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When the Law and its Legal Keepers are Absent, the Absence itself Becomes the Anarchic Law
Manipur’s chaos has long become endemic, thanks to those who are supposed to ensure public order. If insanity is defined at its basic as unpredictability
Mayophygee Macha: A Sociological Reading of Everyday Life
I had the privilege of watching the National Award-winning classic Mayophygee Macha (Mayophy’s child), a celluloid film scripted by Maharaj Kumari Binodini, produced by Thouyangba
Why Does Violence Against Meiteis Recur in Manipur? Frozen Conflict, Armed Impunity and the Failure of Constitutional Sovereignty
The killing of three Meitei men in Sunurok Uyok hills near Nongshum and Khongban Tangkhul on October 19, 2026, exposes the fragility of Manipur’s relative
Humour as Resistance: The Beats and Bangs of Manipur
Sitting 1,700 km away from Manipur, in Delhi, on 23 October, between 7:30 pm and 8 pm, I freshly witnessed through my WhatsApp status feed
Where the Roads Met: How Trade Routes Made Manipur
In 1859, at Silchar in the Barak valley, a young British officer watched a game he had never seen before. Manipuri riders in turbans and
The Problem of Anger
There is something very human about the words us and them, about the ease with which we divide the world into two sides, two histories, two
Beyond Symbolism: Addressing Systemic Lacunae Amid the Loss of Three Innocent Lives
As Ernest Hemingway writes in his A Farewell to Arms (1929), “The world breaks everyone, and afterwards many are strong at the broken places” The
Discovering Manipur: A Journey Beyond the Familiar and a Charm that Beats Broken Roads and Dusts
When I was selected to be part of the Ashtalakshmi Programme in Manipur, organised by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), I
Seeing Menstrual Cycle or Phanek as Impure, is Normalisation of Toxic Patriarchy as Common Sense
In a hyperbolic way, there is so much similarity between insurgency and the feminist movement and for that matter other related notions such as patriarchy.
Weekly Digests
The Problem of Anger
There is something very human about the words us and them,
The Problem of Winning
We learn to win very early in life. We learn
The Problem of Leaving Home for Communities Whose Identities are Wedded to Land
In Manipur, land has never been just land. We know
Manipur is Losing the Water it Was Built on
According to India’s first Census of Water Bodies, Manipur has
The Weight of Forgiveness
When I was in school, many of our mornings began
The Weight of Expectations
It is curious how often disappointment begins long before the
ST Status as Another Faultline in Manipur’s Complex Ethnic Mosaic
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)
Where the Voiceless Scream: A Review of “Writer in Residency”
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
Seeing Menstrual Cycle or Phanek as Impure, is Normalisation of Toxic Patriarchy as Common Sense
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
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
