Lotha Naga tribes presents the song sung during rice grinding using mortar & pestle, in Nagaland

From the archive record

Lotha is the name of a major Naga tribe inhabiting the Wokha district of Nagaland, India. Scholars have presented several theories about the migration of the Lothas and the other Naga tribes, based on vocal explanations passed on from one generation to another that Migrated from either eastern China, Manchuria and Lenka. Local traditions mention that the Rengmas and the Lothas were once part of a single tribe. There are also oral records of a mighty struggle between the combined Rengma villages, and the Lotha village of Phiro. According to the 2001 census of India, Lothas - the native of Wokha district of Nagaland number 548,000. Wokha is the traditional home of the Lotha tribe. Lothas are renowned for their colorful dances and folk songs. The male members wear shawls indicating their soci