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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
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
Weekly Digests
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
Manipur: This is Not a Time For Finger Pointing
Manipur’s unfolding and extended tragedy, in which two of the
Meitei-Kuki Violence in Manipur: Wounds of History
The suddenness and scale of the communal violence which erupted
Can it be Possible that Something as Basic as Reading is Going into Decline?
In 2000, an article appeared that quoted a Japanese professor
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
Richest Languages Are Those Which Continually Enrich Their Vocabularies by Absorbing New Words
Aribam Syam Sharma’s Immense Contribution to Indian Cinema Remains Relatively Unsung
Despite Many Challenges Posed by Digital Technology, Many Innovative Writers Continue to Blossom in State
SN Chand Cine Archive & Museum Film Archivist Wins ‘Champions Of Film Heritage Award’
Is Giving Benefit of the Doubt to a Crime Accused Wrong – Allegation and Response
Society and Sexuality: On social media and gender relation
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
Why Plastics Are a Threat to Life and Manipur Must Fight to Overcome this Challenge
Celebrating World Environment Day To Make Our Only One Earth A Green And Living Planet
Celebrating World Water Day: Focusing on Freshwater While Many Cannot Access Safe Drinking Water
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