Meet S Phangnon Konyak, Nagaland's 1st woman MP to preside over Rajya Sabha

The first woman MP from Nagaland to preside over Rajya Sabha, Konyak will likely become a leading BJP woman's voice from the Northeast, soft but insistent

Shingwang Phangnon Konyak, the first woman from Nagaland to be appointed as one of the vice-chairpersons in the Rajya Sabha, thankfully, has no tattoos. Konyaks, considered one of the fiercest warrior tribes in Nagaland, were the last to give up the practice of head-hunting – severing heads of enemies after attacking rival tribes. The last head-hunting case was reported in the 1980s. Head-hunting qualifies members of the tribe to tattoo their face and/or chest. Phangnon concedes that she has no tattoos but says proudly that others in her tribe have “earned that honour”.

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