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The Sublime Love Featured in Jahera of Mahakavi Anganghal – Part 1
Anganghal is a poet of Love. Like Mahakavi Kalidasa, he attributed the various distinctive physiognomies of Love. Most of the books he wrote are all

GARIBANIWAZ (PAMHEIBA): The Master of Manipur and Upper Burma (West of Irrawaddy) (1709-1748)
Garibaniwaz, locally more popularly known as Pamheiba, was the greatest king Manipur has ever produced in its historical existence since more than 2000 years. After

Kathmandu diary: Where are all the Hindus vanishing?
This article was written two decades ago after a series of conference related trips to Kathmandu when an ethnic churning had begun to show up

Dissenting Voices Will Always Face Formidable Obstacles, But Dissenters Must Not be Deterred
Introduction This article does not encourage people to shun from differing. If all are the same, there would not be advancement. The differences in life

Koubru Calling: Beyond the twisted lens of Colonial Modernity and myopia of Competitive Politics – Part 5
Distortions of Colonial Modernity and Competitive Politics Difference does not mean inferior. However, in certain worldviews, difference is often read as inferior. For instance, in

Kangla Sha Entangle Has Brought to the Fore Two Choices Before All: Either Live in the Past, or Live For the Future
On the surface of it, there is nothing tangibly wrong with alterations made to the Kangla Sha replicas provided all agree that Kangla as a

Manipur Curfew Extended till July 10 with More Relaxations; Train Reaches Vangaichungpao in Tamenglong; AMWJU, EGM Flay Attack on Media
Curfew extended to July 10 The Manipur Government on June 30 extended the curfew for 10 more days till July 10 with more relaxations by

Contractual Medical Officers Not Paid by Manipur Govt in the Past Two Months Despite Their Hard Work
Contract basis Medical Officers, MOs, who have been appointed by the government as contractual medical officers for Covid-19 in all the districts of Manipur have

Fate of Myanmar Refugees in Manipur is Still Uncertain as State and Union Govts Still Do Not Have Policy to Deal the Crisis
The fate of Myanmar nationals who fled the country and entered into Manipur crossing the Indo-Myanmar border for shelter to avoid the persecution after February