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A Letter to the Manipur We have yet to Become
I have been carrying you in my thoughts for a long time now. Not the Manipur that fills newspaper headlines or dominates television debates. Not
Has Manipur been Governed from New Delhi? The Quiet Centralisation of Power During the Manipur Crisis
When the Constitution of India was framed, federalism was never intended to mean complete autonomy of the States. Equally, it was never intended that the
Manipur Faces Looming Shortage of Essential Commodities as Highway Crisis Drives Away Freight Operators
Round-trip travel time for trucks rises from three to nearly 30 days, making transport to Manipur increasingly unviable Imphal: Manipur is staring at the possibility
In Manipur’s Tragic Story of War and Peace, a Time for Healing is Overdue
The ethnic conflict in Manipur has reached a point from where there is no tangible way left than to turn back. For the sake of
Weaponising National Highways in Manipur: The Crisis of Constitutional Governance and the Failure of the State
The prolonged violent conflict in Manipur, which began on May 3, 2023, has fundamentally altered not only the state’s security landscape but also the relationship
From Hormuz to Manipur, when did Our Cause Become Greater than Our Conscience?
A blockade is, by its very nature, an act that causes suffering. It disrupts the movement of people and goods, delays access to much needed
Constitutional and Federal Discourses: from the “Margins” Not of their Own Choosing
In India’s federal discourse, as quite famously captured in the landmark S.R. Bommai judgement (1994), the federal units, i.e. the States are considered as a
In any Assessment of a Conflict Situation, the Idea of Geography as Destiny Cannot be Ignored
Just how did the hill-valley divide in Manipur come to be so bitter. It is imaginable there would have been differences for a long time
The End of Denial: How the Kuki-Zo Council’s Confession Reshaped the Politics of the Manipur Conflict
The events of May and June 2026 cannot be understood simply as another tragic episode in Manipur’s continuing violence. They represent a critical inflection point
Weekly Digests
A Manipur Larger Than its Wounds
Why the next generation must imagine differently There is something
The Illusion of Educational Excellence
One of the most enduring assumptions in contemporary educational discourse
Amidst Dangerous Ethnic Mistrusts, Paratrooping Journalists Continue to Misrepresent Manipur Trauma
On May 3, the Manipur ethnic conflict completed three years.
When Politicians Stop Doing Politics and Leaders Stop Leading
There’s a strange kind of tiredness hanging over Manipur these
Manipur in India’s Constitutional Transition (1935–1950)
The constitutional transition of India from a British colony to
Growing Up With the Scroll — The Adults it Shaped
We spend a lot of time talking about how social
Voice of the Silent Majority Opposed to Anarchy is What Was Heard in the Manipur Election Result
Northeast Region Now Exposed to the Intriguing Pulls of Big Power Politics
River Linking, Community Dredging Under MGNREGS and Artificial Reservoirs Could be the Answers to Floods
Ambulance Chasing Moralists Can Make no Difference, the Resolution Must Come From Within
Lok Sabha Election in Manipur and the False Flag of Clash Between Theory and Practice
Beyond Zero Sum Game and Rhetoric of Conflict as Justification for Acts of Atrocities
Punshisina Ahanba and Hingminasi Eikhoi: Still Relevant, and That’s the Tragedy
Leisure, Art and Society in Manipur Today is Literally ‘Love in the Time of Cholera’
‘If We Rely on It Fully, Art Will Die’: Romi Meitei on AI in Filmmaking
Conflict Widows of Manipur Set to Get Some Respite from Social Welfare Dept’s Shelter Home Plan
Patriarchy opting for Gender Equality Must Rest on the Understanding Mothers are Unpaid Contributors to Nation Building
On International Women’s Day, a Reflection on Women, Education and Career
70 Year Old Woman Embarks on a Selfless Mission to Promote Tree Plantation
Addressing Water Scarcity by Cooperation Can Foster Peace and Harmony Among Communities
Initiatives for Revival of Nearly Extinct Ngaton Fish in Iril River is the Urgent Need of the Hour
Increasing Groundwater Availability Will Ensure Long-Term Sustainability of Water Supply for Current and Future Generations
