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

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

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

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

Al Ngullie International Women’s Day always reminds me of my own limitations as a man: every time Mom leaves for Kohima, you can be sure cooking my own dinner also means my kitchen would later be standin

Romeo GangmeiEver heard of a town or city that boasts of scenic hills with charming weather, beautiful flora and fauna? Your experience begins the moment you leave Himachal Pradesh and moves towards northern In

Atongla RothrongMusic has been around for thousands of years. Music appeals to everyone. When was the last time you have heard someone say, “I hate all music.”? Lately though music has been criticized for c

Al Ngullie Come to think of it, I have been fortunate enough to have visited countries like Bangkok, Switzerland, the United States and my favorites, Sweden and Thailand. I visit these countries every nigh

Jungtina JamirIN THE BEGINNING:You’ll take up a hobby and get so good at it that people will admire you without knowing who you are. For me, I could take up computers. I did.  I learned “how-to- g

Jungtina JamirI wake up in the A.M; rub my eyes as I walk barefoot around the house looking for my tea cup. “Where did I keep it?”.  About 8 minutes later I find it in the kennel. My dogs found somethi

Botoking“Fight and you may die, Run and you’ll live…..at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now. Would you be willing to trade all the days, from this day to that. For one chance, just

Al NgullieOne late evening last month, after another hectic day hogging every available telephone and torturing the PC keyboard for next morning’s headlines, we guys here in the office settled down for a grat

Atongla RothrongDon’t we all come to this world as guests—constantly striving to find the golden rule of a successful affinity with everybody and everything we come across? From birth to death a person’s

Vishii Rita KrochaThis sight of fresh, fresh fruits that I see and savor on it frequently, if not everyday, these green vegetables that are good for almost everything, the rice that we consume everyday.......So

T Henthai PhomLongleng once a home of the peace loving, trust worthy and hardworking. Tranquility prevailed in the air. It was paradise to the weary soul. Children loved playing in the open spaces, danced in th

Susan Waten NagaWhat do orphaned children and offspring’s of wine sellers, vegetable vendors, flesh sellers and traders, domestic servants, cattle rearers and daily laborers do? Where do they go? Surely there

R.K.LothaWomen are wiser than men, because they are more understanding. Men are the head of the house, they cannot bring happiness to the household, which must rest with women and it is their greatest privilege

Vishii Rita KrochaIf there’s one friend who never grows tired of listening, who’s there when you want to speak your heart out and who’s just more than willing to share your burdens or joys, its the never

Jungtina JamirIt was an early Monday morning, so early I wasn’t awake when the phone rang. The voice on the other end gave me the details for this job. Something quick and clean, a professional job with no ev

John Basho PouThe other day I heard a group of friends exchanging their ideas on how to spend Valentine’s Day. But sadly things didn’t turn out as they wish it to be. Reason? Two of them have valentine and