One of the common observations of the Naga people as indigenous people is that they were governed by institutions based on traditional democratic values and expressions shaped by consensus decision making, comm
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Akangjungla In every Naga community, the craft of weaving has been more than just about creating a piece of shawl or a mekhala. Weaving has always been about affirming and maintaining one’s indigenous
Moa Jamir ‘I am speechless and overwhelmed,’ a conspicuously relieved and elated Nagaland’s Advisor for the Department of Youth Resource and Sports (DYRS), Er Zalie Neikha declared receivin
Dr Asangba Tzudir It is not only ironic but also a struggle in the Naga pursuit of Unity. Ironic because understandably even family members find themselves struggling for unity and the more we create unions
Veroli Zhimo There are several takeaways from the messages delivered during the Naga National Prayer Day organised by the Council of Nagalim Churches (CNC) at the Agri Expo, Dimapur on October 16. Among o
Imkong Walling Knee-jerk reaction has been a trait that has become synonymous with governance in Nagaland. As can be gauged from the myriad of ultimatums and deadlines that appear in the news, the state gove
Veroli Zhimo It’s almost time for another election in Nagaland, when voters get to decide who represents them for the next four years. In many parts of the state, the political campaigns have already
Moa Jamir Nagaland Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), I Meyionen Jamir, on October 7, divulged that the Right to Information Act (RTI) 2005 has been “misused in the State by a few, who used it for p
Dr Asangba Tzudir Stories live in every heart; some get told, many others remain unheard - stories about individual experiences made universal by imagination; stories that are jokes, and sometimes praye
Akangjungla In her notes on the occasion of World Mental Health Day 2022, Dévora Kestel, Director, Mental Health and Substance Use, Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization emphasise
The underlying need to decolonise peacebuilding is gaining ground as the emerging discourse and praxis of decolonisation expands around the world. We are already witnessing how the language of decolonisation is
Akangjungla Naga people are not new to easy money making schemes and it is amusing how every time it is easier for the people to fall prey of such. This year around mid-summer, a ‘click on and earn&rsq
Moa Jamir Nagas generally consider themselves relatively clean, civically. In the past, community cleaning, particularly of roads, ponds as well as streets and surroundings were considered a mandatory obliga
Veroli Zhimo The Mental Health Care Act, 2017 in India was passed on April 7, 2017 and came into force from July 7, 2018. The law was described in its opening paragraph as “An Act to provide for mental
Imkong Walling Fear, as opposed to the negativity associated with it, is an evolutionary intuition. It comes naturally to all animals, including a primate species called humans. In the evolutionary scheme of
Moa Jamir The Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES), Nagaland recently informed that as per the advance estimates of Gross State Domestic Products (GSDP) of Nagaland for the year 2021-22 pick up fr
Akangjungla Since its inception in 2003, the Governor’s Award till date has conferred 85 outstanding persons in the field of Arts, Music and Literature in Nagaland. This year, five persons were conferr
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Akangjungla Tourism in Nagaland has always centred on the ‘Festival of Festivals’- the Hornbill Festival, a ten-day annual tourism promotional event organised by the State Government to showcase
In her news report of the 2021 Global Investigative Journalism Conference, Nati Garcia while writing on Decolonizing Journalism from an Indigenous Perspective quotes Tristan Ahtone, editor-at-large, who states,
