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In Manipur’s Tragic Story of War and Peace, a Time for Healing is Overdue
The ethnic conflict in Manipur has reached a point from where there is no tangible way left than to turn back. For the sake of
Weaponising National Highways in Manipur: The Crisis of Constitutional Governance and the Failure of the State
The prolonged violent conflict in Manipur, which began on May 3, 2023, has fundamentally altered not only the state’s security landscape but also the relationship
From Hormuz to Manipur, when did Our Cause Become Greater than Our Conscience?
A blockade is, by its very nature, an act that causes suffering. It disrupts the movement of people and goods, delays access to much needed
Constitutional and Federal Discourses: from the “Margins” Not of their Own Choosing
In India’s federal discourse, as quite famously captured in the landmark S.R. Bommai judgement (1994), the federal units, i.e. the States are considered as a
In any Assessment of a Conflict Situation, the Idea of Geography as Destiny Cannot be Ignored
Just how did the hill-valley divide in Manipur come to be so bitter. It is imaginable there would have been differences for a long time
The End of Denial: How the Kuki-Zo Council’s Confession Reshaped the Politics of the Manipur Conflict
The events of May and June 2026 cannot be understood simply as another tragic episode in Manipur’s continuing violence. They represent a critical inflection point
The Benefit of the Doubt
Not long ago, while discussing the state of Manipur with a friend, our conversation drifted – as such conversations often do – from politics to
Boong: The Silent Scream that Exposes an Invisible Oppressive Feudal Patriarchal Order
The Manipuri movie Boong written and directed by Laxmipriya Devi and produced by Farhan Akhtar, was understandably celebrated in Manipur for its cinematic brilliance, and
Coexistence is the only Answer: Any Dismemberment of Manipur Would Imperil all Its Indigenous Peoples
The crisis that has engulfed Manipur since May 3, 2023 is often presented as a communal binary conflict between Kuki-Zomis and Meiteis, between Hindus and
Weekly Digests
From Hormuz to Manipur, when did Our Cause Become Greater than Our Conscience?
A blockade is, by its very nature, an act that
The Benefit of the Doubt
Not long ago, while discussing the state of Manipur with
Boong: The Silent Scream that Exposes an Invisible Oppressive Feudal Patriarchal Order
The Manipuri movie Boong written and directed by Laxmipriya Devi
Have We Asked Too Much of a Single Deer?
I have always found it curious how quickly the Sangai
How the Turmoil Manipur Clouded its Gen-Z’s Vision of the Future, and how they Long for Peace and Healing
I am at this crucial crossroads of my life’s journey,
Dante’s Journey, Manipur’s Hope: Reading Manipur Through the Lens of The Divine Comedy
More than seven centuries ago, Dante Alighieri began one of
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
Boong: The Silent Scream that Exposes an Invisible Oppressive Feudal Patriarchal Order
The War That Never Ended: Why Thokchom Borun’s Battlefield Could Become One of India’s Most Striking Anti-War Documentaries
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
Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion has always Stymied Choice of LDA Director
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
