My generation grew up listening to news on the Radio. And to a lot of good music in the sixties and seventies. The All-India Radio Kohima station often won best Radio station for its choice of music and its exc
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Two incidents are cited here because they are good illustrations of the Cancel Culture trend that seem to be overtaking the west, something that sometimes veers too close to home shores as well.The first one ha
I often pass a little dress shop, and it is like going back in time. The fifties are back with a swing. Flared skirts in hues of brown and bronze hang invitingly at the entrance. Inside the shop, the blouses an
Statutory warning: the phrase ‘easy as pie’ is a fallacy. Bakers know this. Amateurs like me find out the hard way. In fact, I personally maintain that baking pie is harder than other bakes. It was certainl
The eucalyptus tree collapsing on and killing vendors at the Supermarket area is a communal tragedy. For days, I thought of the chatty, smiling women sitting by their well-tended flowers in full, glorious bloom
August is a difficult month. Possibly the most difficult depending on where you are born. For Nagas, it is the month of independence declaration. For Indians it is also the month of independence declaration. Fo
In a social media post, a user aired his views on the culture of handing out certificates at seminars, conferences, and meetings which has now percolated almost every area of social interaction. It seems you ca
Some women are so wise. There is one who says that we need to learn how to receive compliments gracefully. This lovely woman has a habit of addressing complete strangers and complimenting them on their clothes,
There appears to be different meanings of the Japanese word, Ukiyo. One attempt is living in the moment, another is floating world, or transient world, and the owner of the Ukiyo bookstore in Imphal, Manipur sa
It is always surprising that many people outside the state continue to be confused about the term Nagamese. Instead of understanding that it is a language made up of pidgin Assamese, and used as a link language
Very dismally, the news is spreading that Nagaland University has removed Naga Writing from its UG syllabus. In its place, worthy Indian classics such as Shakuntala, The Ramayana and possibly the Mahabharata wi
An invitation into intimacy. That is what the collaboration by Agnes Tepa and her husband Seyie Tepa is about. It is done gently, in the manner characteristic of Agnes. This beautiful book, ‘Out of Wonde
It’s possible. Travelling down from Kohima to Dimapur, one can’t help noticing the new earth dug by the roadside, the rocks and stones ripped out and reused to ‘develop’ the area. I suppose it is s
Constructed identities, not constructive identities. I have never heard of the latter.What are constructed identities? Not unlike social constructs they are identities given to people groups by others. As time
Two new books in early summer await us. ‘Tracing my Roots’ by Akho Yhokha offers a well-documented and historical version of migration narratives. Every scholar of Naga history should read this book. It is
Kudos to the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu who stated emphatically ‘stereotyping of NE must end.’The newspaper story mentions that Mizoram can be an example for the Parliament to emulate in their graceful
The Tombstone in my Garden, pp 119, price Rs 499, Speaking TigerThere are different ways of telling a story. A casual narrating of a random tale that the listener recognises parts of and can relate to.Then ther
In early March we concluded a two-day Partners’ Market outside the Main Kohima Post Office. What is Partners’ Market all about? (Note: the right way to spell it is with the apostrophe at the end.)Partners
This can be sung to the tune of Abba’s ‘Loving you Loving me aha.’ Panel discussions, digital meetings and such are underway again. Amusing to see what current topic can be latched onto literary inte
Keep yourself warm and your loved ones too. The cold spell has caught all of us unawares and we are having to eat our words, those of us who said we would never get to use our winter wardrobe this time. In the
