Dr Asangba Tzudir There is always the catch better late than never, and the same can be said for the recent visit of Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs to the capital city o

Imlisanen Jamir It really does take one to know one. There has been nothing as ironic in the news cycle this past week as FIFA’s suspension of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for; get this, &l

Imkong Walling The year was 2019. The day was October 10, a day when the global community observes World Mental Health Day with the objective of mainstsreaming mental health, while doing away with the associ

Imlisanen Jamir We are likely to think of fungi, if we think of them at all, as minor nuisances: mold on cheese, mildew on shoes shoved to the back of the closet, mushrooms springing up in the garden after h

In a concerning finding, an official report stated that 25% of cancer patients in Nagaland “never took treatment because of financial difficulties” while results on other parameters were not flatter

Dr Asangba Tzudir Clean election has been a much mulled over topic for some time now and it has generated mixed feelings, divided between optimism and pessimism. Optimism comes from the overwhelming chorus t

Moa Jamir “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it,” goes a popular quote attributed to former British Prime Minister, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, commonly known as Winston Chu

Imlisanen Jamir As news broke that another person had been killed along the Dimapur-Chümoukedima highway in another vehicle accident on August 9, along with it, also came the increasing sense of danger

Did tribe exist before colonialism? This is the rhetorical question that Ugandan political commentator Mahmood Mamdani asks us in Define and Rule. Tribe as an ‘ethnic group’ with a common language e

Dr Asangba Tzudir The recent three-day North east India festival, which was held in the Thailand Capital Bangkok from July 29, and which was the second edition was held with the objective to take forward the

Moa Jamir After regular directions and observation from the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench hearing a batch of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on health issues and infrastructure in Nagaland, the State Gov

Imkong Walling There comes a stage when a person has to make a call, an informed choice that would shape the life ahead. Fresh graduates face this juncture as they prepare to transition from academia to brea

Imlisanen Jamir Brainwashing is a pretty strong word. If someone accused any of us of being brainwashed, our reactions would be pretty confrontational. Perhaps a few would keep hold of their wits and careful

Veroli Zhimo ‘It is what it is’ is an expression used to characterize a frustrating or challenging situation that a person believes cannot be changed and must just be accepted. According to th

Dr Asangba Tzudir Delving away from the complex idea proposed by what Nietzsche wrote on the ‘will to power’, the status of our society today is such that the ‘will to truth’ in simpl

Akangjungla For many decades, the Naga people have relied on storytelling to pass down historical accounts, indigenous languages, culture and traditions, and conventions and customs. The conversations around

On July 12, 2022, at the Baptist World Alliance Conference at Samford University, Birmingham, the Hunger and Poverty Task Team under the BWA Commission on Human Rights, Peacebuilding and Reconciliation submitte

Moa Jamir In a concerning note, data provided by the Union Finance Minister in a written reply during the ongoing monsoon session of the parliament informed that total outstanding liabilities of Nagaland Gov

Dr Asangba Tzudir The steady surge in the number of Covid-19 positive cases in Nagaland in the last two weeks is something to be concerned about considering what the people of Nagaland had to go through duri

Veroli Zhimo In the year 1997, Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki wrote and directed one of the most iconic anime films—Princess Mononoke. The film revolves around Ashitaka, an Emishi prince who embarks