‘Nagaland is also part of India’ say Alobo Naga; faces racial hatred

KOHIMA: Did world famous singer Alobo Naga face racial discrimination from Indians over the years?

That’s the question many are asking following a tweet by Alobo Naga on Monday (May 1).

Alobo Naga tweeted, “I lied and said yes last night, when they asked me if I was Korean because I was tired of always telling them that Nagaland is part of India even to my fellow Indians. ”
It may be mentioned here that the people of North Eastern states have been subjected to caste discrimination for years in mainland India.
WHO IS ALOBO NAGA?
Alobo Naga is a singer and songwriter from Nagaland.

He rose to fame with his debut album Road of a Thousand Dreams.

Alobo Naga was born on 6 May 1984 in Kohima, Nagaland to a Naga family.

He did his schooling from Charity School in Kohima, Assembly of God School in Dimapur and Greenwood Higher Secondary School in Nagaland.
He completed BA in Political Science from Patkai Christian College.

Later he studied at Delhi University from 2004 to 2007.

In 2008, he quit his full-time job at a construction firm and began studying music.

In 2010, he formed Alobo Naga and the Band (ANTB) and launched his first album in Nagaland.

The band rose to fame in 2011 with their video single “Painted Dreams”.
It premiered on VH1 in August 2011.

Later that year, Alobo Naga and The Band began touring the world.

A girl from Manipur faced racial discrimination in a residential complex in Assam’s capital Guwahati.

A video shot in a residential complex in Betkuchi area of ​​Guwahati has gone viral on social media.
The video clearly shows how a Manipur girl was subjected to racial discrimination by a man who lives in the building where the incident took place.

The man, who is reportedly one Apurba Baruah, was apparently seen shouting at the girl from Manipur.

“You can’t dance in the common area. This is a common area, not your room,” the man is heard shouting in the video.
Furthermore, the man castigated the girl, saying: “This is in Assam, not Manipur.”

Later, a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged at Gorchuk Police Station in Guwahati, Assam regarding the incident.

The police have started investigating the matter.