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My Pride and Your Ego: A Socio-Political ‘Pi’ (3.14)
The human zeal to achieve what they feel they deserve is, beyond measure, intense. Securing at least the pace and process will set the mood

Exploring Tranquil Beauty of ICIMOD’s Living Mountain Lab in the Face of Climate Change
Climate change impact has become a global concern as it is evident and unescapable. Amidst this scenario, Living Mountain Lab (LML) of International Centre for

Fragility of “Negative” Peace Demonstrated Again in Kashmir’s Pahalgam
It is difficult not to be alarmed at the manner in which India and Pakistan found themselves on the brink of war. It just took

The Side-Lining of the Manipur Hill Areas (Acquisition of Chiefs’ Rights) Act, 1967, and its Consequences
About the Manipur Hill Areas (Acquisition of Chiefs’ Rights) Act, 1967: “The Manipur Hill Areas (Acquisition of Chiefs’ Rights) Act, 1967 (Manipur Act No. 5

Kuki-Zo CSOs and MLAs to Suspend Talks with Government Until “Substantive Political Dialogue” Resumes with SoO Groups
While the Government is talking of restoring peace and normalcy and the MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies are grouping either

The Great Impasse
Are we truly progressing? Is there any kind of development that favors the natives in any form? What has become of the state of Manipur

Kashmir Problem Echoes Loud in Northeast
The massacre of innocents at Pahalgam in Kashmir shocked the nation and the world. It was one of those moments when civilisation and its values

Two Years Since Manipur Violence Began, a Call for Collective Healing and a Connected Future
Two years since violence erupted in Manipur on May 3, 2023, we must collectively work to lift ourselves from this great and tragic mess that

Formation of a New Popular Govt in Manipur Remains Uncertain as BJP MLAs are Still Divided Along Ethnic Lines
Amidst the continued pains of the people of Manipur due to the continued violent conflict that erupted on May 3, 2023 between the Kuki-Zomi militants

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

My Journey to the Dreamland with Velvety Pink Carpet of Dzuko Valley
The scenic Dzuko Valley which is surrounded by rolling hills

Hawaibam Nabadwipchandra: Life and Times – Part 2
From the volume Confluence: Essays on Manipuri Literature and Culture

Brave New World or Else Grave New Challenge awaits Manipur Media in the Days Ahead
Introduction Media in Manipur is vibrant in many ways, at

Hawaibam Nabadwipchandra: Life and Times
From the volume Confluence: Essays on Manipuri Literature and Culture



