Avantika Chaturvedi

The sudden burst of portraits of people of various tribes from across the world on my Instagram feed today were all celebrating the World Indigenous People’s Day but very few spoke about why this day is so important across the world now more than ever. I understand that the Hornbill Festival is a huge source of income for a lot of small businesses and artists in Nagaland, but in the past year, I’ve realised it is not the kind I would like to visit again. I wonder if this was because the traditional Naga food doesn’t sell much within the tourists, but whatever the reason was – pizzas and samosas trumped the traditional Naga dishes like smoked bamboo shoots and fermented soyabean. It is important that we stand up and raise our voice for causes like these since they become detrimental in the future of the indigenous communities Visit this link to learn how you can stand up against the EIA 2020.