Nagaland: A Love Story for Modern India

The diary arrived addressed to me, bearing a message:
We live forever through our stories. Tell ours.

And so began the author's journey into the life and legends of the Naga -- a forgotten people living in the far north-east of India, struggling to survive in the modern world. With sensitively poetic prose, Doherty deftly draws the reader into worlds of parallel realities. The love story, desperate and damned, destined for tragedy; forged and upheld against the wishes of family and the dictates of culture, with a backdrop of violence and reprisals amidst the brutality of communal conflict. Alongside this is the story of life in the beautiful mountain state of Nagaland where traditions, loyalties and beliefs collide with modern imperatives that, for many, lead inexorably to poverty, dislocation, drug addiction, disease and despair.
Seamlessly woven throughout, Naga legends and myths connect these disparate worlds. Poignant and profound, the reader is left with a yearning nostalgia for a past where eternal truths prevailed, to be gleaned from ancient
fables and sages; where a people lived in communities richly endowed with cultural and spiritual certainties, and were valued members of large family and tribal networks. Except, of course, if you choose not to follow the rules...
Former foreign correspondent, The Guardian's Ben Doherty, launches onto the literary world with his enthralling debut novel.

Author: Ben Doherty
Publisher: Wild Dingo Press
Published: 05/01/2018
Pages: 282
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9780648066378

About the Author
Doherty, Ben: - Ben Doherty is an award-winning foreign correspondent, video journalist, and photographer, specialising in international and immigration reportage. He has reported from more than 20 countries for Australian and global news organisations, including The Guardian, The Observer, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Channel 4 in the UK, and the ABC. His work has been recognised by Amnesty International, the Australian Human Rights Commission, and the United Nations Association of Australia. Ben has won three Walkley Awards for his international, human rights, and immigration reporting. Doherty is currently based in Sydney as an immigration correspondent for The Guardian. His work covers migration, refugee and asylum issues in Australia and across southeast Asia.

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