Editorial

  • In one clean sweep
    Imlisanen Jamir   They shut down an entire state, put political representatives under arrest, increased militarization, and forced people to remain indoors and shut up. Then they checked in to a slee
  • Honour thy farmers
    The state of Nagaland over the years successfully marketed itself as the Land of Festivals. To harness the rich cultural heritage and intending to promote tourism, the state also started the Hornbill Festival i
  • Simply Brobdingnagian 
    When the poll bugle blows, the litmus test for the clean election begins.  Predictably, in the run-up and announcement to the electoral process in Nagaland, there has had been perceptible pro-activeness of
  • On Happiness and Wellbeing
    Witoubou Newmai   In a time when the prevailing rat-race has brought about vacuous state of lifestyles, more and more people around the world are getting inspired by the Bhutans idea of Gross Nationa
  • On Compilation of Personal Customary Practices
    Dr Asangba Tzudir The Nagaland Government has constituted a four-member committee headed by Chief Secretary for compilation of personal customary practices and usages of all the tribes in the state. Wh
  • To math students, teachers & the State
    Imlisanen Jamir   Against the backdrop of the not so surprising revelation that schools in Nagaland have not been able to achieve the desired level of performance in mathematics, heres a message to s
  • Do what you love? 
    Imlisanen Jamir Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life!  Before falling for the warmth of that promise, it’s vital to question, “Who, exactly, benefits from makin
  • On Compilation of Personal Customary Practices
    Dr. Asangba Tzudir   The Nagaland Government has constituted a four-member committee headed by Chief Secretary for compilation of personal customary practices and usages of all the tribes in the state.
  • Insulate electrical workers 
    In the last 5 years (since 2014-15), officially there were 23 accidents - 6 fatal, among the electrical workers in Nagaland according to a recent report published by The Morung Express.   Given the natu
  • Do what you love?
    By Imlisanen Jamir   Do what you love and youll never work a day in your life!   Before falling for the warmth of that promise, its vital to question, Who, exactly, benefits from making
  • Insulate electrical workers 
    In the last 5 years (since 2014-15), officially there were 23 accidents - 6 fatal, among the electrical workers in Nagaland according to a recent report published by The Morung Express.     Gi
  • From the Moon, we discovered ourselves
    By Imlisanen Jamir   1970 saw the first Earth Day observation, which eventually became a worldwide celebration of our home planet. The subsequent years saw an emergence of environmental consciousness;
  • Of droughts and floods
    Witoubou Newmai As the impacts of Climate Change are becoming quite a herculean issue to be handled, and the world struggles with the issue without perceiving any definite predetermined end; it is an opportu
  • Naga food for the world
    Aheli Moitra At a friend’s wedding in Mon, there were 20 different meat dishes for guests. The animals that made it to the lunch table had been bred on different types of grain, various kinds of meat h
  • Bureaucrats in Policy Making?
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Policy making especially on matters of governance has remained a contentious issue. The latest on RIIN testifies such a predicament. The manner in which the state government came up wi
  • Access denied
    Imlisanen Jamir The couple of weeks leading up to the consultative meeting between civil society organizations and the Nagaland State Government on the Registration of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RII
  • Return to hawkishness?
    The appointment of RN Ravi, Interlocutor for Indo-Naga Peace Talks, as the 20th Governor of Nagaland, has generated mixed reactions from various stakeholders in ‘Naga-land’ – ranging from elem
  • Environment: A matter of collective mindset
    Witoubou Newmai Local or ‘identity politics’ have become the bulwarks against making the issues of environment to assume priority in the agenda or policies of our society. That is the reason why
  • More fact than fiction
    Aheli Moitra In June, Netflix dropped a dystopian future fiction bomb—Leila. Set in 2047, the web series shows the future nation state of ‘Aryavarta’ that will leave viewers amply disturbed
  • Time for an Anti-Black Magic Bill? 
    Dr Asangba Tzudir On 24th August 1944, a 2nd World war US cargo plane crashed in a certain village in Nagaland. To keep the remnants of the wrecked plane in the possession of the villagers was considere
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