Another lead I got from this website <https://www.arkayaholidays.com/northeastindianagalandtourismplaces.html> which writes something different from others: "The capital city of Nagaland, situated at an altitude of 4738 feet above mean sea level is encompassed by hills providing a majestic beauty to the city. The name 'Kohima' has been derived from Tenyidie dialect 'Kewheimia' meaning "people living in the hills". Kohima received its present name from the British rulers who had set up colonial units devastated during the Second World War. Kohima city is inhabited by the Angami, Rengma, Kuki and Zeliang Naga tribes. It is a beautiful hill station of North-East India beckoning the tourists to its religious, monumental and village attractions." Tabish ------------------------------------------- <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net The waterhole of flower lovers
On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 9:46 AM Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Let us hope we come to some conclusive consensus. My guess was based on > Rhododendron arboreum being State flower of Nagaland of which Kohima is > capital. But we have to find solid evidence. > > > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > > > On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 9:39 AM Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The govt website of Kohima <https://kohima.nic.in/history/> says: >> "The name Kohima derives its name from “KEWHIRA” which is the name of >> the village where Kohima town is located. Kohima village , also called >> ‘Bara Basti’ is the second largest village in Asia and forms the >> North-Eastern part of Kohima Urban area today." >> The flowers connection may just be a modern folklore. Although I have >> many resources with names of plants in Naga tribes, never came across >> *Kewhi*. Websites just copy paste from each other. >> Tabish >> >> On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:31:17 AM UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh wrote: >> >>> The name of Kohima, is supposed to be after wildflower Kewhi or Kewhira. >>> Could not find its botanical name even in Wikipedia. Could it be the >>> Rhododendron arboreum or something else? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "eFloraofIndia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/f75bbe41-3afa-44eb-af0d-e3871382755dn%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/f75bbe41-3afa-44eb-af0d-e3871382755dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/XTWJY4bEnaA/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpUhzywywXbKnrb4FeJWUmd6k-M%2Btk%2ByHdbAMiF7ObDieQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpUhzywywXbKnrb4FeJWUmd6k-M%2Btk%2ByHdbAMiF7ObDieQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CALTV20fOrnufF%3DguJ%2BiHMy-a8PhJYN72aNO3Kh4o8YeN%3DGtUdA%40mail.gmail.com.
