Another totally different explanation https://morungexpress.com/clarification-founder-kewhira-kohima-village
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 10:33 AM Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/CAHiXKpXJL1WC-RtqaT3v%3DD7aUdW%2BfnTU5D5sgOyMSyXMu_ZYCQ%40mail.gmail.com.
