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The Luminous Nexus of Women, STEM and Vikshit Bharat
Jñānaṃ vijñānaṃ saha karmaṇā or “Knowledge, wisdom, and action together”, Vijñānaṃ jīvanasya prakāśaḥ or Science is the light of life. This phrase highlights that scientific knowledge, understanding, and

Colonisation or Indigenisation: How Statutory Incentive Structuring Encouraged a Contest for Primitivity
A unidimensional portrayal of issues with deep roots like the indigenous people’s movement will be an oversimplification. There is no doubt however a closer look

Beyond Trust-building and Political Engagement, Manipur’s Challenge Remains Suspended between Relief and Resolution
Manipur stands today not merely at a crossroads, but in a prolonged interregnum between violence and reconciliation, between displacement and return, between governance and symbolism.

Mother Language : A Luminous Tapestry of Linguistic Heritage in the Indian Knowledge System
Prologue – The Sunup of Speech On the incandescent dawn of 21 February, the planet pauses to honour *International Mother Language Day*, a celebration that transcends mere remembrance

No Alternative to Working Towards Peaceful Coexistence in any Integral Geography
The ethnic conflict in Manipur between the Meiteis and Kuki-Zo group of tribes is seemingly cooling a little, giving hope that a consensual agreement can

Manipur’s Violence Is No Longer Episodic but a Project of Territorial Reconfiguration
The violence that engulfed Litan following the incident on the evening of February 7, 2026, cannot be reduced to a spontaneous street fight or neighbourhood

Manipur’s Evolving Role in India’s Act East Policy and Its Strategic Position Linking South Asia with Southeast Asia
India’s engagement with Southeast Asia has developed gradually over the past three decades. The Look East Policy of the early 1990s opened the first structured

Why Jeffrey Epstein Matters Now: An Era of Concentrated Wealth and Opaque Networks
For readers unfamiliar with the name, Jeffrey Epstein was an American financier who moved within elite political, academic, and business circles in the United States

PR ends in Manipur but will the New Government be able to Ensure Reconciliation
A popular government has been installed in Manipur 9 days ahead of the President’s Rule, PR, in the state completing one year. Saved in the

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

A Precarious Phenomenon Threatening Quality Education in Manipur
Introduction In recent times in Manipur, the education sector has

Manipur’s Budget Planners Must Keep Sri Lanka’s Fate in Mind and be Worried About Excessive Welfare-ism

NEP-2020 Can Overturn Manipur’s College Education Structure Radically


Manipur Must Avoid a Rip Van Winkle Paradox of Being Caught With Old World Psychology in a New World Order



Padmashree Awardee Potloi Artisan Hanjabam Radhe Fears Traditional and Cultural Values of Potloi Will be Lost


Meitei Turban as Parliamentary Uniform is Widely Appreciated Though There Are Also Storms in the Teacups

Aribam Syam Sharma’s Immense Contribution to Indian Cinema Remains Relatively Unsung



Women Often are the Most Brutal Gatekeepers of the Patriarchal Order
‘Bright Organic Lotus Tea’ the Enterprise Sushma Leimapokpam Launched, is Spreading Wings and Rearing to Take Off



My Journey to the Dreamland with Velvety Pink Carpet of Dzuko Valley

Plastic Menace Remaining Untamed Will Pose a Threat to the Earth and Humans

Ethnic Churning in Nepal: Of Majorities with Minority Complexes




