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A Region on Edge: Lives Hanging in the Balance as Manipur Braces for a New Security Push
More than three years after the ethnic violence tore the state apart in May 2023, the wounds refuse to heal. Instead, they keep bleeding in
Filling the Gap Between ‘Communal Identity’ and ‘Peace’ Through a Moral Approach: An Idiot’s Guide to Peace and Harmony
The relationship between communal identity and peace has long been a subject of concern in political philosophy, sociology, and peace studies. Human beings naturally belong
Political Leverage in a Fractured Land: What the Kuki–Naga Hostage Crisis Reveals about Manipur’s Shifting Power Equation
Waari Singbul Network In a conflict already fractured by fear, grief and competing historical narratives, perception often matters almost as much as reality. In Manipur,
Recovery of Mutilated Bodies of Six Liangmai Nagas after Release of 14 Kuki Detainees has Deepened the Political, Moral and Institutional Crisis in Manipur
The recovery of the mutilated bodies of six abducted Liangmai Nagas shortly after the release of fourteen Kuki detainees has triggered one of the deepest
Manipur’s Shawshank Syndrome: Periodic Reassessment of Self Image to see if it Matches Reality is Vital
Every society has its own Shawshank. Not a prison made of concrete and steel, but a collection of ideas, habits, and assumptions that become so
Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion has always Stymied Choice of LDA Director
The Loktak Development Authority (LDA) was formed in 1986 three years after the commissioning of Loktak Multipurpose Hydro Electric Project (the Project hereinafter) in 1983.
Kukis During British Rule in India
Prior to 1889, the interior of the tract of country known as the Chin-Lushai Hills, was a terra incognita i.e., an unexplored land comprising of
Interfaith Forum Manipur, IFM, Confers its First Peaceful Coexistence Award 2026 to Swami Damodara and Rev. Vumthang Sitlhou, both Posthumously
The Interfaith Forum Manipur (IFM) conferred its first Annual Peaceful Coexistence Award 2026 to Rev. (Dr.) Vumthang Sitlhou, President, Thadou Baptist Association of India (TBAI)
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
Weekly Digests
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
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
