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  • 3 Wishes from a Genie in a bottle
    Jungtina JamirLast week I broke my grandma’s precious antique lantern while trying to reach an old box in the corner of her huge cabinet. I was mortified! What would I tell her? My mind in turmoil as I opened
  • Television comes to village
    B. ThohiiIn a drab, poorly ventilated and unfurnished room in a village, a Television with a Digital Satellite Receiver is set to an uncomfortable stand in one corner of the room. In front of the Television abo
  • Thrilling Thailand Tour
    The educational tour organized by Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School came to a happy conclusion on 15111 March 2006.Twenty- seven of us were selected to go for the educational tour to Thailand. We had no wo
  • Is there Freedom of Speech and Expression in Naga Society?
    Those who voted ‘NO’ had to say:•    No for the common people, but yes for those who have guns and money power. Most are afraid to speak or express the truth these days about our Naga
  • Talking to Teddy
    Jungtina JamirIt was a beautiful night. My room was palely lilted by the moon’s beam falling through the windows.  I was holding teddy in my arms as I looked outside; it was magically beautiful; I had ne
  • Of the third eye: Diary of the blind!
    Jungtina JamirI was waiting for one my friend to come out from her hostel and meet me. I strolled aimlessly on the hostel garden and that’s when I saw this girl sitting on a bench. Since I did not have anythi
  • The Art of Forgiving
    Dr Aola ImchaTo begin an article on forgiveness, I thought I would start with one of the most profound acts of forgiveness in history. Here was a man who had done no harm, yet was put to a gruesome and horrific
  • How to speak in unknown tongues
    Al Ngullie Here’s a liver-blasting piece of news for all of you, people: medical researchers have recently concluded that alcohol is in fact very, very, very good for your health, if you don’t take it.
  • Country road take me home
    John Basho PouA country boy like me who’ve been away from native place and have enough experience of sunshine and sunsets of metropolitan city life would jump in to join John Denver’s famous nostalgic song,
  • Organic diet & Agri-Expo bus adventure
    Al NgullieIt’s really true an organic-diet can have you shed excess weight. We took a trip in an algae-friendly, noise-happy old bus to Medziphema for the inauguration of the Medziphema Horticulture Institute
  • Better Call me Jack, not Veipaole
    John Basho PouThe value of name has long been immortalized in prose, poetry and religious ceremony. Name of a person is not just a mere grouping of several letters of an alphabet, or other symbols, it represent
  • Like mother, like daughter
    Atongla RothrongWhen you’re five, she’s a goddess. You smear your face with her lipstick and model her earrings and high heels, wanting to be just like mommy. That’s the way it is until you’re about thi
  • The Essence of Equality
    Dr Aola ImchaI believe that almost all societies, in general are both matriarchal and patriarchal. Roles of Men and Women provide unique benefits and limitations on each gender. Both men and women may be seen t
  • Bomb your underwear ‘mistakenly’
    Al Ngullie You see, to be perilously honest, the hardest thing about being a journalist is that your wardrobe never lasts: you have to constantly update it for reasons of journalistic mobility which wears
  • My self-proclaimed Ethnic friend
    Atongla RothrongCouple of nights ago, I was having a conversation on the phone with a bosom buddy of mine who is on a long hibernation hiatus from his busy work schedule. It began this way “Hey man! Long time
  • As in, Psycho killer?
    Jungtina JamirMy life was a nightmare. I had just gotten off of a plane after four hour flight to the city where I would be staying with my uncle. He is one of those uncomplicated but scary type who believes in
  • Love, not actually
    ThanthanOne fine Monday morning she came breezing in and virtually knocked the wind out of my bags. Now I’m not one of those guys who easily fall to what others call first love. But she was just too alluring
  • How is your mood today?
    Nehemiah RongMany people start their day by reading Scriptures and Prayers called ‘Quite Time’. Beginning their day with devotion and meditation gives them strength of the day. That’s how they can survive
  • Cake, poison, Naga mice and governor’s award
    Jungtina  JamirIt all started on a foggy Saturday evening. Not foggy in the conventional sense. An ominous black haze crept straight out of the ether to envelop our house. And suddenly, out of the haze app
  • Reminiscing Childhood
    Vishii Rita KrochaYears have swiftly passed me by even before i knew where i stand now. Its funny how as a child we couldn’t wait to grow up, be on our own feet and face the harsh world, not realising the won