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The Rescue of MK Priyabrata Singh’s 8mm Reels Could Open a Forgotten Window into the Cultural Life of Manipur
Long before Manipuri cinema found its formal footing, before feature films began to define a new cultural identity for the state, a small 8mm camera
How the Idea of Being at War Makes Enemies of Ordinary, Normal People
Sometimes, it is the very idea of being at war that makes ordinary people see each other as enemies with enough aggressive passion to go
Beyond 1.4 Square Miles: Has Manipur’s Constitutional Identity Become Negotiable?
Part I: The Real Question is Not 1.4 Square Miles The controversy that has engulfed Manipur following reports of a possible territorial adjustment along the
The Empty Chair: Joy, Sorrow, Nostalgia
There is a seat at every dining table that somehow belongs to someone. No one ever assigns it, and no one needs to. Over the
Deep History: Manipur’s Ancient Caves Could Become the State’s Next Tourism Frontier
Long before the Valley of Manipur held its first rice paddy, small bands of people were already sheltering in the limestone caves that honeycomb Manipur’s
Banality of Evil Probably Darkened Most, if not all in Manipur, During these Dark Days
The one spectre which has always come back to haunt government establishments in Manipur is “how do you put the genie of fake encounter back
From the Thadou Covenant to the Zomi Initiative: Is Manipur Witnessing the Emergence of a Civil Society Peace Process?
For more than three years after the eruption of violence on 3 May 2023 first in Churachandpur, Manipur appeared trapped in a frozen conflict. Roads
Come Sit for a While
Some things become so ordinary that we stop noticing them. They accompany our lives so faithfully that they slip quietly into the background, becoming less
The Paradox of Public Service in India: When Governance Forgets Its People
The greatest failures of governance in India rarely erupt in headlines. They unfold quietly in banks, post offices, district offices, welfare departments the everyday places
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The Rescue of MK Priyabrata Singh’s 8mm Reels Could Open a Forgotten Window into the Cultural Life of Manipur
Long before Manipuri cinema found its formal footing, before feature
The Empty Chair: Joy, Sorrow, Nostalgia
There is a seat at every dining table that somehow
Banality of Evil Probably Darkened Most, if not all in Manipur, During these Dark Days
The one spectre which has always come back to haunt
Come Sit for a While
Some things become so ordinary that we stop noticing them.
Borrowed Light
There was something about nights when the moon was full.
Has Manipur been Governed from New Delhi? The Quiet Centralisation of Power During the Manipur Crisis
When the Constitution of India was framed, federalism was never
How Ambulance Chasing Journalism and Punditry Led Manipur Crisis to a Blind Corner
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
The Rescue of MK Priyabrata Singh’s 8mm Reels Could Open a Forgotten Window into the Cultural Life of Manipur
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
