Constructed identities, not constructive identities. I have never heard of the latter.What are constructed identities? Not unlike social constructs they are identities given to people groups by others. As time
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Two new books in early summer await us. Tracing my Roots by Akho Yhokha offers a well-documented and historical version of migration narratives. Every scholar of Naga history should read this book. It is a book
Kudos to the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu who stated emphatically stereotyping of NE must end.The newspaper story mentions that Mizoram can be an example for the Parliament to emulate in their graceful condu
The Tombstone in my Garden, pp 119, price Rs 499, Speaking TigerThere are different ways of telling a story. A casual narrating of a random tale that the listener recognises parts of and can relate to.Then ther
In early March we concluded a two-day Partners Market outside the Main Kohima Post Office. What is Partners Market all about? (Note: the right way to spell it is with the apostrophe at the end.)Partners Market
This can be sung to the tune of Abbas Loving you Loving me aha. Panel discussions, digital meetings and such are underway again. Amusing to see what current topic can be latched onto literary interpretatio
Keep yourself warm and your loved ones too. The cold spell has caught all of us unawares and we are having to eat our words, those of us who said we would never get to use our winter wardrobe this time. In the
Numbered daysLife flirts with us, lets us believe we are not as temporary as we actually are. The speed at which acquaintances, friends, and relatives are evacuating Earth is not funny; it is faster than we can
Easterine KireIf I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning, If I do not remember you, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth.These are the words of the psalmist in Psalms 137.
I visited Mount Olive for the first time about six years ago. It was then what could be called a developing college with half constructed buildings and unfinished concrete work on the lower levels. Even at that
Indian English came into its own right as a legitimate version of English when it was used in fiction. It occupies the same status as African English, which can be further divided into the other variants on the
Lhütü Keyho, Barkweaver Publications. 132 pages.Fathers and Daughters is Lhütü Keyhos second volume of short stories digitally released on 14th October. His first collection was Avilas Lover and Other
Limawati Longchar, Prof I Lanu AierWoods PublishersLiden Ki, near Nagaland UniversityKohima 797004, Nagaland. 63 pages.Newly released, the book, Mokokchung, the Swinging Sixties and Beyond, has many eager reade
Leaves are falling. Yellow and russet leaves are throwing themselves on the ground. Its Autumn. Summer is flown, there is snow on the mountain top, not just in the morning hours but all day. The leaves continue
Easterine KireThe reduction of life to digital meetings still makes me nervous. There are so many additional things to remember when going for an online event. On top of it all, how intimidating it is to be gre
Easterine KireIn an age when news reports on Afghanistan makes everyone feel their combined helplessness, charity climbs and charity runs are trying their best to lift up the human spirit that is crushed by the
Easterine KireI was sent a lovely volume of poetry by poet Achingliu Kamei. It is getting ready for publication and will add to the treasures of Northeast Writing in English.What are the songs of Raengdailu? Ac
Easterine KireWhat does editing do to your writing? I have often encountered people who write articles or full-length books who have a fear of editing. It is rooted in a wrong belief that editing means chunks o
They go out to get more education and work experience; they return home in coffins. Its terrible to state it like that but the number of young North easterners being murdered in Indian cities is just too alarmi
Kevi Z Kevichüsa during the launching of her book titled Ninos Secret Garden on June 15. (Photo Courtesy: Instagram) Easterine KireA delightful childrens book has just been released this week. Title
