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Assessment and Marking Norms for HSSLC in the Wake of COVID Predicted to Disadvantage Meritorious Students
While there can be no complaints that Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificates are being assessed and awarded without any formal examination in view of the

COVID or No, Fasten Your Seat Belts: No More Excuses. No more Justifications.
Welcome aboard! It is an open invitation to everyone to fasten your seat belt! Whether you like it or not, seat belt is your lifeline

Manipur COVID-19 Situation: Community Transmission at Micro Level and Fully Vaccinated Below One Lakh
In spite of Manipur Government’s much acclaimed efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the infection continues to surge in infection with Delta variants, the

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



