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Shan (Pong) Relationship with Meitei: Mongmaorung, The Splendid Capital of The Kingdom of Pong
Mongmaorong which is also written as Mungmaorung was a great and splendid city in Shweli (Nam Mao) River basin in an area lying between the

Plastic Menace Remaining Untamed Will Pose a Threat to the Earth and Humans
Manipur still has not been successful in controlling plastic menace. This is in contrast to places like Sikkim where bans on single use plastic bags

The Unpublished Plays of Khwairakpam Chaoba – Part 2
From the volume Confluence: Essays on Manipuri Literature and Culture complied and edited by B.S. Rajkumar. Next, I took an appointment with Smt. Leimaton

Mirabai Opens India’s Medals Tally; Courts Free Manipur’s High-Profile Political Dissenters Imprisoned Frivolously Under NSA; MPCC President Resigns
Manipur’s weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has opened India’s medals tally of Tokyo Olympics 2020 (held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic) on July 24 as

Why the Poor End Up Making Poor Healthcare Decisions in the Midst of COVID Needs to be Understood
Watching Manipur public’s response in these harsh and tragic times of COVID-19 pandemic is painful for many reasons. On the one hand, there are so

Covid-19 Pandemic is a War That Cannot be Won by a Morally Corrupt People Led by Morally Bankrupt Leaders
After a spate of ineffectual curfews in the past, the state now has another. The rationale given is that the death and positivity rates are

Manipur Government Needs to Learn Lesson on the Applicability of NSA from Court Orders Releasing Erendro and Kishorchandra
The abuse of National Security Act (NSA) by the present Government of Manipur under Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for criticising

Twelve Incredible Manipuri Myths Retold and Packed in a Children’s Book
Title: AND THAT IS WHY Manipuri Myths Retold Date of publication: 21st June 2021 Author: L. Somi Roy Published by: Penguin Random House India under

Myanma Nat and the Meitei/Meetei U-Mang-Lai Nat Festival
Manipur and Myanmar not only had the long history of conflict for supremacy in the westernmost border of South-East Asia, that is now extreme north



