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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

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

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

Does Truth Always Triumph or is it a Case of Triumphs Becoming Truth
They say truth triumphs. But how can anybody be so

Beating of the Sacred Senbung at Kangla and its Significance
Kangla Fort is in the news once again. This time

Cognitive Revolution Should Provide Insights on Ways Out of Many of Our Current Problems

As Public Intellectual’s Space and Freedom Shrink, Galileo’s Fate Haunts Again



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



Art is a Kind of Therapy Says Nongdamba Leitanthem, Author of Two Drawing Instruction Books

It is the Passion of Every Creative Writer to Write Till the Last Moment: Haobijam Tomba Meitei

Student’s Documentary Films Screening Concludes Successfully in Spite of Scant Resources

Cinema to Literature to graphic – ‘Melding’ Pot of 21st Century Creative Practices


A Climber Climbs Down After a Trip to Shirui Peak Where Grow the Famed ‘Flowers in the Wilderness’


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




