Editorial

  • NURTURING COOPERATION – Taking Small Steps to Unity
    The need for individuals, groups and communities to take affirmative steps toward unity is imperative in the Naga context. Remarkably, even though the Naga reconciliation process has been quiet for a while, the
  • NSF needs to recover its ‘mojo’
    Moa Jamir  The Naga Students Federation (NSF) was once the apex body of the Naga people and considered the most radical student bodies in the South Asian region, working not just for the welfare of student
  • The collective Naga mind
    Witoubou Newmai   Naga society needs discourses that lay emphasis on the moral crisis that society is currently passing through. Among other things, the dearth of positive stories in the society and the
  • Development – politics with other means?
    Aheli Moitra    It is a common sight—people selling exotic wild animals on the highway between Kohima and Dimapur. Everyone drools at them, and those who can afford to, buy them. There is alw
  • Unplanned urbanisation – Choking oneself?
    Moa Jamir   On the eve of statehood in 1961, Dimapur had a population of 15,767 persons which galloped by over 166% to 42,002, a decade later in 1971. By 2011, at the total of 3, 78,811 persons, it was
  • Roads!
    There are no easy roads to travel in Nagaland roads. In fact, upgrading the entire transportation system, beginning with the roads is an absolute necessity. The deteriorated and unpredictable road conditions wi
  • ‘FACTA NON VERBA’
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   Facta non Verba, a latin for “Deed not words” is the motto of the latest political party in Nagaland – Democratic Progressive Party, a party which was formed,
  • Respect for the position & situation
    Witoubou Newmai   The Nagas in the south seem to be impressed, in general, by the ‘exploits’ of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh at the moment. If the Nagas in the south get carried away
  • ‘Eastern Nagaland is not a waste bin’
    Aheli Moitra    If you pile the east up with rotting infrastructure, does that still count as ‘Act East’ Policy?   The Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) is
  • Naga Studies – For a cultural renaissance
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   It may be argued but one reason why Nagas in general and the teens in particular, get easily influenced by the robust waves of changes brought in by ‘modernity’
  • “A free press is bad news for corruption”
    Strengthening and empowering the Nagaland print media has reached a critical stage!   The free press is the cornerstone of democracy. Along with the Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, the Media is co
  • Expectation & outcome
    Moa Jamir Expectation is a sticky affair – it could be the root of disappointment or embodiment of triumph. Since the NSCN (IM) and the Government of India (GoI) signed the ‘framework agreement&r
  • Growth of media
    Witoubou Newmai   There was a heated debate among the members of a popular WhatsApp group over why ‘bad’ news dominates social and traditional media. Most of the members of the group accused
  • Misplaced patriotism
    Aheli Moitra    In a small function held recently, workers of the Nagaland State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) helped launch a forum called the Seemanta Chetana Mancha, Purvottar. The entourage was
  • Career Dilemmas
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   Which stream should I go for? This will be one of the main questions which must be going on in the minds of those who have cleared the Class X exams. It creates a dilemma becaus
  • Can Development Recover & Restore a Community?
    In recent times, consciences are being stirred, ethics are being taught, and intense discussions are being generated around the urgent need for infrastructural development in Nagaland state. “The powers t
  • Where is the Sales Pitch?
    Moa Jamir   Noumvüzolie Sachü, graduate of Kohima College, took the road less travelled and decided to become a carpenter. He asserts, “There is so much scope here starting from the smal
  • Unitary wholeness
    Witoubou Newmai For quite some time now the Naga struggle for dignity seems to be emulating the Tom and Jerry cartoon series where each one constantly tries to outdo the other within the community, and yet e
  • Mr India
    Aheli Moitra   The ‘North East’ is one of the many strange terms the Indian Union conveniently borrowed from the British Raj. Little did we imagine that Mr. India would one day rise from the
  • The Naga Caravan
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   Can Nagas Develop an Inclusive Mechanism?   At a time when divisions in Naga society is happening along various lines, the recent gathering of concerned Naga indivi
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