A Rally That Reveals a Fragmented House
The confusion surrounding the Common Platform Rally at Agri Expo has once again exposed the deep and growing fragmentation within Naga civil society.
Paid News Is Eating Away the Press From Within
There are many forces today that undermine media credibility. Political polarization, declining newsroom standards, shrinking revenue models, misinformation on social media, and the growing clout or simple greed of media…
Mokokchung Waits, Promises Fade
More than two weeks into November, Mokokchung finds itself waiting yet again for roadworks that were promised with confidence but remain untouched. Two crucial routes, the Sewak Gate to DEF…
Technology Is the Key to Transparent Governance
But amid all this noise, one silence stands out. No individual, civil society organization, or public movement in Nagaland has demanded the use of technology for transparency and accountability in…
Living on Borrowed Time
Whether in public life or private moments, we are all travelers through time, not its masters. To live well, therefore, is to live consciously, remembering always that we are, each…
What Does It Mean To Be Backward?
When Nagaland Chief Minister Dr Neiphiu Rio recently remarked that Nagaland is a backward state, it struck a chord. The statement was not new, but it raised an old and…
AI and the Human Core of Journalism
In today’s newsrooms, a familiar anxiety keeps returning as journalists wonder whether artificial intelligence will take their jobs, strip meaning from the work they cherish, or reduce journalism to a…
A League of Spirit and Purpose
A group of like-minded people with shared passion can often achieve what institutions with vast resources cannot. The 35+ Mokokchung Football League (MFL) stands as a shining example of this…
The Stage We Stand On
“All the world’s a stage,” wrote Shakespeare, and if that is true, Nagaland’s play today feels more like a tragedy than a triumph. In Aeschylus’s sense of the word, tragedy…
The Deep Rot of Tribalism and Chauvinism in Naga Society
What truly ails Naga society today is not only corruption, misgovernance, or the decay of moral values, but the deeper malady that fuels them all: tribalism and chauvinism. These forces…