LipichemMeluri | January 2 Amidst swathes of scenic splendour, an 83 km road acts as the only road, lifeline and the only hope for around 24 villages spread over three areas with roughly 11,000 population
In indigenous societies, language is central to passing on of traditional knowledge, wisdom and artAbokali JimomiKohima | May 18Nagaland exists in an English-dominated world: school textbooks, newspapers, TV sh
Arya LakshmiDimapur | May 19Far away from their “God’s Own Country” started a tale of culture mix in the Naga valleys. The Malayalis have much to share than mere stories of their settlement in Nagaland.Th
“Knowledge is Power”…and it’s all between the covers of the book.Dr Asangba TzudirDimapur | May 11Any civilized society is marked by an intellectual environment besides civic sensibility and one that se
Interests of many illegally adopted children are being neglectedAshikho PfuzheDimapur | May 11A 17-year-old Naga girl, adopted by a single mother the day she was born, was thrown out of the house after relation
A 90-year old mother recounts the agonizing burden of pain and loss she endured during the 1957 grouping period of Naga villages by the Indian Army Imti LongcharDimapur | May 10Twelve days after her three-
Cultures of knowledge and knowledge of culture need to be shared for peaceful and dignified co-existenceArya LakshmiDimapur | May 8After the assault and subsequent death of Nido Tania in Delhi in January, 2014
AkangjunglaDimapur | May 3 Eight years old Shanti dreams of becoming a medical doctor when she grows up. She hopes to help and make well the sick. Shanti would be the first from the locality where she live
Reporting sexual violence in Nagaland’s mediaMorung Express NewsDimapur | April 30In July 2013, Dimapur witnessed the murder and possible rape of a woman who was visiting her family. While the social media qu
Imkong WallingDimapur | April 24Nagaland is infamous as the trouble-torn, insurgency marred corner of India. This impression, embedded in the mainstream domain, has painted a picture of a restive place with a s
Zanbeni HumtsoeWokha | April 21Located about 70 km from Wokha Town, the village of Old Aree finds itself nestled in the pristine blues and greens of River Doyang. Over the years, this river has become a boon fo
Abokali JimomiDimapur | April 20It is perhaps too late to even talk of wildlife conservation in Nagaland. Saving a species cannot substitute the destruction of a region’s rich wildlife ecosystem. Naga fo
Morung Express NewsDimapur | April 12 Bad road with numerous potholes features almost everywhere in the town as well as in the State. The woe of bad road seems limitless and no alleviation seems to reach s
Naga women’s indigenous seed preservation knowledge key to biodiversity conservationAbokali JimomiDimapur | April 12Women have been our community seed-keepers for generations passing down traditional knowledg
Vibi YhokhaKohima | April 6How much does a supposedly ‘usual’ wedding in Nagaland cost today? Approximately five lakhs and beyond! This excludes the miscellaneous costs such as the wedding gown, dresses for
Ashikho PfuzheDimapur | April 6An eighty-year-old man in Tuensang district proudly displays an old newspaper kept in an old wooden trunk and points to a photo of a cultural troupe gracing the front page of a lo
70th Anniversary of the Battle of KohimaVibi YhokhaKohima | April 4“Terhü Keretho! (Most difficult war),” said 92 years old Duotsolie Vihienuo, a WWII War Veteran, when asked about his experiences on the w
Morung Express NewsDimapur | April 3If you thought the peripheries of Nagaland remain outside the purview of the Right to Education, the story of 75 students and 10 teachers of a Government Primary School (GPS)
Bonnie KonyakMon | March 29The trumpet was sounded and with sticks and brooms in gloved hands, the battle cry was taken up across the hospital compound. This is a different kind of battle, just as tricky, but t
Vibi YhokhaKohima | March 19“I came to know about Naga history after I left Nagaland. It is embarrassing and frustrating when outsiders know more than you of your culture and history,” says a Naga youth stu