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When the State Recedes, Those With Guns Become the Law
In his book “My Century”, a collection of 100 inter-linked short stories celebrating the 20th Century, each of the 100 stories summarising the mood of each
A Historical Account of Kabaw Valley
The name Kabaw has baffled writers and researchers of Manipur and Myanmar for a long time. There is no such meaning of the name Kabaw
Navigating the IFFI Journey: Filmmaker Ronel Haobam Shares Insights on Selection Trends and Challenges in Filmmaking
At the recently concluded 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, Manipur’s National Award-winning filmmaker Ronel Haobam served as one of the seven
Collaborative Discussions Key to Elevating Manipuri Cinema, Says Filmmaker Oinam Gautam
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), celebrated as the largest film festival in the country, concluded its latest edition in Goa on November 28.
Countering Insurgencies Through Hindutva Ideology in Manipur?
In a letter to Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge, national president of the Indian National Congress, on 21 November 2024, Jagat Prakash Nadda, national president of the
Reverse Democracy: An Undreamed Era
The backsliding of democracy is not a new phenomenon to most of us. The global political scenario has its bitter moments in recent times. In
Government Needs to Change its Attitude to the Violent Conflict In Manipur and the Approach to Resolving the Almost 20-Months Conflict
Since May 3, 2023, Manipur has been mired in a violent conflict that has left its people in distress and disarray. Over 19 months have
Dada at Ninety, Cinema at Hundred and Sahoo at Hundred and One!
Not long ago, a poet summed up in style: Cinema theatres are the psycho-analytical clinics of the working class. But the reality of this clinic
How Identities are Shaped: Reinventing Northeast Identity, Reinventing Indian Identity
The idea of the Northeast is intriguing. It indicates a direction therefore should have remained as an adjectival clause – “north-east”. It indeed does to
Weekly Digests
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
Worker’s Day and Dignity of Labour
The 1st May is known across globally as International Workers’
Time to Delink Tribal and Scheduled Tribe, the Two Must Cease to be Treated as Synonymous
The demand by a growing section of the Meiteis for
Rereading Engel’s Anti-Duhring – a Critique of a Disruptive Idea with Immense Relevancy to This Day
An acute inner party struggle led to Engel’s book Anti-Duhring.
Aribam Syam Sharma’s Immense Contribution to Indian Cinema Remains Relatively Unsung
When it comes to the regional cinemas of India, one
Richest Languages Are Those Which Continually Enrich Their Vocabularies by Absorbing New Words
How Successful has the Integration of the Northeast been as India turns 75
SN Chand Cine Archive & Museum Film Archivist Wins ‘Champions Of Film Heritage Award’
Romi Meitei’s Eikhoigi Yum Wins Multiple Awards at International Film Festival Kerala
Art is a Kind of Therapy Says Nongdamba Leitanthem, Author of Two Drawing Instruction Books
It is the Passion of Every Creative Writer to Write Till the Last Moment: Haobijam Tomba Meitei
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
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
Manipur Needs to be Extremely Wary of its Dying Water Bodies
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