Pearls are usually found in the deepest bottoms of waters in lakes and rivers. Pearls are considered very precious because they are rare and beautiful. Pearls are smooth and crystalline and they glitter and shi
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To the utter shock and surprise of his friends and foes alike, Hitler launched the invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. It was code-named “Operation Barbarossa”. It would turn out to be the biggest in
Steve McCurry is an acclaimed international photographer. He travelled around the world capturing iconic images with his camera. He usually went to war-torn countries and poverty stricken lands ravaged by natur
In the early 1990s, almost every year my parents would take me down to Dimapur to make a new spectacle for me as my eyesight kept deteriorating and the power of my glasses had to be enhanced regularly. During s-
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, father of Benazir Bhutto, was hanged on 4th April 1979. After he was sentenced to death, as he was confined to a prison cell in a highly fortified prison in the heart of Pakistan, the priso
Khrietuonyü NoudiWhat talks, burns a hole in your pocket, doesn’t grow on trees and makes the world go round. Of course, it’s money. It plays such a big part in our lives. It affects nearly everything we d
Education is a prime facet of every society whether today or in the past. In this age of democracy where the concept and practice of ‘welfare state’ has been accepted as the model and objective for every go
Consciously or even subconsciously, every society and culture has its own idea of the Supreme Being and they consider this Supreme Being to be all powerful, all knowing, all encompassing, omnipotent and omnipre
When it comes to the idea of promotion, majority of Nagas would associate it with departmental promotion. Yes, in the mindset and vocabulary of most Nagas, promotion would mean usually the up-gradation that a g
‘Giving’ is a virtue and every religion advocates and preaches about it. Every parent teaches their young ones about this virtue and tells them to share their belongings like toys or eatables with their sib
In one of his sermons, Billy Graham said “religion is man’s attempt to reach god and Christianity is god’s attempt to reach man”. I think this is a very vivid description of the distinction of Christian
In the 1998 FIFA world cup, David Beckham was shown the red card and sent off the field in a match between Argentina and England. Four years later, in another world cup match between the same two countries, Eng
It is said that some people are born great, some people become great while some have greatness thrust upon them. A person born great would be someone like Prince Charles of England who by virtue of being born i
In 1975, a newspaper in America described Elvis Presley as fat, forty and fading. He was called ‘fat’ because by that time Elvis had gained enormous weight and his body size had ballooned and he looked more
Abraham Lincoln is one of the most respected and revered among the US presidents. He lived for only about 56 years which means he neither died young nor died an old man. He was assassinated at the prime of his
In the circus arena, the two characters upon whom all the attention and interests of the audience is fixed are the ringmaster and the clown. While it is the ringmaster who controls the whole show and manages th
Let me begin today’s discourse with the story of a king who inherited a big kingdom from his father. Since he inherited a kingdom rich in wealth and mighty in name, he was respected and considered great and m
We are all descendents of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman created by God. As time progressed and human population increased, the offsprings scattered to different parts of the world. As time passed, the l
When a person does something extraordinary or achieves some incredible feats, it attracts instant recognition and appreciation from the society and from people near and far. And the one question that automatica
Sam Phillips (1923-2003) was an American record maker. In 1951, he opened a recording studio in Memphis. His main purpose behind the setting up of the studio was to encourage local amateur talents. In other wor
