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To write is to live forever

By Tinky Ningombam I was loitering around the city one evening and suddenly chanced upon a small standee in a squiggly writing. It said “Books...

The Unholy Nexus

By Ananya S Guha It is high time that we now underscore the importance of cricket in our national sports and lay emphasis on other...

World Environment Day 5th June 2013: Think.Eat.Save

By  Dr. K. Khelchandra Singh World Environment Day (WED) is an annual event celebrated every year on 5th June to raise global awareness of the...

For Safe Learning

FOR SAFE LEARNING Contemporary primary education in modern Manipur produces two important personalities whom the parents trust most. In the eyes of most parents, a...

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

By Tinky Ningombam So, it’s official. I hate summers. I hate it. I hate the heat, the dust, the dryness, the dehydration. I hate it...

Now Get Moving

By B.G. Verghese The UPA’s 9th year report card presented last week makes sober reading. There have been scams galore, poorly handled, with efforts to...

Goodbye My Headmaster: A Tribute to Dr. Thanglora

By L. Keivom The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. - Thornton Wilder It was May 13, 2013, a lucky day for...

Confronting The State: Ulfa`s Quest For Sovereignty Review

By Anil Bhat Much blood has flown with the waters of the Brahmaputra basin and much has happened over the decades to undo the efforts...

Planning for the Future of the Scheduled Tribes: Time for evidence based approaches

By Amar Yumnam The Fifth Five Year Plan was the period of intense discussion and expectations on the transformation of the tribal economies (unlike in...

Environment and Us

By M.C. Linthoingambee As we braced ourselves to the announcement of a storm, did any of us take a moment to think what we have...

Diary of a self-confessed insomniac

By Tinky Ningombam Morning after morning, I am woken out of my bed with an alarm clock that would ring a couple of hours too...

Driving across the land of Pagodas

An account of the February 2012 Indo-Myanmar Friendship Car Rally By Pradip Phanjoubam The road from Tamu, the Myanmar township just across the Indian border, to...

Cheiraoba Ching Kaba – Climbing Hills on Cheiraoba

Khuraijam Jibankumar Climbing the nearest hill on Cheiraoba, a festival of Meitei, an indigenous people of Manipur to celebrate New Year’s Day is an age...

Electric Poles becoming an effective media in Manipur

ELECTRIC POLES BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE MEDIA IN MANIPUR Sound of electric poles symbolizes unity, dedication, action-oriented, responsibility, democratic nature, and social-mindedness of Manipuri women.   Local people...