Philosophical Understanding of Cultures and Festivals of North East India, Edited by Dr. Dominic Meyieho and Dr. Joseph Puthenpurackal, Shillong: Don Bosco Publications, DBCIC, 2015, ISBN 81-85408-00-57, pp. 136, Rs. 300. The present quick changing and globalizing world with its numerous and different difficulties requests from us that we go further into understanding the different features of culture With this inspiration, Don Bosco Center for Indigenous Cultures, Shillong, directed a course named, A Philosophical Understanding of Culture and Festivals. This book is an assortment of the papers introduced at the workshop. The way of life and celebrations of North East India to endure need to rediscover its otherworldly and philosophical roots. The papers mirror the circumstance and culture of individuals of the North East and try to feature the native culture.

Thomas Menamparampil talks about the section of culture to a central situation in human existence. Before, culture was not considered persuasive yet today we perceive what culture means for the attitudes of networks, their social attachment, inspiration for accomplishing specific objectives and for adding intentionality in all that is done, other than assuming a vital part in financial turn of events. The creator adopts on a peaceful strategy and talks about how societies can be resuscitated to meet the progressions fashioned by modernization.

Asserts that a human individual is on a very basic level social a way of thinking of culture should manage the various considerations or methods of reasoning of creators who have recognized that the human individual is fundamentally social and furthermore have arranged or thematised an investigation of societies and civic establishments. Hence, he proceeds to introduce the prospect of a couple of rationalists over the ages who have philosophized on culture.

Euphoria endeavors ‘a Critical Understanding of Cultural Festival’ with Jonathan VanAntwerpen on the Wan gala of the Garos. Celebration expects extraordinary importance in individuals’ life in the public eye and structure an indispensable piece of culture is a celebration of thanksgiving the creator portrays the way of commending the celebration generally and stands out it from the current situation.

Approaches the celebrations of the clan from female stance Angami celebrations are typically horticulturally related. Womenfolk assume an indispensable part yet are not in the front line. They are viewed as initiator; arbiter and sustainer however are not given equivalent status to men. The creator requires a deconstruction of the celebrations and a re-development according to the women’s activist point of view.

The celebration of the Naga clan is talked about in Shaji Mathew’s paper. He us through the festival of the celebration and presents the aftereffects of a survey put to Zeliang youth the discoveries are astounding the celebration is not any more celebrated in its conventional grandeur, shade or length. There is a requirement for returning to the celebration, understanding its social lavishness and drawing motivation for socio-social, financial and strict advantage.