When History Loses Its People
History does not always survive in archives. Often, it endures in memory, ritual, and the quiet transmission of trust between communities. The recent Changki–Tai Ahom Cultural Connect was a reminder…
A Disturbing Pattern We Can No Longer Ignore
The year has barely begun, yet a series of reports from Mokokchung point to a troubling pattern that deserves urgent reflection. Taken individually, each issue may appear manageable. Viewed together,…
Political geography has divided us – must we divide ourselves too?
Across generations, Nagas have spoken of shared history, shared memory, and a shared sense of peoplehood that transcends village, tribe and even borders. Yet the political reality today reflects something…
Pact Signed, Performance Pending
For now, expectations are high in Eastern Nagaland. The real measure of success will lie not in declarations, but in visible development, responsive governance, and the restoration of trust.
Development Drawn in One Direction
The recent disclosure in Parliament on tourism projects sanctioned for Nagaland under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 and Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD) schemes should have been a moment of collective…
A Chilli Question
The recent revision of green chilli prices in Mokokchung has quietly exposed a larger and more uncomfortable question about our agricultural reality.
Living on the Edge
The idea of a technological singularity, a moment when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and begins to improve itself without human guidance, is no longer confined to science fiction. Experts…
Political identity cannot be reduced to culture
In public conversations, identity is often reduced to the most visible things - shawls, dances, festivals, dialects, and folklore. These are valuable. They carry memory and pride. But they are…
Rethinking centralised development in Nagaland
Recent demands by the Konyak Union and the Eastern Nagaland Legislators’ Union to decentralize General Duty police recruitment interviews have reopened an old but unresolved question in Nagaland: how equitably…