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The Himalayan Challenges Before Yumnam Khemchand’s Government To Restore Fundamental Rights of Manipur’s Citizens
The swearing-in of Yumnam Khemchand as the 13th Chief Minister of Manipur on February 4, 2026, heading a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance
Peace in Disguise
Peace is commonly imagined as an unqualified good – an end to violence, a restoration of normalcy, a moral achievement. Yet history repeatedly shows that
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
Weekly Digests
Genealogy of Marginality of Female Sex Worker: Is Anyone Listening?
During my fieldwork in Imphal, Manipur in between 2018 and
70 Year Old Woman Embarks on a Selfless Mission to Promote Tree Plantation
Nothing can stop a determined person. A poverty stricken 70
Ambulance Chasing Moralists Can Make no Difference, the Resolution Must Come From Within
The latest cycle of ethnic strife between the Meiteis and
Lok Sabha Election in Manipur and the False Flag of Clash Between Theory and Practice
The runup to the 18th Parliamentary election in Manipur is
Celebrating of World Radio Day 2024 with the Theme – Informing, Entertaining and Educating
“Radio is my guide, my guru and my life”. Everywhere,
Expert Suggests Ways to Develop Natural Habitat of Manipuri Kombirei to Make it Bloom in Abundance Once Again
Once abundantly blossoming and culturally significant to Meitei society, Manipuri
In the Ethnic Milieu of NE, the Need is for Indigenisation to be Welcomed and Colonisation Resisted
Women in Crime in Manipur Are Almost Always More Sinned Against Than They Have Sinned
Indo-Pacific and the Quest for the Soul of Quad: Broad Consensus at Tokyo Summit on Managing Assertive China
How Fictions Created by Humans Came to Determine Their Reality and How This Can be Moderated
Despite Many Challenges Posed by Digital Technology, Many Innovative Writers Continue to Blossom in State
SN Chand Cine Archive & Museum Film Archivist Wins ‘Champions Of Film Heritage Award’
Romi Meitei’s Eikhoigi Yum Wins Multiple Awards at International Film Festival Kerala
Art is a Kind of Therapy Says Nongdamba Leitanthem, Author of Two Drawing Instruction Books
Driving across the land of Pagodas: An account of the February 2012 Indo-Myanmar Friendship Car Rally
How my Friend Bijaya Yumlembam and I Were Part of the Adventure and Misadventures of MMTA Mt. Bhagirathi-II Expedition-2003
My Journey to Mt. Everest Base Camp and Mt. Kalapathar With Bijaya Yumlembam as Part of an MMTA Expedition
Despite so Much Affinity, Strong Anti-India Undercurrent Prevalent in Nepal
Dzuko Can be the Starting Point for a New and Larger Paradigm of Reconciliation Between Nagaland and Manipur
