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…
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…
Mental health and climate change
Climate change is affecting mental health, psychological wellbeing, and their social and environmental determinants. Acute temperature increase, heatwaves, and humidity have been associated with worsened mental health outcomes and increased…
Beyond politics of statehood
As the chief minister of Nagaland has reportedly said, the demand for Frontier Nagaland state is not wrong. The fundamental basis of demand by Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) for…
Mental health
Mental health is the overall wellness of how you think, regulate your feelings and behave. It is a person’s condition with regard to his psychological and emotional well-being. It affects…
There is hope
The news of the Mokokchung Town Baptist Pastors’ Fellowship (MTBPF) celebrating its Silver Jubilee under the theme ‘Stronger Together’ is an uplifting one for a number of reasons. There are…
‘Missing’ Children
In India, an estimated 96,000 children go missing each year. It is said that every hour, an average of 12 children go missing across India. Every day that average is…
Did you say clean Mokokchung?
According to the Swachh Survekshan 2022 results, Mokokchung is nowhere near the top cleanest towns in the NE region. In fact, it seems Mokokchung is performing from bad to worse.…
‘Triumph of good over evil’
One of the latest rounds of discussion and debate that is flooding the social media platforms in Nagaland is around the purported ‘Durga Puja Pandal’ decorated with Naga traditional motifs…
Society and Government
Can society exist without the government? Or, rather, can society thrive without good governance? It is difficult to answer the former as society has grown bigger and more complex but…