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River Linking May be the Answer to Floods in the Valley Caused by Cloudbursts Such as Those Brought by Cyclone Remal
That climate change is for real needs no further proof than Cyclone Remal which is yet again devastating the Northeast, including Manipur. Last year the

Three Months into Central Rule, the Authority of the State is Still Largely Invisible in Manipur
It’s amply evident in the manner Manipur remains unable to free itself from the conflict trap that a zero-sum game cannot resolve the crisis. Only

A New Popular Government Without the Participation of 10 Kuki-Zomi MLAs or an Understanding With Them is Very Remote
Acts of political drama without political activities of Manipur’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs and its allies to form a popular government are being played

Thinking Right in Time
In a typical Manipuri wedding, when the groom’s mother wept, the tense escalates into something else. It was natural for the bride’s parents to break

Clarity, Visibility, Legacy: Lessons from the Frontlines of Entrepreneurial Burnout
If you’ve ever felt like your business is running you instead of the other way around, then this story might sound painfully — and hilariously

Imphal Floods: When Disaster Becomes a Spectacle
I wonder why we are so okay with the idea of standing still as a mere spectator at times that do not demand any form

Civil Society, Strikes, and the Forgotten Voices of Drug Users in Manipur
In the wake of a prolonged crisis in Manipur that has persisted for over two years, yet another disheartening incident unfolded on May 20, 2025.

IPFM Urges Governor for Strict Implementation of Illegal Immigration Identification and Deportation Process in Manipur
Indigenous People’s Forum, Manipur (IPFM) on May 30, 2025 urges the Governor of Manipur to strictly implement the Illegal Immigration Identification and Deportation Process in

Bad Optics in Bad Times: The Way Forward Must be About Transparency and Fixing Accountability in Explaining What Actually Happened
The pathetically insensitive episode of a contingent of Mahar Regiment near Gwaltabi 26 km from Imphal stopping and forcing the word “Manipur” to be hidden

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

A Prayer for the New Year 2025 and Manipur’s Redemption Song
It’s a new year already. Even though there cannot possibly

New Year 2025: Let’s do this Way
“The New Year stands before us, like a chapter in

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




Collaborative Discussions Key to Elevating Manipuri Cinema, Says Filmmaker Oinam Gautam


Borun Thokchom at IFFI Goa: “Passion and Preparation Key to Overcoming Filmmaking Challenges in Manipur”



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


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

Manipur’s Transgender Community Are on a Healing Mission of Displaced Children Through Football

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

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








River Linking, Community Dredging Under MGNREGS and Artificial Reservoirs Could be the Answers to Floods
