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When Truth Doesn’t Set You Free: An Opinion Piece on Ted Chiang’s Division by Zero
When Renee, a prodigy mathematician, finds a logical formalism proving that arithmetic is inconsistent—implying that 1 = 2 without any hidden divisions by zero—it shatters

Manipur Technical University Conducts One-Day Cleanliness and Plantation Programme at Kwarok Maring Village
Manipur Technical University (MTU), through the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Electrical Engineering, in collaboration with NSS Unit-1 and NSS Unit-2, successfully

NRC: A History of Population Angst in Northeast
Demography Anxiety The angst over inflow of migrants has never been fully resolved in the Northeast. Manipur has been no exception. This is understandable for

Unfolding Tensions in Ukhrul and Kamjong Exposes Expanding Faultlines and the Politics of Exclusive Territories in Manipur
The escalating tensions between Tangkhul Nagas and Kukis in parts of Ukhrul and Kamjong districts in March 2026 have once again exposed the deepening complexity

Retired Government Officer Turned Entrepreneur Revives Manipur’s Fading Traditional Shampoo – Chenghi
A 71-year-old retired government official has revived Manipur’s fading tradition of “Chenghi”—a natural herbal shampoo made from sticky rice water—into a thriving business employing 22

Women: Vande Mataram – Architects of a Golden-Aged Vikshit Bharat
Yatra nāryastu pūjyante ramante tatra devatāḥ | Yatra etāstu na pūjyante sarvāstatra aphalāḥ kriyāḥ. (Manusmriti (also known as Manusmṛti or Manava-Dharmashastra), Verse 3.56) “Where women are honoured, divinity blossoms there; where they

Festivals of Manipur and the Message of Letting a 100 Flowers Bloom
There is a lesson for those in power currently amidst the tectonic move they are introducing to homogenise nationality and nationalism in the country, from

Communal Hatred and the Advocacy of War: A Reflective Perspective on Contemporary Clashes
Throughout history, many wars and violent clashes have been justified in the name of communal identities such as religion, ethnicity, language, or culture. Political rhetoric

Why Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand’s Government Remains a Truncated Political Executive
The formation of the government led by Yumnam Khemchand on February 4, 2026 was expected to signal the restoration of elected governance in a State

The Causes of Manipur’s Seven Years Devastation (1819-26)
A chain of events of eighteenth and early nineteenth century

River Linking May be the Answer to Floods in the Valley Caused by Cloudbursts Such as Those Brought by Cyclone Remal
That climate change is for real needs no further proof

Bad Optics in Bad Times: The Way Forward Must be About Transparency and Fixing Accountability in Explaining What Actually Happened
The pathetically insensitive episode of a contingent of Mahar Regiment

Fragility of “Negative” Peace Demonstrated Again in Kashmir’s Pahalgam
It is difficult not to be alarmed at the manner

Two Years Since Manipur Violence Began, a Call for Collective Healing and a Connected Future
Two years since violence erupted in Manipur on May 3,

Chairmen of Wetlands: A Game of Thrones at the Cost of Loktak and Other Manipur Wetlands – II
I hope to spark a debate about wetland governance in

Why is the NE Not Getting its Fair Share of the Approximate Annual Rs. 1 Lakh Crore CSR Fund




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


Assam Paves the Way for Manipuri Film Studies – Why is Manipur Dragging its Feet?



Strengthening Manipuri Cinema: The Vital Role of Film Critics in Light of Laapataa Ladies’ Oscar Entry

Haobam Paban Kumar: A Distinct Voice of Manipuri Cinema

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










