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| Article Name : | | | AN OVERVIEW ON THE LOCAL SELF-GOVERNANCE AMONG THE NAGA VILLAGES | | Author Name : | | | Charles P. Alexander , Sentisangla Imsong | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-4306 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The North Eastern part of India having rich cultural heritage and indigenous local institutions at different levels speaks the facet of the great culture of our country. Most of these communities had self governing village councils and tribal chiefdoms even during late British period. The tribal were allowed to have institutions in accordance with their traditional customary laws and practices. Therefore, a variety of institutions dominated by the traditional tribal culture with semi-autonomous and self managing indigenous local institutions at different level exist. This paper attempts to describe the local self governing institutions of the Ao /Naga existing in the form of the Village Councils, which still has the traditional ethos in modern local government setting .Basing on such direction, further investigation of Naga society and culture can be undertaken covering each and every tribe that may go a long way. | | Keywords : | | - aesthetic values,alienation,
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