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Manipur Expanding Conflict Arena is Evidence How Paratrooping Pundits Mistook the Tree for the Forest
The three-year-old ethnic conflict in Manipur has expanded beyond just Meiteis and Kuki-Zo tribes. Another major community in the state, Nagas, who have maintained a

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 literature’s greatest journeys with a simple but enduring image: a man lost in a dark

Why Political Demands are so Easily Bargained?
“When a man takes an oath, he’s holding his own self in his own hands. Like water. And if he opens his fingers then, he

Manipur’s Future is Increasingly Tied to Myanmar’s Stability and the Emerging Geopolitics of India’s Eastern Frontier
The visit of Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing to India from May 30 to June 3, 2026, was significant not merely because it was his

Crab Mentality: A Hidden Obstacle to EEC Development
Understanding EEC Development Before discussing crab mentality and its effects on society, it is important to understand the concept of EEC Development. EEC stands for

The Beauty of Life Lies in the Attitude We Carry
Life is one of the greatest gifts given to humanity, yet it is short, fragile, and uncertain. From birth to death, time moves continuously forward

From Inner Transformation to Global Regeneration: The Meta- Architecture of a Sustainable Future
Isha Upanishad says, Īśāvāsyam idaṁ sarvam yat kiñca jagatyāṁ jagat – All this—whatever exists in this moving universe—is enveloped by the Divine. (Isha Upanishad) This profound

The Reality and Illusion of the Angsts of Population Influx in the Northeast
The angst over the inflow of migrants has never been fully resolved in the Northeast. Manipur has been no exception. This is understandable for as

Where do the Children Play: The Question Cat Stevens Asked
“There are so many strange things happening, If I stay open, it all gets harder to believe.” Some songs age quietly. Others become heavier with

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

The Beauty of Life Lies in the Attitude We Carry
Life is one of the greatest gifts given to humanity,

Where do the Children Play: The Question Cat Stevens Asked
“There are so many strange things happening, If I stay

Children at the Forefront in Manipur and the Youth-Led Movement on the Internet
The Nepal youth-led uprising of September 2025 has made waves

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

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




