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Book Excerpt (Translation) / Coinage and Currency of ‘Bau Singh Gi Oina’ in Manipuri Lexicon
In our growing up years, our elders often used to say, ‘Bau Singh Oina’ translated as ‘Bau Singh’s left’. They often used to taunt us
Biren’s Two Birds With One Stone Gambit Can Make or Unmake Manipur BJP
Come Thursday 26th March 2020, the scheduled day of voting for the lone Rajya Sabha seat, Manipur’s titular king, Leishemba Sanajaoba, in all likelihood, would
The Sana Konung – An Emotional Connect with Manipur’s Past
Many might question if the royal palace or, more popularly the Sana Konung, still serves its objective in this age, vested as it is with
The Thoubal River Speaks
Walking on dead sand and encountering submerged agricultural land and lifeless woods at Thoyee and Ramrei villages in Phungyar Subdivision of Ukhrul district, Manipur in
Both Letter and Spirit of Law in Jeopardy in Manipur
Between the letter and the spirit of law, there often falls a long shadow. Nowhere was this more visible in recent time in Manipur than
The History of Nagaland Reflected in its Literature
Early History Before the advent of the American Missionaries, Nagas were illiterate, practised headhunting and lived in their village-states, mostly in isolation from each other.
“The Many That I Am: Writings from Nagaland” is an intimate picture of the Naga world
A grandmother’s tattoos, the advent of Christianity, stories woven into fabrics, a tradition of orality, the imposition of a “new” language, and
The revolution to humanize can often become dehumanising
From a layman’s viewpoint, the main objective of a revolutionary movement is to restore the lost freedom of a human group from another group which
Manipuri Culture and Literature – A Refresher
Culture is defined as ‘the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time’. So,
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