lest we forget - september 6, 1960 

The story is very painful.Heads off to the Naga peoples who didn't bowed in front of uneducated Indian Army who killed lots of innocent Naga Peoples uselessly.I'm from Golaghat of Assam.RIP to the peoples who died in that incident🙏.We will miss you always😢😢😢.You guys are warrior and always will be.Lots of love and respect to Naga manu khaan ❤ Jai Aai Axom Jai Aai North East ❤

Just teared up, I can literally feel the pain in their voices. Thank you for doing this. It is not to carry the pain in our chest but it is important to let the truth be heard.

Visited Mathikhrü this summer for my internship. Who knew such a beautiful and innocent village would carry such a dark sided story. I really respect the women folks who survived the attack that day and braved themselves to rebuild the village which famously stands today telling the stories of one that showed true patriotism and much courage faced before the giants by the innocent men folks. I was very pleased and honoured to meet the people out there who wore a big smile as they welcome us, kind souls, very much God-fearing, humility and the face that reflected the true spirit of courage and never giving up! God bless the people of Mathikhrü village and to all the people of Pochury, your stories that left a legacy and sacrifice you bore will continue to live on throughout the ages. Kuknalim!

Tears just can't stop rolling down watching this video from the beginning till the end. Learning how our great grandparents suffered and sacrificed for our nation makes me feel proud to be a Naga. These stories shall remain forever and deserves to be heard by every younger generation so that they will know how our great grandparents endured the pain.

Forgiven but will never be Forgotten. Thank you TakeOne for sharing the story of the sacrifice and suffering of the generation that went before us . .

The song sung by the narrator in the end gives me Goosebumps. It's in Sümi dialect and the song is all about tribute to the village. No amount of good act can justify the suffering, pain and agony our forefathers had to go through during these period of time. It's heartbreaking for real. 💔

My paternal grandparents were killed in this massacre. How can we ever forget the brutality? Indian Army never extended any apology either. For as long as we live, this memory will always stay with us.

It teared me down after watching this. Job well done to the team for bringing forth such a knowledgeable message. May we all have the courage to preserve our Naga traditions that call upon each of us to fight for justice. And may we inherit the tongues of those who died crying for justice for our better today. Always a proud Naga, yesterday, today and tomorrow ❤️

Cannot hold back the tears. My young ones always remember we are indians not by choice but by circumstances. Forgive but don't ever forget.

My Tears couldn't be controlled from these voices... The pain and tortures our ancestors went through can never be forgotten. 😥

There are no words to express to say thank you, TakeOne Nagaland. May this documentary bring peace and unity to our Nagas.

Thank you Take One for documenting such painful but much needed stories. I had vaguely heard about the atrocities committed against the people of Matikhru, but I was not aware of such harrowing and painful details. Such fine storytelling, editing, cinematography, just everything! I also love how your team dedicated the video to the mothers. I can only imagine the trauma the survivors must have gone through.

It pains my heart to hear them 😢 my maternal grandpa too died cos of army 's torture 😢. Thank you to the team of Take One for bringing out the untold stories of the bravehearts of our LAND. The song at the end was a shocking reveal to me as a sumi💔 May the brave souls rest in eternal. peace💐

Matikhrü is a Chakhesang (Khezha) speaking village under Pochury Tribe. After the 6th September horror, many other neighbouring villages came in to built the village together. Today, it speaks both Pochury and Chakhesang dialect.

The shooting down of Dakota plane at Phor is one of the Nagas most important documentation in contribution of Pochury share in the struggle for Naga Sovereignty and Independence and the ultimate result of which was the massacre of Matikhrü village and attainment of Peace in Nagaland. Today, the people of Pochury gather at Matikhrü and observe "Black Day" in remembrance of our martyrs, let every generations to come know how much the people of Pochury has passed through the worst phase of Nagas struggle for Sovereignty and Independence.

My Grandfather and Grandmother are still alive, as a living legend and knows A-Z about Matikhrü massacre, me a grandson will never ever erase the cruelty and barbarian act upon Naga's

Thank you TakeOne Nagaland for narrating our stories and letting the world know of us.... Please cover more stories... We have one at Mokokchung... 27th December, 1993... Unforgettable day for the people of Mokokchung...

and I remembered another recent genocide of Nagas by Indian Army but government never took any action against these heinous brutality ...North-east has suffered enough when will they get justice for everything..praying and supporting from Nepal 🇳🇵

Thank you Sesi and team! Hearing first-hand account from survivors make such a big difference even as we struggle to find new ways to carry the Naga story forward. Your commitment shows through and through. I feel indebted in a strange sort of way. Thank you ❤

Absolutely heartbreaking stories of our people. I teared up while watching them speak . Thank you for making the effort to put these difficult narratives out for people to listen and most importantly, remember. I hope someday those that have suffered can find peace and eternal rest.

Really well documented! The pain and suffering our ancestors have gone through are unimaginable. The song at the end makes me teared up. Kudos to all the team. Video quality at it's finest, bravo 👏

Thank you for documenting our history, this has been done really well❤

We all thought we were brave people until tears swell up the eyes. How pure is their love for the cause. How much have we change! Lest we forget

It's really heartrending thinking about how our people were tortured intensely by Indian Army 😔.. Schools and media's should educate these historic events to our new generations.

Thank you for digital archiving this important stories and sharing them for the world to see. 🙏✨

Came across this channel just now ,to the TakeOne team your hardwork will never go in vain , heartbroken and sad to once again hear storytelling of our grandfather's and grandmother's lifes the hardship ,pain ,sadness and death that they face ,to all those that lost there life that day for our Nation your sacrifice will always be forever remembered and forever stored for the thousands Generation to Come. Once again. Thank You TakeOne team Kuknalim

This kind of video is a gem. 💎 Salute to the admin.

The unforgettable incident.. What a patriotic heroes male folk of Matikhrii.This story was too narrated to me by my father.Long live Matikhrii Village.

Have our freedom fighters forgotten about these incidents? The real FFs were fighting for justice and freedom. Alas! All we have now are goons bringing menace to our own kind and killing our own brethren. To the unborn ones who had died in your mothers' wombs , I'm sorry you never got to live the beautiful lives you were meant to live. I'm sure your mothers fought and bore the kicks and brunts till the end. To the helpless men, I'm sorry you had to face such humiliations. You were all warriors and great men. To the girls and women, the blood stains on your beautiful petals can never be wiped clean. I'm sorry, you had to go through all this. These narrations make even the toughest of men cry. To all the victims of this merciless tortures and massacres, you never deserved this cruelty. Rest, hush now, depart in peace, dearest men and women, the littles ones and the unborn angels.

Oh Naga, Oh brave Naga warrior, how can we forget such sacrifice made by our forefathers, let us look upon our Almighty God for leading us and guiding us. Let us unite and March for our future generation, Kuknalim.

My heart hurts so much hearing how our elders n grandparents suffered at the hands of the indian armies.. I hope n pray Dat no one will suffer again like this in our time...

Thank for sharing TakeOne. Rest in peace to those who lost their life. and i salute to the brave mothers of our nation.🙏

I really get mad when I hear this kind of story and burst into tear hearing how Indian people treated us 🥺how beautiful song that song it was it was in SUMI my dialect 💕 he sang so well

As on this day the 6th of september 1960 the brave warrior and fathers of Matikhru let down their life for the the sake of Naga. I can truely feel the pain and trauma how much they have gone through as I heard from those people. Lest we forget the courage and sacrifice of our ancestor. Thank you Takeone Nagaland team for documenting so well. This sad past should truely be heard by all the Naga generation.

I could feel the pain of the narrator and it made me so emotional visualising the incident. I'm sure this will disturb and raise anger to many Naga brothers like me towards the Indian Army but one thing I know is that God is faithful towards the Nagas and they overcame it by the power of forgiveness. The Nagas then and now are totally different they are highly favoured and blessed by God. Thanks for sharing

How painful to see and hear the narrators!but so thankful that they lived to tell their stories.Good job Takeone👍

Thank you my Pochury brothers and sisters for your unimaginable struggles for the Nagas. You have borne untold sufferings for the Nagas. I cannot even imagine how much suffering you have gone through while standing for the rights of we Nagas as a whole. God bless you bravehearts! Thank you, Take One for telling this heartbreaking story in a profound and overwhelming way. Your work is a class apart. Best wishes always and looking forward to more!

Thank you “takeone Nagaland” for this documentary!!🙏🏻 please continue to bring more such stories!!

The song at the end just broke me further, beautiful and hauntingly sad

Thank you TakeOneNagaland for documenting all these stories for the world to see.

It really pains my heart to know about the inhumane ordeal they had to go through. But, what is even more dismaying is the present freedom fighters who have derailed and altered the essence of our political struggle laid by our forefathers , I.e complete sovereignty from the Indian union. With the passage of time, our present freedom fighters have become a victim of the foxy policy of the Indian govt., even willing to trade our rights for monetary gains and status. I hope this type of video will awaken our national workers once again from their nonchalant approach. Thank you, Take one, for making our history alive. Also, forget about our govt., but how nice it'd be if those well-to-do citizens or politicians around the area can come together and initiate to make this village a historical tourism oriented village for the Naga struggle, because they deserved it. The struggle and ordeal they went though may just be the tip of the iceberg, and for which we Nagas should come together in upholding and respecting them.

May the soul of those lives taken innocently rest in peace ☮️

An unimaginable pain and suffering has our elders endured. Their undying sacrifice for us younger generation is incomparable, we as younger generation must never forget and let go the struggle and sacrifices made. We mustn't let the flame die, together we should make a change and raise, divided we can never accomplish. We are called Nagas with all the tribes counted together. A high time for our leaders to come under one umbrella and work together.

Thank you for making the video

For our better future they sacrificed their life for us. Let the truth be heard by all. Thank you TakeOne Nagaland for documenting it so well. Our present and future generations needs to know how the Nagas struggled.

A Generation only born to know pain. The sufferings they went through is unfathomable. Thank you Takeone team .

Thanks for such contents "Only a plant with strong roots can blossom into a beautiful and strong tree " we must never forget our past in order to create a brighther and stronger future ❤️

We must support to grow this kind of channel.

So many sacrifices but the youths of today are proud to be Indian 😄.

Thank you very much for this painful story,

The last part got me.. I'm in tears when he sang sumi song...

Video perfect. So nicely xplain. Brave folks sacrificed for our nation Painful to hear.

Heart Touching story 😭😭 song too.. sumi song

New subscriber. What a sad story we could feel their pain 😢

I've no words to describe the pain, sorrow😔 and traumas our elders had to go through this horror,I remember my grandparents and village elders narrating the terror and abuses metted out to innocent villagers everytime the Indian armies come frisking their homes at any time of the day.

Thank you TakeOne Nagaland for the story. Lest we forget, keep reminding us 💟

Wow thank you so much,Naga have lost faith in Jesus and forgetting about our history the sacrifice of our anchestors😔hope to see more like this video of our history kuknalim✊

Melancholy story. May God give them eternal rest to all who lost their life life❤️

I was thinking how they got sumi names, but the song in the end made it clear 🥺😭

These cruel and barbaric acts has been faced once upon a time by all the Nagas irrespective of Tribes which resembles the One People One Nation.we the present generation must always remember the past truth. Thank u for sharing the Video...Lots of Love from Your own Brethren Assam

I am always ready to hear about our past . How brave and pure were our forefathers that they were not ready to bow and forfeit their birthright to the intruders back then. Looking at the present Naga generation it's disheartening to see that the feeling of Naga nationalism is so little or nowhere to be seen.

Naga manu should hoist naga flags as a mark of homage to all the tortures and killings by Indian army. How can human memory be so brief to denounce naga flag and the painful history which is not even a century old?

Every Naga must know This document. The cruelty of the mental Indian Armies are too much to be forgotten easily. Every single Naga has a scar in our hearts made by the mad Indian army who supposed to be the protector but turned to be the monster...😠. really made me sad watching this document.☹

Truly heartbreaking. We will never forget

Never knew about this history. Thanks for informimg the younger generations

People should know about this...thank you so much onetakenagaland for these i would've never know if it wasn't becuz you...the pain and struggle they went thru is just horrible...

Being a pochury this story really traumutized me…..never to forget and unbearable forgiven till today to the army

Nagas in 1950s and 1960s went through the most brutal oppression by Indian security forces. My village on the border of Manipur and Nagaland bear the brunt of the atrocities committed by Indian security forces and Naga undergrounds. They said a foot print of a hunter boot on the road would sent chill down their spine.

Sessino and team, hats off. felt the pain deep inside.

Dear nagas as we are taught we should forgive them but please don't forget

Looking forward a video on March 24, 1955 at Huker Village.

Heart wrenching! 😭 @takeone Take More! Power to You. 💯💪

Mathikhrü - A village that refuse to die ❤ May God abundance blessings be on your offsprings.

Sesino good work of art ❤️

Oh God! I nearly chocked listening to these. If all the youngsters of this generation can learn about the sacrifices our forefathers made then I am 110% sure that Nagaland will change.

As I visited this place for the third time, it's so painful to know their story, listening to painful and tearful tale should bring justice to the whole Pochury. It's not only at Matikhrü but also at Phor village.. How can they kill innocent citizens of India? Do we look like terorist? How can they just kill innocent people randomly? This is too much. Enough is enough..

I want to give these guys a hug 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Just teared my eyes. Unknowingly came across this video

Salute to the heroes. Shame on you.....modern mercenaries. Thank you TakeOne for the moving tribute.

This is real. My parents always tells me about this kind of story.

That a sumi song 😭😭 oh my heart

I fully hop that, their sacrifice will not go in vain but glorify one day or the other day. Long live Pochury.

Hoilewi ki la tribe ase etu khan

Indeed, lest we forget.... Yet the Nagas' fate is fading by valuing personal interests more than commen cause.

We should make short video movie n let all the people sees it....so that the world can know it better....God bless my Nagaland

It's so painful to listen the story

Thank you so much for sharing the untold story of Naga.

Sumi song thanks

This is so sad .....

This is something present nagas leaders should now who are fighting for our freedom of how our forefathers have struggled and came.fight with a prayer, ask for wisdom, courage,unity and honesty to overcome their policies that they have been playing on us all through out this year.

The Untold stories of our people have been hidden from the masses by some opportunists along with their Masters. History will be the judge. May the families of the lost ones stand with Pride and Honour for it was for a righteous cause. History will be kind to you all. God bless the Nagas.

This narrative must be heard by every generation

😭 This is very heartbreaking 💔😭

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Lest we forget

So sad to hear all this happening at your village... I ll visit it soon..

Where can I get a copy /book of this one ?

Good to keep for such important documentation for future generations. Such atrocious will never forgotten from the heart of soil….. “We will never surrender our birthrights makes me tearfully” 😭😭😭😭😭😭

The old lady is speaking in Kuzhale.

No words 😢😢