Fifty One Questions to Mr. President on Manipur-India Conflict
By Thounaojam Brinda
How many ceasefires have worked?
How many on Suspension of Operations?
How many have come out successfully and how many have...
I guess the fan just hit the caste
By Garga Chatterjee
Last week, I happened to see an advertisement on television that was supposed to sell fans. In the advertisement, a girl and...
Narendra Modi’s Act East Policy should be beneficial to NE people
By Oken Jeet Sandham
India’s Look East Policy (LEP) was to foster extensive economic and strategic relations with member nations of ASEAN (Association of Southeast...
Manipur’s Traditional Syncretic Culture is in Danger of Being Destroyed
By Pradip Phanjoubam
(This story first appeared in the web journal, The Wire)
The clashes between two communities in Manipur on Monday in the wake...
Nambul: River for My Daughter
By Linthoi Chanu
Are we to become a generation that left only flyovers and no flower to smile upon? … Imphal has already lost its...
The Union must behave like the union of states it was meant to be
By Garga Chatterjee
On 5 January 2016, a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India, issued a directive expanding the number of entry points...
Kings in Rags
(The State and its Crooks)
By Thounaojam Brinda
The Trickle Down has never and will never trickle. What will trickle down passing through a shameless layer...
Smart city on Faulty SWOT
By Deben Bachaspatimayum
Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threat (SWOT) analysis is a method used in corporate sector when a company/organization wants to assess and review...
My Chevening Journey in the United Kingdom
By Dr Konthoujam Khelchandra Singh
I have been undertaking a postgraduate research programme on the Integrated Management of Freshwater Environments at the Queen Mary, University...
From war hero to outcast
By Yambem Laba
(This article first appeared in The Statesman, Kolkata)
When Brigadier LI Singh was given the sensitive and prestigious post of Deputy Director General-A...
Making Imphal Smart
It is good to hear that Imphal is listed among the first lot of Indian cities to be made smart, and that plans are...
Between Bharat Mata and Ai Ahom
By Garga Chatterjee
Assam politics, specifically Ahom politics, is at a crossroad. While Assam’s politics typically does not matter in the Indian Union’s ‘national scene’,...
Book Review/ In a Broken Land
In Anubha Bhonsle`s intimate portrayal, Manipur emerges as a wounded civilisation, where sorrow is a moral response to tragedy and violation.
(This review first appeared...
The Freudian undercurrents in Kanheilal’s timeless Tamna Lai
By Pradip Phanjoubam
Heisnam Kanheilal’s “Tamna Lai” staged for the first time by his superb team at the Kalakshetra in 1972 will remain a classic....