Dimapur, April 5 -- Nagaland deputy chief minister TR Zeliang on Saturday called for balancing modernity with rich traditions, language, and heritage, calling it of utmost importance.

"At the end of the day, it is our culture and identity that defines us. And if we lose it, we lose ourselves," Zeliang said.

Deputy CM Zeliang was addressing the concluding programme of the two-day 8th general conference of the Zeliang Officers' Association Nagaland (ZOAN) in Dimapur.

He said: "While we must live in the present and plan for the future, we must also pause to honour our past - a past illuminated by trailblazers who set benchmarks for generations to come."

He stressed that it is also important to retrospect and reflect on how and where "our...