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“The Tainted Mirror”, a Well Told Story of Lost Innocence and Redemption in Experience – Part 2
In continuance of the review of two award winning Manipuri films started last week, here is the second instalment critiquing Romi Meitei’s short film, “The

AMUCO Team Meets NSCN (IM) Army Chief, Ambush Near Behiang, COVID Vaccination Vans Flagged Off, LJP MLA Joins BJP
AMUCO Meets NSCN(IM) army chief The news of AMUCO team meeting with Anthony Ningkham Shimray, Army Chief of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland –

Time For the Institution of the Governor as the Eye and Ear of the Party in Power at the Centre to be Checked
Whatever the ultimate fate of 12 ruling party MLAs, now under scrutiny of the Supreme Court for holding offices profit while still members of the

Will Governor La Ganesan Follow in the footsteps of his predecessor on Disqualification Case of 12 MLAs and Buy Time Till Assembly Term Ends
Even though the delaying of Manipur Governor’s decision on the Disqualification Case of 12 MLAs of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government has benefitted the

In Patriarchy’s Toxicity, the Masculine Perpetrator is as Much a Victim Sobbing in Solitude
Can a man cry? No! A man cannot and must not cry, because our society does not accept a man who cries. In our early

Cinematic Explorations on How the Observer’s Vantage Defines Objective and Subjective
“No two people see things the same way…There are very few really stark black and white stories,” Jim Lehrer “Above all else, never lie to

Modest Tuition Fees, Similar Syllabi, Make Bangladesh a Favoured Destination for Indian Medical Students
Large numbers of medical aspirants, including from the North East, are making a beeline to medical colleges in Bangladesh. This was informed by the Border

A Bureaucracy’s Allegiance Must Remain With ‘Law’ and Service ‘Rules’ But it Must also be Gifted with a Heart for the Public
In Max Weber depiction of bureaucracy, the official serving the bureaucracy and their loyalty is to the “rule” or the “constitution” and there is no

Manipuri Vaishnava Music and the Sattriya Ojapali Music of Assam: A Fresh Look – Part 1
(From the volume “Confluence Essays on Manipuri Literature and Culture” by the author, compiled and edited by B.S. Rakumar) Introduction: The present essay attempts