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Between Roots and Progress: Why Culture must not Hinder Development
Culture forms the very basis of any society. It shapes identity, sustains collective memory, and provides individuals with a sense of belonging. Among the Tangkhul
Manipur and Martial Identity
“Martial identity” refers to the way societies organize their values, institutions, and self-image around warfare, defense, and the ethics of combat. While every civilization has
Examining the Sixth Schedule within the Federal Framework of Hill Area Governance in Manipur
Jointly authored by Dr. Elisheva Solomon Navgaonkar (Distinguished Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence, Centre for Constitutional Studies and Federal Governance, Mumbai, New Delhi and Tuensang,
Open Letter to the Vice-Chancellor, Manipur University
Respected Prof N. Lokendra Singh, I am writing this letter as a concerned senior citizen, deeply troubled by the news published in local ne*,spapers regarding
How Manipur’s Experience of WWII Was a Brutal Game Changer in its Entry into the Modern Era
War and peace are opposite ends of the same spectrum. External wars as well as internal conflicts often result because definition and management of peace
Reactive Governance and Security-Centric Responses Deepening and Escalating Cycle of Violence in Manipur
The unfolding sequence of events in Manipur following the April 7 Tronglaobi killings reveal not merely a continuation of violence, but a dangerous transformation in
Manipur’s Endless Cycle of Violence: Power Politics Over Innocent Lives and how Polarization and Mistrust Keep the State on Edge
Imphal, April 2026 -The bomb attack in Bishnupur district on April 7, which killed a five-year-old boy and his six-month-old sister and injured their mother,
Beyond Symbolism: Addressing Systemic Lacunae Amid the loss of Three Innocent Lives
As Ernest Hemingway writes in his A Farewell to Arms (1929), “The world breaks everyone, and afterwards many are strong at the broken places” The
When We Stopped Questioning
There’s a quiet kind of exhaustion that has settled into life in Manipur. Not just from what is happening around us, but from what is
Weekly Digests
Yandaboo Treaty is now Largely Forgotten but is Pivotal in NE Modern History
February 24 was an important date for the Northeast, but
Communal Hatred and the Advocacy of War: A Reflective Perspective on Contemporary Clashes
Throughout history, many wars and violent clashes have been justified
Racism: Uneasy Confluence of the Northeast Sub-stream with the Indian Mainstream
This week, two developments brought the Northeast back into focus
A BAFTA for Boong: Celebration Today, Silence Tomorrow
When the Manipuri-language film Boong, directed by Lakshmipriya Devi, received
Colonisation or Indigenisation: How Statutory Incentive Structuring Encouraged a Contest for Primitivity
A unidimensional portrayal of issues with deep roots like the
Is Manipur Vital, Living and Creative or is it Merely Existing?
February 24, 1826 would count as one of the most,
The Danger of Frozen Conflicts Which Has Become Endemic in the Northeast
Nationalism is Powerful, but Often it is Built on the Assumption of an Enemy Looming
Northeast India Still Bearing the Adverse Fallouts of the Great Game
Why History and Past Must Not be Conflated to Mean the Same
Voice of the Silent Majority Opposed to Anarchy is What Was Heard in the Manipur Election Result
Northeast Region Now Exposed to the Intriguing Pulls of Big Power Politics
From Bishnupur to the UK: A Filmmaker’s Journey Reveals Manipur’s Film Institute Gap
The Rashomon Gaze: Conflicting Media Narratives and the Search for Truth
Punshisina Ahanba and Hingminasi Eikhoi: Still Relevant, and That’s the Tragedy
Leisure, Art and Society in Manipur Today is Literally ‘Love in the Time of Cholera’
Genealogy of Marginality of Female Sex Worker: Is Anyone Listening?
Patriarchal Subjugation of Women: It is Gradually Diminishing Though at Snail’s Pace
Manipur’s Transgender Community Are on a Healing Mission of Displaced Children Through Football
World War-II in Manipur as Yengkhom Hemabati Saw and Fought it as Told to MK Binodini
MK Binodini – A Piece of Shillong Will Forever Remain Manipur
River Linking, Community Dredging Under MGNREGS and Artificial Reservoirs Could be the Answers to Floods
Government Should Remain Prepared For Disaster Management and Make Holistic Flood Control Policy
Present Drainage System Of Manipur Fails To Drain Out Rainwater
