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How to Strangulate a Society through an Incompatible Education System: A Critical Reflection
The destruction of a society is seldom achieved through sudden catastrophe. More often, it occurs through gradual processes that erode a people’s capacity for self-understanding,
Resolving Investor Disputes Under the BUDS Act: Is Mediation a Valid Option, Especially in the Context of Manipur
For thousands across Manipur, the dream of effortless financial growth turned into a waking nightmare as their hard-earned savings vanished into thin air. The seductive
Kuki Cockroach, Naga Cockroach, Meitei Cockroach: When Manipur’s 60 MLAs Become Delhi’s Big Cockroaches”
India never directly calls us “cockroaches.” But it treats us exactly like the cockroach that the “Cockroach Janta Party” meme imagines—a species to be scorned,
Soaring Temperature Exposes Woman Street Vendors to Alarming Health Risks
The above normal surge of temperature this summer has hardened the life of women street vendors, taking tolls both in terms of health and economic
Manipur’s Moral Rot, from Manipur University to the Savage Battlefields of Ethnic Conflicts
In this dark times Manipur is engulfed in, it is difficult not to recall the opening lines of Irish poet William Butler Yeats’ 1919 poem
Too Many Voices, Too Little Healing: The Curious Case of Civil Societies in Manipur
In Manipur, almost everybody today speaks in the language of “civil society.” Every community has one. Sometimes several. Student bodies, women’s groups, youth organisations, village
The Kuki-Zo Council’s Political Recalibration Reflects Both Strategic Consolidation and the Deepening Fragmentation of Manipur
The evolving position of the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) amidst the ongoing Naga-Kuki hostage crisis reveals a significant political recalibration within Manipur’s fractured conflict landscape. The
The Ecology of Sacred Blossoms: Himalayan Rhododendrons and the Quest for Planetary Harmony in the Anthropocene
“Om Dyauḥ Śāntirantarikṣaṃ Śāntiḥ Pṛthivī Śāntiḥ, Āpaḥ Śāntiroṣadhayaḥ Śāntiḥ / Vanaspatayaḥ Śāntirviśve Devāḥ Śāntiḥ, Brahma Śāntiḥ Sarvaṃ Śāntiḥ, Śāntireva Śāntiḥ Sā Mā Śāntiredhi.” “May there be peace in the heavens; peace in the atmosphere; peace
Civilizational Values Eroding Fast in Manipur
In a democracy, the pen should be mightier than the sword. The pen of course is a metaphor of free speech and opinion that the
Weekly Digests
The Nouveau Riche Culture and the Spreading Trend of Big-Fat Meitei Wedding Spectacle
The traditional Meitei wedding, rooted in indigenous rituals and community-oriented
Manipur’s Monumental Blunders: M.K. Binodini
(We are re-running another article by the late M.K. BINODINI
Moirangthem Inao: How One Man’s Art of Listening Transformed the Cultural Heart of a Nation
On 8 October 2025, just days before his eightieth birthday,
Phouoibee and The Silent Performer: Manipur’s Festival Triumph and the Bigger Question
A quiet yet impactful wave emerges from the paddy fields
MK Binodini – A Piece of Shillong Will Forever Remain Manipur
In the wake of the current controversy over the demolition of Redlands, the old summer residence of Manipur Maharajas during the British days, we are reproducing this poignant reminiscence of Redlands by the late much revered Imasi M.K.Binodini transliterated into English by Pradip Phanjoubam from the original Manipuri
What PUCL Report is Silent about Ironically Reveals More Than Conceals
The nearly 700 pages report on Manipur’s ethnic crisis by
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
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
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
Fear of the Tiger and its Poop: Is it truly a Coprophobia?
Haobam Paban Kumar: Amplifying Manipuri Cinema on the Global Stage
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”
