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Scenario Planning at Khuman Pali
Khuman Pali, now also known as Dingko Road is the one and a half kilometer road stretch in Imphal from Khongnang Ani Kaarak on NH02

Veteran Lotha Legislator of Nagaland, T A Ngullie Passes Away
History truly has an image of a circle. Men and women begin and begin again with the same beliefs and approaches — to come back

India’s online news battles digital giants and the government
By Simran Agarwal, Sorbonne Paris Nord University in Paris Inadequate policy environment, a hostile government and the power of platforms leave Indian online news media struggling

Who’s watching what on Indian TV? It’s complicated
By Harsh Taneja, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign Accurately measuring the country’s viewing audiences could reshape India’s media landscape. But policymakers have a part to

War’s Domestic Uses Always Ensure Peace Prospects Remain Distant
Wars, it has been so rightly pointed out, have many domestic uses. There is nothing like the spectre of external aggression or a threat to

Conflict of Interests Continues over Indo-Myanmar Border Fencing and Scrapping of Free Movement Regime
While Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren and a section Manipur society consider that the scrapping of Free Movment Regime (FMR) and fencing of the Indo-Myanmar

Manipur Man Ventures into Saffron Farming, Aiming to Earn ₹5 Lakh per Kilo
In what can be termed a groundbreaking initiative for Manipur, Tomba Khundrakpam, a sound recordist and theatre production manager from Lipham Khunou Makha Leikai in

Digital Version of Brojendragee Luhongba Screenings Receive Great Deal of Audience
The digital version of Manipuri feature film produced 50 years ago, Brojendragee Luhongba screened for the second time after a gap of two years received

Harris, Human Rights and a Problem for Modi
By Sumit Ganguly, Stanford University in Stanford Trump won’t bother about India’s human rights record. Harris might. That’s a worry for the Modi administration. Which US

Science Alone Must be the Ultimate Authority of Knowledge Enterprise: Lessons for Manipur from the Enlightenment Revolution
For a society to remain integrated, members in society need

The Devil That Got the Upper Hand: Fighting the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Monster
Once Krishna, Balarama and Satyaki went on a journey. They

The Essence of Yaoshang is a Reminder of the Need to Occasionally Take a Break From Life’s Mundane Routines
John Donne, a metaphysical English poet puts it thus: ‘no

Using Artificial Intelligence to Red-Flag Emerging Pandemics
By Raina MacIntyre, University of New South Wales in Sydney

Nurturing the Sporting Spirit as Youths Celebrate Yaoshang Sports Festival in Different Localities of Manipur
Manipur’s Yaoshang or Dol Jatra in Bengal and Holi in

Elections Results are Another Indication Manipur’s Electoral Politics is Yet to Acquire the Depth of its Grassroots Gut Level Politics
Two things are stark in the results from the elections



Autonomy Issue Must Not be Allowed to be Pushed to the Backburner to Resurface Again Later

Flawed Hill-Valley Categorisation in Fund Allocation in Manipur and How This May Have Come About


Dissecting The Sociology Behind The Demand for Schedule Tribe by a Meiteis Organisation

COVID Lockdown May Have Hastened the Death of Oja Chinglen, the Peerless Soul of Shumang Lila


