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Hope Amidst Tragedy: May the Spirit of Tronglaobi Kids be the Turning Point
For the first time in the last twenty years of uncontrolled and unmediated violent conflicts in Manipur, one single voice is heard from across the
The Tronglaobi Tragedy Exposes a Chain of Preventable State Failures and Challenges the Claim of Restored Control in Manipur
The killing of two sleeping children – one four years old boy, Oinam Tomthin and his 5 months old sister, Oinam Yaisana waiting for her
What a Time to be Living in Manipur (Part-1)
Manipur, the so-called “Land of Jewels,” has always felt a little mysterious to me. Maybe it’s the way the hills stretch endlessly once you leave
“On Unfinished Ground” (Part-2)
Thinking about a future in Manipur isn’t really about hope or fear in a simple way. It’s messier than that. It asks you to be honest in
Collateral Innocence: Child and Infant Deaths in Political Conflicts in the 2020s
The ongoing decade has witnessed an alarming intensification of armed conflicts across multiple regions, producing devastating consequences for civilian populations. Among the most vulnerable are
A Cry for Justice: Forgotten Families of COVID-19 Victims in Manipur
The COVID-19 pandemic was not merely a public health crisis; it was a human tragedy that shook the very foundations of societies across the globe.
Insensitive, Partisan Conflict Reportage Accentuated and Prolonged Manipur’s Trauma
Manipur’s tragic ethnic conflict is threatening to acquire a new dimension, bringing in more ethnic groups into the theatre. This looming danger was sensed all
Manipur is no Longer Governing itself but Operating Under a System of Managed Federalism after May 3, 2023
The violent rupture that engulfed Manipur on May 3, 2023 did not merely trigger an episode of violent conflict involving ethnic groups; it fundamentally reconfigured
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,
Weekly Digests
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
How a False Hill-Valley Binary is Relentlessly Pushed to Deepen Manipur Conflict
Abstract Writing and representing prolonged conflict faithfully in journalistic or
Young Lady Turns Passion of Collecting Wildflowers into an Eco-Friendly Business
A 27-year-old lady, Khundrakpam Rani turns her passion into a
Tyranny vs Ivory Tower: Manipur Govt’s Unwarranted Curb on Book Publishing is Reminiscent of Kafka’s Castle
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
Director’s Insight: How Kwatha Pham Kaaba Highlights Lessons of Love, Unity, and Empathy for Manipur
The Last Three Manipuri Films DVD Stockists: Embracing the End with Poignant Goodbyes in a Digital Age
Manipur’s Talented Weaver Wahengbam Shaya to Receives Prestigious Sant Kabir Handloom Award
Extinction to Exhibition: Re-Interpretation of the Subika Art of Manipur
Pencil and Charcoal Have Been My Staple, but Now I Want to Move on to oil and acrylic paintings: Yaiphahenba Laishram
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
