Mastering a second language
English, for Nagas, is a second language. By definition, English as a second language simply means the use of English by speakers with different native languages. It is, therefore, understandable…
Access to quality education still a challenge
Literacy rate may be high in Nagaland but access to quality education in the state is still a challenge. Being literate – the ability to read and write – is…
The Great Reset
The curtain has come down on the ABAM Sesquicentennial Celebration of 150 Years of Christianity in the Naga Hills. A lot of people have put in a lot of effort,…
Merang Jamir, ISSF Judge and Coach visits LBSSA, Khelo India Centre (Shooting), Mokokchung
Merang Jamir, ISSF Judge and Coach, President of Nagaland Rifle Association, visited Ladybird School Shooting Academy (LBSSA), Khelo India Centre, Mokokchung on 31st October and 1st November 2022. In these…
Out of touch
It will not be wrong to say that the government of the day is so out of touch with the common people. On Wednesday, day 2 of the ABAM Sesquicentennial…
On religion and culture
What is religion? And what is culture? Religion and culture have separate definitions but their common elements considerably overlap each other in practice. This overlap leads to instances where religious…
Hopeless ideal?
What is clean election? Ask ten people to explain it and there is sure to be ten different answers. The responses will be even more diverse when the question is…
What’s in a name?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” This is Juliet’s line when she is telling Romeo that a…
Gratefulness
What the Apostle Paul wrote in the Book of Ephesians: “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of…
Naga communitarianism and elections
With the next assembly elections scheduled for early 2023, we are already beginning to hear reports of village Senso Mungdang declaring consensus candidates. Here, we are practicing a philosophy that…