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Updating Imphal Postal Addresses Urgently Necessary Today
This is becoming increasingly a nagging problem yet the authorities are not paying it the attention it deserves. The government needs to be reminded again

Coma, Life, and Manipur: How Life Can Cost as Little as Rupees Five but Remain Priceless
Exactly two years ago, I woke up after being in Coma from a medical disorder. The whole experience of being in an unconscious state to

Directives, Reports Turn Heat on Alleged Drugs Defaulters, JNIMS Resignations over Pay, and No Bye-poll for Wangkhei Seat
The Ministry of Home Affairs has shown its concern over the rising cases of drugs related crimes in the state even as local anti-drugs collectives

21st Century: The Era of Deep Generalists and How NEP-2020 Addresses the Challenge
Overture The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) gives especial emphasis on liberal arts education (LAE) as a part of imparting holistic and multidisciplinary education

Society and Sexuality: On social media and gender relation
Seven years ago, a controversy erupted in the national capital over the allegation of rape against a well-known social activist by another fellow activist who

I Enter the Soul of the Sexually Assaulted 8-Year-Old and Write This Account of How a Grave World Unfolds for Every Girl in Manipur
I am writing this, not as a woman in her 30s with a Master’s degree and a salaried job, but as the eight-year-old girl who

Oppressive Patriarchy is Omnipresent in Manipur and Must be Dismantled and Woman Must Come to be Her Own
Women in our society have stood up for Manipur: for those lost sons and husbands in the wake of militarization. They have stood up to

The Patriarchy Question in Manipur and Mimicry of Self-Proclaimed Feminists
It is now time for patriarchy to go, but its values are so entrenched in the society that this mission will not be easy. Patriarchy

Sexual Harassment in a Patriarchal Society Comes Under Many Guises
It begins at a very young age: ‘sit properly, don’t spread your legs’ they tell us when we are small girls. ‘Girls do not laugh