The Last Living Head Hunters

Esben Agersnap writes in his blog about the last living men who once practiced head hunting in Nagaland. An interesting story with a lot of pictures of headhunters.

…tribes – which often waged war upon each other as well as on the more peaceful peoples of Assam. A peculiar aspect of Naga tribal warfare was the brutal and feared concept of head hunting. It was believed that by taking the head of your slain enemy as a trophy you would gain some of his power and spirit.

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Permits for travelling in North East India

Most people visiting the North-East rely on travel agents to get permits made. Information is hard to come by, if you want to apply for it yourself. ‘Travel On The Dollar’ has a compilation of contact details of offices in Kolkata, Guwahati and other places in the North East where one can apply for permits. The page has info on getting permits for Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland.

Guwahati
Indian citizens can pick up Inner Line Permits at the relevant state offices. However, foreigners shouldn’t expect the slightest morsel of permit assistance at these offices.
Arunachal House (Tel: +91 361 2452859) Head south from the GNB flyover, take the first left off RG Baruah Rd, then turn right up an unmarked dead-end lane.

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The North East India Travelog

Here is a summary of all posts on North East India series I had been writing till now.

IMAGES FROM NORTH EAST

* Arunach Pradesh(Eaglenest National Park, Tawang)
* Assam and Meghalaya(Guwahati, Nameri, Kaziranga, Shillong, Cherrapunjee)

ENTERING THE NORTH EAST

* Beginning of the series
* From Bangalore to Guwahati
* Impressions of Guwahati
* Umananda temple and Peacock Island

Peacock Island, Guwahati
Brahmaputra flows at Guwahati

EAGLENEST NATIONAL PARK

* Travelling to Eaglenest
* About Vacation For Conservation
* First Day at Eaglenest
* The days at Eaglenest
* Haathi Trail
* About Eaglenest National Park

Rhododendrons
Rhododendrons at Eaglenest

TAWANG

* From Eaglenest to Tawang – I
* From Eaglenest to Tawang – II
* Tawang Monastery
* Snow and Lakes beyond Tawang
* Around Tawang
* Returning from Tawang

Tawang Monastery
Inside Tawang Monastery

WILDERNESS OF ASSAM

* Nameri National Park
* Arriving at Kaziranga National Park
* At Kaziranga National Park
* About Kaziranga National Park

Rhino, Kaziranga
A One Horned Rhino at Kaziranga

MEGHALAYA

* Lazing in Shillong
* Cherrapunjee

Nohkalikai Falls
Nohkalikai falls, Cherrapunjee

MORE

* On travelling in the North East India
* Assam’s degrading environment