Moa Jamir
When some women began agitating for the right to vote in 1840s, most observers expressed revulsion, contempt, or disbelief, wrote Susan Goodier of University of Illinois in 2012 analysing th
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Witoubou Newmai It is the “worst of times…age of foolishness…season of darkness…winter of despair…we have nothing before us…” These powerful op
Aheli Moitra In October 2005, the DAN government at the helm of Nagaland State turned down a proposal to set up a Nagaland State Women’s Commission. In a letter to the Editor of The Mo
Dr. Asangba Tzüdir In yet another conspicuous exhibition of the sovereign hand of the state government by ‘privileging’ itself the ‘right’ to decide life and death, two pr
On May 8, 2015, the Naga Peoples’ Front led Democratic Alliance of Nagaland government became an ‘opposition-less government’ in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly. After inducting three cabine
Moa Jamir Once again the state of affairs in Nagaland exploded, literally and figuratively, exposing the fragility and the inherent contradictions in our society. The ‘deconstruction’ of the soci
Witoubou Newmai It is more than another case of poor handling of affairs that vulnerable Nagas are once again left to the fringes. As usual, in such time as this, vested interests will exploit the sit
Aheli Moitra As men in Dimapur came out in drones on the night of Tuesday, January 31, 2017, they collected at multiple points within the city. The Government of Nagaland had announced polls to
Dr Asangba Tzüdir The agreement between the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) and the Nagaland State Government to postpone the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) elections in principle for t
An impartial space where face-saving solutions can be attained The purpose of exercising Naga sovereign rights remains the singular means for Nagas to restore dignity and respect as a people. Along with this
Aheli Moitra “It is not enough to have just a politically independent India. What is also needed is to have an Indian nation where every citizen will have religious and political rights,
Dr Asangba Tzüdir In the aesthetics of ‘beauty,’ certainty is beautiful while uncertainty is romantic. Conversely, the Nagas are going through a certain kind of uncertainty which
In today’s 21st century context, affirmative action, equitable representation and inclusive governance are a universal mandate. Nonetheless, how they are established, applied and implemented contextually
Witoubou Newmai There have been discussions for some time now that social media have come to rule the roost in disseminating and sharing news. The Oxford University Reuters Institute for the
Aheli Moitra If one wants to make sense of the current imbroglio unfolding before the slated elections to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Nagaland State, the best place to go would be the edito
Dr Asangba Tzüdir The idea of a ‘Naganess’ that is ‘constitutive’ of being a Naga can be located within a communitarian project, an ongoing process, where everyone has a p
In 2009, the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie while presenting “The Danger of a Single Story” during a TED talk eloquently pointed out that, “The single story creates stereotypes, and
Moa Jamir Looking at the state of affairs prevailing in our society in the recent past, a measured conclusion can be drawn that corruption and self-interest have become a virtue in the Naga society. C
Witoubou Newmai It is either due to the lack of nuanced understanding of today’s Naga situation or the absence of a right conscience and genuine dissenting voices that today’s Naga case ca
Aheli Moitra Learning from Standing Rock & each other The campaigners protecting their indigenous lands have come a long way. They have sustained a powerful movement to protect their land—
