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Three Months into Central Rule, the Authority of the State is Still Largely Invisible in Manipur
It’s amply evident in the manner Manipur remains unable to free itself from the conflict trap that a zero-sum game cannot resolve the crisis. Only
A New Popular Government Without the Participation of 10 Kuki-Zomi MLAs or an Understanding With Them is Very Remote
Acts of political drama without political activities of Manipur’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs and its allies to form a popular government are being played
Thinking Right in Time
In a typical Manipuri wedding, when the groom’s mother wept, the tense escalates into something else. It was natural for the bride’s parents to break
Clarity, Visibility, Legacy: Lessons from the Frontlines of Entrepreneurial Burnout
If you’ve ever felt like your business is running you instead of the other way around, then this story might sound painfully — and hilariously
Imphal Floods: When Disaster Becomes a Spectacle
I wonder why we are so okay with the idea of standing still as a mere spectator at times that do not demand any form
Civil Society, Strikes, and the Forgotten Voices of Drug Users in Manipur
In the wake of a prolonged crisis in Manipur that has persisted for over two years, yet another disheartening incident unfolded on May 20, 2025.
IPFM Urges Governor for Strict Implementation of Illegal Immigration Identification and Deportation Process in Manipur
Indigenous People’s Forum, Manipur (IPFM) on May 30, 2025 urges the Governor of Manipur to strictly implement the Illegal Immigration Identification and Deportation Process in
Bad Optics in Bad Times: The Way Forward Must be About Transparency and Fixing Accountability in Explaining What Actually Happened
The pathetically insensitive episode of a contingent of Mahar Regiment near Gwaltabi 26 km from Imphal stopping and forcing the word “Manipur” to be hidden
Loktak Lake Experience: Loktak Machet Machet Seygaibagee Warolsing
Once a thriving and interconnected wetland, Loktak Lake is now a landscape of fragments. Roads slice through its waters, concrete structures rise where there was
Weekly Digests
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
An Intimate and Extraordinary Story of the Faith of a People, Told With Passion and Insight in 103 Black and White Photographs
There is a haunting charm about black and white photography.
Other Than the Assassins, People Who Added Fuel to the Fire Must Also Bear Moral Responsibility for Athuan Abonmai’s Murder
The atrocious daylight kidnapping and murder of social activist, Athuan
“Caring for Alzheimer’s Patients is Not Rocket Science, it is Heart Science”
“I am going bonkers”, or “I am getting Alzheimer’s”, is
The Poet Lamabam Kamal: Life and Times – Part 4
From the volume Confluence: Essays on Manipuri Literature and Culture