lest we forget - march 5, 1995 

Even the retelling of the incident gives chills; I can't imagine how much trauma still lingers on in the minds of those who were affected.

This brought back haunting memories. So glad this is told for everyone to relive and learn once again. History should not be forgotten. Thank you Take One team for a brilliant take on this. Forever fan!

I can never forget how me and my siblings hid underneath our parent’s bed, while they were away to attend a meeting after the church. It was such a traumatic event most people can never forget. The date, the day, the year, remains sharp in our memory. Coincidence is that, I was still talking about it with mom yesterday (5th March 2022), not knowing this video existed. Thank God for this.

Our grief has always been our own. Our pain, private. And yet, when the same abuses keep happening again and again, you need to share it, if only to stop the aggressor. We recognize it is no longer a personal matter when the whole community cries. It is this collective grief that we hope to channel for good, for the sake of the future generations. Thank you Sesino and team for helping us share our stories. It is not easy but it is worth it.

My mum was just 2 months shy of delivering me. I cannot imagine the shock & trauma my family had to endure. This is truly such a wonderful piece. Lest we forget.

I wasn't even born then, and what I feel may be far less than what people who lived during that time must have felt and feels till this day; gripping storytelling, I felt all the emotions. Thank you for educating us in your unique way, Take One. Lest we forget!

I was five at that time but I still remember that Sunday. Our house was located on the highway just above the present KC’s kitchen, Old Minister’s Hill. The whole family was watching Star Trek. When we heard gunshots, everyone lied flat on the ground till they came barging in the house. We were ordered to go down on the highway, still remember my mother carrying me on her back, not knowing what was even going on.

True stories from the voice of the experienced hits different. "Forgive but never forget". A history to remember indeed for everyone. Beautifully produced🔥

I wasn't born during that time, but the pain they had to go through is really saddening. An incident that should never repeat again. God is with us ❤️

Really appreciate the efforts for documenting this. Such tragic stories. Terrible what the people had gone through at that point of time.

Hope the children's of those jawans involved get to hear these cowardly acts commited by their self declared Hero fathers.. They will remain Cowards forever!

I still remember how the police personals came and took me to the hospital to my injured family members. My mother was lying half dead, my two nieces unconscious n injured with blood stains, swollen and disfigured. I was told that my niece the one who died on the way to the hospital was well and taken home, but I didn't believe them. I also thought that my nephews and my brother and sis inlaw had lost their lives 💔 because they were not there when I reached the hospital. They had taken their dead daughter/sister home. It was most horrible. I get teary when I recollect that incident. I don't want to even think about it 💔

The memory is very vague, I was about 4 years old. I remember being told to hide along with the other neighborhood kids. I had forgotten about this incident and at that time I barely understood the situation. Reflecting on it now, I feel so lucky for me and my family's safety and saddened for the people who lost their loved ones.

Thank you "Take one Nagaland" for making this happen, and letting us know the stories of our people, the hardships that they'd undergone. Can't even imagine the pain they've experienced, however believing that God is in control of everything. Keep up the good work👍

Thank you #TakeOne Nagaland for documenting this. May the compensation for all the loss come from the Lord in the form of peace and joy to the people of Kohima.

“LEAST WE FORGET”. Ohhh Poor souls💔my prayers to those families…who had to face this unjustifiable brute experience… I can’t imagine losing my family like this..must have taken a lot of strength to accept the reality….Especially must have been a painful journey mentally..! Thank you for Documenting on this incident they deserve to be remembered..! 🕊

March 5 1995 was the day i was born this was the horror my parents still tells me, I'm really sorry to hear what you all have gone through the day I was born may God's grace be upon each and everyone of your family members.

A year before I was born. Knew nothing about it untill today.. A prayers for those families who lost their loved ones back then. You are brave and God has protected you till today. Be blessed🙏.

I can still remember the smell of that alcohol on their breath, when they threw a 8 year old me to the ground from my bed. Beautiful done @sesino and team.

My mother just narrated her experience, I had never heard of this incident before. Remembering all the lost souls.

Chills. The music, the storytelling, the cinematography. We will never forget 🙏✨

Thank you Take One for yet another soulful story. Deeply moved. God bless and take care of our land 🙏

Life is so unfair. Upholding that the deep deep pain finds way to newer understanding of the thing call life. Soothes me away with the soulful tune at the end.

I'm glad I watched this. Thanks for making this. Thanks to the person who shared this to me. It's haunting yet beautiful.

My mum was just 1month shy from delivering me. She tells us how she and my elder brother hid inside the bed not knowing what will happen to us. She recalls of how bullets and bombs landed near her. She was traumatized which in turn effected me since I was still inside the womb. And growing up as a child I sometimes get terrified of people and little sounds for no apparent reasons. Thank you to the team for bringing out this video 👏👏

Keep it up Take One Nagaland Please continue this initiative we, Nagas have a short memory. Oting is a painful reminder for us all. Please cover other massacres and incidents. We should never forget ever.

Am I too ignorant or too lacking in my own history. This is the first time I heard about this incident.

Thank you for sharing this story! Painful...May God bring healing in our land!

Thank you for the video. So many memories of that dreadful day

Sad to know the news lately but good that you guys makes the documentation. 👍

Underrated people ase hoh💙 Such a tragic story.

Casualties could have been much greater had it not been for d unsung hero ,the then DGP ,Chamanlal,who boldly faced the ire n wrath of d rashtriya rifles n insisted on taking the the victims to the hospital in his own vehicle,laying his life on the line to protect the public. God bless him ,wherever he is today..

I am extremely ashamed and want to apologise for the massacre caused by those corrupt devil men in arms. I am from Uttarakhand but I have lived abroad and Japan is my favourite. After living there, I came to realise the importance of human freedom and true happiness alongside many changes in my thinking and personality. I hope God will punish those devils for their crimes against innocent humans including children. I love North East India but at the same time if many Naga people do not want to be part of India then it should be accepted by the central government and the state government of Nagaland should support the freedom movement. If we are not happy by being a part of a nation because there is no development, no jobs, and no growth in human life then what value will the state gain by being part of any nation? Now Russia is doing the same thing to Ukrainians against their will, in the Baluchistan province of Pakistan, many people do not want to be part of the sinking economy of Pakistan and have even picked up arms and killed many corrupt/devil Chinese and Pakistani civil servants and army men who are doing unauthorised development in that region because Baluch people want their province to be an independent and much better place from Pakistan. Similarly, in China, the people of Tibet, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and now Hong Kong are suffering. I hope the Naga government supports Naga freedom because there is no use in being part of any nation if that place has experienced some torturous treatment by the army and no development for many years. Love to all wise, compassionate, merciful and honest humans on Earth. In human freedom, we find ourselves and in the place of freedom, we gather all those who think like us and form a country of dreams. Even in my state, all I see is police patrols more but less development and creating more control and fear among common people who feel threatened instead of feeling safe by seeing police because some of them are criminals in uniform.

I still remember vividly that day as we hide to listen to the sound of the gunshots for hours. Though it was difficult times those days and we hear regular gunshots every now and then but we had never heard guns fired for so long, we were sure that a full scale war was going on in BOC area only later to be told that it was all caused by a tyre puncture!!!

This is world class videography. Everything is just so artistic and very mellow, it's treat for the eyes too!

If tyre blast blast is enough to trigger their chicken heart then how will they fight real war, especially the Chinese PLA? Truly annoying to even be retold of these kind of atrocity meted upon us.

A similar incident happened in Mokokchung too when I was still a kid.

This is really a heart breaking moment. I'm so speechless right now.

The torture humiliation hardships misery perpetrated upon by the foreign indian armed forces can never be forgotten.

So sad to hear that touching story !!

RIP to all the deceased and God bless all the people and families who survived the devastating ordeal.

A big thanks to the TakeOne Nagaland team, you're doing a great job!👍We need to share this as much as possible and let the whole World know the atrocities committed to our innocent people!

this gives me goosebump🥺

Me and my mom were at home and we thought it was crackers, luckily even though we were close by from the firing area, there was no line of sight so we were pretty safe.. this brings back memories that should never have happened. Chilling, haunting nightmare.

Because of all those gruesome act that brought down in the history, in fact the heinous killings, I literally cannot except till today as Indian. I still vividly remember my mom will scary me to sleep 🛏 by using the name ‘Army’ it is fear more than Devil and that’s true to most Nagas back then. History will Remain!

Yes I remember too, Was 5 years Old at that time. I Was playing with my nephew in a nearby ground when suddenly it started. The Army fired motor shells randomly anywhere n everywhere. My family came out to get us, we were shocked by their expression that we could not walk an inch, they carried us. Then all of us lock ourselves in the bathroom, kept Praying. A painfull time to recall. A traumatic experience for everyone who was a part of that.

Watching this from another state and still remember this horrific incident. My mum, bro n sis anxiously crouched and waited for it to be over as every now and then mortar shells were falling on our roof. And after few minutes we heard that our Lotha neighbour had lost their daughter n his mother also injured and we just couldn't go and console them was so heartbreaking. I know what you are talking about uncle.

I heard many about this and also torturing our people, killing rape Chaos etc. It boils my blood when i think about this. I was born on 15 june 1995.

Goosebumps 😞 I was not born yet still it chills me down, sorry to hear such awful moment

Always hated them and will always. We share your pain.

Peace be with you all

They released THE KASHMIR FILES NOW IT'S TIME FOR NAGALAND FILES

I have also seen and face that terrified situation 😔when I was in akuluto town😭thank God now it's peaceful

Indeed a page from a dark day in the past. Great work from the creators. Power to you ✌

Rashtriya Rifles the Coward Rifles

it shook me to learn about their stories and i am so saddened by listening to their stories .. I as a father can imagine the sadness of losing a daughter and just the thought of that is so unbearable and to know that my dear have gone through it is so saddening. I can only pray that God comforts you ... Also it is high time we nagas forget the money and starts thinking about the future of our kids and what kind of world we are going to keep for them . God bless my Nagaland

What about 27dec 1994 in Mokokchung.

Sadness has no words to describe the attrocities of the indian army and their cowardice. I was very young too and I remember this day vividly. I did not know until this story about the loss and that many had been affected. My deepest Condolences to the families. I will remember each and every hardship that Our Brothers and Sisters had to go through in every walks of theirs, and my Life.

Who might be those evil army 😤 We should not leave them,but now toh I can do anything to help it out... My support will always be their for the Nagaland

Barbaric cowards! That is what those army men were. Killing innocent civilians!! This makes me so enraged. What bullshit training did those nincompoops even receive to be not able to scope out a threat This dark event should never be forgotten. Thank you for making this wonderful piece of film. 🙏🙏 #lestweforget

I ws away in my boarding school..got a call 4m Nagaland..my uncle's family ws hit by a stray bomb..his mom lost her arm n his young kids were injured too...hw can we forget tat day😢 it's still raw...

My friend's mom who was sitting at home and weaving a shawl for herself got caught in this firing.... Bullets came through the bamboo walls and shattered ever stool(mura) and tables... But not a single bullet touched her... The whole family witnessed a miracle on that day....

💔💔💔💔💔💔 cant imagine 😢😢

Disheartened and angered to learn all these...

I remember that day like it was few months back

Listening to the real story after such a longtime since i feel crying

It breaks my heart yk💔...

Bro Make a documentary for Oinam Hill Village senapati too... though now many have expired there are some few of them willing to share their stories of the infamous "Bluebird operation" 9th july 1987.

beautiful documentary 🙏lots of love from Manipur 🤍

Still Naga's are in that awe of those days 😢 ... Oting massacre

Goosebumps 🥺 Thank you for sharing! @takeonenagaland

Dont know what to say. Born on 2001 I never came to know about this incident and maybe like more of this type but now through this small documentary what i have seen learnt I just Can say sorry for the human from a human behalf of some human 💔 It will be false to say i can feel your pain because I can't no one can feel what you guys feel at that very moment also after the years so just praying for every good possible for you guys

🥺such a grief full incident 😔. God bless my fellow naga Brothers and Sisters.

Omg it literally made me cry wow ❤

Absolutely disgusting and horrific . I couldn’t even imagine how the people suffered under the military terrorism. Countless act of genocide and terrorism have been conducted by the military terrorist in the north Easter regions and countless lives lost. Hope the sins of the fathers and their forefathers are all reaped down their generation untill the debts are cleared tenfold .

Thank you for documenting one of the many Indian army atrocities in naga soil!

Powerful

Sad thing is that not much has changed still now....... Take Oting incident for example...

Trending on your content creation and subject content. 👍👍👍

Wounds will heal.....but scars remain.

I was there just below the naga hospital making us to kneel sometimes /sit sometimes for a long time by those forces on that sunny Sunday. Threatning us to shoot... I remember that sunday

Heard about a similar incidence fron my parents but dont know about it clearly I believe they lived in Chandmari area that time.I wasn't born yet.I was to be born on 24/06/1995 This is horrible and heartbreaking.My heart goes out for all the families who suffered and losed their love ones.

Strength to the Nagas. As a kashmiri hindu, the indian army practically saved us from isl@mic terro rism. But every coin has 2 sides. So, yes what they did in nagaland is something they should be punished for SEVERELY. I don't know if this matter was taken to the court but if not then it should be.! The national media mostly ignores the NE. Representation and justice is very important. I hope your story comes out as well like my community's did in the form of a biographical film..

This is so sad....😭😭 may they all rest in peace.

Story - Very sad to hear Story telling - very nice Cinematography - simply soothing, very calm n not exagerrated, like JUST BE YOU kinda vibe About this channel - so underrrated, PS - Thank u utube algorithm for jus poping up this video on my feeds :)

I remembery mom telling me about this atrocity years after it happened. During the indiscriminate firing by the indians, a mother at her home was holding her infant baby and looking to hide when a stray bullet hit her, severing her 2 fingers and instantly unaliving her infant baby. Thank you Indians. Thank you

we are not safe in ne states,as well in this country.

The wailing sound's of the dead will be Heard. Tremor will sink deep inside their Heart to the one's. Their Gun's will Awake and Hunt them. Their soul will find no peace. Their feet will swollen up and carry them no more. Their eyes will tremble when they retired to rest. They will find no strength in enemy line. Their offsprings will suffer unless they seek forgiveness. Tear will dry when they meet the same fade one day. Their blood line will never shine no more . peace have taken another path and remorse overthrown. Alas! the mark they give is the mark they take back.

I still remember that day …I was 6 years old hiding inside the bed…fire took place just few minutes away from my home old minister’s hill….past is past I can forgive but il never forget…

Please update the incidence of 27Dec 1994.

My young generation ,know and remember this. This is how GoI and it's Indian Army treated and killed Nagas from the time immemorial.Dear Young Nagas, don't you feel angry and heart pain?!. Dear Nagas, don't be a puppet of india govt and soldier.Stand for Nagas,fight for Nagas,think and build for Nagas,be a spirit of diehard Naga,die for Nagas and be a proud Naga.Kuknalim.

This is a good channel 👍. New subscriber here.

God give peace to all the victims..

Kindly share the original track of the song... Sooo good. Fits the story.

Extremely sad! May the gracious Lord abundantly RESTORE happiness & total healing on the victims of this vicious atrocities committed by indian RR. May God keep blessing them who shared their stories. Amen🙏

Indian armies can't do anything against Pakistan in Kashmir, they're expressing their anger and frustrations on innocent civilians in Northeast particularly our Nagaland. They say, forgive and forget. But we must neither forgive nor forget such atrocities.

That's why , people from nagaland shoun't FORGET the past

Please visit phor village too

My heart weeps for all whose lives have been mercilessly ended by the guns, bombs and hands of occupational force. There is power in the blood. It doesn't die useless death. God will liberate us one fine day. Don't lose heart comrades. The differences and hatred in the family will end one day. Kuknalim.🙏

What was the reason for the gunshots and threatening by the army??