A Naga rebel’s home-coming, 50 years on
At 91, the legendary Naga was frail but resolute, returning to the soil that shaped his rebellion.
Updated At : 07:07 AM Oct 27, 2025 IST
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A COLLECTIVE cheer rose from the massed throng as the small white and orange government-owned Pawan Hans helicopter appeared in the skies and gently hovered in the air before landing, sending up clouds of dust at the sports stadium in the small town of Ukhrul in Manipur. Smiling and teary-eyed men and women — young and old — wearing colourful shawls, traditional headgear, scarves, jackets, skirts and kilts, packed the ground, waving sky-blue Naga flags.
