A Message from Irom Sharmila Chanu
Translated by Chitra Ahanthem.
It is the day that left its mark on time. If only human beings were able to relate to nature and...
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...
The Yaoshang factor
By: Chitra Ahanthem
As another Yaoshang (holi) rolled off the calendar, one thing keeps coming back to mind: has the festival changed or is it...
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....
Passport to inconvenience!
Passport to inconvenience!
Chitra Ahanthem
By an unexpected play of fate, which took me out of the country recently, I was able to apply for my...
An AR Security Experience and a Beauty Contest
By Chitra Ahanthem
There’s been a long gap with FOOTNOTES: one week saw me headed to Moreh for a documentation of how children in the...
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...
Exploring a village in Meghalaya – 2
Chitra Ahanthem
Morning sees me waking up wanting to do some serious nature calling knowing there is no closed toilet structures around and muscle pain...
Churanthaaba, Lai khutshaangbi and Tapta
Chitra Ahanthem
One wise saying has this for people to ponder over: you fear what you don’t know. And if there is one stage of...
Keeping it clean
By Chitra Ahanthem
Over the years, Imphal has come to be so ravaged by plastic that various campaigns have come up to clean up...
Festivals and a lesson in faith
What an eventful week it has been! The festive air hanging over Imphal is unbelievable and a casual onlooker who is not too familiar...
Beyond the headlines of child trafficking
By Chitra Ahanthem
There is a saying that there are times when the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. An...
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...
A toast to honesty!
Chitra Ahanthem
Our days are mainly filled with news about violence, scams, protests and most things negative about Manipur and it is safe to say...