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More Than Generation of Oxygen, Manipur Government Needs to Take Immediate Steps Toward Better Oxygen Access
Amidst the surge of COVID-19 in Manipur, the State Government has been rushing to install as many oxygen plants as in every districts of Manipur

Hawaibam Nabadwipchandra: Life and Times
From the volume Confluence: Essays on Manipuri Literature and Culture complied and edited by B.S. Rajkumar. He might have suffered from polio in childhood

Love in the Time of Bigotry: A Morning With Ratan Thiyam
“In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.” ― Bertolt Brecht Ratan Thiyam

New Book Traces the Evolution of India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation
Book Title: Institutions that shaped modern India: DRDO Author: Ravi Kumar Gupta Published by: Rupa Pages: 275 in hardcover Price: Rs. 375/- Achievements in India’s defence research despite many

When MK Binodini Travelled Down Memory Lane to Her Shillong Days and Her Impression of U Tirot Sing After Reading a Newspaper Article
We are reproducing another past article by the late MK Binodini, translated from the original Manipuri by Pradip Phanjoubam. Though the title may suggest otherwise,

Manipur CM Congratulates State Hockey Players, People Elated by Tokyo Show by State Athletes, New Flight Route to Shillong Launched
Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren congratulated the Indian men’s hockey team and announced to provide team midfielder, Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma a suitable state government job

Gloom of Manipur Politics Where Treachery Has Been Normalised, Balanced by Sunshine Brought by Athletes
This has again been a fortnight of eventful developments of profound bearings on Manipur, some very grave and others which can only be described as

Delaying of Manipur Governor’s Decision on the Disqualification Case of 12 MLAs is Aimed at Benefitting the BJP-led Government in State
The deferment of the much-awaited final judgement of Manipur’s office of profit case before the Supreme Court of India has at least changed the political

As August 9 Approaches, the Need is to Introspect on the Idea of Indigeniety in a Pluri-Culture
Introduction The word ‘indigenous’ could be a fashionable term for some, while others loathe it. This word serves as a cohesive glue for some communities