Everyone of us have heard about the recent earthquake in Chile and how many unfortunate people lost their lives. As soon as I read about the news on the internet, the first person that came to my mind was my friend Benhur Khamrang, the enthusiastic and vibrant Spanish speaking Naga musician living in Chile. Read the rest of this entry »
We have many similarities with the Mizo people - take into account our religious beliefs, physical features, eating culture and so on. This also means that what their society does can be replicated by Nagas.
Corruption is rampant in our state. An Indian columnist recently wrote about Nagaland describing it as “a toxic mix of corruption and insurgency”.
Some Mizos realized this menace of corruption was destroying their society and beliefs. Read the rest of this entry »
By Rahul Karmakar
No one messes with Mireuding, the guard- ian spirit of Nagaland’s Benreu village. Janile, his flesh-and-blood sister, found it out the hard way. “Mireuding would fling her from wall to wall if she failed to obey his command,” says Janile’s granddaughter Azeu Thou, 30. Read the rest of this entry »
This promising young computer wiz named Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data — including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper “laptop.” Read the rest of this entry »
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A Talk presented at the “Naga Consultative Meet with Overseas Nagas,” Kohima, Nagaland, March 5, 2009
By Dr. Paul Pimomo, Professor of English and Co-Director, Africana and Black Studies, CWU, Ellensburg, WA, USA
Introduction:
Honorable Chief Minister, Mr. Neiphiu Rio, council of ministers, political and civil leaders, my dear overseas friends, and ladies and gentlemen:
At this time in Washington State in the U. S., it’s midnight and I would be dreaming. It’s a real joy for me to be here in Kohima, a dream come true. I’m up here at the podium this morning, instead of down there listening, not because I know more about Naga society than the rest of you. I’ve lived in self-exile for twenty-five years in the United States. On the other hand, you live and work here, you run the government, you are the leaders of the Naga society; you know better than I do the needs of our people. But in general, everybody in this room knows as well as the next person what Nagaland needs for a better future: unity and peace, hard work and honest living, and goodwill toward one another. I have no new ideas to share with you today, only a new voice for the same truths in a different context from a different set of experiences. I make a living teaching literature, so I’m going to tell you stories from different parts of the world, including Nagaland, to illustrate the two central goals of human social life throughout history, namely the common good and personal happiness through acceptance and respect in the community. Most of you will recognize the stories, so I ask your indulgence. I shall end my talk with a comment on what I see as the most pressing need of our generation, because without it Nagas have no future as a people. Read the rest of this entry »
By Romy Anthony
Pink Cathedral
Life is an everyday learning process. We use to do lots of activities and discoveries that nurtured us to become better individuals. As from childhood, I use spend my life independently at the age of 12. Being a man exposed to a city life, I been used to live a comfort life using the innovative technology to enhance and make things easy. Having this kind of life, I assume that I almost know and experience everything. But I was deadly wrong, there so much things to learn and discover in this world, and that’s where my journey begins.
December 1, 2008 boarding on a flight Air India, Dubai to Delhi. I had this mix feeling in my heart. I felt scared that this might be something wrong happened to me due to recent terrorist attack in Mumbai last November 26 and some insurgency issues in Assam-closer to my destination…at that same time a feeling of excitement to see my best friend Hileo. Read the rest of this entry »
Recently, I came across an interesting article in Tehelka magazine which outlined how the Mizoram Presbyterian Church has taken the responsibility to ensure that the assembly polls in Mizoram are free and fair.
Following are excerpts from the article:
- A powerful moral watchdog, the Mizoram Peoples’ Forum (MPF) - sponsored by the Mizoram Presbyterian Church Synod will set up offices in every village to monitor the elections.
- “Our main aim is to ensure that free and fair elections are held. We’re working very hard to convince people not to accept gifts from candidates” - Rev. Lalbikmawia, Executive Secretary of the Synod Read the rest of this entry »
It is always a joy to communicate with Nagas who have achieved through hard work and determination. Over the years, I’ve interviewed many such Nagas for Kuknalim.com. We can learn so much from them. They inspire us to do more in life.
One such person I interviewed lately was Amongla Aier, the first Indian Police Service (IPS) officer among Naga women.
“Were I to claim that I am not a Naga, what will be the criteria to decide my identity?” I once asked this question to a fellow Naga friend who was then working on Naga nationalism for her university degree.
Her immediate reaction was “How can you say that you are not a Naga?” She was politically right in her retort though my hypothetical question was not dismissed there and then. It did pick up some discussion, but only to put us and also our audience into a very unsettling and disturbing situation. I was grappling with the issue of my Naga Identity then. Not that I doubted my Naga identity but that I was struggling to find some grounds on the basis of which various Naga tribal groups have come together to assert our unique identity and our rights to freedom of self-determination. Read the rest of this entry »
I always felt good people die early. May be there is a need for good people up there!
Last two days have been hectic, stressful and so much filled with emotions and pain. I lost my good friend Theja, a final year Information Technology student who already got placement in Satyam Info Systems. He was young, lively and was looking forward to work in one of India’s top companies. He had made plans to celebrate Christmas with his family this winter. And then comes death –when it is most unexpected. Read the rest of this entry »
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