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The face of another nationalism: Convert Dissenting Voices into Political Capital in Nation Building
What is it to be Indian for a Manipuri? Before attempting an answer, a caveat: the Manipuri identity itself is hotly contested between the state’s
Government Failure to Ensure Free Movement Along National Highways, Legitimizes Blockade by Kuki-Zos in Push for Separate Administration
Though the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) on March 13 evening announced the lifting of the indefinite shutdown they had imposed in “Kuki-Zo areas” of Manipur, the
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
Weekly Digests
Muivah told me, “Jamir we may not meet again”, I too replied “no need”: S C Jamir
Veteran Naga leader and former Chief Minister, S C Jamir,
Manipur Must Think Beyond Zero Sum Games and the Notion of Survival of the Fittest
The logics of conflict, it is often said, can hardly
After God, the Land and More
Generations Come and Generations Go, But the Earth Remains Forever
Retracing Deep and Rich Ecology of Tangkhul Folklores
The folklore of the Tangkhuls once teemed with a myriad
On Ageing: Low Fertility, Low Mortality and Increased Longevity – Boons With a Cost
Bernard Williams suggested that “our life accrue meaning over time,
Meitei Turban as Parliamentary Uniform is Widely Appreciated Though There Are Also Storms in the Teacups
The choice of a particular Meitei turban (kokyet) as the
The Idea of a Sovereign Socialist Manipur: Interview of Nonglen Meitei of Maoist Communist Party Manipur
Human Hand is a Miracle Which Prompted the Joke Mankind Exceeded Evolution by 10 Fingers
Govt’s New Population Control Measure Seems Right Out of the Warped Reality of Alice in Wonderland
Idea of a Sovereign Manipur: Interview of RK Meghen, former Chairman of the United National Liberation Front
The Idea of a Sovereign Zalen’gam: Interview of General Secretary of United Kuki Liberation Front Pu David Haokip
Manipuri Woman Collects Relics, Artefacts for Cultural Heritage Preservation
Artist cum Academician Yumnam Sapha Strives to Promote Revival of Dying of Age-Old Manipur Subika Painting
Working Inside/Out Films Division: The Discursive Documentary Practices of Joshy Joseph
In Patriarchy’s Toxicity, the Masculine Perpetrator is as Much a Victim Sobbing in Solitude
Woman Entrepreneur Continues to Earn Laurels With Her Lotus Silk Fabric Innovations
Satyamala Devi: The Life of a Manipuri Princess Who Became the Queen of the Most Powerful 18th Century Ava King
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
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