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Manipur’s Moral Rot, from Manipur University to the Savage Battlefields of Ethnic Conflicts
In this dark times Manipur is engulfed in, it is difficult not to recall the opening lines of Irish poet William Butler Yeats’ 1919 poem

Too Many Voices, Too Little Healing: The Curious Case of Civil Societies in Manipur
In Manipur, almost everybody today speaks in the language of “civil society.” Every community has one. Sometimes several. Student bodies, women’s groups, youth organisations, village

The Kuki-Zo Council’s Political Recalibration Reflects Both Strategic Consolidation and the Deepening Fragmentation of Manipur
The evolving position of the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) amidst the ongoing Naga-Kuki hostage crisis reveals a significant political recalibration within Manipur’s fractured conflict landscape. The

The Ecology of Sacred Blossoms: Himalayan Rhododendrons and the Quest for Planetary Harmony in the Anthropocene
“Om Dyauḥ Śāntirantarikṣaṃ Śāntiḥ Pṛthivī Śāntiḥ, Āpaḥ Śāntiroṣadhayaḥ Śāntiḥ / Vanaspatayaḥ Śāntirviśve Devāḥ Śāntiḥ, Brahma Śāntiḥ Sarvaṃ Śāntiḥ, Śāntireva Śāntiḥ Sā Mā Śāntiredhi.” “May there be peace in the heavens; peace in the atmosphere; peace

Civilizational Values Eroding Fast in Manipur
In a democracy, the pen should be mightier than the sword. The pen of course is a metaphor of free speech and opinion that the

A Manipur Larger Than its Wounds
Why the next generation must imagine differently There is something deeply unsettling about the way children in Manipur are slowly learning about the world around

Restoring Integrated Governance and Coexistence, Rather than Managing Violence Must be the Goal
More than three years after the eruption of violence on May 3, 2023 in Churachandpur, Manipur stands at a dangerous historical crossroads. What was initially

The Illusion of Educational Excellence
One of the most enduring assumptions in contemporary educational discourse is the belief that private schools are inherently superior to public schools. Across much of

From Silver Screen to Public Service: A Question before Manipur
The political landscape of Tamil Nadu has once again witnessed the emergence of a new political movement led by an actor-turned-politician. In Tamil Nadu, cinema

Too Many Voices, Too Little Healing: The Curious Case of Civil Societies in Manipur
In Manipur, almost everybody today speaks in the language of

A Manipur Larger Than its Wounds
Why the next generation must imagine differently There is something

The Illusion of Educational Excellence
One of the most enduring assumptions in contemporary educational discourse

Amidst Dangerous Ethnic Mistrusts, Paratrooping Journalists Continue to Misrepresent Manipur Trauma
On May 3, the Manipur ethnic conflict completed three years.
When Politicians Stop Doing Politics and Leaders Stop Leading
There’s a strange kind of tiredness hanging over Manipur these

Manipur in India’s Constitutional Transition (1935–1950)
The constitutional transition of India from a British colony to

Amidst Dangerous Ethnic Mistrusts, Paratrooping Journalists Continue to Misrepresent Manipur Trauma

Manipur in India’s Constitutional Transition (1935–1950)

Racism: Uneasy Confluence of the Northeast Sub-stream with the Indian Mainstream

Colonisation or Indigenisation: How Statutory Incentive Structuring Encouraged a Contest for Primitivity

What PUCL Report is Silent about Ironically Reveals More Than Conceals

Two Girls from Manipur Provide a Glimpse into a Brave New Moral World


Open Letter to the Vice-Chancellor, Manipur University





Women: Vande Mataram – Architects of a Golden-Aged Vikshit Bharat

“Give to Gain”: Empowered Women Empower Women, Celebrating International Women’s Day 2026

Why Jeffrey Epstein Matters Now: An Era of Concentrated Wealth and Opaque Networks

Gender Inequality: The Invisible Fault Line that Shapes Every Conflict


Symbolic Interactionist Perspective on Gender and Social Exclusion




Coma, Life, and Manipur: How Life Can Cost as Little as Rupees Five but Remain Priceless

A Climber Climbs Down After a Trip to Shirui Peak Where Grow the Famed ‘Flowers in the Wilderness’

“3 Stories”: A Chilling Tale of Mental Illness — Part-3 (final)

People’s Mother Mahasweta Devi (14-1-1926 – 28-7-2016)


The Poet Lamabam Kamal: Life and Times – Part 2

The Poet Lamabam Kamal: Life And Times – Part 1

The Philosophy in “Khamba-Thoibi Sheireng”: An Amalgamation of Meitei & Hindu Thoughts – Part 2

The Philosophy in “Khamba-Thoibi Sheireng”: An Amalgamation of Meitei & Hindu Thoughts – Part 1

India: Oil palm individualizing the use of collective land in Manipur

Green on the Wane: The Silent Crisis of Our Disappearing Forest


A Journey From Darkness to Light IPPNW Kenya April 2023

Loktak Lake Experience: Loktak Machet Machet Seygaibagee Warolsing




