You are right when you say that “… the Meiteis must be prepared to accept their past mistakes … that injustice was done to the smaller ethnic communities …” (The Sangai Express VII/10 of 22 Sept. 2005
Joseph Kuba Nothing has yet been made public about the Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act 1958 Review Committee recommendations. Staying in Delhi and with gossips going round, one cannot, however, fail to s
K. Akum YimchungerLongtokur Village, TuensangThe other day I read the article written by Rev.L.Souhie Mhasi on the “TMPO” and the President of the Naga Hoho. As a young writer with little knowledge about th
Arkotong LongkumerIn the farewell to Billy Graham’s final crusade last June in Flushing Meadows, New York City, The New Yorker did an interesting article entitled “The Big Tent”. One expected a myri
Vecito DozoMany a time politicians, intellectuals and NGOs have spoken in volumes and top officials of the State vented annoyance on the deteriorating work culture in Government establishments of the State thro
Rongspon MerenStudents or youth, they say, are the foundation and future of any nation. And so should this be applicable for or Naga Nation as well. However, despite massive doles of assistance and a high teach
Sothing W.A ShimrayIn an apparent denial of justice to the poor in a country where ‘equality before the law’ is the fundamental rights of the people, the executive of Ukhrul District in a clear violation of
RazoulieAs we all know our student bodies have always been in the forefront in highlighting the problems of our student community in Nagaland. In fact we are quite proud of their efforts to represent the Naga S
Keff K O mother, where are thou? Your children are wailing, your children are famished, your children are quarrelling, your children are dying of strange illnesses, your children aren’t alright…Our gar
A Chang OlivoNagaland News has been dominated by news of the Integration of all the Nagas. Recently, Nagas had a historic Integration Rally in Kohima. If we look at our Naga culture and life, we differ ver
Rosemary DzuvichuThe Angami Women Organization was started twenty five years back to foster better understanding and unity among women of the Angami tribe from the northern, southern, western and chakhro areas.
K Filip SumiWill the Nagas ever learn the art of forgiveness? In today’s scenario almost all of us are revengeful. We are satisfied with being revengeful and do so to quench this evil thirst. If one says that
Dolly Kikon In Northeast India, the term ‘operation’ invokes a disturbing history of military exercises related to counter insurgency. Decades of security operations in the region have left behind a so
SenkatoshiThe people were barbaric; there were no good means of communication; and the place too was far away, but they carried on their ‘mission’ regardless.They were the American Baptist Missionaries who
Arkotong LongkumerThe Edinburgh festival every year attracts millions of people from all over the world. Performers—art connoisseurs, writers, poets, musicians, actors, acrobats, comedians, the riff raff and
P Himpao LamBreathes there the man with soul so dead, who never to himself had said, this is my own native land’ - this line from the poem ‘Patriotism’ by Sir Walter Scott, had me pondering for quite some
James Longkumer“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”It’s been a decade since the film The Shawshank Redemption was first released. Made in 1994 by first-time write
Neichü Dz. AngamiSome facts about chewing Talab, Dilbagh, Rajah Mix, Rajni Ganda, Paan, Khaini……All Paan Masalas mentioned above are commonly known as ‘GUTKHA’, which is cheap, brightly packaged and sl
Abraham LothaA small cranky wooden bridge in Merapani separates Assam from Nagaland. On the Assam side of the bridge, the roads are paved, there is electricity night and day, there are phone connections (
Arkotong LongkumerFor a long time I resisted Mobile Phones. For me, there was no lure, nor was there any excitement of owning one. I objected to the way Mobile Phones become such a nuisance in life. Every time