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'Sleeping In India And Eating In Myanmar': Nagaland Minister Shares Video Of Unique Village

Longwa village lies in the 44 AC Phomching constituency on the Indian side of the Mon district and the Yochen Lahe township constituency on the Myanmar side.

Nagaland minister Temjen Imna Along posted a video of a unique village on the India-Myanmar border. Longwa village residents, according to his tweet, "just need to go to their bedroom" to cross the border. Longwa is one of the largest villages in Nagaland's Mon district. 

The Indian Constitution forbids dual citizenship, yet the people of Longwa village in Nagaland are an exception to this rule. Longwa is one of the biggest villages in Nagaland's Mon district. It features lush forests on one side and rich agricultural land on the other, according to an old BBC report. Longwa is home to the Konyak Naga tribe, who were once noted for their ferocious customs. 

"OMG | This is my India. This person just needs to go to his bedroom to cross the border. This is the "Sleeping in India and Eating in Myanmar" point of view," Nagaland's minister stated in a tweet.

"The Myanmar was the brother of 7 sisters once upon a time right," a Twitter user commented on his tweet. "Unique, But this tribe or this community needs to be uplifted. Let the world know the hidden talent of the people of the northeast. We need better roads and infrastructure for them. Want to see the entire north east on global map," wrote another user. 

According to the website of the Mon district, despite the village's location in two nations, it is ruled by a single chief. According to the website, four rivers flow through the village, two in India and two in Myanmar.

According to the BBC, Longwa existed even before the borders between India and Myanmar were defined in 1970. The officials did not want to separate the community when establishing the boundary line, so they chose to allow the border to pass through the village.

As a result, it has a unique position, with one border pillar having messages written in Burmese and the other in Hindi.

The boundary line runs past the village chief's residence, giving rise to the joke that he eats in India and sleeps in Myanmar.

Longwa village has a total population of 6703 people, all of them are dual citizens. These people have complete freedom to travel between India and Myanmar.

Longwa lies in the 44 AC Phomching constituency on the Indian side of the Mon district and the Yochen Lahe township constituency on the Myanmar side.

Longwa's Angh is one of the seven Anghs in the Mon district. The Anghs have control over three villages in India and five villages in Myanmar. They have exceptionally strong traditional, customary, and cultural ties.

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