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Life’s Creative Instinct is Designed to Always Ring out the Bad and Ring in the Good
How free is free choice? This has been one of those questions which is simple sounding but one which has trouble many of the most

India’s Wire scandal a lesson for media
By Sukumar Muralidharan, O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat A scandal involving a fake email, two computer cryptographers and a politician is a lesson

Statehood Demands in Nagaland and Tripura Likely to Queer Pitch for BJP in Forthcoming Assembly Elections in The Two States
Amidst the statehood demands in Nagaland and Tripura by the Eastern Nagas and Tipraha indigenous people respectively, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaves no stone

Battle of Imphal-Kohima and the spectre of 1857 Sepoy Mutiny
In the Battle of Imphal and Kohima, did the presence of the Indian National Army alongside the Japanese troops cause the British to be haunted

India Must Maintain Proactive Momentum And Checkmate China’s Pandemic Plans
In ten months since China launched a dirty and dangerous biological weapon aimed at contaminating the world, surveillance systems have detected some of its military

No Talks Except on Sovereignty Says CorCom; 81 Myanmar Migrants Including 10 Minors Held Near Moreh; Rani Gaidinliu Birth Anniversary to be Made State Function: CM
81 Myanmar Migrants Including 10 Minors Held Near Moreh At least 81 illegal Myanmar nationals including 10 minors were arrested in Moreh, Tengnoupal district, Manipur

The Republican Challenge Today is Increasingly to Resist the Idea of Republic Metamorphizing into Banana Republic
Francis Fukuyama’s utopian dream of the “End of History and the Last Man” which he predicted at the end of the Cold War in his

Despite Many Challenges Posed by Digital Technology, Many Innovative Writers Continue to Blossom in State
Rapid development of information technology is impacting every aspect of life as a double-edged sword would. Writers of Manipur are also in despair that the

Although Naga Political Solution not in Sight Before the Nagaland Election, Significant Development in Naga Political Process is Evident
While the civil society organisations and bodies of Naga tribes of Nagaland have been pressing for Naga political solution before election, the Election Commission of

Let New Year 2023 Pledge be for a Commitment to Peace and Justice, and a Willingness to Work Hard and Honestly
It is easy to say the beginning of a calendar

A Look at the Hope the New Year Brings
Be Grateful for the past, Be Watchful of the present’

Why is the NE Not Getting its Fair Share of the Approximate Annual Rs. 1 Lakh Crore CSR Fund
For the year 2020-2021, the accumulated funds under the head

To change corrupt behaviour, change the message
By Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham and Caryn Peiffer, University

India’s Tawang Itch: How Politicians Misinterpret History to Score Political Brownie Points
India’s Tawang itch remains though it should have ended after

The flipside of women’s rights movements
By Giulia Evolvi, Erasmus University in Rotterdam in Rotterdam

The Idea of a Sovereign Socialist Manipur: Interview of Nonglen Meitei of Maoist Communist Party Manipur

Human Hand is a Miracle Which Prompted the Joke Mankind Exceeded Evolution by 10 Fingers


Govt’s New Population Control Measure Seems Right Out of the Warped Reality of Alice in Wonderland

Idea of a Sovereign Manipur: Interview of RK Meghen, former Chairman of the United National Liberation Front

The Idea of a Sovereign Zalen’gam: Interview of General Secretary of United Kuki Liberation Front Pu David Haokip

It is the Passion of Every Creative Writer to Write Till the Last Moment: Haobijam Tomba Meitei

Student’s Documentary Films Screening Concludes Successfully in Spite of Scant Resources

Cinema to Literature to graphic – ‘Melding’ Pot of 21st Century Creative Practices


Kaleidoscopic Images of a Culture: A Cinematic Effort Celebrating Aribam as a “Rishi” of Our Times

“Manipur Mindscapes”: A Films Division Film With a Difference by Joshy Joseph

Woollen Knitted Shoe Maker Muktamani Fights Poverty’s Odds to Ultimately Deserved to be Honoured With Padma Shri

Women Today: Celebrating the Life of Women on International Women’s Day

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2022: From Women Perspectives


Going Beyond Tokenism – Manipur Seriously Needs More Women Elected Representatives For its Own Welfare


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

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








