The Words That Cannot Be Translated
Let Arju remain Arju. Let Sobaliba remain Sobaliba. Such untranslatable words remind us that culture is woven into language itself, and that some ideas can only remain whole when spoken…
The Untranslatable Depth of Sobaliba
Errors in translation and transliteration can lead to irreversible distortions, not only of word meanings but also of the cultural and contextual significance that words carry. Such mistakes can result…
Chungtia village excommunicates former candidate T Chalukumba
Mokokchung, 3 July (MTNews): The Chungtia Medemchanger Putu Menden has excommunicated T Chalukumba from the village, who contested in the elections to the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly held earlier this…
Our attitude should justify our cultural values – Soyimyanger Aier
Every year we celebrate our beautiful cultural festivals and it culminates in the grand hornbill festival at the end of the year. Our ancestors indeed left us a beautiful legacy,…