Nagas are Tribals and are living together as different Tribes with different dialects and cultures. Each Tribe is identified as a Naga Tribe because of the cultures being identical. Nagamese is a great blessing to the Nagas because through it alone the Nagas can communicate with one another till today.
Vast majority of our people are professed believers of Jesus Christ. If our people are really followers of Christ , Nagaland will be a land of truth and peace. But in practice , our land is full of violence , bloodshed , corruption and tribalism. Is there any political or social crisis which is settled amicably in term of complying with the teaching of Christ as far as your memory goes ? Christianity is not a religion but is a practice of the perfect characteristics of God.
In contrary Nagaland is a land of serving quit notice , declaration of non – cooperation , suspension of recognition , dissociation , forming parallel organisation , defection and welcoming defectors as home comers. It is easy to ignite tribal communalism and tribal feuds. Will the Nagas continue to be a cauldron or to get bogged in a quagmire?
We have apex organisations such as Naga Hoho , ENPO , NMA , GB Federation and NSF. Tenyimi union was opposed by some leaders and now there are NTC and CNTC . Whatever it may be the organisations , they should be transcendent of narrow tribalism and sectarianism to pave the way of the Naga people to a higher ground.
Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi
