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On the Weaponry of Words
When it comes to multi-individual spaces, it is always enjoyable to listen as one articulates even a simple tongue or account into a more refined

Interview: Our Children Are the Real Victims — Johny Meitei Sagolsem
Manipur is now stepping into its third year of unrest. What began in 2023 has stretched into a long, uncertain present. The cost has been

Experiential Learning Beyond the Classroom: A Political Science Trekking Expedition to Shirui Peak
Guided by the Department of Political Science, St. Joseph College, Ukhrul, students undertook a trekking expedition to Shirui Peak on 31st January, 2026 as part

Is Manipur Vital, Living and Creative or is it Merely Existing?
February 24, 1826 would count as one of the most, if not the most significant epoch making date for the entire Northeast region. For Manipur,

What Is Owed to a Nation Under Siege? Chongtha Miya and the Measure of Heroism
The present essay emerged from an encounter rather than from prior familiarity. Like many readers shaped by inherited and fragmented narratives of the Anglo-Manipuri War

Deadlines for Reinstating a Government or Extending President’s Rule Cannot Substitute for Democracy in Manipur
The public assertions by a section of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs including Bishnupur MLA Govindas Konthoujam and state leaders that a “popular government” in

Green on the Wane: The Silent Crisis of Our Disappearing Forest
I do not write this as an expert in climate science or a delegate at international summits. I write as an ordinary woman—a witness, a

SpiceJet Enters Imphal, Launches Daily Flights from Kolkata, Guwahati and Mumbai
SpiceJet is set to enter Imphal with the launch of it’s first-ever flight services to the Manipur capital, further strengthening air connectivity to the North-East.

A Republic is not Capitalism Exclusive and can as Much be Socialist
Francis Fukuyama’s utopian dream of the “End of History and the Last Man” which he predicted at the end of the Cold War in his

The Last Three Manipuri Films DVD Stockists: Embracing the End with Poignant Goodbyes in a Digital Age
Since the inaugural first full-length feature film from Manipur, Matamgi

Education: Defining Our Purpose in the Brave New World of the Digital Era
In the rapidly evolving landscape of the 21st century, the

Time for Manipur to Shed its Persecution Paranoia to Step out into its Spring of Creative Energy
A society can be judged by what it celebrates and

Is there ‘sexism’ in the pursuit of mathematics education?
History has proven time and again that women are the

Why History and Past Must Not be Conflated to Mean the Same
As to how history has come to be considered an

Northeast Region Now Exposed to the Intriguing Pulls of Big Power Politics
Had it not been for a rather sensational revelation by

Richest Languages Are Those Which Continually Enrich Their Vocabularies by Absorbing New Words



How Successful has the Integration of the Northeast been as India turns 75


No Harm in HAC Amendment, But the Amendment Must Not be Allowed to be Built on a False Premise



Artist cum Academician Yumnam Sapha Strives to Promote Revival of Dying of Age-Old Manipur Subika Painting

Working Inside/Out Films Division: The Discursive Documentary Practices of Joshy Joseph

From Cannes to Museum of Modern Art, Manipur’s Cinematic Jewel Takes Centre Stage


Manipur Needs to be Extremely Wary of its Dying Water Bodies


Why Manipur Urgently Needs to Reconsider its Blind Embrace of Palm Oil Plantation Idea


Only Environment-Friendly Behaviour of Humans Can Contain Proliferation of Wasteful and Toxic Degradation of Life










