UKHRUL: Naga filmmaker Theja Rio has won the Platform Award at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for his debut feature Angh, earning the...

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UKHRUL: Naga filmmaker Theja Rio has won the Platform Award at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for his debut feature Angh, earning the film a direct spot in the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards, scheduled to take place on March 14, 2027, in Los Angeles, California.In his winning speech, Rio described TIFF’s recognition of a film from an indigenous region and spoken in a tribal language as “truly special." He dedicated the award to people back home in the Northeast saying, "I come from a small town in the Northeast of India where dreams do not often come true for my people. So if I may, I would like...

On September 5, 2026, The New York Times broke the news announcing to the world: English Museum to Repatriate Colonial-Era Human Remains to the Indigenous Naga People. It highlighted the decision as a profound act of cultural reconciliation, framing it as a triumph over colonial wrongs that touch longstanding generational wounds. Professor Dr. Laura Van Broekhoven, Director of the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford told the NYT the process was a “Naga-wide movement of healing and unification.” She also informed the Agence France-Presse (AFP): “The remains have been away from their homeland for far too long.” AFP, headquartered in Paris and founded in 1835, is the world’s oldest news agency, underscoring the...