Signs of the Times – Verghese Kurien to Aseem Trived by Humra Quraishi
By Humra Quraishi
I’d never met the milk man of the country, Dr Verghese Kurien .And nor am I into drinking milk .In fact, being...
The Government Is Not Sincere Towards The Kukis
By Jangmang Haokip
Dear editor, I would like to use your highly esteemed paper to speak out something very important and sensitive to the Kuki...
Meeting a Thang-ta practitioner : Kanglei kick
Meeting a Thang- ta practitioner : Kanglei kick
I met this inspirational Thang–ta teacher and was blown away when she threw a series of kicks,...
Some Thoughts on Our Present Social Values
By Rajkumar Bobichand
For ordinary people, value means belief about what is right and wrong and what is important in life. Social values are the...
Job Card – Playing Card
By Bobo Khuraijam
The speech was short. It could have been a little longer. Someone from the crowd complained. Once it got started so many...
Hospitality in Manipur: A personal account
One year ago, while, I was in Karnataka working at a media house, one of my close friends me after a long time. Hallo!...
Signs Of The Times – Of Modi, Shubhradeep and Alzheimer’s Disorder
By Humra Quraishi
More of those dark realities stumbling out from Modi administered Gujarat .Those encounters and mass murders and detentions …the sheer brutality hits...
Of Bears and Squirrels
By Tinky Ningombam
“Why don’t we have a little game? Let’s pretend that we’re human beings, and that we’re actually alive.”
Jimmy Porter, Look Back in...
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...
Violence and Children
By Ananya S Guha
One thought that strikes my mind is that in violent situations, such as ethnic strife, what happens to children, who are...
Thoughts on Teachers` Day
By Ananya S Guha
On the eve of Teachers’ Day instead of preparing for celebrations and taking part in a one off day where we...
Judaism
JUDAISM
Dr Irengbam Mohendra Singh Feb 17 2012
Judaism, the religion of the Jews is one of the oldest religions of the world and also the...
Are we humiliating the Father of the Nation?
A hopeful RTI in a dirty democracy
ARE WE HUMILIATING THE FATHER OF THE NATION ?
“Oh Bapuji ! you are indeed the universal symbol...
Signs Of The Times from Faizan Ahmad Sofi to Alzheimer’s
By Humra Quraishi
Sitting absolutely shocked and devastated seeing those shots of 12 year old Srinagar based school boy Faizan Ahmad Sofi .This child had...