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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
Need for a Collective Responsibility for Conservation and Rejuvenation of Wetlands in Manipur for a Sustainable Future
The word “Keisham-Pat” or “Porom-Pat” seems to be a place at Imphal with full urban infrastructures and without any symbols of past existence of waterbodies
The Apolitical Slogans: When Thrones Whispered
The irrelevancy of conflict and war in the human domain, has been part and partial of the general rationale for the last five decades. Ideologies
Balance of Terror Cannot be the Definition of Peace
On May 3, 2025, the tragic ethnic conflict between Kuki-Zo group of tribals and Meiteis will be completing two years. It is quite a coincidence
The Government Has to Take Control and Dominate the Areas Attacks Emanate From as Confidence Building Measures
Even as the Arambai Tenggol and Village Defence Volunteers have “surrendered” their arms and ammunition in compliance with the seven-day ultimatum of Manipur Governor Ajay
National Science Day-2025: Empowering Indian Youth for Global Leadership in Science and Innovation
Human have innate curiosity about the world leading to scientific inquiry. Early human observed nature, leading to discoveries in agriculture, medicine, and astronomy. Over time
Manipur’s Enlightened Self-Interest is in the Politics of Greater Common Good
On February 13, Article 356 of the Constitution was invoked and Manipur came under President’s Rule, PR, making way for the President of India to
Article 174 and the 6-Month Rule Between Two Assembly Sessions: Was PR in Manipur Avoidable?
Prologue Hours after the Chief Minister tendered his resignation, the Governor of Manipur issued an Order, in effect, rescinding his January 24th Order summoning the
Weekly Digests
The Secret of Making Films and Making Chutney
‘Jalabharadinarathrangal’ has been classified as a novel though the label
Manipur’s Transgender Community Are on a Healing Mission of Displaced Children Through Football
Empathizing with the trauma that displaced children are going through,
Fellowship of Poetry with Jayanta Mahapatra
When a poet passes on, the quiver, the flutter of
Manipur Needs the Healing Touch and We Have to do it Ourselves
Civil society will have to find sensible solutions to bring
Manipur’s National Footballer Chinglensana Drops Out of Two International Tournaments After His House Was Burnt in Ethnic Violence
Manipur is regarded as powerhouse of sports in India, and
The Enemy is not Them it is Within us!
If one recognizes existence of a problem and take another
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
From Cannes to Museum of Modern Art, Manipur’s Cinematic Jewel Takes Centre Stage
Padmashree Awardee Potloi Artisan Hanjabam Radhe Fears Traditional and Cultural Values of Potloi Will be Lost
Meitei Turban as Parliamentary Uniform is Widely Appreciated Though There Are Also Storms in the Teacups
Aribam Syam Sharma’s Immense Contribution to Indian Cinema Remains Relatively Unsung
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”
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