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The Need for a 21st Century Koireng is Increasingly Felt in Troubled Manipur Today
“Sahib, we do not agree with what you say. You have killed many women and children by firing in the night. You have tried to

War’s Domestic Uses and the Tragedies This Can Bring
Wars, it has been so rightly pointed out, have many domestic uses. There is nothing like the spectre of external aggression and a threat to

Implications of Hmar-Zomi Communal Clash Amidst Central Government’s Action Plan to Restore Normalcy in Manipur
After barely a week the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Security Advisor for the Northeast A K Mishra met the members of the Kuki-Zo

The Success of Dragon Fruit Cultivation Showcases the Potential Of Diversifying Agricultural Practices in Manipur
“I have planted many different crops before but all in loss and vain. Only dragon fruit is the ray that fuels my hope and makes

The face of another nationalism: Convert Dissenting Voices into Political Capital in Nation Building
What is it to be Indian for a Manipuri? Before attempting an answer, a caveat: the Manipuri identity itself is hotly contested between the state’s

Government Failure to Ensure Free Movement Along National Highways, Legitimizes Blockade by Kuki-Zos in Push for Separate Administration
Though the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) on March 13 evening announced the lifting of the indefinite shutdown they had imposed in “Kuki-Zo areas” of Manipur, the

Are There Fishers at Loktak? Loktakta Ngamee Leibra?
As a keen observer of how wetlands and humans interact and more specifically of Loktak, one is curious about how many fishermen and fisherwomen depend

A Clarion Call for Unity: Peace as the Basic Foundation for Progress in Manipur
In a thought-provoking online discussion held on March 8, 2025, on occasion of International Women’s Day, women civil society leaders and professionals from the 3 major

Manipur is All Set to Face Tough Measures by the PR Government, Hopefully These Will Come in Velvet Gloves
President’s Rule, PR, in Manipur has completed three weeks. Initial apprehension among common folks that this would be a bulldozer on rampage is giving way

Northeast Region Now Exposed to the Intriguing Pulls of Big Power Politics
Had it not been for a rather sensational revelation by

A Precarious Phenomenon Threatening Quality Education in Manipur
Introduction In recent times in Manipur, the education sector has

Genealogy of Marginality of Female Sex Worker: Is Anyone Listening?
During my fieldwork in Imphal, Manipur in between 2018 and

70 Year Old Woman Embarks on a Selfless Mission to Promote Tree Plantation
Nothing can stop a determined person. A poverty stricken 70

Ambulance Chasing Moralists Can Make no Difference, the Resolution Must Come From Within
The latest cycle of ethnic strife between the Meiteis and

Lok Sabha Election in Manipur and the False Flag of Clash Between Theory and Practice
The runup to the 18th Parliamentary election in Manipur is


Time to Delink Tribal and Scheduled Tribe, the Two Must Cease to be Treated as Synonymous

In Manipur’s Absurd Theatre, the Story of the Jester and the Tyrant is Routine

Only an Unjaundiced Assessment of Hill-Valley Disparity Will Help Bridge the Gulf, Physical and Psychological

What the Eviction Controversy Tells us of a Primal Friction Between Shifting Populations and the Modern State

Problematic Nature of Remembering and Forgetting Surfaces in Portrayal of the Battle of Imphal-Kohima



Haobam Paban Kumar: Amplifying Manipuri Cinema on the Global Stage

Cinematic Triumph ‘Boong’ Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival


Director’s Insight: How Kwatha Pham Kaaba Highlights Lessons of Love, Unity, and Empathy for Manipur

Challenges of Rational and Appropriate Westernisation Amongst Contemporary Manipuri Women

Women in Crime in Manipur Are Almost Always More Sinned Against Than They Have Sinned



Woollen Knitted Shoe Maker Muktamani Fights Poverty’s Odds to Ultimately Deserved to be Honoured With Padma Shri

Women Today: Celebrating the Life of Women on International Women’s Day



Curtailing The Adverse Effects of Invasive Aquatic Species Will Help in Rejuvenating Kongba River of Manipur

Expert Suggests Ways to Develop Natural Habitat of Manipuri Kombirei to Make it Bloom in Abundance Once Again

