Manipur as a Constitutional fiction with a nostalgia
There is something admirable about the Constitution of India as a living document. Take for example, the honesty with which it records the historicity...
Devils and Holy Cows
Devils and Holy Cows
By Angomcha Bimol Akoijam
For the state of affairs, or the mess to be precise, in Manipur, whom do we hold responsible?...
Manipuri Intellectual Style
Angomcha Bimol Akoijam
‘Ekai khumnabada matik charaba, thoidokna khang heiraba, resource person oibiduna mayai tangbal da lengsinbiriba sing-gi mafam da karisu khangjadraba eina wahang amakhakta...
Disturbing Normalization and Confusions
By Angomcha Bimol Akoijam
Violence is expected in a conflict zone or area like Manipur. As a state wherein there has been armed confrontation between...
Making Sense of Corruption In Manipur
By Angomcha Bimol Akoijam
Corruption is a popular vocabulary in the discourses on public issues not only in Manipur but also in the other parts...
The `Mainstream` and the `Northeast`: The Curious Case of Contrasting Images
By Angomcha Bimol Akoijam
In a recent speech, the Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia reportedly said that the recent exodus of the northeast people...
Memorial Lecture UA Shimray Negotiating Identity Politics: Crafting the future of a Fractured Fraternity
By A. Bimol Akoijam
Chairperson, distinguished invitees, friends, and ladies and gentlemen.
There are lots of academic professionals in this world. But there are few amongst...
Lessons from a Daughter
By Angomcha Bimol Akoijam
I am blessed with a daughter a few days back, on 15 July. Since then, it has been a hectic and...
Sex! Yes, Sex! Oh yes, Sex!
By Angomcha Bimol Akoijam
Yes, sex does sell. But when one says that we must also know that the sex in question is primarily, if...
Minds that Matter
By Angomcha Bimol Akoijam
It is possible to change the state of affairs in Manipur. But who shall do the needful for that change? If...
Pathos of Self Estrangement
By Angomcha Bimol Akoijam
It seems, times have truly changed for the mandarins in New Delhi. Delivering a lecture at a well-known institute in Delhi,...
Towards a Resurgent Manipur
Coming to terms with the historicity of a geo-political entity
By Angomcha Bimol Akoijam
The news of ‘Magnificent’ Mary making it to the London Olympics brings...
Intellectual Deficits and State of Affairs in Manipur
By Angomcha Bimol Akoijam
I suppose, except for those who are in a denial mode for obvious reasons, the state of affairs in Manipur has...
Attack on Srinagar to Imphal rally against AFSPA and in support of Sharmila
“Aam Hindustani” (if I may translate it into English, “ordinary Indian”), a name used by those who tried to disrupt by throwing stones at...