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Where Should We Go?
WHERE SHOULD WE GO? Predators everywhere in this country… It’s an endemic… Where is the cure? What do we do? Assault in workplaces, Assault

For Work to Become Worship Again in Manipur, its People Must Cease to See Unearned Money as Achievement
In colloquial term as used in India, a “vocation” is any job one does to earn a living. Colloquially the term carries a meaning that

The Last Three Manipuri Films DVD Stockists: Embracing the End with Poignant Goodbyes in a Digital Age
Since the inaugural first full-length feature film from Manipur, Matamgi Manipur of 1972, the landscape of Manipuri cinema has traversed a remarkable journey. It has

Manipur’s Ethnic cauldron: Thadou Community International Asserting Thadou Identity
A number of organisations of both the communities emerge within and without Manipur since the outbreak of violent conflict between the Kuki-Zomi militants and Meiteis

Education: Defining Our Purpose in the Brave New World of the Digital Era
In the rapidly evolving landscape of the 21st century, the digital era has fundamentally reshaped our approach to life. Many of us have tweeted, blogged,

Bangladesh’s next leaders face a daunting task
By Shahab Enam Khan, Jahangirnagar University in Dhaka The country faces prospects of continuing political and social unrest as well as economic meltdown. A

India’s palm oil plans wreak havoc on the ground
By Ravi Chellam, Biodiversity Collaborative in Bangalore The push for large-scale monoculture plantations of oil palm is taking a toll on the environment and

Palm oil: from environmental villain to climate hero
By Eng-Seng Chan and Wail Gourich, Monash University Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur The Malaysian palm oil industry is making notable progress in addressing climate

Northeast India Still Bearing the Adverse Fallouts of the Great Game
Often, rarely visited pages of history provide refreshing insights into present problems. This is not surprising, considering many of the postcolonial world’s problems are legacies

Anticipated Poaching Spree Ahead in Manipur’s Brand of Turncoat Politics is Making Parties Play Cards Close to Chest and Not Reveal Intended Candidates
Elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly are barely five months

A Tattoo for the Soul: How a Self-Taught Tattoo Maker From Ukhrul Built an Enterprise in Delhi
Self taught tattoo entrepreneur Melvyn Shimray from Ukhrul, Manipur might not be

Opaque Curtain Between Official and Public Memory: Why Phulo and Irabot are Unequally Treated in Meetei Imagination of Their Past?
What is history and memory, therefore, the nation/community made of?

The World of G.C. Tongbra – Part 1
From the volume “Confluence: Essays on Manipuri Literature and Culture”

Demand For Tribal Status for Meiteis Reveals Many Aspects of Manipur Society, Must However Not be Rushed
The demand from certain sections of the Meitei community for

Movies that Remind us Group Norms Evolved to Provide Secure and Stable Society
– Somehow I feel that an ordinary person–the man in


Jungian Archetype And The Harmful Consequence Of Cultural Stereotype

Koubru Calling: Beyond the Twisted Lens of Colonial Modernity and Myopia of Competitive Politics – Part 3

Koubru Calling: Beyond the Twisted Lens of Colonial Modernity and Myopia of Competitive Politics – Part 2

Koubru Calling: Beyond the Twisted Lens of Colonial Modernity and Myopia of Competitive Politics – Part 1
