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The Archetypal Stock Homo of the Shumang Leela
Media and performances have represented trans feminine and gender non-conforming identities through a speculative lens of ridicule and stereotypes. The origin of the word Homo

Relocation or Opening of SOO Camps of Kuki-Zomi Militants Should not be to Balkanize Manipur Further
While the civil society organisations (CSOs) of Manipur including Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) have been demanding abrogation of the Suspension of Operations (SoO)

The Silent Crisis: Unchecked Migration and it’s Impact on Manipur’s Identity: 1941–2025: Tracing Manipur’s Overlooked Demographic Shifts
The state of Manipur, located at India’s geostrategic frontier with Myanmar, has long grappled with unregulated migration, ethnic imbalance and contested land rights. Over the

The Zombies of Our Time
Synchronizing with the opinions and the anecdotes that usually surfaces in public domain, and actualizing the same tendency to the very life-world of the self

A Journey From Darkness to Light IPPNW Kenya April 2023
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) is a non partisan federation of national

An Appeal for Correction of Terminology in Manipur SACS Promotional Video on ART
Sir, Through the columns of your esteemed journal, I wish to draw the attention of the concerned authorities and the general public to a matter

Secularism must mean not just Separating Church from State, but also Ethnicity from Politics
To say Manipur’s problems are intractable would be an understatement. There are too many of them, a great many of which work at cross purposes,

Push for a Popular Government has Diverted and Diluted the Focus of People’s Movement for Conflict Resolution
Now, the mind, time and energy of the people of Manipur including a section of the society working in the space of civil society, opinion

Symbolic Interactionist Perspective on Gender and Social Exclusion
Vinati Manchanda, UG student at FLAME University, Melody Kshetrimayum, Assistant Professor, FLAME University Symbolic Interactionism is a sociological perspective which refers to how people

Fragility of “Negative” Peace Demonstrated Again in Kashmir’s Pahalgam
It is difficult not to be alarmed at the manner

Two Years Since Manipur Violence Began, a Call for Collective Healing and a Connected Future
Two years since violence erupted in Manipur on May 3,

Chairmen of Wetlands: A Game of Thrones at the Cost of Loktak and Other Manipur Wetlands – II
I hope to spark a debate about wetland governance in

Culinary Diplomacy – The Way Forward?
Some panic and some not at all, the imposition of

How a False Hill-Valley Binary is Relentlessly Pushed to Deepen Manipur Conflict
Abstract Writing and representing prolonged conflict faithfully in journalistic or

Young Lady Turns Passion of Collecting Wildflowers into an Eco-Friendly Business
A 27-year-old lady, Khundrakpam Rani turns her passion into a

The Danger of Frozen Conflicts Which Has Become Endemic in the Northeast

Nationalism is Powerful, but Often it is Built on the Assumption of an Enemy Looming

Northeast India Still Bearing the Adverse Fallouts of the Great Game

Why History and Past Must Not be Conflated to Mean the Same

Voice of the Silent Majority Opposed to Anarchy is What Was Heard in the Manipur Election Result

Northeast Region Now Exposed to the Intriguing Pulls of Big Power Politics

Manipuri Cinema Today, and Where It’s Headed: Insights from MSFDS Secretary

I’m Not a Robot Review: A Haunting Reflection on Humanity and AI

Award Winning “Boong” is a Film about a Boy’s Dream, a Mother’s Strength and a Society’s Truth




The Perils of Poverty Porn in Manipur: A Cycle of Conflict, Radicalism, and Systemic Neglect



Genealogy of Marginality of Female Sex Worker: Is Anyone Listening?


Patriarchal Subjugation of Women: It is Gradually Diminishing Though at Snail’s Pace

“3 Stories”: A Chilling Tale of Mental Illness — Part-2

“3 Stories”: A Chilling Tale of Mental Illness — Part-1




Two Day ‘Climate Smart Technology’ Discussions Organised by Humphrey Alumni in Imphal




