Dr. Khrielieü Kire (12 January, 1918 – 11 September, 2013) the first Naga lady Doctor, fondly known by the name Dr. K.K. Angami, was a Naga bureaucrat and a great, if not the greatest philanthropist of her time. Born into a Kire Angami Naga family in Kohima village, Nagaland, Dr. Kire was the eldest child of four children of Mr. ZetsoviKire and Mrs. NeikuonuoKire. According to her younger brother Mr. Vatsümvü Kirekha, a Retired Director, Soil and Water Conversation Department, Government of Nagaland, Dr. Kire did her early schooling from Mission School Kohima and matriculated from Government High School, Shillong. Her love for humanity especially the poor and the needy was enough to convince her to choose the path of her exemplary life. She studied and completed Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery (LMS) from Women’s Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, and became the first Naga lady Doctor. She then served as Medical Officer at Ganesh Das Medical Hospital, Shillong. By 1957, while still serving at the hospital, the authority trusting her sincerity and passion encouraged her to pursue further medical course. She thus completed MBBS from Dibrugarh Medical College. Later, when Nagaland attained statehood, Dr. K.K Angami served the state department...