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Redlands is just one of many Burdensome Albatrosses from the Past Around Manipur’s Neck
October is the season of mellow fruitfulness in Manipur. For the still largely agrarian society, this is the season miles after miles of the rice

India’s NH Projects in Manipur Mask a Politics of Highways, Buffer Zones, De-Facto Borders, and a Frozen Conflict
At the heart of any modern state lies its ability to guarantee mobility. Roads are not mere infrastructure – they are the arteries through which

Battlefield Shines at IFFI: Inside Borun Thokchom’s Journey to the Indian Panorama
The landscape of Manipuri cinema has, for many years, been composed quite predominantly of family dramas and love stories, reliable family-friendly subjects targeting the mass

Myths No More: Reimagining Entrepreneurship in India’s North East
For decades, entrepreneurship in India’s North Eastern Region (NER) has been viewed through a lens of lack – a story about what the region doesn’t

The Way Forward for Manipur From the Present Quagmire
The mindless mayhem in Manipur has ceased after over two years of blood-letting between two of the state’s communities – the Meiteis and the Kuki-Zo

Is Manipur’s “Frozen Conflict” A Design or The Product of Policy Failure?
When the guns fell largely silent after the violent conflict that began on May 3, 2023 in Manipur, many in New Delhi – and much

Complicity as Rationality: A Race of Fools
The modern age prides itself on being the most rational era in human history. From data-driven decisions to algorithmic governance, everything appears to be justified

Manipur Films Shine Bright at Indian Panorama of 56th IFFI 2025 Two Manipuri Filmmakers Bring Home Honour and Hope
Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS) announced that after a disappointing absence at the 55th Indian Panorama 2024, Manipur has made a triumphant comeback at

I Walked Over Water and Lived to Tell the Tale: A Docu-Drama-Auto-Fiction-Whatever
Joshy Joseph’s ‘Walking Over Water’ is neither fact, fiction, nor confession. It’s a filmmaker’s walk of faith. The men held on for dear life.

Phouoibee and The Silent Performer: Manipur’s Festival Triumph and the Bigger Question
A quiet yet impactful wave emerges from the paddy fields

MK Binodini – A Piece of Shillong Will Forever Remain Manipur
In the wake of the current controversy over the demolition of Redlands, the old summer residence of Manipur Maharajas during the British days, we are reproducing this poignant reminiscence of Redlands by the late much revered Imasi M.K.Binodini transliterated into English by Pradip Phanjoubam from the original Manipuri

What PUCL Report is Silent about Ironically Reveals More Than Conceals
The nearly 700 pages report on Manipur’s ethnic crisis by

The Era of Copy and Paste
“The victorious career of Gureeb Nuwaz clearly proves, that during

My View on What is Home and What its Deeper Significances are?
“A man travels the world over in search of what

Two Girls from Manipur Provide a Glimpse into a Brave New Moral World
Twenty-five months after a violent ethnic conflict between Meiteis and

What PUCL Report is Silent about Ironically Reveals More Than Conceals

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

Secularism must mean not just Separating Church from State, but also Ethnicity from Politics

Three Months into Central Rule, the Authority of the State is Still Largely Invisible in Manipur


Loktak Lake Experience: Loktak Machet Machet Seygaibagee Warolsing

Battlefield Shines at IFFI: Inside Borun Thokchom’s Journey to the Indian Panorama



Phouoibee and The Silent Performer: Manipur’s Festival Triumph and the Bigger Question

Dust to Digital: Manipur’s Fight to Preserve Its Vanishing Film Heritage

From Bishnupur to the UK: A Filmmaker’s Journey Reveals Manipur’s Film Institute Gap


Symbolic Interactionist Perspective on Gender and Social Exclusion

“Oneness”: A Defiant Cinematic Stand Against Deep-Rooted Socio-Cultural Intolerance

Celebrating Gender Equality on International Women’s Day 2025


Custom, Tradition, and Women: Evaluating Women’s Property Rights in Tangkhul Society




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


A Journey From Darkness to Light IPPNW Kenya April 2023

Loktak Lake Experience: Loktak Machet Machet Seygaibagee Warolsing






