Chitra Ahanthem
Chitra Ahanthem, based in Imphal, is mostly in identity crisis mode. She is not a journalist but has been writing for the Imphal Free Press since 2000
Our Social Network: Going in Circles
By Chitra Ahanthem
I distinctly remember a time when I was in school (which means it was long ago!) and believed that socializing with friends...
Manipur as a travel/tourist destination
By Chitra Ahanthem
The list goes on…but for now let’s hope the tourism department is reading this pieceThat Manipur has many things to offer to...
Doctor rounds
By Chitra Ahanthem
Once upon a time, a trip to a doctor meant a pretty decent time interval where the doctor would take patient history...
Flood flashback
Chitra Ahanthem
The rains it seems are good only in films. The languorous pitter-patter of rains over the past week in Imphal has...
Watching Hindi films: A personal revolt!
By Chitra Ahanthem
Ah well! Imphal now has a cinema theatre showing the latest English films after a more than decade long break. But the...
Manipur for the Tourists
By Chitra Ahanthem
“Is Manipur tourist friendly?” happens to be a very popular question doing the rounds in the virtual sphere(read internet, and particularly social...
Thoughts in Random
By Chitra Ahanthem
Two Sundays have gone by without this column making it to the pages of Imphal Free Press or on the web page...
Churanthaaba, Lai khutshaangbi and Tapta
Chitra Ahanthem
One wise saying has this for people to ponder over: you fear what you don’t know. And if there is one stage of...
School Vans: Recipe for Danger
Chitra Ahanthem
Ever thought of doing a simple head counting of school going children stuffed in Omni Vans? It doesn’t take too much to see...
Of this and that
By Chitra Ahanthem
It's been an eventful time for sure in Imphal: events across the town! Along with the Chinjak festival that was held at...
Food festival: of gastronomic delights and fusing food
By: Chitra Ahanthem
In recent years, one has been seeing an annual feature of a food festival (also called Chinzak festival) adding staunch supporters and...
An AR Security Experience and a Beauty Contest
By Chitra Ahanthem
There’s been a long gap with FOOTNOTES: one week saw me headed to Moreh for a documentation of how children in the...
The Yaoshang factor
By: Chitra Ahanthem
As another Yaoshang (holi) rolled off the calendar, one thing keeps coming back to mind: has the festival changed or is it...
RTE: winds of change or a passing breeze?
By: Chitra Ahanthem
The topic of education in Manipur has various layers of complexities considering the way all educational institutions gets affected by the cycle...