The Nagas : Social and Cultural Identity-Texts and Contexts engages in a study of the various aspects of the Naga life from the pre-colonial times to the present. The work traces the socio-cultural identity of the Nagas in conjunction with the portrayal in literary wsorks of explore if such texts serve the purpose of documenting or making an enquiry into the age-old customs and traditions of the Naga tribes. Major shifts in this identity could be seen with the arrival of the British administrators to the Naga Hills and the subscequent advent of Christianity and English education by the missionaries. It is in this context that the book dwells upon the various facets of Naga life and how that identity transformed to what constitutes the Naga people's existence in today's time.