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Survivability, Dignity, and the Silent Crisis of Internally Displaced Persons in Manipur
For more than 28 months now, the conflict that erupted on the unfaithful day of 3rd May, 2023 remains unresolved to this day. A staggering
A Rejoinder to an Article on Hindutva Consolidation in Manipur
Abstract: The rejoinder reads the recent EPW piece on the Hindu right consolidation in Manipur. The article is evidence-based and carries a courageous articulation. However,
Strategic Importance of Manipur –A Historical Perspective
Manipur has acquired a position of great significance from very ancient times to the present day. Geographically, the region lies at a delicate intersection between
Waiting for the Prince and His Promises
“His Highness the Maharaja of Manipur hereby cedes to the Dominion Government full and exclusive authority, jurisdiction and powers for and in relation to the
The Republican Challenge Today is to Resist Becoming a 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 marked by
What the PUCL’s Tribunal Report on Manipur Crisis Leaves Unsaid about the Violence of May 3, 2023?
When violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, 2023, it shocked the Manipuris – if not India as whole – with its speed, intensity,
From Bishnupur to the UK: A Filmmaker’s Journey Reveals Manipur’s Film Institute Gap
India continues to be a good space for filmmaking, being the land of a large number of films and a few films that have found
The National Cooperation Policy 2025 and its Transformative Potential in Manipur and Nagaland
The release of the National Cooperation Policy (NCP) 2025 is a watershed in India’s long trajectory of cooperative development. It aims to reposition cooperatives as
Natural Resources vs. Economic Reality in Ukhrul
Ukhrul, a district in Manipur is known for its stunning natural beauty. The Tangkhul Naga people, who are the predominant inhabitants of this hilly region,
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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,
Religion demystified: Did Societies Create Religions in Their Own Image, or is There Something More to it?
English evolutionist and cultural anthropologist, Edward Tylor in his book “primitive
NE Boundary Disputes Show an Inability of Communities to See Beyond What Were Inherited From Colonial Times
Sports Rewards Must be Standardised and Not Allowed to be Determined Arbitrarily by Whims of Powers That be
Why the Poor End Up Making Poor Healthcare Decisions in the Midst of COVID Needs to be Understood
COVID Lockdown May Have Hastened the Death of Oja Chinglen, the Peerless Soul of Shumang Lila
