Let Freedom Ring: Story of Naga Nationalism

Let Freedom Ring: Story of Naga Nationalism is indeed a unique book. It is the story of the Naga national movement under the leadership of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN). It is unique on many counts. First, it is based on documents and interviews of the leaders of the movement. Second, the book is a work of a Naga political scientists who has analysed the movement without sacrificing the rigours required of a scholar. This is the first book to analyse the relationships between the NSCN and various international organizations. The book traces the history of the formation of the NSCN as an aftermath of the Shillong Accord. This peace accord, signed in the dark days of the national emergency, was hailed by the Indians as a harbinger of an era of peace. For the Nagas the Accord was a betrayal of the aspirations of their people. 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 Naga-land State and the signing of the shillong Accord. Dr. Shimray also exposes how the Church was used by the Indian intelligence agencies to undermine the credibility of the China-returned Naga nationalists. Let Freedom Ring is an indispensable reference work for research scholars, journalists and experts who with to understand the Naga National Movement in a total perspective.