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What Manipur Needs Most Now to Get Out of the Chaos it is in, and Come up With Ideas Which Can Transform Conflict
Nearly three and a half months of mayhem and uncertainty later, Manipur’s tragedy is still unfolding. It is also surprising, or not surprising as it

Nothing Can Alter Displaced Victims’ Longing to go Home
“I just ran away from my house just to escape from horrifying incident of arson carried out by armed miscreants. Forget about bringing things, I

Parliament Fails To Discuss the Core Issue of the Ongoing Violent Conflict in Manipur Between Between Kuki-Zo Tribes and Meiteis
Although the opposition INDIA alliance wanted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his more than three-month silence about the ongoing violence in Manipur on the

Indigenous Fishes Which Once Flourished in the Kongba River is Now no More Than a Folk Tale for the Present Generation
“Recalling all those childhood days enjoying fishing at the Kongba river is very enjoyable and the memory will remain a treasure for my whole life.

Surging Bodoland University
Like all new universities the Bodoland University established in 2009 by an Act of the Legislative Assembly of Government of Assam has taken few years

CBI Probe Demanded in CCpur Gangrape Allegation; Manipur Nagas Rally For Honorable Solution; Ministers, MLAs Subit Memorandum to PM Demanding Witdrawal of SoO and Assam Rifles; Kuki MLAs Urge PM Not to Remove AR
CBI Probe Demanded in CCpur Gangrape Allegation; Meira Paibis in large numbers in on August 11 staged a massive protest across five districts of Imphal

Manipur’s Atavistic Nightmare Has Become a Free-For-All Feast for Armchair Commentariat
Manipur is now on the hot anvil of national consciousness – alas for all the wrong reasons. Even the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament

A Separate Administration For Kuki-Zomi Tribes in Manipur Was Already Formulated Before The Eruption Of Violent Conflict On May 3
The violent conflict that erupted on May 3, 2023 in Manipur’s Churachandpur district and its adjoining areas of Bishnupur district from where thousands of people

NESO Flays Centre’s Step Motherly Treatment of NE Region; HC Order, MHA Intervention Stall Mass Burial Plan at Disputed Torbung Site; Women Protestors Storm Raj Bhavan, CM’s Bungalow; Justice Shishak No More
NESO Resents Centre’s Attitude to NE North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) on August 3 lambasted the Central government for allegedly remaining mute and failing to
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State Assembly Adjourned After 11 minutes Only; MPCC Hoists Black Flag in Protest; BJP Blames Congress; Rejection of August 29 Assembly Proceedings Demanded; CPI Says Government Deaf; Five Killed in Bishnupur Gunfight; SC Tells the Govt to Ensure Essential Supply Chain



Let New Year 2023 Pledge be for a Commitment to Peace and Justice, and a Willingness to Work Hard and Honestly
It is easy to say the beginning of a calendar

A Look at the Hope the New Year Brings
Be Grateful for the past, Be Watchful of the present’

Why is the NE Not Getting its Fair Share of the Approximate Annual Rs. 1 Lakh Crore CSR Fund
For the year 2020-2021, the accumulated funds under the head

To change corrupt behaviour, change the message
By Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham and Caryn Peiffer, University

India’s Tawang Itch: How Politicians Misinterpret History to Score Political Brownie Points
India’s Tawang itch remains though it should have ended after

The flipside of women’s rights movements
By Giulia Evolvi, Erasmus University in Rotterdam in Rotterdam

Lifting Prohibition May Not Change Drinking Habits, But No Need to Float Myths About Alcohol Benefits


Tyranny vs Ivory Tower: Manipur Govt’s Unwarranted Curb on Book Publishing is Reminiscent of Kafka’s Castle

Balancing Tradition and Change Without Denying Either is What Makes a Sane Society

Irrational Conservatism Has Been the Pitfall For Many Societies in the Past and Will Remain so in the Future

Politics is no Longer About Morality or Ideology in Manipur, Instead it is Now Completely Transactional

Padma Shri for Preserving the Old Aged Traditional Liba to Mrs Bino of Manipur


Unworldly and Torturous Alienation is a Precondition of the Supremely Creative

Th. Tombi Singh: The Gifted Artist Committed to His Vocation – Part 3

Th. Tombi Singh: The Gifted Artist Committed to His Vocation – Part 2


How a 1980s Cinematic Classic Portrayed the Challenges Before Gender Equality in a Man’s World

Jungian Archetype And The Harmful Consequence Of Cultural Stereotype

For the Aspiring Woman, Entrepreneurship can help Beat all odds Besides Levelling out the Gender Playing Field

Understanding Gender: How Culture and Biology Have Differentiated Gender Roles for Ages

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”

Why Manipur Urgently Needs to Reconsider its Blind Embrace of Palm Oil Plantation Idea


Only Environment-Friendly Behaviour of Humans Can Contain Proliferation of Wasteful and Toxic Degradation of Life


