Chakaan Gaan-Ngai, the living ritual festival of Zeliangrongs
Chaoba Kamson
From previous issue
Dining together with merry making. Then boys and girls will spend dining together, indulge in merry making, entertain drinking, eating, dancing,...
End the blame game in Manipur
By Dr. Nehginpao Kipgen
The state of Manipur has been hit by over two months of indefinite economic blockade on the national highways 2...
ESC for PG Courses, MU–Reminiscence of certain abnormal cases
Prof N Irabanta Singh
Introduction
While serving Manipur University, Canchipur as Dean, School of Life Sciences (28/01/2012 to 27/01/2015), the present writer also served as Chairman,...
Love from Ages: Meetei and Thangal relationship
Legend has a touching story about the relationship between the Thangal and the Meetei tribes of modern day Manipur. The Thangal tribes were created...
Chakaan Gaan-Ngai, the living ritual festival of Zeliangrongs
Chaoba Kamson
Contd from previous issue
Gaan-Ngai brings unity
People work, eat and drink together, dance and sing together, shout huai and beat drum together, discuss together...
The need to do away with corruption to build a prosperous welfare society
Khelsoril Wanbe
One thing that we often hear in Manipur is the complaint about the existence of high level of corruption. We do, however, also...
Chakaan Gaan-Ngai, the living ritual festival of Zeliangrongs
Chaoba Kamson
The Zeliangrong people are found scattered in the present Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Bishnupur, Tamenglong, Noney, Jiribam, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Senapati districts...
Blockade & bandh bonanzas
Free Thinker
Today the ‘Jewel of India’ may rightly be retitled as the ‘land of bandhs & blockades’. In a year, nearly 5/6 months are...
Significance of Gaan-Ngai festival
Budha Kamei
“Festival is a time of merriment and enjoyment, to imbibe the spirit of love and brotherhood.”
Introduction:
The Zeliangrong are one of the natives of...
Ibobi has lost control over his own creation Leviathan “Manipur”
Sira Kharay
Ibobi’s Manipur today resembles an Orwellian dystopian allegory and the world may witness the inflaming Manipur to re-read the Orwellian “Animal Farm” and...
Reinterpreting the Anglo-Kuki War, 1917-1920
Prof Lal Dena
The Anglo-Kuki War, 1917-1820 was an epoch-making event not only of the history of Manipur but also of modern Indian history. Recently...
Milk hygiene practice in India
Rubyta Chanam
Generally animals are milked at least twice a day worldwide including India, which can influence hygiene quality of milk considerably.
Tropical climate, inadequate cooling...
My maiden sojourn of enchanting North-east – Part 2
By Kajal Chatterjee
Contd from previous issue
The speciality of Kohima was perhaps the supreme dominance of the youth brigade. In my 45 years of existence...
My maiden sojourn of enchanting North-east – Part 1
By Kajal Chatterjee
It was the year 1989. One fine morning, my father announced that we are going to visit the North-East during Durga Puja...