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A Prayer for Return of Peace in This Festive Season of Diwali, Kut and Ningol Chakouba
We are once again on the threshold of another cycle of the winter magic. It is indeed happy serendipity that many, if not most of

Scenario Planning at Khuman Pali
Khuman Pali, now also known as Dingko Road is the one and a half kilometer road stretch in Imphal from Khongnang Ani Kaarak on NH02

Veteran Lotha Legislator of Nagaland, T A Ngullie Passes Away
History truly has an image of a circle. Men and women begin and begin again with the same beliefs and approaches — to come back

India’s online news battles digital giants and the government
By Simran Agarwal, Sorbonne Paris Nord University in Paris Inadequate policy environment, a hostile government and the power of platforms leave Indian online news media struggling

Who’s watching what on Indian TV? It’s complicated
By Harsh Taneja, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign Accurately measuring the country’s viewing audiences could reshape India’s media landscape. But policymakers have a part to

War’s Domestic Uses Always Ensure Peace Prospects Remain Distant
Wars, it has been so rightly pointed out, have many domestic uses. There is nothing like the spectre of external aggression or a threat to

Conflict of Interests Continues over Indo-Myanmar Border Fencing and Scrapping of Free Movement Regime
While Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren and a section Manipur society consider that the scrapping of Free Movment Regime (FMR) and fencing of the Indo-Myanmar

Manipur Man Ventures into Saffron Farming, Aiming to Earn ₹5 Lakh per Kilo
In what can be termed a groundbreaking initiative for Manipur, Tomba Khundrakpam, a sound recordist and theatre production manager from Lipham Khunou Makha Leikai in

Digital Version of Brojendragee Luhongba Screenings Receive Great Deal of Audience
The digital version of Manipuri feature film produced 50 years ago, Brojendragee Luhongba screened for the second time after a gap of two years received

Has China Made an Offer that Hollywood Can’t Refuse?
That China’s comprehensive national power poses the primary threat to

Oja Winson Tangkhul, Differently Abled Unsung Hero and a Fighter Without a Pause
Laishram Winson Tangkhul alias Winson Awungshi Siro, retired as a

Reflections on My Long Journey With MSAD
The first time I heard about Manipur Students’ Association Delhi

The Idea of a Sovereign Socialist Manipur: Interview of Nonglen Meitei of Maoist Communist Party Manipur
The following is interview of one Nonglen Meitei, who claimed

Pursuit of a Proximate Frontier
In his seminal book Imperilled Frontiers: India’s North-Eastern Borderlands, the

Idea of a Sovereign Manipur: Interview of RK Meghen, former Chairman of the United National Liberation Front
The following is an interview of RK Meghen, former Chairman

Society Needs ‘Moral Regulations’ to Ensure an Equilibrium That Guarantees Justice for All




Spirit of Cheiraoba Celebration, and Why it Should Remind All That Identity Too is a Daily Plebiscite

Manipur Needs to Recall the Difference Between Form and Substance of Democracy


Th. Tombi Singh: The Gifted Artist Committed to His Vocation – Part 1

Rabindranath Thakur and Manipuri Dance – Part 2

Rabindranath Thakur and Manipuri Dance – Part 1

Manipuri Vaishnava Music and the Sattriya Ojapali Music of Assam: A Fresh Look – Part 2

“The Tainted Mirror”, a Well Told Story of Lost Innocence and Redemption in Experience – Part 2

As Jhum Fields Grow Unproductive, a Pune Couple Joins Battle in Tamenglong to Introduce New Farming Way
