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A Precarious Phenomenon Threatening Quality Education in Manipur
Introduction In recent times in Manipur, the education sector has witnessed far-reaching changes, especially in terms of an increasing numbers of schools and, again, the
Genealogy of Marginality of Female Sex Worker: Is Anyone Listening?
During my fieldwork in Imphal, Manipur in between 2018 and 2019, I visited an organization working for HIV/AIDS intervention focusing on the risk group, Female
Alarming Decline in Moral Standards in Manipur’s Public Life
Recent disclosure of one Kumarjit, a fashion designer-turned pimp, while in the custody of a banned outfit on the 18th May, 2024, somewhere in Bishenpur
70 Year Old Woman Embarks on a Selfless Mission to Promote Tree Plantation
Nothing can stop a determined person. A poverty stricken 70 years old woman, Maibam Mema is proving this by selflessly promoting tree plantation in the
Ownership of Responsibility by Public Leaders Vital for Society’s Health
It is in full public view that responsibility of restoring peace and normalcy in Manipur is not owned by any institution or authority. This is
Well Told but too Many Improbable Coincidences Make Story Melodramatic
Author: Somnath Batabyl Publisher: Westland Books A Division of Nasadiya Technologies Pvt Ltd Price: Rs. 699 The first part of Somnath Batabyal’s novel Red
The growing promise of cancer vaccines
By Bidyut Sarkar, Shiv Nadar University in Greater Noida, No magic bullet is in sight yet, but three vaccines for particular skin and lung cancer types
Kamjong Alert on Myanmar Refugees Should Serve as Caution for Possible Future Social Frictions
The recent announcement by the Manipur government that 5,801 illegal immigrants have been detected in the Kamjong district, 15 of whom have died of natural
Claims and Counter-Claims of NIA and NSCN (IM) add More Narratives and Complexities to Continued Violence in Manipur
Amidst the myriad of narratives including of the illegal immigrants from Myanmar about the over a year-old violent conflict between the Kuki-Zomi militants and Meiteis,
Weekly Digests
Anatomy of a Failed Integrity: Too Deeply Enmeshed to Separate Peacefully, Too Alienated Mutually to be Happy Together
The tension over the push for more autonomy for the
Dissecting The Sociology Behind The Demand for Schedule Tribe by a Meiteis Organisation
The debate over the inclusion of the Meitei’s in the
Serious Thoughts Now Need to be Given to the Idea of Hills and Valley as Two Mutually Autonomous Regions
Besides the ever-present deep fissures along different ethnic fault lines,
As Afghanistan Hogs Headlines Everywhere, Myanmar Has Been Already Pushed Into Oblivion
The February military coup in Myanmar has now slowly but
Manipur Must Now Reflect on How It Must Reconcile its Past With its Present and Future
India turned 75 as an independent modern nation on August
How Khagi (Yunnan) Sacked Pong (Shan) Through Guiles as per Ancient Meitei Chronicle ‘Soraren Macha Khunkumba’
The following is an evaluation chiefly from an ancient Meitei
Women Often are the Most Brutal Gatekeepers of the Patriarchal Order
Headless Manipur University and the Dilemma of Russell’s ‘The Harm That Good Men Do’
Decoding Progression of Consciousness to Assess Shortfalls in Present Understanding of Past Events
Conduct, Civilization and Law: On Decorum, Liberty and the Rule of Law in Sanaleipak
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