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Movies Which Explore the Consequences Borne by People Removed From Traditional Group Norms
Shouldn’t our leaders and politicians be doing more to preserve and promote group norms that encourage people to live together harmoniously and also work together productively?, or,
The Idea of a Sovereign Zalen’gam: An Interview of Pu PS Haokip, President and Supreme Commander, Kuki National Organisation
The following is the reproduction of an interview held in April 2013. Questions were sent on March 23, 2013 and answers were received on April
Can Traditional Household Distilleries Survive Even if Distillation and Sale is Legalized?
While pro-prohibitionist groups led by Coalition Against Drugs and Alcohol (CADA) and All Manipur Women’s Social Reformation & Development Samaj, popularly known as Nupi Samaj
Violence continues under Indian piecemeal approach
By Hoineilhing Sitlhou, University of Hyderabad in Hyderabad Legislation from last century allows paramilitary violence to continue in the North East of India. In the
Socio-cultural Tourism in Northeast India: Possibilities and Apprehensions
World Tourism Day is observed each year on 27 September to foster the significance of tourism and its social, cultural, political, and economic values. It
India’s double edged nutrition problem
By Kalyani Raghunathan and Derek Headley, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in New Delhi One in five children in India are too thin,
Students Protest Show Cause Notice to MU Asst Prof; Liquor White Paper First Says CADA; Liquor White Paper Soon Says CM; 55 Ukhrul Police Personnel Promoted To ASI
Students of Manipur University on September 30 erupted in protest against the show-cause notice served to Manipuri Department’s Assistant Professor Dr. Naorem Sanatomba, decrying the
Tyranny vs Ivory Tower: Manipur Govt’s Unwarranted Curb on Book Publishing is Reminiscent of Kafka’s Castle
The controversy over the Manipur government’s September 15 diktat to have authors and publishers seek prior approval of a committee the government has set up
Protecting Children or Policing Gender?
By Brian D. Earp, University of Oxford in Chicago Laws on genital mutilation, gender affirmation and cosmetic genital surgery are at odds, even though
Weekly Digests
State Assembly Adjourned After 11 minutes Only; MPCC Hoists Black Flag in Protest; BJP Blames Congress; Rejection of August 29 Assembly Proceedings Demanded; CPI Says Government Deaf; Five Killed in Bishnupur Gunfight; SC Tells the Govt to Ensure Essential Supply Chain
Koubru Flashpoint is a Reminder That a Reinvention of the Idea of Manipur is Long Overdue
The Koubru tussle is unfortunate, but this was in a
Renaissance in Manipuri Literature: The Age Of Chaoba, Kamal and Anganghal
From the Volume: Confluence: Essays on Manipuri Literature and Culture
Despite so Much Affinity, Strong Anti-India Undercurrent Prevalent in Nepal
This is a travelogue written 20 years ago on one
Lived Experiences Have Always Profoundly Influenced Literary Explorations of Fictional Human Characters
The idea of the difference between a lived experience and
Cacophony of a Conundrum: Understanding sexual harassment beyond the condemnation of “Cultural Scavengers”
Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot
Differing Kuki and State Government Claims on Mt. Koubru Might Affect Coexistence of Ethnic Groups in Manipur
The recent claims of some Kukis people backed by Nehlun
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