TV Reality Check!
By Chitra Ahanthem
In the golden days of a single TV channel, the only entertainment programs used to be the very popular “Chitrahaar” on every...
(W)raped about ourselves
By: Chitra Ahanthem
Suddenly, the issue of ?rape? is now occupying center stage due to a spate of such incidents across the country and the...
School Vans: Recipe for Danger
Chitra Ahanthem
Ever thought of doing a simple head counting of school going children stuffed in Omni Vans? It doesn’t take too much to see...
Sangai Festival 2011: a scrutiny
By Chitra Ahanthem
The ongoing Sangai Festival with the theme “Destination Manipur” being organized by the Government of Manipur and fronted by the Tourism Department...
Blockade Notes
By Chitra Ahanthem
Let us start from the beginning of it all. It is not going to matter how long the highways are blockaded really....
Binaton rally!
By: Chitra Ahanthem
As the countdown to the Common Wealth Games gets ticking, controversies continue to dog it at Delhi and good old Manipur. The...
Dance: Movements and Therapy
by Chitra Ahanthem
Most people say that those born in Manipur have an innate sense of dance. Often, elders “teach” or rather, introduce small babies...
Sports, drama and a blast
By Chitra Ahanthem
This week saw two major incidents: one was literally a loud blast in our own backyard `“ the bomb blast at MG...
A self study of “Self Help Groups”
By Chitra Ahanthem:
As is happening in other parts of India, Manipur also has its plethora of self help groups (SHGs), which are instituted through...
Mobile Hassles and Harassments
By Chitra Ahanthem
Some time ago, there was a string of funny SMS jokes sent to my number from an unidentified number. The jokes were...
The games children play
Chitra Ahanthem
Children more often than not ape the ways of people around them. Theirs is a world full of innovation, intelligence and innocence but...
Coping with Infertility
There is no other word to replace Motherhood. To give a definition of it would be a futile endeavor, though we might succeed if...
In search of citizenship
Chitra Ahanthem
The fight against India is not uncommon anymore: there has been a long history of questions over citizenship that most of us living...
Where is Imphal?
Chitra Ahanthem.
What would you do if two people with cameras slung around their necks walk up to you and try and coax you to...