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Balancing Tradition and Change Without Denying Either is What Makes a Sane Society
In the face of the ever metamorphosing and increasingly chaotic reality that has come to define Manipur, it is pertinent to periodically check on the

Govt Says it Would End Insurgency in Manipur in Next Five Years Through Political Dialogue But Aren’t Calls for Political Dialogues Alongside Calls To Surrender To Join The Mainstream Contradictory?
In the last many years, many chief ministers of Manipur attempted to resolve the decades-old insurgency problem in Manipur but could not succeed. However, Manipur

Art is a Kind of Therapy Says Nongdamba Leitanthem, Author of Two Drawing Instruction Books
Nongdamba Leitanthem, sixth child among his seven siblings of three brothers and three sisters, was born to (L) L. Thoiba Meitei and (L) L. Prembala

Hysterectomies in younger Indian women are influenced by insurance subsidies
By Sisir Debnath, Sourabh B. Paul, and Komal Sareen Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi Doctors compensated on a fee-for-service basis in India, were

India’s literacy programs have fallen short
By Vachaspati Shukla, Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research in Ahmedabad, India Despite government-mandated education, too many Indians remain unable to read

Occupation of Nine Tangkhul Villages by AR Protested; Tangkhul and Meitei CSOs Pledge Brotherhood; Kukis Observe Black Day; 13 UGs Surrender; FNR Works to Bring NSCN-IM and NNPGs on One Platform
Ukhrul protest The civil society organisations of the Tangkhul community organised a mass rally in Ukhrul on September 15 and submitted a memorandum to Prime

Irrational Conservatism Has Been the Pitfall For Many Societies in the Past and Will Remain so in the Future
The travails of extra conservatism could not have been better illustrated than by Jared Diamond in his important book “Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate

Security Situation In The NE Has Improved Since 2014, While Meitei Insurgency Accounted For About 44% Insurgency Incidents In Manipur, Says MHA Report
The security situation in the Northeast States has improved substantially since 2014, says the Annual Report 2020-21 of the Ministry of Home Affairs published in

India’s Regional Parties Thrown Into an Existential Crisis Are Now Striving for a Grand Opposition Alliance
Since the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power following the 2014 elections, India’s opposition parties have severely had to face existential threats. Particularly the



