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For a Return of Peace in Manipur, all its Different Communities Need to Come Out of Their Mental Ghettos
Is coexistence about sharing or is it about segregating? This is the million rupees question a multi-ethnic state like Manipur is left grappling with practically
Bearing Witness in Manipur Crisis, Whose Truth Counts?
On May 3, 2023, violence against government properties and Meiteis erupted in Manipur’s Churachandpur district. What began as “Tribal Solidarity March Against Meetei/Meitei ST Demand”
Media, Majority, and Manufactured Silence in Manipur
When the People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) released its Independent People’s Tribunal report on Manipur’s ongoing ethnic conflict in Delhi on August 20, 2025,
Comparative Policy Insights for Manipur and Nagaland: Learning from Sikkim’s Development Trajectory
Sikkim’s development journey over the last few decades has emerged as an important reference point for many states in India, particularly for those in the
The Confused Greater Imphal
Recently, a social media meme surfaces where an actor, dressed up with Extravehicular Mobility Unit/space suit, acted like he was walking on the surface of
International Overdose Awareness Day 2025: One Big Family, Driven by Hope
In retrospect, Manipur has come a long way in its journey toward drug overdose management. This progress has not only been driven by institutions but
Borders and Fences Came With Colonialism, but Can There be an Alternative
In 1907, two years after his retirement as India’s viceroy, George Nathaniel Curzon, gave the prestigious Romanes Lecture, and he chose the title Frontier. Among
Entangled Sovereignties: Speculations on State–Non-State Symbiosis in Manipur
To approach the political present of Manipur without attending to the long durée of its governance structures is to risk mistaking the episodic for the
Relation Between CSOs And Political Parties Demands Deeper Reflection on the Direction of Civil Society Activism in Manipur
It is well known that civil society is part of our life and the space that exists between the State on one hand and families
Weekly Digests
A Shade of Green: Another One of M.K. Binodini’s Immortal Lyrics – Sangbanabi
Sangbannabi, eigi Sangbannabi Khummu wa ngang’u – eingonda yeng’u Mai
Manipur Needs a Policy to Tap and Promote Ingenious Minds and Rich Innovative Skills of Youths From State
Though small in size and population Manipur is Manipuris excel
The Nexus of Bandhs, Blockades, and Blackouts and Their Impact on Developmental Justice
Book Name: Infrastructure of Injustice: State and Politics in Manipur and
How Fictions Created by Humans Came to Determine Their Reality and How This Can be Moderated
Nobody can doubt the power the notion of identity commands.
India and France in the Indo-Pacific: A Marriage of Autonomies
Among the most important partnerships that India has built with
Even if Identities Are Fictive Creations, They Are as Real as Anything Real
Even if the notion of ethnic identity is not intrinsic,
Manipur Must Now Reflect on How It Must Reconcile its Past With its Present and Future
How Khagi (Yunnan) Sacked Pong (Shan) Through Guiles as per Ancient Meitei Chronicle ‘Soraren Macha Khunkumba’
Jobs Still go on Sale Despite Repeated Past Misfortunes Resulting Out This Malpractice
Gloom of Manipur Politics Where Treachery Has Been Normalised, Balanced by Sunshine Brought by Athletes
Narcissistic Public Representatives Devoid of Conscience or Shame is a Danger for Manipur Today
Hanjabam Shyamo Sharma: In Life He Struggled, in Death His Masterpieces Immortalised Him
‘Angry Indian Goddesses’ is Raw Fun, Cathartic, Unpretentious and Full of Wrath
