The Game of Badminton was introduced in Nagaland toward the early part of the 1930s among the teachers of Impur Middle English School Mokokchung, influenced by American missionaries.

Steadily, by the late 1960s, it gained popularity within the elected members and bureaucrats, leading the government to launch several promotional programs:

• In 1968, Shri. Atu Pongener was sent to NIS Patiala for a badminton coach course by the Nagaland Government.
• In 1972, another coach, Mr. Shyam Charan Singh, was employed from Manipur, and many promotional programs were initiated across the state.
• Invitational tournaments were also organized with neighboring states and within Nagaland, ultimately proliferating the popularity of badminton among sports enthusiasts in Nagaland.