Despairing Thoughts
If Rene Descartes belonged to Manipur of today, the statement he made illustrating succinctly the idealistic position of the primacy of mind over matter,...
Collateral Damage
In a State like Manipur where a slew of issues ranging from social, political and decades-long insurgency mar maintenance of peace and tranquillity, the...
Water Problem
At an increasing frequency, Manipur gets to see floods every year. Surprisingly, and almost in direct contradiction, it also gets to see draughts all...
Healthy Suspicion
Let us remind ourselves again of James Madison’s caution about human nature that no man with power should be trusted absolutely. In his own...
Standardising journalism
One of the most interesting debates in recent times is on the rather provocative question of whether a formal degree in journalism should be...
Revitalizing Education
A speech by Mark Twain in 1900 opposing a move in certain quarters of the American government to close down some public schools (public...
Enforce Work Culture
The Manipur government is estimated to have a work force of about 80,000 employees. If the government was run as an efficient private enterprise,...
When silence is not golden
There is an old adage which says “Silence is golden.” But a few random incidents in recent times seem to indicate to a radical...
Matter of Symbols
Despite so much said on the matter, nobody seems moved. The once imposing figure of a monarch taming a rogue elephant was once upon...
Public Space in Doubt
The trouble with the notion of legitimacy in Manipur is, it has in the past few decades come to be seen as something quite...
Wasteful Litigations
Who ultimately pays for all the court cases the government gets to fight perennially, round the year every year? No prizes for guessing it...
Futility of past as model for future
One of Manipur’s most problematic issues awaiting a resolution is a general mindset entrapped in the pre-modern time frame, when the rest of the...
Art and Science of Communication
Public sphere communication can take many forms. Variations are contingent on the cultural specifics. There are regional peculiarities in communication and Manipur is no...
Climate Change Awe
Winter in Manipur has been severe this year. It would have been a lot harsher for the poor, for indeed, as it is, winter...