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Formerly Assam, the Naga hills and Tuensang Division became a full-fledged state of Nagaland of the Indian union in 1963. In the first ten years of statehood, Nagaland has moved forward steadily to joined the mainstream of national progress.

A short documentary on the Nyishi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh

The Film explores the narratives of some artisans of the incense industry in Tripura.

The film draws as its theme a picture of the beautiful, lovely orchid flowers of Manipur, in their assorted varieties and environment. The connected lores are also emphasised.

Kickstarting elections of 2009, NGOs rake up lecturers' appointment

CriticalPast is an archive of historic footage. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form. Some viewers may find some scenes or audio in this archival material to be unsettling or distressing. CriticalPast makes this media available for researchers and documentarians, and does not endorse or condone any behavior or message, implied or explicit, that is seen or heard in this video. Link to order this clip: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/656... Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD. New York Socialite Hope Cook weds the Crown Prince of Sikkim. View of mountains in Gangtok. View of guests from other countries arriving, including US Ambassador John Galbraith. Maharajah, father of Prince arrives to attend the wedding. View of Prince and Hope Cooke putting scarf around their neck in wedding ceremony. Prince and Princess arriving at the Palace. Location: Gangtok Sikkim India. Date: March 25, 1963.

It is about the ethnic tribes of Arunachal Pradesh Photographs between the years 1850 - 1960.

These few years single-parent families have become even more common than the so-called "nuclear family" consisting of a mother, father and children. Today we see all sorts of single parent families: headed by mothers, headed by fathers, headed by a grandparent raising their grandchildren. Life in a single parent household can be quite stressful for the adult and the children. Members may unrealistically expect that the family can function like a two-parent family, and may feel that something is wrong when it can not. The single parent may feel overwhelmed by the responsibility of juggling caring for the children, maintaining a job and keeping up with the bills and household chores. And typically, the family's finances and resources are drastically reduced following the parent’s breakup.

This video explores the origin of the Chin & Mizo people from an ethnic point of view; where they came from, their earliest history, writing script, subgroups and how they became the ethnic majority in Chin State.

Introduction to the daily news about the failure in machinery at Synod college concerning student scholarships

The film shows the war that was fought between East Pakistan with West Pakistan. India fought against the West Pakistan and helped the East Pakistan to taste its freedom and a full fledged country came into existence, Bangladesh.

98 year old Kurak Pegu has worked hard throughout his life to survive and sustain along with his family in flood prone Majuli in Assam. He knows that the river Brahmaputra has been both very kind and harsh at the same time. He knows this river inside out and believes that the wisdom of this traditional knowledge has all the strength to cope with all the odds of nature. He is worried about the unpredictable weather changes – the monsoon becoming more erratic and floods more destructive.

Elephants are found in plenty in the jungles of South India, Assam and Orissa, Each elephant fetches anything between Rs. 3,000 and 8,000. Most elaborate arrangements are made to trap these wild animals and the risk involved in these operations is considerable. This documentary relates the exciting story of this hazardous adventure.

This film describes the variety of tribal population in India with their distinctive culture patterns, dress, decoration, dance and music. Tribal inhabitants of this country number some 25 million and belong toa hundred and seventy two different groups scattered through the length any breadth of this sub-continent. The hilly tracts of Central India are inhabited by the Gonds. The Santhals are to be found in Bihar, Orissa, Bengal and Assam while the Todas live in the Nilgiris of South India. The Bhills reside in the remote regions of Maharashtra State and Rajasthan and the Nagas in the lovely Assam hills.

News piece covering the trial 4 Nepali illegal immigrants who are in custody