Nagaland is one of the northeastern states of India. It is bordered by Manipur in the south, Assam in the west and north, Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast, and Myanmar (Burma) in the east. The state is inhabited by 14 tribes. The region used to be known for fiercely independent tribes and violence, but the state is largely settled.
Bipin Bhatt is an author, journalist, filmmaker and activist from the region of Assam. He has also authored Child and Human Rights: Concepts and Reality, Crime Against Women, Crime and Punishment in Ancient India, Crime in Tribal Setting. Bhatt was born in 1964 in Shillong. He is a Consulting Editor for the Statesman, and has previously worked for Associated Press and The New York Times. He has created many documentary films on the north eastern region.
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