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Revitalising the Margins: Strategies for Economic Empowerment and Reversing Brain Drain in Manipur’s Border Hill Districts
Manipur, a north-eastern Indian state that shares a long frontier with Myanmar, is a region of stark contrasts: rich biodiversity and cultural vitality coexist with
Debunking the ‘Self-Explanatory Fame’
The word ‘capitalisation’ has a significant articulatory impact that could possibly envision a certain infamous political ideology. But that is not always the case. If
Mahatma Gandhi: A Global Ambassador of Non-Violence & Peace: On International Day of Non-Violence
“Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.”
Sangh at 100 With People’s Support
The work of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has now completed one hundred years. In this long journey, countless people have been companions, contributors, and well-wishers.
Justice Calls for Hearing All Sides Before Judging Guilt or Innocence of Anybody
The Guwahati rape case, in which five Meitei boys pursuing engineering courses in a technical university there were alleged to have gang-raped a Tripuri girl,
Why the Central Government Keeps Extending the Manipur Inquiry Commission’s Report Deadline
When the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) set up the Commission of Inquiry on June 4, 2023, to probe the Manipur violence involving two
The Hazardous Sophistic Justification
Two thousand years back in the West, scholars, and also the public in general, have denounced the subjectivity of truth. When discourses are being generated
The Prime Minister’s Silences and Omissions on Manipur, and their Possible Meanings
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, during his short Manipur visit on September 13 after more than two and half years of confounding silence and absence since
Buffer Zones Become De Facto Borders of Manipur’s Silent Separation
When violence erupted in Manipur’s Churachandpur on May 3, 2023 where Kuki-Zomi groups including armed militants attacked the Meiteis in Churachandpur with burning down of
Weekly Digests
No Harm in HAC Amendment, But the Amendment Must Not be Allowed to be Built on a False Premise
The matter of the Hill Area Committee, HAC, Amendment Bill,
Cries in the Wild: Lessons from Two Recent Calamities in Northeast
It is never easy to rationalise tragedy. The two witnessed
Archbishop Joseph Mittathany Has Departed but His Vision and Mission for Manipur Will Live on
A leader passed away on the 11th of July 2022.
Want to stop another pandemic? Consider a flexitarian diet
By Giulia Wegner, University of Oxford, Kris Murray, London School
Churachandpur (Lamka)Town: Rapid Urban Migration Unmatched by Civic Management System Upgrade
The jurisdiction of Churachandpur District Headquarters is classified as a
In the Ethnic Milieu of NE, the Need is for Indigenisation to be Welcomed and Colonisation Resisted
It is difficult to do a linear summary of issues
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
Cinema Transports Me to My Childhood to Feel the Warmth of a Thick Finger in My Palm
