Kohima, March 18 (MExN): The Global Naga Forum (GNF), paid honour to Dr Senka Yaden, who passed away March 16, 2025, in Texas, USA, at just a month shy of 90 years, after several decades of teaching Biology in multiple colleges and a university in Texas, as well as working as a senior science associate in Osteopathic Medicine for a time.
GNF Media Cell in a its press release stated that Dr Yaden’s life, work and achievements are nothing less than extraordinary when framed against the rudimentary educational and material conditions of the Naga Hills in the mid-1930s. “Yet, within the first thirty years of his life, he had made his way through not only the vigors of a master’s degree in science from the University of Bombay, India, but to the most advanced country on earth and earned a PhD in biology from a prestigious university, which set him up for the rest of his distinguished professional life,” the forum stated.
It stated that at the news of Dr Senka Yaden’s passing, a prominent GNF member in the homeland posted the following message: “We are proud of him. In his demise, an era has passed. His life and achievements should inspire Naga youth. That will be the finest tribute to the great man, Dr Senka”.
“As we bid farewell to Dr Yaden, an outstanding global Naga citizen, we extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends in the homeland and the United States. Rest in Peace,” conveyed GNF.
