Dr Asangba Tzüdir
The mind, in consideration of the intellect, allows humans beings to observe the world and the things happening around us. Besides creating awareness it enables a deeper re
As we approach the end of another year, reflecting on it and questioning whether 2016 has been a year of failed government assurances is needed.
The degree to which Nagaland State and its gover
Moa Jamir
Naga ‘menfolk’s’ passion for politics and power is indefatigable. The hitherto perceived supremacy over ‘womenfolk’ and hierarchal societal order and poli
Witoubou Newmai
The Naga People’s Front (NPF) has announced that it will contest in 15 assembly constituencies in the forthcoming Manipur assembly election due in a couple of months’ time.
Abokali Jimomi
Hornbill Festival heralds the onset of festive season in Nagaland attracting thousands of visitors. Locals too are flocking to Dimapur and Kohima for their wedding and Christmas shoppin
Moa Jamir
Irony was lost to everyone, most of all to State Chief Minister, when Nagaland launched the year-long road safety awareness campaign under the theme ‘Time for Action’ in Kohima o
Festival Tourism is fundamentally different from traditional tourism in that it relies on the cultures, traditions, customs, food, and geographical location within a specific context. These characteristics are
Dr Asangba Tsüdir
This paper had earlier raised a question on whether one would agree on the view that corruption will decrease if more women take active part in Nagaland politics. Such qu
Moa Jamir
The outcome of the recent Naga Peoples’ Front (NPF)'s Central Executive Council on November 29 is clearly interesting in many aspects. Still convalescing after a series of i
The Naga public has to stop being passive detached spectators and shift from reactive dissent to informed dissent through nonviolent social action in order for any real political change to take place
The Nag
Moa Jamir
On Sunday, I went for a haircut. Surprisingly, the lone hair salon near my colony was empty. The barber was busy fiddling with his mobile phone. Thanking my lucky stars, I sat down to
Alemtula Longchar
“The test of whether you can hold a job or not should not be in the arrangement of your chromosomes.” – Bella Abzug
Naga women are not burnt for dowry. They are
Dr Asangba Tzüdir
The ‘fight’ towards ensuring clean election has received a much needed psychological and moral boost with the coming together of the 7 newspaper houses i
More and more one is convinced that Naga children born in the 1970s need to be referred to as the Sandwiched Generation. This particular generation is the one that links the past – those born prior to the
Witoubou Newmai
The “please one, dump the other” approach of successive Manipur Governments which has often resulted in disastrous ramification in the past, is unfolding yet again.
In s
Zanbeni Humtsoe
(A conversation) Me: Whom do you live with? Student: My father-in-law. Me: (with raised eyebrows) Are you married? Student: No Me: Then, how are you related to your ‘fathe
Fighting an Incalculable War
Dr Asangba Tzüdir
As the entire world followed the US presidential election anxiously, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a U-turn by announcing in an unsche
Environmental activist Joanna Macy reminds us that, “We live in an extraordinary moment in Earth.” She says, “We possess more technical prowess and knowledge than our ancestors could have drea
Moa Jamir
For budding Naga entrepreneurs, Neichüte Duolo, CEO and Coordinator of Entrepreneurs Associates, and ‘Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOP) –India, 2016’ awarde
Witoubou Newmai
Indians have started realizing what it takes to be an Indian in the Narendra Modi era. His innovative policies keep surprising the people but not as much as on his latest measure to cu