven. Reconnaissance difference between Hangrum and Guilong books Hangrum Guilong Graham Bower/ Ursula Take, for example, Hangrum and Guilong - Hangrum in its fantastically dramatic setting o...
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  81. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter seven. Reconnaissance Guilong; Gaidiliu's reincarnation books Gaidiliu Dikheo Guilong 24.3.1940-25.3.1940 Graham Bower/ Ursula There was no stating of a request, no calm discussion. Down the i...
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  82. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter seven. Reconnaissance S.D.O. agrees to a year's stay to study the Zemi; Laisong chosen as centre books Ramgakpa/ of Gobin Degalang Graham Bower/ Ursula Next morning, thank goodness, we left. T...
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  83. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter seven. Reconnaissance construction of camp at Laisong books Graham Bower/ Ursula At Laisong the camp on the eyrie was under construction. Workmen swarmed on the skeleton of the big house. From...
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  84. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter seven. Reconnaissance strong wind and hail storm books Graham Bower/ Ursula I woke. The shuttered room was so dark I looked at my watch. It was half-past one - I'd slept for less than an hour....
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    Chapter seven. Reconnaissance devastation caused by hail storm books Ramgakpa Graham Bower/ Ursula It was at least, as I saw when I got outside, still standing. A crowing and hysterical cook met me ju...
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  86. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter seven. Reconnaissance bout of fever books Graham Bower/ Ursula However, hailstorms or no, the films I had planned to use from November onwards were sitting untouched in Haflong. It was time to...
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  87. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter seven. Reconnaissance settling in Laisong; Luikai ill; fear of another Zemi rising forces return to Haflong books Graham Bower/ Ursula A fortnight later we moved in at Laisong on permanent occ...
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  88. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter eight. Exile. visit to the plateau west of Haflong; decayed Zemi culture books Graham Bower/ Ursula (63) Quite the most interesting things on the plateau - which was rolling, shadeless and unb...
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  89. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter eight. Exile. urn-fields books Bolosan Graham Bower/ Ursula The urns, however, were worth the heat. At the Main urn-field, outside the Naga hamlet of Bolosan, several hundred of them stood on ...
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  90. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter eight. Exile. strain of touring; heat; Namkia unbends books Namkia Graham Bower/ Ursula Touring the plateau was much better than sitting in Haflong, but it was still no picnic. The heat was ki...
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  91. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter eight. Exile. Namkia's character books Namkia Graham Bower/ Ursula His was an unusual character. A pagan humorist, a Zemi to the backbone, with all the faults and virtues of his tribe and race...
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  92. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter eight. Exile. history of Namkia's family books Namkia Gareolowa Impoi Asalu Graham Bower/ Ursula His family were of Kabui origin. Migrating northward to Hangrum heaven knows how many generatio...
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  93. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter eight. Exile. return to Haflong; woman fanatic arrested at Ngaulong books Ngaulong 7.1940 Graham Bower/ Ursula At the end of July we returned to Haflong and found out what had been happening i...
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  94. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter eight. Exile. temporary settlement in Asalu; Luikai dismissed books Luikai Chinaorang Graham Bower/ Ursula The S.D.O., however, thought Laisong too far away in case of sudden trouble, so for t...
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  95. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter eight. Exile. tigers books Graham Bower/ Ursula Chinaorang stayed on some weeks. He mixed well with the Zemi, and never minded being ragged, as Luikai had done. It was a casual jape on him - N...
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  96. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter eight. Exile. Namkia's practical joke books Namkia Graham Bower/ Ursula On the chosen evening he complained of fever and retired early to the spare hut. As soon as the cook and the others had ...
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  97. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter eight. Exile. Chinaorang leaves; were-tigers books Chinaorang Graham Bower/ Ursula Soon after this incident (though not because of it) Chinaorang too went home, and except for the cook the sta...
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  98. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter eight. Exile. chaos in girl's dormitory caused by fear of a tiger books Ramgakpa Graham Bower/ Ursula Ramgakpa, as it happened, was in the village when the kill occurred. The late evening is t...
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  99. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter eight. Exile. Zemi reaction to the death of a child books Haichangnang Namkia Graham Bower/ Ursula (69) About this time, just before we went back to Laisong, there was an addition to the staff...
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  100. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter nine. First-Fruits Festival return to Laisong; water supply; garden books Samrangba 8.1940 Graham Bower/ Ursula (71) By the end of August everything was still quiet, and we were allowed back t...
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