Infocus

  • Breaking Churches..!
    There’s more and more news coming from all over the country of churches being broken and believers thrashed. And from the leadership, a huge silence.I’m reminded of the play, ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ w
  • Young Bosses..!
     “Bob,” she wept on the phone, “I don’t have a job!”“How’s that?” I asked, very surprised, “You have many years before retirement and you’re good at your work, I thought?”“That’s
  • Approaching the Academic Mountain - Embarking on the Research Journey
    Dr Brainerd PrinceA quick review, ofwhere we have got in this story so far,might be useful in setting the context for our next steps. We began with being in a posture of an authentic search in which we fin
  • Father Stan, Shepherds and Angels..!
    Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian author, writes about walking down a street and passing a beggar. Tolstoy reached into his pocket to give the beggar some money, but alas, his pocket was empty. Turning to the begg
  • A God for All..!
    Mary was astounded!Yes, she had understood the shy shepherds who came to greet her son in the manger. She must have shook her head in gratitude at the beasts in the stable who kept ever so quiet as her new born
  • GLOBAL RISKS IN 2022: The Year of Colliding Consequences
    Jens Orback Inter Press Service As 2022 draws to a close, we are confronted with an unprecedented collision of global risks, interacting and reinforcing each other in dangerous new ways. The impacts of R
  • Painful Unhealed Symptoms..!
    A few years ago, I experienced excruciating pain one night! I swallowed painkillers, tried a hot massage, placed ice on my shoulder and arm but the ache refused to go. It came in spasms and my wife watched in d
  • The paradox of the Naga Club then & now
    Daniel Shiu Tipitsuning Village,  Thingniu Range Sagaing Region  The Naga Club was founded in the year 1918 with the objective to unite the Nagas and look onto the socio-economic and political up
  • Stand Out, Be Different..!
    A couple of years ago as a member of an international social organization the club had a problem in hand and a decision had to be made. The committee that met were divided on how to handle the issue and a vote
  • Passion Hits a Crescendo..!
    Last evening was when passion hit a crescendo, when I saw incredible talent win over age!To conduct a choir at the age of ninety, and to bring a perfect rendition of a Capella singing, is nothing short of an un
  • India and G20: Agenda for action
    Ajay Seth & Michael Debabrata Patra  India assumes the Presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) amidst a daunting global environment riddled with policy challenges. A ‘polycrisis’ landscape c
  • Learning gaps in children post-pandemic
    IANSlife  After two years of little or no formal schooling, KLAY Preschools and Daycare undertook a qualitative investigation over the course of five months to discover learning gaps in children. 1800+
  • Not Tongue In Cheek..!
    A wise old bird sat on an oak-The more he saw, the less he spoke.The less he spoke, the more he heard,Lord make me like that wise old bird … AnonSometime back I decided not to carry my cell phone with me. I m
  • Are We Good Representatives?
    My old house is going through much needed repairs and quite a mess, as workers move in and out and the already polluted air is extra laden with cement particles. Not the easiest living for anybody, and more so
  • ‘Earth’s empty quarter’: many Pacific nations now have falling populations
    Shutterstock John Connell, University of Sydney In 1989, distinguished Australian geographer Gerard Ward wrote that the Pacific was emptying out. As people on smaller islands left to seek opportunity
  • To Achieve Human Rights, Start with Food
    Maximo Torero Inter Press Service This year’s Human Rights Day marks the 74th year since the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an international document that enshrines
  • The Liquor Cabinet..!
    A friend of mine sent me a forward today, purely in jest I think, which got me thinking. It went like this, ‘When someone asks, ‘Where is your festive spirit?’ … Is it wrong to point to the liquor cabin
  • How well prepared are you for retired life?
    N Thomas Lotha Dimapur It is a Godsend blessing to be an executive officer in Nagaland for 35 long years privileged by the state government in many ways. Those lucky people, after enjoying their comforta
  • The decline and fall of democracy worldwide
    Thalif Deen Inter Press Service  A head of state who presided over an authoritarian regime in Southeast Asia, was once asked about rigged elections in his country. “I promised I will give you
  • Real Beauty is Inside..!
    Real beauty, is not what you see outside, but real beauty is inside as this story related by a lady shows:‘Our house was directly across Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the
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