Rev. Fr. Dr. Abraham Lotha is an Indian

anthropologist An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms and ...

from

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and the former Principal of

St. Joseph's College, Jakhama St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Jakhama, is a college established and managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kohima, Diocese of Kohima, Nagaland. It is the first college established by the Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Kohima, Catholic ...

who served from April 2011 till May 2015. He serves as the current President of the ''Lotha Academy''. and also wrote several books on Naga anthropology. Lotha is an ethnic

Naga Naga or NAGA may refer to: Mythology * Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions * Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata'' * Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Riv ...

Bibliography

*''History of Naga Anthropology 1832–1947'', 2007 *''The Raging Mithun : Challenges of Naga Nationalism Christianity'', 2013 *''The Hornbill Spirit : Nagas Living Their Nationalism'', 2016

Accolades

In 2019, Abraham Lotha was awarded the Gordon Graham Prize for Naga Literature in the Non-Fiction category for his book, “The Hornbill Spirit: Nagas Living Their Nationalism”

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lotha, Abraham