Morung Express News
September 11
Dimapur: Bibliophile South Asia today released ‘Let Freedom Ring: Story of Naga Nationalism’ by A.S Atai Shimray at Constitution Club, Rafi Marg , New Delhi where Mani Charenamei , Member of Parliament, was Chief Guest.
It is a unique book which tells the story of the Naga national movement under the leadership of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN).
The book traces the history of the formation of the NSCN as an aftermath of the Shillong Accord.
It is an analytical document of the Indian State’s responses to the Naga national movement, from using the security forces to crush the movement to the role of the intelligence agencies in creation of Nagaland state. Dr Shimray also exposes how the Church was used by the Indian intelligence agencies to underline the credibility of the China- returned Naga nationalists.
Shimray passed away on July 23, 2002, leaving behind his wife Tiakhala and three children.
The book has been edited by eminent Supreme Court lawyer Nandita Haksar.
A prominent human rights figure, Haksar has been associated with the Indo- Naga peace process for many years. She has been representing the Nagas in the Supreme Court of India and other Indian Courts for more than twenty years.
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