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Many Manipur Nurses Leave Jobs as Their Employers Deny Them Safety Protocols in COVID Fight in West Bengal
Amidst the spike in Covid-19 cases in India, hospitals in West Bengal are in a spot, with over 300 nursing staffs from Northeast, leaving their
‘We Kept Sanitizing the Surfaces of the Compartments We Were in and Ended up Sanitizing Our Compartment Many Times Over’
In a world before Coronavirus hit, I was pursuing my Masters degree at Panjab University in Chandigarh. But then the Covid crisis started in India
Aatmanirbhar Bharat or Self-Reliant India is Excellent, But the Slogan is Hijacked from India’s Fifth Five Year Plan 1974-78
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, addressed the nation at 8.00 PM on the May 12 to announce a much-anticipated economic package to ignite the economy,
Migrant Crisis has Revealed the Magnitude of Manipur’s Economic Stagnation and Its Failing Higher Education Sector
Although it is worrying that some among Manipuris returning home from different cities in India have brought along the dreaded coronavirus, it is imaginable how
How Fate Landed a Minor Rohingya Girl in Imphal, and How a Local NGO Helped Her United With Her Relatives in Hyderabad
In August 2019, I met a young Rohingya girl through Nando Soibam whose NGO runs Open Shelter Home situated at Khurai Thongam Leikai and Ujjawala
The Travails of Young Truckers on Deserted Highways as They Relentlessly Keep Movements of Essential Goods Unhindered
The call of the long and winding, at times treacherous, highways on the Imphal-Jiribam and Imphal-Dimapur line has evinced a daring response from the truck
In the Wake of COVID Crisis, the Question of What it Means to be an Indian is Suddenly Relevant Again for the Northeast
What is it to be Indian for a Manipuri? Before attempting an answer, a caveat: the Manipuri identity itself is hotly contested between the state’s
Reverse Migration of Skilled and Semi-Skilled Workers Back to the State Can Become a Crisis But also Offer New Opportunities
One late night, my messenger beeped. I checked lazily. Since it is lockdown I thought it wouldn’t be something important that would require much attention.
Even Worst Hit States Are Preparing to Ease Lockdown, Manipur Must Follow Suit To Save Its Economy and Prepare For New Normal
Even if the COVID-19 does not infect the people of Manipur, the lockdown to fight the COVID-19 has hit-hard the people mostly daily wage-earners and