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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
Resisting the Resistance in Myanmar: The Complex Interplay of Multiple Nationalisms
Four years after the February 1, 2021 military coup led by General Min Aung Hliang, Myanmar’s destiny continues to remain uncertain. The multiple ethnic fault-lines
I’m Not a Robot Review: A Haunting Reflection on Humanity and AI
On 3rd March, the winners of the 2025 Oscars were announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Anora was the biggest
A Manufactured Conflict: The Structural Logic of India’s Role in the Manipur Ethnic Violence
The ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, with its mass killings, mass displacements, and appearance of well-armed factions, raises several urgent questions about the role of
Implications of Unification of Two of Myanmar’s Anti-Junta Chin Armed Groups at the Behest of Mizoram Chief Minister
The recent signing of agreement between two rival alliances of anti-Junta armed groups of Myanmar’s Chin State to become a unified body – Chin National
Celebrating Gender Equality on International Women’s Day 2025
“A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everybody else”. (Unknown) In this 21st century, to be a woman in
Women Empowerment: Myth or Reality
Women empowerment is the agenda of uplifting the status of women so that they can gain control over their lives, set their own agenda and
Weekly Digests
“Kaboklei” Will Remain as One of the Rare ‘Round Characters’ in Manipuri Film’s Exploration of Cinematic Styles
Cast: Manda Leima as Kaboklei, Hamom Sadananda as Pamheiba, Huirem
Satyamala Devi: The Life of a Manipuri Princess Who Became the Queen of the Most Powerful 18th Century Ava King
Satyamala Devi was the daughter of Maharaja Garibaniwaz @ Pamheiba’s
Removing Kabaak from Kangla Sha is Revisionist History at Work, or Else Secular Historical Relic Reclaimed as a Living Culture of Some
Whoever’s idea it was to have the props, or kabaak
Manifestation Of Love In Shingen Indu: Separation And Union – Part 1
This is the third in a series of essays by
Driving across the land of Pagodas: An account of the February 2012 Indo-Myanmar Friendship Car Rally
The road from Tamu, the Myanmar township just across the
Make Hospitals Accountable for Denying Admission to Non-Covid Emergency Patients, HC tells State Govt
Despite the Government of Manipur having issued an order last