Kholar: the taste of home
Kholar, the local varieties of kidney beans, come from a time predating written records, rooted deep in the folklore and traditions of the Yimkhiung Naga community and famous in the eastern Nagaland areas. According to Yimkhiung folklore, an ancestor
BY Youngtsula Chang / Tuesday, 30 September, 2025
50 years of stone-cutting: A livelihood for Kuthur village
In the dusty yards of Kuthur village in Shamator district, the sounds of hammer against stone echo throughout the day, telling the story of a livelihood for 50 years now. Chisels spark as they strike, and clouds of fine
BY Shongmo B / Sunday, 21 September, 2025
Bringing a dream home: Mokokchung gets its first bridal store- The White Boutique
Mokokchung
BY Temjennaro Longchar / Saturday, 20 September, 2025
Wokha to host first-ever Banana Festival; a step towards agro-economic transformation
Wokha district, known as the “Land of Plenty”, is set to host its first-ever Banana Festival from October 22 to 24 this year, marking a milestone in the district’s journey to becoming Nagaland’s banana hub under the One District
BY Meribeni T Kikon / Friday, 19 September, 2025
A Man, a Room and a Resolve
The sound of tools clicking against metal, the hum of an old soldering iron and a child’s voice echoing from the next room, this is the backdrop of invention in Aoyim village, Chumukedima, where Lanu Jamir has spent the
BY Aroty Jamir / Sunday, 14 September, 2025
Quality Education: The System and Reality
Education is often called the backbone of a nation but what happens when that backbone grows weak? Across the world, and especially in India, classrooms are filled with students racing to score marks, collect degrees and clear exams. Yet,
BY Visekunu Thol, MSW, NEISSR / Saturday, 30 August, 2025
The journey of the Millet Sisters of Shamator district
The Millet Sisters is a women’s collective activity in Shamator district of Nagaland involved in promoting millet cultivation and its associated cultural and economic benefits. Their remarkable journey with millets began during a period of food scarcity in Shamator.
BY Youngtsula Chang / Tuesday, 5 August, 2025
Driven by duty: At 61, Tuensang’s oldest Taxi driver is still going the distance
Every morning, as the sun peeks over the misty hills of Tuensang, a familiar sight rolls down the broken road from 3rd NAP Saksi—a weathered taxi with a driver just as seasoned. At the wheel is Kaimang Chang, 61
BY Youngtsula Chang / Tuesday, 29 July, 2025
How Wokha’s septuagenarian mushroom grower is boosting rural livelihood
At 73 years of age, T Eyingbemo Murry from N Longidang village under Wokha district is setting an inspiring example of how knowledge and determination can lead to meaningful change. Heading his village farmer group, Murry has brought mushroom
BY Meribeni T Kikon / Thursday, 24 July, 2025
A Historical Step in the Naga Journey Towards a Future of Wholeness
In October 2015, the student-led protest movement Rhodes Must Fall tweeted that “The Pitt Rivers Museum is one of the most violent spaces in Oxford.’ Today, walking around the PRM and Oxford, amid history, we ask, can the University
BY Aküm Longchari / Monday, 16 June, 2025
Hanyuk village revives the Naga Morung tradition as a modern learning centre
Noklak
BY Shongmo B / Wednesday, 11 June, 2025
Excess enrolment of students: A major challenge to quality education for students and teachers
Kiphire
BY Kitoka Sangtam / Monday, 9 June, 2025
