"Role assigned to a person indicates his/her status. Naga women’s roles, especially in a
conflict ridden situation, during the pre-British, British and post-British period are
analysed in this article. This study describes the role taken by the Naga women for
bringing peace only after the peace and tranquillity of the society was disturbed. But,
the United Nations Security Council Resolution 13252 (UNSCR, 2000) emphasizes the
pivotal role the women should play in not only conflict management and conflict
resolution but in social, economical and political aspects too. Lack of women’s
participation is a threat to future peace and tranquillity in addition to growth and
development. Long-term political exclusion of women, economic discriminations,
discrepancies between men and women and women’s educational levels or place in
the work place give warning of the impending conflict in the near future (Schemeidl et
al. 2002) . In the light of the above hypothesis, the article analyses the roles assigned
to Naga women, with the assumption that the above hypothesis is true. Therefore, it
is a descriptive study based on the reflection, compare that with the present and the
identified gaps in the light of the aforementioned hypothesis for creating greater
awareness among the mass. It concludes stating that though the Naga women are at
par with the contemporary women in many respects, till there are roles yet to be
played by them that would bring their society more peaceful and prosperous."
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Author Name: T. Soundara Pandian
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Keywords: Naga, women, violence
ISSN: 2277-7733
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