Nagaland MLA writes book on Kohima battle

NEW DELHI: Ultimately, it came down to the Battle of the Tennis Court during World War-II when Allied troops doggedly hung on to the hill leading up to the residence of the Deputy Commissioner in Kohima, finally forcing the invading Japanese forces to withdraw and indeed, turn the course of the conflict in the region.

Penguin Random House India has announced the acquisition of a rare historical account of the significance of the battle, tentatively titled 'His Majesty's Head Hunters', by Aspen Fellow and Naga poet Mmhonlumo Kikon that will be released in late 2022.

An MLA in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, Kikon is a BJP national spokesperson.

Providing a unique viewpoint, this book uncovers the untold story of how Kohima, now the capital of Nagaland, went from being a nondescript small hillock to becoming the political and administrative headquarters of the British Government and inadvertently ended up as a site of the world-changing war. (IANS)

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