Editorial

  • Unity in Purpose
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   At a recent consultative body meeting of Nagaland tribe Hohos convened by JCC and NTAC, the “apex Hohos unanimously resolves in principle for forming a Nagas of Nagal
  • Statecraft & Governance
    Was Nagaland State created to manage the differences between the Naga nationalists and the Unionists? Mahmood Mamdani, Ugandan scholar and political commentator, in his book Define and Rule pinpoints that
  • Ensuring quality Healthcare & Education
    Moa Jamir Albeit the cacophony of elections in five states, two States  Assembly, last week, passed two bills having dramatic implication for the welfare of its citizens.  ‘The Arunachal Prad
  • A placid voting pattern
     Witoubou Newmai   Issues related to human rights violation, corruption, Manipur territorial integrity, Naga aspiration, Inner Line Permit (ILP), Kuki aspiration and unemployment have been dogging
  • #BeBoldForChange
    Aheli Moitra    In her short story, ‘The Last Song’ (2006), Prof. Temsula Ao leaves us with feelings of distant, inexplicable, sadness. Apenyo sings through her brutal rape in an old ch
  • #BE BOLD FOR CHANGE#
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir 170 Years to Gender Parity?…33% Reservation…? This year’s International Women’s Day is being celebrated under the theme “Be Bold for Change&rdqu
  • Affirmative Power
    Naga situation needs a process of transformation, not reformation There is a need to be unwavering while building a shared humanity that assures equality for everyone - women and men alike - with respect an
  • A ‘new era of governance’ in Nagaland?
    Moa Jamir   Lethargic functioning in many government offices will soon be a passé, if one goes by the recent assertion made by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) that Nagaland will soon ushe
  • Mainstream media
    Witoubou Newmai   An organization based in New Delhi is holding a programme on March 5 on the role of “national media” as the “most essential” part in the “all round develo
  • Zero Discrimination
    Aheli Moitra    During the World AIDS Day on December 1, 2016, a doctor in government service made a startling revelation. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Dimapur between April-October 2016 stood at
  • Social Order
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   One of the greatest challenges which our society is facing today is the maintenance of social order. It is a kind of order which is in contrast to social chaos or disorder,
  • The Broader Question
    The ongoing Nagaland situation has spurred various reactions. While there is recognition that the turmoil encapsulates many issues, there is also a pressing need to connect it with broader questions. In particu
  • The one with the trump card
    By Moa Jamir   Even as more than 40 NPF legislators reportedly left his camp and traveled to their favorite haunting place Kaziranga for the Nagaland version of ‘Games of Thrones,’ the Naga
  • A failed mechanism
    Witoubou Newmai   A failed mechanism was responsible for the creation of the recent disorderly scene in the State of Nagaland. Calm has prevailed now but it does not signal that the failed mechanism has
  • Learning a native culture
    Aheli Moitra  And so it happened, on February 21, a day before they started school, the 6 years and below children in our colony came up with a new game to play. They called it ‘bandh-bandh’
  • Is there a way forward?
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   After a lot of twists, turns and drama the demand of JCC and NTAC is finally fulfilled. The bandh is lifted and life seems to have returned to normalcy. Ironically, life ha
  • A Naga Tribunal
    Point 9 b (ii) of the Sixteen Point Agreement is the basis for establishing a Naga Tribunal. This can define and determine the nature and scope of customary law in accordance with the present day need to embrac
  • The games people play
    Moa Jamir In the classic book, “Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships” published in 1964, Dr. Eric Berne dissects the “secret ploys and unconscious maneuvers that rule ou
  • Playfields are shrinking
    Witoubou Newmai   In a time when playfields are fast shrinking, the days of bandh in Nagaland have become a boon for children who have been deprived of outdoor games.   In the past few days when
  • Time to care for health
    Aheli Moitra   In the beginning of February, The Morung Express carried two stories on the status of healthcare and ensuing difficulties for the people of Kengjung village in remote Tuensang district. &
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