The Lord in His wonderful plan made Kohima the capital of Nagaland. Kohima Village said to be one of the 3rd largest village in Asia, had the highest respect amongst all Naga Republic Villages. Angamis are respected for their bravery, honesty, wisdom and for their far-sightedness in leading the Nagas politically, economically, socially, spiritually as well as in the Naga National Movement. After attaining 130 years of Christianity, 50 years of statehood, 60 years of armed struggle for Naga Independence, I believed that Nagas will look beyond the horizon of Rani Gaidinliu’s Library museum at the wider prospective and rethink their decision to allow the Govt’s proposal since the building have already been completed.I am reminded of NSF & NPMHR stone monolith at Naga Solidarity Park Kohima, Quote, “go and live out what you have heard from the other side of silence”. Today nobody wanted to write / hear the good side of Ranima’s life story and learn from the silence of Heraka people. It is unfortunate that the project which started in 2011 has to be opposed only when T.R.Zeliang took over as Chief Minister. Amazingly, when Ranima was honored by Govt. of India as a freedom fighter from Naga Hills, opposition started from Kohima-via-Wokha-Mokokchung-Zunheboto-Phek up to Mon crossing boundaries and rivers, turning a Memorial museum for temple/statue/idols, further alleging the indigenous of faith Heraka from animism to animalism, a fish for a snake, bread for a stone.
Zeliangrongs welcome any Naga National Leader’s memorial park, museum, monolith etc to be constructed anywhere in our land in North-East India. Zeliangrong people have strongly supported NNC under the Leadership of A.Z Phizo and we are proud to still preserved A.Z.Phizo’s Cave in Puilwa Village near Mbeuki (Barak) river in Peren Dist and tourist come to visit every year.
My humble suggestion to the Govt. of Nagaland is, let there be a Chapel/Prayer room in Gaidinliu’s Memorial Hall, like we have a church in Kisama Naga Heritage Village or Indira Gandhi International Air port New Delhi, where Bible tracts can be given to visiting tourists and the needy people and sick can be prayed for by prayer warriors and anointed servants of god. I believe that if we are in right mind, God can do miracles upon the non-Christian friends/ Heraka people in the land of the living God, if they (non-Christians) found Christ’s love in us, when they visit Kohima for the word of God says “Every knee shall bow, every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is lord”.
The Bible tells us “to love our neighbor as thyselves, to hate sin but love the sinner and not to judge others for we may be judge. Zeliangrong people recognized Ranima is our leader , Indian recognized her as an icon Naga lady, a freedom fighter , but some Naga tribal bodies /Churches/individuals says she is not. I can only appeal them from John 8:7 , when the scribes / Pharisees asked Jesus “this women was taken with adultery” Jesus said unto them ….” He that is without sin among you, set him first cast a stone at her”. I really don’t know who is a saint, who is a Pharisee, for all writers are too holy people in the context of Gaidinliu’s Memorial Museum.
Lastly, I appeal to the sons of the soil from the book of Ester 4:14.. “For if thou altogether holdest try peace at this time…deliverance arise to the Jews from another place….but who kneweth whether thou art come to this Kingdom for a time as this”? I feel that may be for a time and situations like this, God made Kohima, the Naga Capital to let the Angamis/and Kohima Village the custodian & land owner of Kohima town show love and honour to all Nagas in the Land of the Living God for all ages to come.
May I always live to cherish the love & affection of Naga people through the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
