Rev Fr. Dr. Joe Mariadhas, DirectorShalom Rehabilitation CentreChumukedima, Nagaland“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.”-Diane MariechildThe quality of our

Anguzo Peseyie: With all the election fever that's spreading across the state and the blog, let me take you elsewhere. A very embarrassing incident happened yesterday. I went to the Tax Dept yesterday to get so

Anato Awomi: New Tribal Alliance Formed - A new tribal alliance of three tribes - Ao, Kyong (Lotha) and Sumi- under the nomenclature ‘Central Nagaland Tribal Council’ (CNTC) has been formed and will be form

What makes a people docile? Perhaps that example can best be reflected through the Nagas. Where, How, What happened? This is a question I have pondered over again and again. I have studied from different angles

Nathaniel Ribao (Nagaland): Knowing well that a sound economy is vital for the growth and development of society, I wish we delve into the recent announcement by GOI easing the restrictions on single/multi bran

Yanpvuo Kikon (Admin): Till date Nagaland remains the only State in India not to have a CBI branch! All the developmental funds that are siphoned off openly and the corrupt practices which we witness right unde

The number of government servants has reached above 10% of the population. What does this mean? And how do the rest of the citizens/population operate from this point? I believe I cannot really present con

“Nagaland is a Christian state.” “….we are Nagas because we are Christians.” The Christian identity is woven into the Naga identity. Without much historical research or backing you can say that the Na

How less and little do we know about our neighbors? In our forefathers time there were no roads, only thick forest to compensate. Moreover we were enemies and even among ourselves- among the different ‘Naga�

Al Ngullie: This event occurred a few days ago. My mother's superiors summoned her to the departmental headquarters to clear an unspecified "official work" concerning her salary.My mother had taken ill the othe

I thought I’d let my next piece have a follow-up with my previous writing about ‘Culture’. They may seem a little disconnected at first glance but if you would follow with me through this piece as well I

What is culture? What is identity? This is something I have asked myself, and others, many times relating to a foreign land, foreign culture and foreign accommodations. The distance from my culture made me pond

Religious Propaganda Regionalistic politics. Regional politics came into Indian political system by forming coalition governments in the centre by 1980’s, after Rajiv Gandhi’s prime ministership. Altho

How diverse is India? How diverse is Gujarat from Punjab or Bihar? Sometimes its hard to see these differences because we are either a part of it, or our own situation is overwhelming enough we do not need to e

Longrangty LongcharMorung Express FeatureThere are some who dare to venture out. There are some who want to tread where others have walked and left; there are some who learns from their predecessors and walk th

How often do we think about the capacity of the youth? And also how this can contribute productivity in society? Let us take a moment and look at India. Those of us who update ourselves on the population growth

Mental disorders or mental illness is something that we might not have grasped sufficiently in our society. It is even considered a taboo topic because of ignorance or because of denial too.Let me try to bring

Akangjungla Women delegates from across the North East region emerged out from the Indigenous Women Forum of North East India (IWFNEI) workshop with a deeper and richer understanding of the centuries-old b

Modernity in a wide definition can refer to a post-traditional, post-medieval, post-feudal system towards modern western definitions like capitalism, industrialization, secularization, rationalization. Or even

How well do we know our surroundings? How well do we know our environment? The circumstances we live in?  This is a question I refer back to, time and again; whether it is upon myself or to someone else. P