The Naga Millennial generations are the unluckiest set of people on the planet earth. Our contemporaries across the world influence their people with their confidence and qualities because they were provided with the necessary platforms by their governments. Had our state governments cared for the future of the Naga generations then today after graduation, we would have left our suburban houses and rented an apartment or flat in the cities and haunt for jobs. We would have even worked our way up by being waiters, office assistant, delivery guy etc. like in the western countries and contributed to our state’s economy.
Millennials refers to the individuals born around the turn of the 21st century. From the world context it generally composes of individuals born between the early 1980’s and through the 1990’s till early 2000’s. Since Nagaland was affected by the technological wave during the late 1990’s and 2000’s, our Millennials could be categorized as born in the late 80’s till early 2000’s.
The Millennials are a new generation of human species accused to be lazy and unhandy by some older folks. We grew up in an electronics filled and increasingly online and socially networked world. We perceive in a global world. We know exactly what the missing link in the chain is for the development of our society.
We know of the origin of democracy and liberty and by that not just the time and place. We know of the suffering the people had to go through, their faith, hope and pain. The truth that is intact with our freedom as a human being today. The truth that gave us our freedom to believe in ourselves no matter what ill the people speak of.
We have been talking about the future and waiting for it to somehow save us from our failures but the ‘future is now’. It has always been now. History may define our present but our present determines our future. The Naga Millennials are the beginning of our future.
Observing the situation of the world (which we don’t often), since technology marveled and spread from the western society, they had earlier access to the tide of technological revolution thus in the next decades when the Millennials there takes hold of the system then their society would take a giant leap towards the future and they shall become even greater than they are today.
As for us, we have almost lost the race but it is ‘better late than never’ so they say. Since the previous generations of Nagas aren’t much equipped with technological knowledge and the perspective of being a global citizen of the world, why not we skip the part of following the tradition of electing supposedly “older thus more capable and worthy leaders” and take a leap of faith with the more intellectual Millennials.
We could redefine history of our people and the world with our rationality, confidence technological thrust and humanity.
We are more rational and humanitarian than our previous generations. We are more logical and scientific in our approaches and perspective about life. With us the Naga society will be safe and shall prevail further from every test and temptation and triumph.
There are times when we best take things for granted for the better outcome and then there are times when we have to really see the truth and act and give ourselves justice. Today is the call for the other time. Time for us to be true to our own self and set ourselves free. Free from feeling scared and paranoid while living in the society. Free from mockery of knowledge and search for truth in our pursuit for happiness.
Liberal Democratic Party of Nagaland (Media Cell)
