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Understanding Double Charging in Ukhrul Rice Mills: Insights from a Community Survey
As part of my Skill Enhancement Course titled “Public Opinion and Survey Research,” I conducted a community-based study to understand how the people of Ukhrul
Ukhrul’s New Research Centre Positions Itself as a Regional Knowledge Hub
A newly established centre in Ukhrul is beginning to consolidate its work on policy, governance and development in the North East. Across the region, debates
Redlands is just one of many Burdensome Albatrosses from the Past Around Manipur’s Neck
October is the season of mellow fruitfulness in Manipur. For the still largely agrarian society, this is the season miles after miles of the rice
India’s NH Projects in Manipur Mask a Politics of Highways, Buffer Zones, De-Facto Borders, and a Frozen Conflict
At the heart of any modern state lies its ability to guarantee mobility. Roads are not mere infrastructure – they are the arteries through which
Battlefield Shines at IFFI: Inside Borun Thokchom’s Journey to the Indian Panorama
The landscape of Manipuri cinema has, for many years, been composed quite predominantly of family dramas and love stories, reliable family-friendly subjects targeting the mass
Myths No More: Reimagining Entrepreneurship in India’s North East
For decades, entrepreneurship in India’s North Eastern Region (NER) has been viewed through a lens of lack – a story about what the region doesn’t
The Way Forward for Manipur From the Present Quagmire
The mindless mayhem in Manipur has ceased after over two years of blood-letting between two of the state’s communities – the Meiteis and the Kuki-Zo
Is Manipur’s “Frozen Conflict” A Design or The Product of Policy Failure?
When the guns fell largely silent after the violent conflict that began on May 3, 2023 in Manipur, many in New Delhi – and much
Complicity as Rationality: A Race of Fools
The modern age prides itself on being the most rational era in human history. From data-driven decisions to algorithmic governance, everything appears to be justified
Weekly Digests
Life’s Creative Instinct is Designed to Always Ring out the Bad and Ring in the Good
How free is free choice? This has been one of
The Republican Challenge Today is Increasingly to Resist the Idea of Republic Metamorphizing into Banana Republic
Francis Fukuyama’s utopian dream of the “End of History and
Despite Many Challenges Posed by Digital Technology, Many Innovative Writers Continue to Blossom in State
Rapid development of information technology is impacting every aspect of
Let New Year 2023 Pledge be for a Commitment to Peace and Justice, and a Willingness to Work Hard and Honestly
It is easy to say the beginning of a calendar
A Look at the Hope the New Year Brings
Be Grateful for the past, Be Watchful of the present’
Why is the NE Not Getting its Fair Share of the Approximate Annual Rs. 1 Lakh Crore CSR Fund
For the year 2020-2021, the accumulated funds under the head
Manipur Needs to be Extremely Wary of its Dying Water Bodies
What the Oting Massacre Should Remind Everyone of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act
Too Many Candidates, Too Few Berths: BJP’s Problem of Plenty in Manipur
“The Tainted Mirror”, a Well Told Story of Lost Innocence and Redemption in Experience – Part 2
Manipuri Vaishnava Music and the Sattriya Ojapali Music of Assam: A Fresh Look – Part 1
The Creative World of Aribam Syam Sharma, Veteran and Virtuoso Manipuri Film Maker
