Khujli Ghar

Why in news?

• Some villages in Nagaland are trying to revive a traditional form of punishment that seeks to check crime with an itch in time.

About Khujli Ghar:

• Khujili Ghar is a cramped, triangular cage made from the logs of Masang fung, an indigenous tree that irritates the skin.
• Social offenders or violators of Naga customary laws are punished by caging them inside it for a few days.
• The Aos, one of the major tribes of Nagaland, call it Shi-ki  which means flesh-house. 
• The cage is usually placed at a central spot in the village for the inmate to be in full public  view. 

About Naga tribes:

• Nagas are various ethnic groups native to the northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar.
• The groups have similar cultures and traditions and form the majority of population in the state of Nagaland and Naga Self-Administered Zone of Myanmar.
• There are significant naga populations in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
• The Nagas are divided into various Naga ethnic groups whose numbers and population are unclear. They each speak distinct Naga languages often unintelligible to the others.
• Ao, Angami, Thangkul, Wancho, Konyak etc are some major ethnic groups.

Prelims Question

Ao, Angami etc are names of:
(a)Naga ethnic groups
(b)Folk paintings from Himachal Pradesh
(c)GI tagged food items from Arunachal Pradesh
(d)None of the above 

Answer to the Prelims Question