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  • Nagaland at the near hour of DOOM
    “So tell me sister from North East, Nagaland is 95% Christians? Must be like heaven” putting me in the hot seat in the midst of well known scholars and personalities across India and beyond I held m
  • Projected impact of climate change in Nagaland
    Increasing population, need of more space for habitation, heavy pollution along with continuous de-forestation in the state of Nagaland is not only leading to heavy atmospheric carbon emission but also taking t
  • Political Defiance – II
    Lessons of political power from the ‘Monkey Master’   Understanding political power and how it is organized is at the heart of how the people can initiate the process of social change throug
  • The Political Economy of Agriculture in Nagaland
    2011-12employment data of Nagaland shows that 61% of the work force is engaged in agriculture. These data have to be taken with a grain of salt in that not everyone who claims to be a farmer isn’t necessa
  • WORLD HEALTH DAY 2016 - BEAT DIABETES
    On 7th April 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) held the first World Health Assembly and since then the assembly decided to celebrate the Birthday of the organization on 7th April of each year as ‘
  • The little known 2nd WW at Viswema, Nagaland
    At the break of dawn; on an early April 1944, Lt. Mr. Puhocho Kennao went to the Phe-eso water source at Kevudzu to fetch water when to his shock he came face to face with some unknown people in uniform and hea
  • The Indo-Naga Conflict And The Battle Between Truth & Pragmatism
    Kaka D. Iralu   In the title of this article, I did not pit (put) the word “lies” against the word “truth” because in Naga politics, the word “Lies” has taken cover b
  • UNIFORM CIVIL CODE - A DISTANT DREAM
    The moot point is whether India is prepared to have a Uniform Civil Law. Should all the personal laws be done away with? Religion must be restricted to the spheres, which legitimately appertain to religion and
  • The Church leads and shows the way
    Jonah Achumi   I was caught by the attention of a news item that read about 400 churches in the United Kingdom shifting their energy provider sources to renewable sources rather than the green house and
  • Human Mind In Discernment Of God
    Thepfulhouvi Solo   T he Human Mind has Six principal Senses: i. Sight, ii. Hearing, iii. Taste, iv. Smell v. Touch and very importantly vi. Intelligence, in addition of the Human Mind to discern what i
  • Political Defiance - I
    The 2016 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on the Social, Economic, Revenue and General Sectors for the year ending 31 March 2015 of the Government of Nagaland that was tabled on Marc
  • The Reality of Naga Nationalism
    Robert A. Silverstein*   I have listed a few books below that are directly related to the topic, abbreviated the titles, and I refer to the abbreviated titles in the body of my document, below. Also, I
  • Naga Christian Ministers in Politics: To Involve or not to Involve?
    A couple of weeks there was a poll to the question, “Should theologians and Church leaders involve in politics in Nagaland?” There was clearly a split in opinion with 40% saying “NO” and
  • Unity! Unity! But what kind of unity and for what purpose?
    Of late, the clarion cry for Naga unity has been reverberating across the hills and mountains of Nagaland. In fact, it has become “the theme” in almost every Naga gatherings- be they NSCN IM sponsor
  • Land of Prayer and Mission
    Nagas take pride in our rich cultural heritage and festivals. There are scores of festivals celebrated by each communities round the year. For that reason, the tag “Land of festivals” has come into
  • Tribute to the survivors of the Battle of Kohima
    As the last rays of the setting sun faded away and darkness enveloped the sleepy Kohima Village, gun fire and a hail of bullets supported by artillery and mortar fire broke the silence and peace of the night. T
  • Jesus called Peter 'satan'!!?
    Thepfulhouvi solo It was about the final year of his Ministry, around 33-34 AD, just after Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch beheaded John the Baptist and Jesus left Capernaum-Bethzaida Area of Galilee and went to
  • Highway Of Potholes
    It is raining potholes in Nagaland. Nagaland is home to horrible bad roads be it the cities, towns or the villages. It’s a fact and nobody can deny it. However I write this article focusing on the deplora
  • Theology of Politics
    Dr. Vetso Koza Therecent poll response on the topic,“Should Theologians and Church Leaders get involved in politics in Nagaland? Why?” that appeared in The Morung Express on 21st March 2016shows
  • A layman’s confusion and query on Nagamese as Official Language
    Nagamese as official language scares us unless we are sure of the following points and since, it is the present and future generations that will shoulder this responsibility, we should be thoroughly explained a
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