Ellen Konyak Jamir
This past weekend, Nagas woke up to a horrifying reality – the death of 15 young men.
The name Oting was unknown to many Nagas and the outside world until this past weekend. Sudde
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India is the most pro-vaccine country in the world with more than 98 per cent of the country's eligible population showing willingness to get inoculated against the deadly Coronavirus, as per
A few years ago my daughter sent me a photo, where she is sitting on a cycle in Central Park, New York. Under the photo, she has written, ‘thank you for teaching me cycling daddy!’ It was while looking at h
Was walking along the aisle of one of the most magnificent cathedrals in the world, looking with wonder at its lofty columns, how they arched into holding the spectacular roof, way, way above my head when I saw
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Kohima
The survival of human beings and animals, both directly as well as indirectly, depends on biodiversity; as their basic needs in the form of food, water, and shelter are met from biodiver
Every day I saw him with his terrified dog.Leash in one hand and stick in the other, he screamed, shrieked and shouted commands to the poor dumb creature and if the four legged fellow failed to comprehend or re
Nirendra Dev
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Things have come a full circle yet again. What has changed between 1995 and 2021? Over 26 years.
This columnist was 25 then and a bachelor; and today - I am a father of a doting
Over one hundred and fifty years old, St Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th Avenue, Manhattan, once the tallest building in New York, still manages to captivate with its sheer magnificence! I walked in awestruck by i
Dr Vikuosa Nienu
The massacre of innocent civilians in Mon district last Saturday unequivocally reassertedthe ulterior motives of the Indian Armed Forces.Of the more than a dozen people killed, none were pro
Rev Dr VK Nuh
It would have been different story today if Mahatma Gandhi lived little longer, he said victory does not come from force but moral courage to resist submission from imposition. He continued if
If you’ve been thinking that cricket is only discussed and talked about by men on the field or commuters traveling in Mumbai locals or Delhi to Agra buses, you’re in for a surprise as my friend a bachelor,
It’s December, and here in New York, Christmas décor is already seen everywhere. I saw a Santa Claus, “Hey Santa!” I said to the sad looking Santa Claus standing near a mall, “You look a little sad, co
My mother, God bless her soul, always told me I was well loved because I had three mothers! What she meant was that I was loved by not just her but also her two sisters, and I equally loved them back. The
It lies on my table; a piece of wood, actually a bamboo with holes in it. I pick it up, glance at it, nothing spectacular in its looks, nothing to talk about, actually, what's there to talk of a dirty bamboo wi
Many years ago in the Land of Andhor, there lived a mighty king who loved to do pleasing things for his subjects the people of Andhor! One day while holding court there came to him many wise men from his kingdo
Kethoser (Aniu) Kevichusa
I want to begin by asking two questions.
The first question is: What is a university or a college?
According to the great nineteenth-century thinker, John Henry Newman,
It was with a weak hello she answered the phone. “Rosy!” I asked, “May I write about you?”“What’s there to write about me Bob?” she asked, a smile in same feeble voice.“Plenty!” I said, and my
This happened many years ago! The skies were dark and a heavy cloud hung over us as we drove on roads that echoed the darkness above. We were two writers in the car, my friend,
Many believe that competition is bad, that life is meant to be peaceful and calm, sitting on a mountain, or playing golf! Gary Player for years was a great competitor in national and international golf tou
It wasn't too long ago that scowls and frowns greeted me when I entered a store abroad: Salesman at counter, shop owner and all the customers lifting their heads none too discretely, knew I'd come in just to br