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CM Invites UGs to Return Home; MPCC Calls Border Pillar Dispute Settlement But No UCM Says Compromise on Territory; Rs 3,500 Cr From World Bank For Concrete Roads
Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren on June 1 called upon all underground groups based in Manipur and operating in Myanmar to come forward to negotiate

Indo-Pacific and the Quest for the Soul of Quad: Broad Consensus at Tokyo Summit on Managing Assertive China
The recently concluded Tokyo summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) between India, the US, Japan, and Australia was a moment of reckoning in the

A Shade of Green: Another One of M.K. Binodini’s Immortal Lyrics – Sangbanabi
Sangbannabi, eigi Sangbannabi Khummu wa ngang’u – eingonda yeng’u Mai haigatlose, eingonda yeng’u… … So sang Aheibam Shyam the lyrics of Manipuri writer MK

Manipur Needs a Policy to Tap and Promote Ingenious Minds and Rich Innovative Skills of Youths From State
Though small in size and population Manipur is Manipuris excel in many fields. Manipuris have earned their place in India and the world not only

Manipur’s Fight Against Drugs Cannot be Treated Just as a Law and Order Problem
Is the drug menace we are faced with a policing problem or a social one? This question may sound cliché, but nonetheless it is one

The Nexus of Bandhs, Blockades, and Blackouts and Their Impact on Developmental Justice
Book Name: Infrastructure of Injustice: State and Politics in Manipur and Northeast India. Author: Raile Rocky Ziipao Publisher: Routledge. In a state filled with dichotomous

How Fictions Created by Humans Came to Determine Their Reality and How This Can be Moderated
Nobody can doubt the power the notion of identity commands. It has been the cause of so much civil unrests and even wars the world

A Writ Petition Filed in Manipur High Court Against Alleged Ponzi Swindlers
Manipur Government has followed the Central government in adopting the act, Banning Unregulated Depository Schemes Act 2019, well placed the Competent Authorities for different districts

‘Vaidehi : Sita beyond Body’ – An Innovative Journey into Mithila Painting
Right when Delhites ensconced themselves safely from the famous Delhi heatwave, in the four walls of their cosy homes, I had the opportunity to visit

A view of Imphal East near the Hatta junction

Non-Features Section of the 14th Manipur State Film Award Lacked the Number but Showed Promise
The 14th Manipur State Film Award function, preceded by an

Explaining Poll Results: Why BJP Victory Was Not Hindutva Victory in Manipur
There is an understandable tendency among analysts to generalise the

Science Alone Must be the Ultimate Authority of Knowledge Enterprise: Lessons for Manipur from the Enlightenment Revolution
For a society to remain integrated, members in society need

The Devil That Got the Upper Hand: Fighting the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Monster
Once Krishna, Balarama and Satyaki went on a journey. They

The Essence of Yaoshang is a Reminder of the Need to Occasionally Take a Break From Life’s Mundane Routines
John Donne, a metaphysical English poet puts it thus: ‘no

Using Artificial Intelligence to Red-Flag Emerging Pandemics
By Raina MacIntyre, University of New South Wales in Sydney

Ukraine Crisis and the Lesson in Diplomacy it Has for All Nations, and Communities


How BJP’s Moves in Manipur Boomeranged Ahead of the Election

Prospect of Peace and Withdrawal of the “Disturbed Area” under AFSPA


Manipur Needs to be Extremely Wary of its Dying Water Bodies

Manipuri Dance: A Look Through the Glorious Past and Finding a Helpful Future – Part 2

Manipuri Dance: A Look Through the Glorious Past and Finding a Helpful Future – 1

A Tattoo for the Soul: How a Self-Taught Tattoo Maker From Ukhrul Built an Enterprise in Delhi

Movies that Remind us Group Norms Evolved to Provide Secure and Stable Society



I Enter the Soul of the Sexually Assaulted 8-Year-Old and Write This Account of How a Grave World Unfolds for Every Girl in Manipur

Oppressive Patriarchy is Omnipresent in Manipur and Must be Dismantled and Woman Must Come to be Her Own

The Patriarchy Question in Manipur and Mimicry of Self-Proclaimed Feminists

Sexual Harassment in a Patriarchal Society Comes Under Many Guises



Dzuko Can be the Starting Point for a New and Larger Paradigm of Reconciliation Between Nagaland and Manipur

A Climber Climbs Down After a Trip to Shirui Peak Where Grow the Famed ‘Flowers in the Wilderness’


As Jhum Fields Grow Unproductive, a Pune Couple Joins Battle in Tamenglong to Introduce New Farming Way
