How Not To Do It
By B.G. Verghese
The formation of Telengana has been announced at last after repeated failed promises, but in a most clumsy manner. Many would-be states...
The Perils of Nostalgia
By B.G. Verghese
Nostalgia represents a longing for both the near past, such as one’s childhood,and the more distant past with its wellsprings of cultural...
India Struggles to Cope with Growing Internet Penetration
By Mannika Chopra/CPJ India Consultant
Sites like this Facebook discussion group have been the subject of complaints to the Indian police by activists. (CPJ)
As Internet...
In Search Of A Better Place
By Dr. Jayadeva Phurailatpam
“Sir, do you want anything else along with this chicken fried?” said the waiter at my favorite restaurant in Bangalore. When...
Baba Ramdev’s Yoga and visit to Nagaland unique
By Oken Jeet Sandham
Baba Ramdev Maharaj, internationally famed Yoga Guru, has done remarkable job by personally visiting Nagaland state to impart his rare “Yoga...
Hepatitis C is upto 95 pc curable with new drugs
It claims close to 1.5 million lives every year, and so, hepatitis is considered to be the world’s 8th biggest killer. While hepatitis is...
Too Much Politics in Politics
By B.G. Verghese
In India politics is sport. There is too much politics in our politics and too many are in it just for a...
An open letter to Justice N Santosh Hegde
The most honorable justice Hegde,
Your appointment, by the Hon’ble Supreme Court while hearing the PILs on extra-judicial killings in Manipur, as the chairman of...
Stark Reality of Students’ Politics in Manipur
It says that politics starts from family, and for an aspiring politicians educational places are the most favourite spot to sown the seed of...
Religion and Politics
By Ananya S Guha
When politics is mingled with religion, nothing could be more dangerous than this, in a country like India. This is because...
Colonial Policy and Practice in Manipur
By Prof. Gangmumei Kamei
Abstract
A colonial policy was the general principle followed by a colonizing power to regulate the relationship between her and her dependency....
Meetei, Is your name frailty?
Jinine Lai
No doubt, the Meeteis, in comparison with the other NE India communities, stand well ahead. It is both of physical and intellectual display....
Narcissistic Road to Mediocrity: Manipur’s Existential Crisis
By Pradip Phanjoubam
There is an old Manipuri adage “Ikai khangdabagi hidak leite” (there is no medicine for shamelessness). Other than the mere factuality and...
Faked rags to riches stories that hide rather than tell
By Garga Chatterjee
There are certain special positions in the brown world. Holders of some of these positions get an automatic license to give sermons...