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When Particularism Overtakes Nationalism and Patriotism: The Hermeneutics of Affiliation and Loyalty
There is a curious transformation taking place in the way we understand political loyalty. We continue to speak of the nation, patriotism and national interest,
Before Counting Manipur, Establish who Belongs: Why the Government must Reconsider the Census-NRC Question
The controversy over the Census in Manipur has reached a point where the Government of India and the Government of Manipur can no longer afford
Manipur was Never Annexed by the British so When was its Freedom
India celebrated its 80th Independence Day today. In 1947, India’s tryst with destiny, as the country’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru put it, began at
Nostalgia: Shoes by the Door
Long before a door is opened, a home begins to introduce itself, not by its paint or its walls, nor by the flowers that neatly
The Road That Made Manipur: A Case for Heritage Status for Tongjei-Maril
There is a road in Manipur that most people drive without a second thought, on their way to Silchar or Jiribam. Locally it is remembered
Former Union Minister Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh seeks enhanced Safeguards, Methodological Rigour for Census 2027 in Manipur
Former Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Education and former Inner Manipur MP Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh has urged the Union Ministry of
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
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Manipur was Never Annexed by the British so When was its Freedom
India celebrated its 80th Independence Day today. In 1947, India’s
Nostalgia: Shoes by the Door
Long before a door is opened, a home begins to
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.
Manipur was Never Annexed by the British so When was its Freedom
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
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
