“Loneliness in the Midst of Curfews”: The Mizo Insurgency Movement and Terror Lore*
| TERROR LORE1 IS PARTICULARLY apt when applied to the north eastern states of India, where such struggles constitute part of each of their very recent histories, and where, as a result, stories, songs and various lores have emerged, reflecting the experiences of entire generations of people who have grown up under the shadow of such terror. This fear, in most cases may be a consequence of the reign of terror inflicted upon a nation or society by the dominant political group or a militant group fighting for various causes, with violence being the main force behind their actions in both cases. Terror lore may be a component or variation of what is commonly known as the urban legend, although, of course, the reason for the birth of the terror lore is more specific, and all terror lore may not achieve the status of an urban legend in contemporary culture as it deals with a specific area with the possibility that it may have relevance for only a specific percentage of the population, notably, those who have actually undergone and experienced the trauma. |
