Nagaland women suffer setback as men keep them in the kitchen

By Amrit Dhillon
Updated March 2 2017 - 3:33pm, first published 3:14pm
Tribesmen stop government vehicles from circulating in protest against the quota proposal.  Photo: Amrit Dhillon
Tribesmen stop government vehicles from circulating in protest against the quota proposal. Photo: Amrit Dhillon
Posters cite an article of the Indian constitution which the men believe permits them to preserve their culture in defence of women's exclusion from politics. Photo: Amrit Dhillon
Posters cite an article of the Indian constitution which the men believe permits them to preserve their culture in defence of women's exclusion from politics. Photo: Amrit Dhillon
Setback: Women's rights activist Rosemary Dzuvichu. Photo: Amrit Dhillon
Setback: Women's rights activist Rosemary Dzuvichu. Photo: Amrit Dhillon
"The only women demanding change are spinsters and divorced women": government employee Matthew Yhoma.   Photo: Amrit Dhillon
"The only women demanding change are spinsters and divorced women": government employee Matthew Yhoma. Photo: Amrit Dhillon
Nagaland is a predominantly Christian state in India.  Photo: Amrit Dhillon
Nagaland is a predominantly Christian state in India. Photo: Amrit Dhillon
"It makes me hang my head in shame": Neidonu Nuh, left, and a friend discuss women's rights in Nagaland at a Kohima cafe. Photo: Amrit Dhillon
"It makes me hang my head in shame": Neidonu Nuh, left, and a friend discuss women's rights in Nagaland at a Kohima cafe. Photo: Amrit Dhillon
Kohima, the capital of the Indian state of Nagaland. All-male tribal bodies were responsible for social unrest which saw the torching of government buildings and two deaths. Photo: Amrit Dhillon
Kohima, the capital of the Indian state of Nagaland. All-male tribal bodies were responsible for social unrest which saw the torching of government buildings and two deaths. Photo: Amrit Dhillon
A bus torched in protests by Naga tribesmen over the election. Photo: Amrit Dhillon
A bus torched in protests by Naga tribesmen over the election. Photo: Amrit Dhillon

Delhi: A group of Indian men who believe that a woman's place is in the kitchen and not in public life have won a victory.