Elf HmarIn the last fifteen months or so, human rights in Manipur has brought about a new dimension on the issue and also evoked a lot of murmurings. Most of them were, unfortunately, of disbelief on the role o
What is supposed to be is not. The clear and unambiguous political objective had been laid down by the Naga patriot under the aegis of the NNC since its inception comprising the leaders of the present NSCN (K)
Ambujam AnantharamanChild Sexual Abuse (CSA) and its prevention have become major problems in all countries, particularly in India, with the absence of specific laws against CSA and the lack of awareness on the
Nagas are the indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland. It consists of various Tribes that speak different languages. It has its own custom, tradition, culture and originated places which vary from tribe to tribe. Si
Abraham LothaWhen foreign tourists sign up to visit Nagaland to experience cultural tourism, their first choice of place to visit within Nagaland is usually Mon district to see the exotic Konyaks in their unspo
Bishop Jose Mukala Bishop of KohimaWhen the Risen Lord appeared to the apostles they were not expecting him. They were surprised. We may ask: did Jesus not foretell his resurrection more than once?Sure he
Mhaphüvi NaleoOh what a pity for those like minded people. The famous Aristotles saying, Birds of the same feather flock together has finally become a reality where a community becomes exclusive. These breed o
Azium ZeliangWhere are the Nagas heading? Leaving aside the many tribes or people where lots of hatred, killings, discontentment, struggling, crying with insecurity, looking and not knowing whether to confront
Larry LaganBurmas military rulers have put the countrys political reform process on hold amid divisions and uncertainty on how to move forward on national reconciliation as the junta calls its programme for pol
Fr. T.C. Joseph SdbTodays generation has to constantly combat the false list of criteria set by the campaigners of consumerism that make strong ones weak and weak ones weaker. We live in an era that is apparent
U A ShimrayIn Nagas society, leisure is entertained in the form of activities like hunting, fishing, Morung and gossip platform. Among these, gossip platform is considered important place where people debate an
Hugh GriffithsSmall arms and light weapons known as SALW kill more than 300,000 people per year leading retired UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to brand them weapons of mass destruction in slow motion.SALW such
Somnath MukherjiThe release of a summary of findings by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in early February has created flutter around the world – it is as if the findings somehow actualise
Sonali Kolhatkar Womens liberation is a concept that has become widely touted though rarely applied. Men have promised us liberation to justify war, capitalist exploitation, and other forms of degradation
Siddharth SrivastavaIt is one year since US President George W Bush visited India. To mark the occasion, a high-powered US business group is in India to take forward what will be a major milestone of Bushs tenu
Marwaan Macan-MarkarAt 17 she was in Geneva, not as a tourist but as an invitee speaker at the annual sessions of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. In 2005, aged 24, she had a celebrated hour-long
Joan M. DawsonDefining Women:This time last year, police charged a peaceful assembly of womens rights activists in Iran and beat hundreds of women and men. They did so again this year. Police have also marred I
Mhaphüvi NaleoWhat is meant by liberation? It simply means being free- having a right or privilege. From the Biblical perspective, it is deliverance or redemption from any barriers that hinder ones relationshi
Rev. Dr. Wati AierToday, more than ever, the contradiction between violence and division on the one hand and the Good News of reconciliation and love on the other is pronounced in official ecclesiastical statem
Najum MustaqStung by a spree of suicide attacks, Pakistans military junta this week had to take in an unannounced guest bearing ill tidings. The United States wants General Musharraf to do more to crush al-Qaid