Morung Learning

  • Young Minds of 2016
    It is the year 2016 - another year for new year resolutions, new dreams and hopes. Although this may sound like an echo of the previous year, the significance of new years are meant to bring in exactly that and
  • POPULAR CULTURE: CHALLENGING OUR TRADITION?
    Culture is about the ordinary things of life. No other culture is greater or higher than any other culture. Popular culture, as we know it, is the culture of the masses. It is a mass culture like theatre, music
  • Even Superman Fails
    Today, entrepreneurship has become a trendy word. Everyone wants to become an entrepreneur, for they equate entrepreneurship with success, and invariably, lots of money. While it is all right to dream and striv
  • Dear Mothers
    The whole world will be celebrating Mother’s day on 11th May 2014, a very special day for all the mothers on earth. It is a time for each and every one of us to thank our sweet loving mother for their uncondi
  • GENDER EQUALTY IN NAGA SOCIETY
    Naga society is a patriarchal society. The name of the family is carried by the son; it is the male child or the male children who inherits the family properties. The male child is the head, whereas a female ch
  • The ‘Fair and Lovely’ Woman
    It’s the same every time. The sad looking dusky girl is a failure wherever she goes. She can’t get a job, no man wants to marry her, and her parents are embarrassed. The parents feel ashamed of their daught
  • Peer Pressure
    People everywhere usually want to be liked and popular. In today’s age, with so many things being highlighted through social networks like facebook and twitter, young adults and children are being pulled in s
  • Bringing development to the people: Focusing on rural Nagaland
    India is the second most populated country in the world after China. This can be both a boon and a curse. These two countries are seeing massive migration to their main urban cities. Coming closer to Nagaland,
  • Hidden Bullies: Fighting the Odds
    Kvulo Lorin, Director of AdministrationMalala Yousafza, was only 15 years old when she was shot point blank in the head and neck in her own school bus for daring to defy the Taliban’s call against girls going
  • Memoirs of a Student Leader
    Dr. P.S. Lorin, PrincipalI shudder at times when I recall how I finally landed up in Delhi in the 70’s. I was young, had only `500 in my pocket and did not know a soul in Delhi. My train arrived early and I w
  • Under Pressure: When You Can’t Think or Write
    Kahor Raleng, Asst. Prof. EnglishAs I sat down to write this article (under a lot of pressure, undoubtedly), my mind just went blank. Remember, I was under a lot of pressure before I even sat down. It was like
  • Who sings for the Hornbill?
    Part IIThe Performance and Politics of Culture in Nagaland, Northeast India  Dr Arkotong Longkumer‘Authenticity’ is what drives many tourists to the Hornbill.  I meet a group of tourists from Bang
  • Who sings for the Hornbill?
    Part 1The Performance and Politics of Culture in Nagaland, Northeast India  Dr Arkotong LongkumerFrom the vantage point of the tribal Naga Kachari morung (traditional youth dormitory), I am mesmerised by t
  • Peace Education In Nagaland
    “We want peace!” Slogans such as this are heard not just in Nagaland but all over the world. Nagaland has its own share of problems to resolve, starting from the peace process to tribal conflicts, factional
  • Helping the Government Help Us
    You have to admire the way we have learned to be, for the most part in general I’d say, happy, given the political tensions and cultural transformations Nagas have undergone, not just in the recently conducte
  • Dimapur’s unemployment & the “Outsiders”
    Nagas’ dislike for manual labour feeding Influx Al NgullieDimapur | June 24For the illiterate, unskilled worker from the forgotten rural fringes of one of the fastest-growing urban “financial” region
  • QUIZ NO 380
    1. Who is the Chief Electoral Officer of Nagaland?a. Abhijit Sinha        b. V Shashank Shekharc. Vyasan R       d. None of the above2.
Support The Morung Express.
Your Contributions Matter
Click Here