The other day while walking in the park, near my house I passed an eighty year old man, who seemed to be walking a tad slowly and pensively, “A penny for your thoughts?” I asked.“Just realizing I’m gett
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In the realms of heaven, on that first Good Friday long ago, the angels were hushed. They could not believe what they were seeing down below; their Lord and Master, their very God, nailed to a rough wooden cros
Imlinungsang Longkumer Dimapur The existence of modern day gadgets, particularly smartphone have truly revolutionized our society and the way we perceive the world. The onset of cell phones has made life co
Tom came over to my home. He walked with a pronounced limp, dragging his leg behind him, his right hand hanging useless at his side. He sat down, his eyes wet with tears. “Why doesn’t God heal me?” he ask
Sorry folks I’m not talkin’ ‘bout those rejected by their lovers, but I’m talkin’ of we poor writers and the continuous rejection we face as we try to build a career in writing.History is replete with
Wapangla Imchen To put it in two opposite perspectives: people attend book launch events to experience the intimate connection with the writer that can be priceless. While others attend simply to be in the c
Very often I see people adding one more alphabet to their name, or some other such thing, but here’s a magic inscription you should write on your ring, and it will do wonders for you!One day, a king decided t
...The compassion that you see in the kindhearted is God’s compassion: he has given it to them to protect the helpless…Sri Ramakrishna.As I hear about the deaths due to bombings in Ukraine my heart goes out
Was listening with tears in my eyes to a powerful talk by Monica Lewinsky!(Snigger! Chuckle! Giggle! Laugh aloud!)I know what images it conjures to your mind; a fallen woman, a slut, whore, home breaker!But eve
Dr Brainerd Prince Guns and grenades or peace and non-violence are not the only two available choices! With Russia declaring war on Ukraine, perhaps, we all have nurtured deep questions about war, and partic
How do you handle a reunion, either school or college? Where one finds friends one hasn’t met in years, many who were very close, some unfortunately haven’t done as well as the others, and an awkward period
Will Smith whose resounding crack echoed into all our living rooms, as it nearly broke Chris Rock’s jaw, finally repented. He said, he had betrayed the trust of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc
People who come up to my garden wonder why I keep an old tire on which I’ve made a seat. Ah well, there’s a tale everywhere isn’t there? It happened some years ago, and I must say that watching your car g
Most of us go through life, thinking we are God’s gift to mankind or is it woman kind? We strut around, swagger and feel we are indispensable to home or company. “What would my family ever do without me?”-
Jack T Chakhesang The ongoing Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act, 1989 has once again caught media attention as the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) supported by Naga Mothers Association (NMA
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Thepfulhouvi Solo Sometime ago, a shocking video scene of altercation inside a Church building went viral in the local social media. The scene showed a person in the Church pulpit at the lectern reading out
Once while reaching out for the soap in the bathtub, I slipped and fell. My feet shot into the air and I fell with a thud on my back. I gingerly opened my eyes and found that except for a slightly bruised elbow-
Dr T Esther Longkumer CTO-Soil Science, KVK Phek, ICAR-NRC on Mithun Soil solarization is an environmentally friendly method of using the solar power to control pests such as fungi, bacteria, nematodes, ins
Social drinking is increasing by the day, and there is not a party I attend that does not serve liquor. I have no problems of liquor being served, but about how liquor is drunk. In our country, the whole idea a-
Dr Parimal C Bhomick Dimapur The term ‘Microplastics’ was first coined by Richard Thompson, a marine ecologist at the University of Plymouth, UK in 2004 to describe plastic particles that are le
