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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

Manipuri Cinema: Between Retrospection, Reinvention, and a Rendezvous with Relevance
Fifty-three years ago, in 1972, Manipur witnessed the advent of its first feature film and today it has come a long way. Though many films

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

The Silence of Shumang Leela: Artistic Despair in Manipur’s Conflict-Ridden Landscape
For over fifteen harrowing months, Manipur has been ensnared in

Princess Kuranganayani a Symbol of Harmony Between Assam and Manipur
“During the reign of the Ahom kings, there was

Can Manipur’s Breakers Break Into the Olympics?
In the culturally rich yet conservative state of Manipur, where

The Last Three Manipuri Films DVD Stockists: Embracing the End with Poignant Goodbyes in a Digital Age
Since the inaugural first full-length feature film from Manipur, Matamgi

Education: Defining Our Purpose in the Brave New World of the Digital Era
In the rapidly evolving landscape of the 21st century, the

Time for Manipur to Shed its Persecution Paranoia to Step out into its Spring of Creative Energy
A society can be judged by what it celebrates and

Manipur’s Peace Model Cannot be a Bilateral Matter Between Kukis and Meiteis





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


Assam Paves the Way for Manipuri Film Studies – Why is Manipur Dragging its Feet?



Strengthening Manipuri Cinema: The Vital Role of Film Critics in Light of Laapataa Ladies’ Oscar Entry

Haobam Paban Kumar: A Distinct Voice of Manipuri Cinema

On International Women’s Day, a Reflection on Women, Education and Career



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


Increasing Groundwater Availability Will Ensure Long-Term Sustainability of Water Supply for Current and Future Generations




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