Abraham Lotha is an Indian
anthropologist
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from
Nagaland
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and the former Principal of
St. Joseph's College, Jakhama, Nagaland who served from April 2011 till May 2015. He serves as the current president of the Lotha Academy and also wrote several books on Naga anthropology. Lotha is an ethnic
Naga.
Bibliography
*''History of Naga Anthropology 1832–1947'', 2007
*''The Raging Mithun: Challenges of Naga Nationalism Christianity'', 2013
*''The Hornbill Spirit: Nagas Living Their Nationalism'', 2016
Accolades
In 2019, Abraham Lotha was awarded the Gordon Graham Prize for Naga Literature in the Non-Fiction category for his book, “The Hornbill Spirit: Nagas Living Their Nationalism”.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Indian anthropologists
Naga people
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