Zunheboto, March 7 (WE THE NAGAS): Zunheboto Government College marked another milestone in its academic calendar on March 7, bringing together faculty from across departments for its 3rd Inter-Departmental Seminar. Held at the college’s Conference Hall, the event was a chance for teachers and researchers to step outside their disciplinary corners and engage in the kind of cross-pollinating conversation that rarely happens in everyday college life.
The morning opened with a thought-provoking presentation by Jenny Kent and Mercy L. Zhimo, both Assistant Professors in the Department of English. Their paper, “The Necessity of Boredom in the Age of Dopamine Addiction,” struck a chord with the audience. In a world where every idle moment is filled with a scroll or a notification, the two speakers made a quietly radical argument — that boredom isn’t something to be fixed. Rather, it’s something we’ve lost to our own detriment. They explored how the relentless churn of digital stimulation is quietly rewiring our attention spans and emotional lives, and why reclaiming a little stillness might be more important than we think.
The second paper took a very different but equally compelling direction. Nitokali V. Chishi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, presented her study on Spatio-temporal analysis of Land use land cover change (2013-2023) using Geospatial techniques: A case study of Zunheboto district. Using remote sensing and GIS tools, she mapped out how the district’s landscape has visibly shifted over time, and what those shifts mean for the future. Her findings were a timely reminder that the ground beneath our feet is changing faster than most of us realize, and that thoughtful, data-driven land management has never been more urgent.
Both sessions were followed by lively Q&A exchanges, with faculty members diving into the discussions with genuine curiosity, academic energy the seminar was designed to encourage.
The proceedings were documented by Hurato Rhakho and Lipokjungla Jamir, Assistant Professors from the Departments of Geography and English respectively.