Memories of the tragic end of Sir Akbar Hyderi and the violent political conflict that ensued as a fall-out of his backtracking of the Naga-Akbar Hydery (9-Point) Agreement, 1947 is still fresh to every fellow Naga.
Framework Agreement 2015 is the output of a concerted effort, hard talks and...
For us, the land and people are inseparable, if one is affected the other is affected also. Beneath the earth lies the bones of my grandfathers and great great grandfathers, above the sky lives the spirit of my great great ancestors! We as people, live in the space between,...
Naga Peoples Movement for Human RightsKohima, the 4th of December 2020, Nagaland.
In the history of humankind, it is recorded that peoples struggle across the globe has so far been solved only through recognition of the rights and aspiration of the people to their nationhood and by nobly recognising their...
A Little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God. A defining moment in a game of football and a moment of recollection to refer to the Legend, a genius of the winner, the unstoppable force who goes by the name Diego Armando Maradona....
The verdict of the Hon’ble High Court of Manipur dated 18.10.2019 came down heavily on the Manipur Public Service Commission for failing to perform its duty, and instead conducting namesake exams using half baked rules. If MPSC a constitutional body, was indeed worthy of its constitutional mandate it would...
Climate change in the present times is being jargonised and represented in every sphere of international and national dialogues and platforms. We have been constantly hearing of alarming and apocalyptic news related to it such as the infamous melting of the Arctic glaciers, rise in sea level, and temperature...
October is named as “ChagaHiu”, the month of Chagaa festival among the Liangmai of Zeliangrong community. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, it is very unlikely that there will be community celebrations of Chagaa Ngee this year. Nevertheless, I write this article to celebrate the spirit and the quintessence of...
Two visit to Pettigrew College, Ukhrul in the month of February, 2018 and again on the 6th September, 2019 goaded my thoughts that it is my social and moral responsibility that Pettigrew College, a college that bears the name of the man who brought the gospel of Christ to...
BRIEF OVERVIEW
Someone has rightly described forests as ‘the lungs of the planet’. This shows the most fundamental function of the forest — it acts as a carbon sink; soaking up carbon dioxide and giving out oxygen to the environment for the survival of human beings and animals.
Forests, simultaneously, provide...
Tamenglong people during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Within the last one month or so, denizens of Tamenglong headquarters have seen Community Transmission (CT) of Covid-19. People were so scared of the CT that they had abstained from venturing out to bazaar even for essential commodities. Orders of Containment Zones were...