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How Adolescence’s One-Take Masterpiece Exposes the Dark Side of Digital Isolation and Male Rage
The current talk of the town in the streaming world is undoubtedly Adolescence, a compelling four-episode series now exclusively available on Netflix. Since its release

“Oneness”: A Defiant Cinematic Stand Against Deep-Rooted Socio-Cultural Intolerance
In a society like Manipur, where silence around gender and sexuality still cloaks everyday conversations, ONENESS doesn’t just break the silence—it shatters it with grace,

Director Maipaksana on His Award-Winning Film and the Path Ahead for Manipuri Cinema
In order to encourage and elevate the level of Manipuri cinema, the state gives out awards every year to recognize significant contributions to the Manipuri

Manipur Journalist Visit ICIMOD Nepal as Exposure Trip, Learn Climate Reporting Technique
A team of 13 individuals from Manipur, including journalists and officials from the Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, visited the International Centre for Integrated

Conservation of Wild Edible Plants Will Help in Safeguarding Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge of the People of Manipur
‘I sold vegetables such as Yelang, Peruk, Pullei, Kengoi, Yembum Mana etc. at Lamlong Keithel, for almost one decade. But now I am not selling

Myriad of Different Ideas and Positions of Kuki-Zomi, Thadou and Meitei Making Solution Elusive
The violent conflict that erupted on May 3, 2023 in Manipur’s Churachandpur district with Kuki-Zomi militants attack against the Meiteis has completed two years on

Mushroom: The Less-Known Yet Promising Wonder Drug
What if the next breakthrough in medicine isn’t found in the laboratory—but growing in our backyard or forest floor? Mushrooms, often mistaken as mere culinary

Sleep State Impasse: A Mass Digital Disorder
The human civilization today is facing a tremendous crisis of collective sleep state impasse which leads us to the end of human psychological evolution. With

On International Harm Reduction Day (7th May, 2025), Manipur Must Rethink its Drug Policy Through a Human Rights Lens
As the world observes International Harm Reduction Day today, it is time for Manipur to reflect not only on the tragic toll of drug use,

When MK Binodini Travelled Down Memory Lane to Her Shillong Days and Her Impression of U Tirot Sing After Reading a Newspaper Article
We are reproducing another past article by the late MK

Gloom of Manipur Politics Where Treachery Has Been Normalised, Balanced by Sunshine Brought by Athletes
This has again been a fortnight of eventful developments of

As August 9 Approaches, the Need is to Introspect on the Idea of Indigeniety in a Pluri-Culture
Introduction The word ‘indigenous’ could be a fashionable term for

Manipur Players Adapt Well to Modern Hockey Because of its 3 Traditional Game Variations of the Game
Hockey is a suitable game in Manipur. It has been

‘Manipuri Myths Retold’ is Doing Well in the Market, and Getting the Attention I Expected in Manipur: Somi Roy
The following is an excerpt from an interview of the

Was Manipur Only 700 Square Miles in 1949?
On July 27, 2021, a ‘sensational’ information was posted on



