Why are Meiteis arrogant and aggressive?
By: Dr Irengbam Mohendra Singh
Meiteis are arrogant and aggressive by nature. There is a common Meitei phrase; mana kari khangdana; eina khangibasině; mamaida khudumna...
Watching Hindi films: A personal revolt!
By Chitra Ahanthem
Ah well! Imphal now has a cinema theatre showing the latest English films after a more than decade long break. But the...
“Playing for Change” and Bluffing for Change: Civilised behaviour vis-a-vis Manipur behaviour
By Amar Yumnam
Thomas Hobbes said in his classic Leviathan thus: “All Laws need Interpretation”. We can think of paraphrasing him and assert thus: All...
The rite of passage of every Manipuri child to Hindi
By Dr Irengbam Mohendra Singh
December 6 2010
This is an article of thinking about thinking. Everyone thinks. It is human nature to do so. But
much...
Manipur for the Tourists
By Chitra Ahanthem
“Is Manipur tourist friendly?” happens to be a very popular question doing the rounds in the virtual sphere(read internet, and particularly social...
A Meitei’s Dream
Dr Irengbam Mohendra Singh June 10 2011
Last night I went to sleep in Bradford City. I dreamt about my mama and green...
Meeting Three Women Nobel Peace Laureates
By: Binalakshmi Nepram
It is not everyday that one meets a Nobel Laureate. Imagine having to not just meet but work with not one but...
The Loktak:The tragedy and the way forward
By Amar Yumnam
The author is celebrating his 25 wedding anniversary today and we wish him many happy returns of the day
To an academic, a...
A Bribed Letter to God
By: Sanatombi Angomcha
Dear God Alah/Jesus/ Krishna/ Lainingthou (To Whom It May Concern),
They call you by different names. They build different homes for you and...
Whither Goes Meitei Insurgency?
For whom the bell tolls? It tolls for the. For whom the Meitei insurgents are fighting? They are fighting for us. Or, are they?
Since the Vietnam War ended insurgencies have evolved all over the world and become more sophisticated and hard to defeat.
In Manipur, Meitei insurgencies have erupted for a noble cause: to fight “the illegal occupation” by India and to restore Manipur’s independence.
Thoughts in Random
By Chitra Ahanthem
Two Sundays have gone by without this column making it to the pages of Imphal Free Press or on the web page...
Health, Pollution and the State: Absence of regulation and common sense
By Amar Yumnam
Absence of Regulation: The general health indicators of Manipur are robust as compared to the rest of India. This has been corroborated...
Sanatombi Angomcha: A lamenting letter from the ‘Keithel Cow’
Dear All,
If you find this letter insensible, that is simply because I have lately been suffering from the pang of separation coupled with hunger....
If I become the first ever lady Chief (Cheap) Ministress of Manipur!
A famine has been affecting everyone’s life in Manipur for all these years. This famine is the most unnatural famine one has ever come...