Southern Angami or Japfüphiki [1] is a geo-cultural region located in the southern part of Kohima District in the state of Nagaland in India with a portion of its territory also lying across the inter-state border in the Senapati District of Manipur.
    Clockwise From Top: Viswema, one of oldest and biggest villages in Nagaland; Asian Highway 1 passing through the region; St. Joseph's College, Jakhama, the biggest college in Nagaland; Dzüko Valley | |
| Language(s) | Keyho & Dzu-o |
|---|---|
| Location | Nagaland Manipur |
| Parts | Foothills of Mount Tempü and Japfü |
| Largest settlements | Viswema Jakhama Khuzama Kigwema |
History
editKigwema and Viswema are considered to be the oldest settlements of the Angami Nagas. Numerous villages have branched out from these two ancestral settlements.[2]
In 1944, the Southern Angami Public Organization was formed to protect and safeguard the territories of the Southern Angamis.[3]
Geography
editSouthern Angami region is located on the eastern part of the Barail mountain range with Mount Japfü at 3,048 m (10,000 ft) above sea level as its highest point. The region is bounded on the south by the Mao Nagas on the south west by the Maram Nagas, on the west by Zeliangrongs and the Western Angamis, on the north by the Northern Angamis and on the east by the Chakhesang Nagas.
Towns and Villages under Southern Angami
editCulture
editEvents
edit- Hornbill Festival
The Hornbill Festival is held every year at Kisama in the month of December. The festival is considered to be the biggest in Northeast India.
- St. Joseph's College, Jakhama Spring Fest
The St. Joseph's College, Jakhama Spring Fest is the biggest college fest in Nagaland.
Local festivals
edit- Te–l Khukhu
Te–l Khukhu is a festival that falls on 13 July (Chünyi). It is a time of giving and sharing of food with each other. This is the only festival dedicated for girls.[4]
Places of interests
editEducation
editSouthern Angami region is home to some of the most prestigious educational institutions in Nagaland.
College and University
edit- St. Joseph's College, Jakhama
- Japfü Christian College, Kigwema
Schools
edit- John Government Higher Secondary School, Viswema
- St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Viswema
- Viswema Baptist School, Viswema
- Loyola School, Jakhama
- St. Paul School, Phesama
- Sacred Heard School, Khuzama
- Baptist Her Secondary School, Khuzama
Politics
editSouthern Angami region of Kohima district assumes significance in the history of Nagaland Legislative Assembly as it produced the first opposition leader Vizol Angami in 1964.
The region is divided into two constituencies namely 14 AC Southern Angami—I and 15 AC Southern Angami–II.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Barbara, Sanjay & Fernandez, Walter.: Changing Women's Status in India: Focus on the Northeast, 2002. Northeastern Social Research Center. Guwahati. pp. 185
- ^ "Acoustic analysis of vowels in two Southern Angami dialects". www.iitg.ac.in. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "Celebrating ethos new dimension through lived histories". Morung Express. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ Sothu, Neithono.: Resurgence, 2013. Viswema Students' Union. Viswema. pp. 36–37.
- ^ "Nagaland's Dzükou Valley to be Declared 'Plastic Free Zone'". Inside NE. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ "Southern Angami region constituency profiles candidates priorities". www.morungexpress.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.