Aheli MoitraMyths are constructed with oft repeated imagery. This imagery is often fixed depending on who propagates it, creating myths that come to define who we are. Home Minister of Nagaland, G. Kaito A
What is my word, what is human wisdom but a noise that reaches the outer ear?But from the ear to the heart lies a road that only God can travel …Oscar RomeroTrust is one of the most unique virtues that can in
Each time it rains, I go to the sidewalkWhere tree roots have broken the concrete and listen to the waters whisperingIt is coming soon – Sara Little-Crow RussellOne of the most critical times of any peoples s
Along LongkumerConsulting EditorLal Krishna Advanis resignation (later retracted) from all posts that he held in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had come as an unexpected development. No doubt Mr Advani had be
Along LongkumerConsulting EditorIn a significant policy decision, the State government has decided that 50% of all revenues from Oil & Natural Gas will be set aside for developing the Iconic Four Lane Footh
Aheli MoitraBright eyed dark skinned trim mustachioed 32-year-old Sukumar, driving a van in the estuaries of Bengal steers from tourist talk with a bunch of tourists his age and settles on his idea of justice.
The need for out-of-box solutions suggest that the existing paradigm guiding the War on Terror has been futile. In fact, it has proved to be counter-productive because it thwarts real solutions to terrorism.&nb
One of the most omnipresent and consistent historical forces that profoundly influences the human journey and a peoples collective transformation continues to be their worldview. Indeed, the forces of history a
Along LongkumerConsulting EditorThe overwhelming verdict of the Naga public, cutting across every section of society, is to do away with the large scale extortion culture prevalent in our midst, especially sinc
Roads, cohesion and integrationAlong LongkumerConsulting EditorThe State government has pushed the case for improving road connectivity across Nagaland during the recent high level meeting to finalize the Annua
The situation in Naga society has spiraled rapidly, aggressively and destructively into a deepening crisis of complacency and inaction since the turn of the New Year. More than five months on, it has moved at s
The Naga Church does not exist in a vacuum as its existence is located within a particular historical and social context. The Naga Churchs reality has been shaped by its encounter with historical forces that ha
Christianity has been made the center point of the Nagas current social order which brought with it new styles of clothing, customs and rituals, new forms of etiquette for polite society, new medical approaches
Along LongkumerConsulting EditorThink about it—Nagaland is going to celebrate 50 years of Statehood later this year yet we continue to remain poor. Whatever reasons it may be, but it is unusual that the Plan
Along LongkumerConsulting EditorThe Opposition Congress has lambasted the poor results of government run schools announced a few days back by the Nagaland Board of Secondary Education (NBSE) and claiming that t
Aheli Moitra It is rare to hear of Chhattisgarh, or the people who inhabit it. A catastrophe a year brings it back to our psyche, its jungles more remote than here, its people more alienated. They are so p
This modern era has witnessed humanity evolving a culture that does not enhance life nor is necessarily life giving. In almost every part of the world, fear driven by greed and insecurity has led to astronomic
For indigenous peoples the power of culture perhaps is best represented in the saying that I am because of who we are. When the collective self expressions reflect the power of the peoples will, they form an es
Along LongkumerConsulting EditorNaga people are proud of the fact that we have a unique history including the political rights to determine our own future. Under the aegis of the Naga National Council (NNC), th
Along LongkumerConsulting EditorGenuine success or perpetual happiness does not lie in the material wealth you may possess or the palatial home you may have build. If ever we need any prove on where the formula