"Must Take Control Of Own Narrative," Say Researchers From North-East
By Titha Ghosh There’s little point in teaching Milton and Shakespeare in colleges in the North-East. That’s an insight that came to Dr Theyiesinuo Keditsu, an academic from Kohima. “There are many problems in how Nagas are represented in academia and journalism, so I look at whether it’s possible for us to claim agency and take control of our own narratives.” Having left Nagaland for 15 years and only returning to teach at 25, she said, “It was a cultural shock for me. I had developed a romanticised idea of what it meant to be Naga.” She was speaking at “A Field Guide for Research in the Nort...