'Battle of Kohima 1944 WW2 - A Naga Peoples' perspective' 

This is why i pay for the internet. Thank you for educating us about the history.

My grandfather was also labour for British soldiers. My grandfather passed away on 2/04/2019 aged 105.

On behalf of my Japan 🇯🇵 people I'm so sorry to my naga people, let's forgive forget and grow together my dear naga people

To the Naga People , may the friendship and our deep gratitude to your people grow forever strong. Love from England .

"The Japanese lost the war because they didn't bring tiffin". True!

I'm not Naga but I love the Naga People. They are basically people of substance, they can be trusted, they are so so polite, they are brave. India should be grateful that such people are citizens. My Grandfather, mother's side, was the presbyter of Earl Hostel in Shillong where the Naga students used to stay, and my mother was their sister. I have studied and grown up with these beautiful people and I think I can relate with them more than with any other race in India. I pray for their betterment and wellbeing.

Every Nagas must watch this....thank you for letting us know more about our history...God bless my Nagaland...👍👍

Someone needs to make a movie to remember these brave soldiers and their victory. God bless the Naga people.

I am Scottish/Irish and married to an amazing Naga woman of the Lotha tribe. My great uncle was killed by the Japanese and was buried in Kohima. I have been so accepted and welcomed by my wife's family, and I am grateful for my to connection to these courageous people. I wish the British would have been much wiser in their support for the Nagas both before and after the war. Deepest apologies to the Nagas for our mistakes and arrogance.

Wonderful film. My father and his friends felt a huge sense of gratitude to the Naga people. Still support Kohima Educational Trust

This is the Real History to be Taught in School Curriculum rather than Studying those bullshit India History..

I'm not naga but when I hear Naga i feel proud myself, 🤭naga people are good ,polite ,, honest,and mostly i guess bravest tribe of Northeast india , lots of love from my side to nagas .... I've not been to naga hills yet , but I've many frnds in social media , hope to visit 1 day soon😊

My uncle Alan was a muleteer in the Chindits, I've heard him talk of "them little Naga lads", he was 6' 6" tall , he said they were good reliable, sturdy men and tough little "buggers", best regards from County Durham England.

My grandfather participated in this war, he will often tell us about the stories of this war when we were kids. This war is what my grandfather called Japan thao in our dialect which is translated as( tame the Japanese).He got medals from the British army for his participation in war sadly he passed away in 2005.

I'm Proud of you Naga. May Our Almighty God Bless Us All. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

God Bless the Nagas. The wonderful land with wonderful simple people. When I lived in the north-east on a govt job 3 decades back, I came across various tribes of Nagas. And we became so easily friends. They would be your soul mates. Though I was an 'Indian' coming from the plains. The bottom line - I still find the best human beings still live in Nagaland.

The nagas were caught between two war parties,an innocent victim who became slaves for both. But who knew something more devastating awaits them "the rebellion indian armies",who killed,raped,tortured the poor nagas. I hope there will be another documentary about what the indian armies did to us.

Guys the Apuotsa reciting ABC in Japanese and singing the Japanese anthem at 9:22 is actually singing and saying the right words. Me and my roommate just cross checked and got our minds blown ! Respect!

The British must help Nagas in this times of long pending issues between India and Naga, not forgetting the victory or war because of Nagas help...

I'm from Mizoram in Northeast India, my grandfather fought in this Kohima and Jessami War and he was shot in his thigh,the Bullet stuck on him till his death.The Assam Regiment was the most important and fierce soldiers during this war.Many Mizo's fought this war and some of them are alive here in Mizoram.

I was eight years old in 1944 but here in the UK we knew about the impact the Battle of Kohima had had on the War and the help the Chindits received from the Nagas. In 1965 I tried to enter Nagaland by train to see the country and its people. On the border I was arrested and put onto to a train going back. I have always resented this incident - the only time during seven months travelling around all corners of India and its neighbours where I was not given the warmest of welcomes. Best wishes to Nagaland and may you and your people have happy and peaceful lives. We do not need wars. We have enough to worry about with climate change and its effect on the ability of the world to provide food and drink for its people.

I am from Uttar Pradesh and Naga people are my brothers ❤

Nagas are great warriors ❤️ From Kerala

thanks for sharing...It was very interesting learning about the Naga people and their history during WW2

My grand used to chase japanese while caught stealing in her garden . wonderful and interesting stories was told by her. She's no more with us today. RIP.

Watching this from Belgium - possibly the country most affected by WW2 with memorials in every town.

I am not a Naga.But I have many friends and well wishers from the great Naga race, with whom I studied in schools,colleges and universities as life-long acquaintances.I adore,admire and cherish all great experiences with Naga and Studied about Khonoma/Kohima war and visited Nagaland several times. Great Land endowed with Great Race and traditional heritage.

The Japanese did come back to apologise ...

Little did they know that another nightmare worse than the Battle of Kohima itself awaits them. 🥺

My Great Grandfather fought in this war and was also highly decorated. Although I don't recall which regiment he was fighting for. He passed away in 2000 at the age of 109.

Thanks for uploading this, it was very informative. Nagaland is always close to my heart, especially Kohima because Kohima is my birth place. Battle of Kohima was no doubt a very significant and historical war. Brutal truth @ 21:00 "the Japanese lost the war because they did not bring their tiffin". I 💓 Nagaland

The hearts of the Nagas was won by E. Pawsey's words. But after the war, He(Pawsey) left the nagas to decide for their own future under the hostile Indian Armies. Had the Nagas fought alongside the brave Japanese, wonder what the result might be from now. Because after the war,as the bristish simply left us all alone,exposing us to dangers, the hostile Indian armies came, captured,burnt many villages to ashes and tortured, raped, beheaded many innocent NAGAS. The attrocities meted out to the Nagas by the Hostile Indian armies shall never go unpunished by the Supreme Being.

Thank you so much I'm from Nagaland and I'm proud to be Naga..

Great eye-opener to the events leading up to the Battle of Kohima and good analytical perspective of the impact of this battle on the resilient Naga People; socio- cultural and political. Narration is flawless. Kudos!

The saddest part of the world Wll is that it was fought in the land of ignorance and peace where the inhabitants of that region had no slight concerned with either party involved in war. The Nagas who did not had any clues of the ideologies and objectives of either Britishers and Japanese felled victims and suffered miserably in the war. Despite suffering and anony, the Nagas extended assistance as an informers, porters, providing local vegetables, paddy and so on to both the parties. But the situation aftermath of the War was so ironical as both the parties leave the Nagas without any words under the government of India. I personally regret that the Britishers would have had clearly pointed out that Nagas and Indians are two different ethnic groups and the Nagas should be leave alone to determine their own fates and future. The Nagas had sacrificed in world War ll and has been sacrificing in the name of Indo-Naga political issues since 1947. If the Britishers clearly stated that Indian and Nagas are two different entities then Indian would not have been interfering in the internal affairs and the freedoms of the Nagas.

Very interesting video! Like this. My grandfather fought the Japanese over that way, this battle isn't really known and for the rest of his life he always said that they were forgotten. He loved the Naga people and I got to visit to scatter his ashes around that area. He wanted his remains around where his "family away from family" are. Got to see I love the Naga people. Incredibly polite and warm but very brave and direct. Incredible history and a beautiful landscape too. Real warriors and true friends

3:09 My grandfather too was in the labour corps. Aged 104 now. 🙌

Why an Arunachalee guy is filled with tears while watching this documentary?

I was born in nagaland and I was so proudly my mother land is nagaland.

23:05 "After the war our people became brave like Japanese and educated like British." Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army along with the Japanese force reached Kohima in 1944 and a base camp was established at Ruzazho, the first Azad Hind Government administered Village. Mr. Poswuyi Swuro from this village was the first appointed administration representative of the Azad Hind Government in Nagaland in 1944. I have met him last year and taken his interview. His views should have been included in this documentary to make it neutral and not biased towards the British narrative. Jai Hind...

Very interesting hearing the stories of the Naga people. I intend on visiting Nagaland, when this covid finishes. In my opinion, Naga independence should happen.

The British Empire sold us out to the Indians. They basically conquered a self-sustaining contiguous independent village republics with its people having no historical, cultural, religious or racial commonality with India. A land so distinct that it had never been conquered by any Indian empire since time immemorial but when the Britishers left they gave our land as a parting gift to the Indians and to this day the struggle for Naga Independence continuous. ~Kuknalim~ ~ Victory to the land and its people~

Long live the Nagas

Thank you for sharing us our Naga history

I am watching this with tears. .

Its so sad to see how much Naga people suffered during war and during freedom fighting from India...💕 Mizora

My late grandpa n grandma used to tell us stories of Japanese soldiers feeding their horses slicing ganaries with their long swords. Phaibung village. About 70 kms away from Kohima.

A fascinating , informative & balanced documentary. Also interesting to read these comments. My father was in the British Second Division at the Battle of Kohima, and always spoke very highly of the Nagas. He said they ran uphill without effort, their legs were so strong, and were always cheerful, with a great sense of humour. For example, he said that one of his comrades tried to 'chat up' a young Naga woman. As he tried to converse with her he kept feeling something tickling his backside. Thinking it was some insect he tried rubbing it off, and the girl started giggling. He turned round and there was this Naga man crouching down prodding him with a spear. Yes, the British wouldnt have won the Battle by themselves. And it was the decision by General Sato to retreat , against orders , to save his men, that brought it to an end.

Thank you for educating more, I learn many more about not only Battle of Kohima but our great Naga fighters, respect each and everyone of their hard work and their experience they share to our younger generation 🙏. This should be one of the main subject to our generation and generation.

Such good narration and educative video came acrossed first time..

I hope that those dislike sign r not given by the people of Naga.........if so I feel sorry for them 😥😥 But on my part I give a big thumbs up 👍 👍👍👍👊 I loved the video.. thanks to you (uploader) n thanks for letting us know about the history...plz do make more video....👍👍👍👍 "LONG LIVE NAGA"

👍superb narration. Touched me on how this documentary was concluded with the bomb shell and it's significance.

Happy to hear saying Naga Country 👍🤗

The Japanese lost because they did not bring their tiffin

my grandmother still lives and she still remember selling local tobacos to the japanese, she also tell us how they collected japanese dead bodies, they were kept at my grandmother place because the japanese said they would come to collect them, but they never returned so my grandmother and her family burried the in their back yard, and so my grandmother house was haunted for some years, but not anymore my grandmother house is spooky

Thank you so much for the Naga's history

Thank you so much for sharing us our Naga history ♥️👍

My grandfather told me his story during the ww2. my grandfather was joined the Assam regement during the ww2 war and war with the Japanese army. My grandfather passed away on 2008 in the age of 95.

The narrators did an outstanding job. 👍👍

Thnxx 4 sharing this piece of history😄😄😄

Proud to be a Naga ❤️ Very informative and interesting!

Deeply touched by the video

Thanks and bless all the participants

40 minutes well spent. I am grateful for the land I have now .

Thankyou for this

Enlightening documentary 👍

This was cool video to watch love all the way from Nagaland!

My Grandfather too worked as a labourer for both the British and Japanese soldiers and he would recite all the Japanese numbers and sing their songs ,he said that the Japanese were very kind but the Burmese soldiers were rude to them!

The Japanese called it the road of bones ....truly epic defence by British and Indian soldiers and an unimaginable suffering to the Japanese during the retreat

Nagas are brave people..love you nagas..from pakistan...nagaland zindabad.

Thank u so much for our Naga history.. I got the full details now battle of Kohima

Thank you....sis for exploraring Naga history

I feel sorry for their loss. I know that some of us mainland Indians stereotype you guys but I assure that we respect & love you guys. The Naga Regiment of Indian Army is very courageous & loyal. I wish Naga get to feel more like being at home. Keep thriving. 🇮🇳. Jai hind. Jai Naga.

The man from Jakhama is actually reciting Japanese numbers and singing their song

We got caught in the war that was never ours......but the battle still wages on for the Naga's people in thousand ways....... May the Naga's find peace by the grace of God, not British not Indian...... R.I.P Naga's unsung heroes.

Fantastic documentary

This Video Help me pass out in Social science last year

Wish my grandpa was still alive. My grandparents told alot about Japanese stories. Said the Japanese come with horses and usually prone at the village ground everytime a flight comes . Yet Still Thanks that my grandma is still alive ,she still keeps saying that young girls are force to pound paddy everyday turn by turn for Japanese. And all there cattles are kill freely for Thier food. But it's not in Nagaland, it's in Manipur. Poumai village.

Very informative and well presented video. Can't wait to rent a motorbike and travel through all of Nagaland.

I enjoyed very much this documentary. Blessings to the Naga people

The younger generation must not forget the hardships our forefathers had endured to preserve and protect our land as a freeman and a nation among nations. Nagaland was a free country untill the evil of imperialist put the Nagas under their sphere. The ungrateful Britishers left the Nagas as no man's child and thereby the shameless Indian who theselves suffered at the hands of the colonial power invaded our country. You may lie thousands times to the people but the historical fact of militarily conquered our land, burning our villages, raping and burying alive the Nagas cannot go unnoticed and it will remains so. Its time for the Britsihers to correct their wrong doings.

My curiosity to know more of NE particularly Nagaland has been helped by some of my friends in Nagaland. Lot to learn from them but unfortunately it is a land of plenty while people of this land have bee so complacent with their situation that they prefer keeping themselves in a box. Pray for them.

Well this lockdown has made many new generation Naga's to know about our History

Very well and clearly explained 👍

After this, The Indian Army came.Giving more miseries to Nagas.

My Grandfather fought here and in Burma. 5th Gorkha Rifle.

Congratulations Charles this is your friend Amar job well done

OUR CULTURE IS DEEP. we got to get in our roots... Long live naga... "No type of gun is goona take our fear apart, no amount of bullet is goona change what's in our heart"

We were once a warrior and real man but nowadays so many kpop wannabe and so sissies.. We have forgotten our culture 😭😢😵😷

Wow dat old man is jst on another level he can sing Japanese anthem even at d very old age

Funny how you showed a picture of present day Mima village with a black and white filter.. But overall a great video..i always wanted to know stories about the trenches in my neighborhood(jakhama) reportedly from this period of time.

A classic presentation.

Love Naga from Shillong✌️

Freedom is our birth right nagas......

The sun never sets in British Empire says the history. This once mighty British came, tortured us, utilised us in their fight against attacking Japanese force, won the battle and left us alone at the mercy giant India despite knowing the desires of the Nagas. What an ungrateful country!!! It was the senseless and ungrateful British government that thousands of Naga sons and daughters have been killed under unthinkable cruelty, hundreds of villages burnt down, severest human right violations unleashed, etc by occupational Indian army. Did the great British even murmur over the genocide perpetrated by India on several hundred times weaker nation called Nagaland? We need your political statement on this Indo-Naga-Myanmar international issue which you have abandoned in hurry like a coward. You owe us explanations. No amount of money you intend to spend in Nagaland for human development is enough to dry the blood and tears Nagas have shed.

I'm so interested to learn more about battle of Kohima and so on

Thank you so much for this

Reminds me of my late Granny's WW11 escapades, she bore two bullet hole scars marks on her leg to back up her stories.

I am literally crying.....