Over acres of fallow fields, the siphoong sounded calling old and young, male and female to a congregation of the Bodo community. The celebration of 64 years of Bodo Sahitya Sabha was the occasion and it is no
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It sounds like a bit of an exaggeration to say that this Christmas has been a Christmas like no other. But in a manner of speaking, no Christmas is the same. I think we always strive to reproduce Christmases pa
After a severe injury from a fall that put an abrupt stop to her business in children’s clothing and maternal wear, Wecheteu Kapfo used the recuperation period to creatively think about daily products in the
Allan Aley uses the folk as a springboard for a tale which is part mythic and part science fiction and is his debut into the world of fiction. The story revolves around ‘a deadly epidemic that hits Nagaland
Bobita Rai published by Tajung Publications‘We are human mirrors reflecting thoughts and emotions, giving expression to the voices within, floating on the wings of imagination.’ So writes the poet in the pr
William Blake’s marvellous poem goes:Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry?In what distant deeps or skies. B
In the 80s the Iran-Iraq war made us anxious. The rumours were that essential goods would run out. We were told that petrol would become unavailable to transport the commodities that we used daily and for which
August has always been a tense month. Nagas would wait to celebrate the 14th of August, Naga Independence Day, and the buildup to the Day was fraught with tension and secretive plans. In years past, an elderly
The majority of people possessing good sensehave been protesting the Olympics boxing competition where a biological male fought a woman boxer in a match and battered her with such brutality that she quit forty-
Without design, a number of stories have landed in my laptop. They centre around the Japanese Invasion of our hills and its aftermath. War is never a quiet thing. It makes its appearance loudly, and leaves behi
On the 4rth July, 2024, the 80th Anniversary Commemoration Service of the Battle of Kohima will be held at York Minster in the UK. It will be held at Dean’s Garden where participants will gather around the 2n
A word is being repeated by random people on the streets, and also at serious interviews. It is sometimes the answer to the favourite question of interviewers: What is your message to young people of today? Or,
Echu Konyak’s ‘Folktales of the Konyak Nagas’ is a slim volume of tales reflecting migration narratives, animal and human tales in a universe where stones and trees are animate and participatory in the de
Cradling Memories of My Land, 80 pp, INR 299, Red River.‘Cradling Memories of My Land’ is the volume of 79 poems by Jim Wungramyao Kasom published by Red River. Jim and his brother Themreichan are beautiful
Oshikimthi, if you have not heard it before, means thank you in Sümi. It is a beautiful word. I would like to emphasise how gentle the sounds, ‘sh’ and ‘th’ are especially when used in this word. No on
We climbed Pulie Badze in early March. Six townies. But it was very doable. With a three-year-old in tow, who had to be carried halfway, we still managed to reach the peak within forty minutes. The villag
A friend in Delhi had several Myki products in her kitchen. Dry Ginger powder, dried Bamboo shoot, Anishi, Gooseberries cooked in sugar and dried, dried Roselle, wood apples, turmeric, chilli and so on. I
Itu kiman mithai ase?The new currency feels very much like a conspiracy between my neighbourhood grocery and the pharmacy. I have discovered that the paan shop is also part of it, and so is the ration dukan. Th
A friend from the UK was planning a trip to the Northeast and had many questions. He was super curious about Naga food, mostly because he had read so much about the (in) famous king chilly. Is it really as hot
Celebrating Us was the theme of a seminar on Naga women and their traditional attire. When we think carefully about it, Naga women are to be lauded for the beautifully designed textiles and traditional cloths t
