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Celebrating World Environment Day To Make Our Only One Earth A Green And Living Planet
Millions of people around the globe celebrated the World Environment Day 2022 planting millions of trees, cleaning trash and actions to make the earth a

In the new cold war China is not Russia
By Jabin T. Jacob, Shiv Nadar University, New Delhi With the decline of Russia, eyes are turning to China and a new cold war

Scheme for Poppy Cultivation Alternative Launched; CM Warns Against Villages Name Changes; LFS Students Protest Bomb Attack
Under War on Drugs 2.0 a new scheme called ‘Cultivation of Horticulture Crops as an Alternative to Poppy Cultivation in Hill Areas’ was launched at

Should India be Concerned about the AUKUS Alliance? Has it Diminished QUAD’s Significance?
Since the formation of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States trilateral security alliance (AUKUS). The excitement around referring to the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue

If Sovereignty is no Longer in the Agenda of a Settlement, it is a Difficult Road Ahead for the NSCN(IM)
It has become almost a cyclic phenomenon. Ever since the signing of the what has since come to be known as the “Framework Agreement” on

Present Responses of CSOs and Political Parties in Manipur to Manipur-Myanmar Boundary Dispute Might Not Be Able to Change Government’s Stand on the Matter
Once again, the boundary dispute along Manipur-Myanmar sector of Indo-Myanmar Boundary has reappeared in media and public domain. Despite many protests by the civil society

“Manipur Mindscapes”: A Films Division Film With a Difference by Joshy Joseph
The Films Division under the Government of India’s Ministry of I&B has a certain genealogy that has been in a constant search of cinematographic forms

Exploring Ukhrul District of Manipur Through Shirui Festival 2022 After A Gap of Two Years
The State flower of Manipur, Shiroi Lily (Shirui Lily) is the flower found only in the state. Shiroi Lily which is scientifically known as Lilium

Five Stories of Temsula Ao’s “The Tombstone in My Garden” Tell of a Loss of Lost Purpose in Naga Society
There is something dark about Temsula Ao’s collection of five short stories in The Tombstone In My Garden. This is quite unlike the author’s earlier

A view of Imphal East near the Hatta junction

Pitfalls Before Cleaning up Two Augean Stables of Official Corruption and Employees Lack of Commitment to Work
The Manipur government’s new initiative to ensure better office attendance

Fate of Impoverished Street Vendors Made Uncertain in the Wake of Imphal Municipal Corporation’s Plan to Prohibit Vending Beyond 8am
Street vendors are an integral part of the urban economies

Any Move by Government to Curtail Free Speech is a Betrayal of a Lack of Calibre Amongst Public Leaders
Often, we find instances in our daily life where the law

Spirit of Cheiraoba Celebration, and Why it Should Remind All That Identity Too is a Daily Plebiscite
It is with dismay that Manipur’s identity crisis continues to

The Best Way to ‘Relive’ the Magical Easter Experience is to Remember That Truth is Immortal
Can you ever imagine how the first Easter was like?

Spring Season is Good Time to Reflect on Life and Whether its Meaning is as Much as One Choose to Give it
Humans find varieties of meaning in their lifetime. The ‘purpose



Problems and Prospects of “First-Past-The-Post” as Determinant of People’s Mandate



No Substantial Exit Poll Done in Manipur, Claimed Results are Aggregates of Speculations of Observers

Manipuri Vaishnava Music and the Sattriya Ojapali Music of Assam: A Fresh Look – Part 2

“The Tainted Mirror”, a Well Told Story of Lost Innocence and Redemption in Experience – Part 2


Manipuri Vaishnava Music and the Sattriya Ojapali Music of Assam: A Fresh Look – Part 1

The Creative World of Aribam Syam Sharma, Veteran and Virtuoso Manipuri Film Maker


Lived Experiences Have Always Profoundly Influenced Literary Explorations of Fictional Human Characters

Cacophony of a Conundrum: Understanding sexual harassment beyond the condemnation of “Cultural Scavengers”



Is Giving Benefit of the Doubt to a Crime Accused Wrong – Allegation and Response

Society and Sexuality: On social media and gender relation

Ethnic Churning in Nepal: Of Majorities with Minority Complexes


Driving across the land of Pagodas: An account of the February 2012 Indo-Myanmar Friendship Car Rally

How my Friend Bijaya Yumlembam and I Were Part of the Adventure and Misadventures of MMTA Mt. Bhagirathi-II Expedition-2003

My Journey to Mt. Everest Base Camp and Mt. Kalapathar With Bijaya Yumlembam as Part of an MMTA Expedition
