Dr. Asangba Tzudir
The Need for Intellectuals’ Voice
“The general population doesn’t know what’s happening, and it doesn’t even know that it doesn’t know.” – Noam C
Imlisanen Jamir
As much as the topic of illegal immigration has remained a staple in Nagaland’s discourse, rhetoric and perceived action against it has upped a notch especially with the National
The 25 years journey of Nagaland University (NU), as the sole Central University in the state, is indeed, remarkable. Since its official formation on September 6, 1994 as the 13th Central University, NU has ove
Witoubou Newmai
The binary of ‘evil and good’ has been the story of human society throughout. The problems of a society ‘are as many or as little as’ the society allows. Such situation prev
Pioneer of change, motivator, guide, and nurturer et cetera are some common terms, often most justifiably, used to describe teachers all over the world. As Teacher's Day is celebrated across the country on Sept
Dr. Asangba Tzudir
Plato’s The Republic was written at the backdrop of man’s desire for power and its dangers for both individuals and societies. Athens, considered as the greatest democracy in
Imlisanen Jamir
The latest move to scrap the competition aspect of the Hornbill Music Festival has been a long time coming. As reasoned by the newly renamed Task Force for Music and Arts (TaFMA), this move s
The much-awaited final National Register of Citizens (NRC) list, released 34 years after Assam Accord, apparently has not meet the expectation of many stakeholders clamouring for the process while leaving
Witoubou Newmai
Political chicanery thrives in a ‘discourse’ when the people engaging in the ‘discourse’ failed to connect themselves with the core purpose or the core reason of the ‘discourse’.
“Dissent is the safety valve of democracy. If dissent is not allowed, then the pressure cooker may burst," Justice DY Chandrachud, part of a three-judge Supreme Court bench, reportedly averred last year highl
Dr. Asangba Tzudir
The current Indian political situation that has developed in the wake of what happened in Jammu and Kashmir has set the alarm bells ringing in the Naga inhabited areas, yet in an u
“Sustainable Safe Drinking Water Supply and Environmental Hygiene for all” is the vision statement of the Nagaland’s Public Health Engineering Department (PHED). Bifurcated from the erstwhile Public Works
Imlisanen Jamir
If you really want to see how humans value nature in this age, just Google "Amazon Fire" and you'll see the Amazon Fire Tablet more than the Amazon rainforest fire.
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Witoubou Newmai
Placebos injected to the Naga mind all these years seem to have strong effects that the society is not able to experience a needed state of epiphany yet; even at this point of time
For a state whose populace follow sports diligently and a government, which never misses an opportunity to highlight any achievement on the ‘field,’ Nagaland’s concrete actions on sports and related activ
Dr. Asangba Tzudir
The ongoing Morung Debate is being held with the larger objective of creating a public debate platform for young people mostly college going students in the age group of 18-25 year
Imlisanen Jamir
India's Defense Minister hinted on Friday that New Delhi might change its "no-first-use" policy on nuclear weapons, amid heightened tensions with its nuclear neighbour Pakistan.
Will the Nagas experience a new dawn?
On his customary pre-Independence Day message, Nagaland Governor RN Ravi said the State is at the cusp “of history with a new dawn of peace and prosperity be
Witoubou Newmai
There have been much derision, and in the same time, apprehensions in many parts of India after the scrapping of Article 370 and Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir by the BJP led Nati
Dr. Asangba Tzudir
Today, several of the world’s nearly 7,000 languages face a grave risk of going extinct. A lead study author Tatsuya Anamo at the University of Cambridge in England said that, Ai