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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 government establishments in Manipur is “how do you put the genie of fake encounter back
From the Thadou Covenant to the Zomi Initiative: Is Manipur Witnessing the Emergence of a Civil Society Peace Process?
For more than three years after the eruption of violence on 3 May 2023 first in Churachandpur, Manipur appeared trapped in a frozen conflict. Roads
Come Sit for a While
Some things become so ordinary that we stop noticing them. They accompany our lives so faithfully that they slip quietly into the background, becoming less
The Paradox of Public Service in India: When Governance Forgets Its People
The greatest failures of governance in India rarely erupt in headlines. They unfold quietly in banks, post offices, district offices, welfare departments the everyday places
The Prison of Dialogue: Colonial Negotiation and the Architecture of Oppression
Dialogue is almost universally celebrated as the highest expression of civilization. From Socrates to Jürgen Habermas, the history of political philosophy has taught us that
Manipur’s Silent Stonehenge: The Standing Stones That Remember Where the Nagas Came From
Drive north from Imphal into the folded green hills of Senapati district and, past a certain point, the roadside stops being ordinary. Grey stone slabs,
Artificial Intelligence to Artificial Incompetence
An artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Google Gemini, generated answer to “what is AI?” prompt is “the development of computer systems capable of performing tasks that
How Borders and Religions Began to Acquire Hard Perimeters Amongst Indigenous Communities
Just as precisely demarcated, delineated and zealously guarded national boundaries were once unknown outside of Europe as Lord Curzon pointed out in his Romanes Lecture
Deep Culture of Political Sycophancy in Manipur’s Centre-State Relationship
One of the most striking yet insufficiently examined features of contemporary politics in Manipur is the extraordinary degree of political deference displayed by much of
Weekly Digests
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.
Borrowed Light
There was something about nights when the moon was full.
Has Manipur been Governed from New Delhi? The Quiet Centralisation of Power During the Manipur Crisis
When the Constitution of India was framed, federalism was never
From Hormuz to Manipur, when did Our Cause Become Greater than Our Conscience?
A blockade is, by its very nature, an act that
The Benefit of the Doubt
Not long ago, while discussing the state of Manipur with
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
What PUCL Report is Silent about Ironically Reveals More Than Conceals
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
