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Easter Experience: Story Ends only to Begin…
Can you ever imagine how the first Easter like was? On the Easter morning the women and the apostles witnessed the Risen Christ. They saw,
Discipline Without Witness: What a Red Light in Ho Chi Minh City Says About Imphal
At 2 a.m. in Ho Chi Minh City, the city exhales. The heat doesn’t leave, it clings, but the noise fades. Neon signs flicker against
Influence of Sports on Developing Teacher Character
In the bustling environment of modern education, teachers are expected to be more than just purveyors of knowledge; they are mentors, leaders and role models.
Only those who can Overcome the Amoebic Shortsightedness can Resolve their Existential Crises
A fascinating question posed by German philosopher Karl Popper in All Life is Problem Solving (Routledge Classic), a collection of essays by him, in the
Working Paper: Delimitation Based on Census 2027 will be an Alternative Framework Grounded in Natural Landscape Geography 2026
HISTORICAL CORRECTION: The 2007 notification was based on the 2001 Census but was formally DEFERED and never brought into force for Manipur by Presidential Order
The Gangsterization of Politics
There is something deeply unsettling about the way politics in India increasingly unfolds in public view. What should be a contest of ideas, policies, and
The State in Manipur Is Drifting from Shaping Outcomes to Managing a Reality Engineered through Armed Actions
The continuing violence in Manipur since May 3, 2023 has entered a qualitatively different phase. What initially appeared as a catastrophic breakdown of inter-community relations
Rāma & Rāma Navamī: Reclaiming Dharma in a Restless Age
Civilizational Ethos, Ethical Leadership, and Inner Awakening. Rāma, the Rāmāyaṇa, and Their Urgent Relevance in the 21st Century—With Reflections on the USA–Iran Tensions through the
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly about Northeast Demography Anxiety
Last fortnight, a violent agitation erupted over a move to allow nomination of nontribal settlers in the election to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council
Weekly Digests
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
Culinary Diplomacy – The Way Forward?
Some panic and some not at all, the imposition of
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
Lifting Prohibition May Not Change Drinking Habits, But No Need to Float Myths About Alcohol Benefits
Fear of the Tiger and its Poop: Is it truly a Coprophobia?
Haobam Paban Kumar: Amplifying Manipuri Cinema on the Global Stage
Cinematic Triumph ‘Boong’ Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival
Director’s Insight: How Kwatha Pham Kaaba Highlights Lessons of Love, Unity, and Empathy for Manipur
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”
