Nagaland celebrates its 59th Statehood Day

• Nagaland is celebrating its 59th Statehood Day on 1 December 2021. 

• Nagaland was granted statehood on December 1, 1963, with Kohima being declared as its capital. 

• Prior to this, Naga leaders and the central government reached an agreement to create a separate region of the Naga Hills in 1957. 

• The State of Nagaland Act, 1962, was thus enacted by the Parliament to give Nagaland statehood.