Khachülo Zehol Kevekha is a historian specialising in Modern and Northeast Indian history, with a particular focus on medical history, Christianity and postcolonial studies. He earned his PhD in history from North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, with a dissertation titled Christian Missions and Healthcare in Nagaland: A Historical Study (1872–1963). He has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences and has published several scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals.Lucy Zehol is Senior Professor in the Department of Anthropology at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Meghalaya, India. Her publications include Ethnicity in Manipur: Issues, Experiences and Perspectives (1998), Women in Naga Society (1998), Research Priorities in North-East India (with special reference to Manipur) (2001) and Khezhakeno: The Legendary Naga Village (2009). Her research spans ethnicity, development, anthropology of women and gender studies.Kedilezo Kikhi is Professor in the Department of Sociology at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Meghalaya, India. His major works include Comprehending Equity: Contextualising India’s North-East (2022), Indigeneity, Citizenship and the State: Perspectives from India’s Northeast (2023) and Marginality in India: Perspectives of Marginalisation from the North-East (2023). His research focuses on the sociology of Northeast India, tribal studies, ethnic movements, development studies and issues of marginality and marginalisation.

• IntroductionCOSMOLOGY, BELIEF AND INDIGENOUS EPISTEMOLOGIES1. Spirits Reconfigured: The Cosmological Continuities between Shamanic and Christian Healing Practices in Nagaland 2. Conflict, Co-existence and the Changing Nature of Negotiation betwixt Indigenous Religion and Christianity amongst Angami Nagas 3. Stories of Earthly Things: An Exploration of the Geonarratives in Naga Oral Narratives and Selected Works of Easterine Kire 4. Negotiating Truth: Understanding Satyagraha’s Moral Landscape within the Cultural Context of Ao Nagas LITERATURE, FICTION AND SYMBOLISM5. The Politics of Home, Belonging and Recognition in Northeast India: A Literary Exploration 6. Magical Realism and Beyond: Deciphering the Were-tiger Self in Naga Fiction 7. From Hearth to Cultural Archives: Exploring the Contours of Cohesion and Contestation in Ao-Naga Folktales Through Fictive Realities and Symbolic Negotiations BORDERLANDS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC LIFE8. Indo-Myanmar Borderland Symbiosis: Socio-Economic and Cultural Dynamics of Naga Communities at the Borders 9. From Fields to Markets: Traditional Agricultural Practices and Modern Market Integration among the Tangkhul Naga of Manipur GENDER, IDENTITY AND MATERIAL CULTURE10. Creating a Gendered Perspective on Marriage Among the Konyak Naga 11. Gendered Objects: Analysing How Material Objects Reinforce Gender Norms in the Lotha Naga Society 12. Interrogating Patriarchy: Political Participation of Tangkhul Women in Manipur 13. The Gendered Plight of Àmè in Sümi Society: A Philosophical Perspective CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL DYNAMICS14. Health Status of the Angami Elders in Khonoma Village, Kohima, Nagaland 15. Gender Differences in Gaming Behaviour: Analysing Engagement, Addiction, and Time Commitment Among Youth Gamers in Kohima Town, Nagaland

Khachülo Zehol Kevekha is a historian specialising in Modern and Northeast Indian history, with a particular focus on medical history, Christianity and postcolonial studies. He earned his PhD in history from North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, with a dissertation titled Christian Missions and Healthcare in Nagaland: A Historical Study (1872–1963). He has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences and has published several scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals.Lucy Zehol is Senior Professor in the Department of Anthropology at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Meghalaya, India. Her publications include Ethnicity in Manipur: Issues, Experiences and Perspectives (1998), Women in Naga Society (1998), Research Priorities in North-East India (with special reference to Manipur) (2001) and Khezhakeno: The Legendary Naga Village (2009). Her research spans ethnicity, development, anthropology of women and gender studies.Kedilezo Kikhi is Professor in the Department of Sociology at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Meghalaya, India. His major works include Comprehending Equity: Contextualising India’s North-East (2022), Indigeneity, Citizenship and the State: Perspectives from India’s Northeast (2023) and Marginality in India: Perspectives of Marginalisation from the North-East (2023). His research focuses on the sociology of Northeast India, tribal studies, ethnic movements, development studies and issues of marginality and marginalisation.

• IntroductionCOSMOLOGY, BELIEF AND INDIGENOUS EPISTEMOLOGIES1. Spirits Reconfigured: The Cosmological Continuities between Shamanic and Christian Healing Practices in Nagaland 2. Conflict, Co-existence and the Changing Nature of Negotiation betwixt Indigenous Religion and Christianity amongst Angami Nagas 3. Stories of Earthly Things: An Exploration of the Geonarratives in Naga Oral Narratives and Selected Works of Easterine Kire 4. Negotiating Truth: Understanding Satyagraha’s Moral Landscape within the Cultural Context of Ao Nagas LITERATURE, FICTION AND SYMBOLISM5. The Politics of Home, Belonging and Recognition in Northeast India: A Literary Exploration 6. Magical Realism and Beyond: Deciphering the Were-tiger Self in Naga Fiction 7. From Hearth to Cultural Archives: Exploring the Contours of Cohesion and Contestation in Ao-Naga Folktales Through Fictive Realities and Symbolic Negotiations BORDERLANDS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC LIFE8. Indo-Myanmar Borderland Symbiosis: Socio-Economic and Cultural Dynamics of Naga Communities at the Borders 9. From Fields to Markets: Traditional Agricultural Practices and Modern Market Integration among the Tangkhul Naga of Manipur GENDER, IDENTITY AND MATERIAL CULTURE10. Creating a Gendered Perspective on Marriage Among the Konyak Naga 11. Gendered Objects: Analysing How Material Objects Reinforce Gender Norms in the Lotha Naga Society 12. Interrogating Patriarchy: Political Participation of Tangkhul Women in Manipur 13. The Gendered Plight of Àmè in Sümi Society: A Philosophical Perspective CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL DYNAMICS14. Health Status of the Angami Elders in Khonoma Village, Kohima, Nagaland 15. Gender Differences in Gaming Behaviour: Analysing Engagement, Addiction, and Time Commitment Among Youth Gamers in Kohima Town, Nagaland

Khachülo Zehol Kevekha is a historian specialising in Modern and Northeast Indian history, with a particular focus on medical history, Christianity and postcolonial studies. He earned his PhD in history from North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, with a dissertation titled Christian Missions and Healthcare in Nagaland: A Historical Study (1872–1963). He has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences and has published several scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals.Lucy Zehol is Senior Professor in the Department of Anthropology at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Meghalaya, India. Her publications include Ethnicity in Manipur: Issues, Experiences and Perspectives (1998), Women in Naga Society (1998), Research Priorities in North-East India (with special reference to Manipur) (2001) and Khezhakeno: The Legendary Naga Village (2009). Her research spans ethnicity, development, anthropology of women and gender studies.Kedilezo Kikhi is Professor in the Department of Sociology at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Meghalaya, India. His major works include Comprehending Equity: Contextualising India’s North-East (2022), Indigeneity, Citizenship and the State: Perspectives from India’s Northeast (2023) and Marginality in India: Perspectives of Marginalisation from the North-East (2023). His research focuses on the sociology of Northeast India, tribal studies, ethnic movements, development studies and issues of marginality and marginalisation.

• IntroductionCOSMOLOGY, BELIEF AND INDIGENOUS EPISTEMOLOGIES1. Spirits Reconfigured: The Cosmological Continuities between Shamanic and Christian Healing Practices in Nagaland 2. Conflict, Co-existence and the Changing Nature of Negotiation betwixt Indigenous Religion and Christianity amongst Angami Nagas 3. Stories of Earthly Things: An Exploration of the Geonarratives in Naga Oral Narratives and Selected Works of Easterine Kire 4. Negotiating Truth: Understanding Satyagraha’s Moral Landscape within the Cultural Context of Ao Nagas LITERATURE, FICTION AND SYMBOLISM5. The Politics of Home, Belonging and Recognition in Northeast India: A Literary Exploration 6. Magical Realism and Beyond: Deciphering the Were-tiger Self in Naga Fiction 7. From Hearth to Cultural Archives: Exploring the Contours of Cohesion and Contestation in Ao-Naga Folktales Through Fictive Realities and Symbolic Negotiations BORDERLANDS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC LIFE8. Indo-Myanmar Borderland Symbiosis: Socio-Economic and Cultural Dynamics of Naga Communities at the Borders 9. From Fields to Markets: Traditional Agricultural Practices and Modern Market Integration among the Tangkhul Naga of Manipur GENDER, IDENTITY AND MATERIAL CULTURE10. Creating a Gendered Perspective on Marriage Among the Konyak Naga 11. Gendered Objects: Analysing How Material Objects Reinforce Gender Norms in the Lotha Naga Society 12. Interrogating Patriarchy: Political Participation of Tangkhul Women in Manipur 13. The Gendered Plight of Àmè in Sümi Society: A Philosophical Perspective CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL DYNAMICS14. Health Status of the Angami Elders in Khonoma Village, Kohima, Nagaland 15. Gender Differences in Gaming Behaviour: Analysing Engagement, Addiction, and Time Commitment Among Youth Gamers in Kohima Town, Nagaland