By Yambem Lama (This article first appeared in The Statesman, Kolkata) When Brigadier LI Singh was given the sensitive and prestigeous post of Deputy Director General-A of the Indian Army’s Discipline and Vigilance Directorate, he thought he’d made his mark, for all those who had held the post earlier were Lieutenant-Generals or had retired at
By Yambem Lama (This article first appeared in The Statesman, Kolkata) When Brigadier LI Singh was given the sensitive and prestigeous post of Deputy Director General-A of the Indian Army’s Discipline and Vigilance Directorate, he thought he’d made his mark, for all those who had held the post earlier were Lieutenant-Generals or had retired at
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/from-war-hero-to-outcast/
By Dr Konthoujam Khelchandra Singh I have been undertaking a postgraduate research programme on the Integrated Management of Freshwater Environments at the Queen Mary, University of London for a duration of one year since September 2015, with scholarsh…
By Dr Konthoujam Khelchandra Singh I have been undertaking a postgraduate research programme on the Integrated Management of Freshwater Environments at the Queen Mary, University of London for a duration of one year since September 2015, with scholarships provided by the Chevening secretariat.After having worked as Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, Pachhunga
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It is good to hear that Imphal is listed among the first lot of Indian cities to be made smart, and that plans are already afoot to begin work on this onerous transformation. As residents of Imphal, we do hope the city, now suffocating in its own filth…
It is good to hear that Imphal is listed among the first lot of Indian cities to be made smart, and that plans are already afoot to begin work on this onerous transformation. As residents of Imphal, we do hope the city, now suffocating in its own filth and mismanagement does become smart when the
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In Anubha Bhonsle`s intimate portrayal, Manipur emerges as a wounded civilisation, where sorrow is a moral response to tragedy and violation. (This review first appeared in the Indian Express, April 9 edition) By Pradip Phanjoubam Book: Mother, Where’s My Country?: Looking for Light in the Darkness of Manipur Author: Anubha Bhonsle Publisher: Speaking Tiger Pages:
In Anubha Bhonsle`s intimate portrayal, Manipur emerges as a wounded civilisation, where sorrow is a moral response to tragedy and violation. (This review first appeared in the Indian Express, April 9 edition) By Pradip Phanjoubam Book: Mother, Where’s My Country?: Looking for Light in the Darkness of Manipur Author: Anubha Bhonsle Publisher: Speaking Tiger Pages:
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By Garga Chatterjee Assam politics, specifically Ahom politics, is at a crossroad. While Assam’s politics typically does not matter in the Indian Union’s ‘national scene’, for people of Assam, it means the world. For the first time in Assam’s political history, a non-Congress Delhi headquartered party has positioned itself as the primary voice of Assamese
By Garga Chatterjee Assam politics, specifically Ahom politics, is at a crossroad. While Assam’s politics typically does not matter in the Indian Union’s ‘national scene’, for people of Assam, it means the world. For the first time in Assam’s political history, a non-Congress Delhi headquartered party has positioned itself as the primary voice of Assamese
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/between-bharat-mata-and-ai-ahom/
By Pradip Phanjoubam Heisnam Kanheilal’s “Tamna Lai” staged for the first time by his superb team at the Kalakshetra in 1972 will remain a classic. The play was staged again after 44 years at the Nara Singh Theatre, Palace Compound, last fortnight before a packed audience. As expected, most of the original cast have changed
By Pradip Phanjoubam Heisnam Kanheilal’s “Tamna Lai” staged for the first time by his superb team at the Kalakshetra in 1972 will remain a classic. The play was staged again after 44 years at the Nara Singh Theatre, Palace Compound, last fortnight before a packed audience. As expected, most of the original cast have changed
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/the-freudian-undercurrents-in-kanheilals-timeless-tamna-lai/
Thailand is one of the biggest business centres in South East Asia. It plays major role to attract spotlight in world tourism and it serves a regional transit hub to other ASEAN nations. All these successes are the product of how the human resources have been nurtured and trained. To understand the underlying background,
Thailand is one of the biggest business centres in South East Asia. It plays major role to attract spotlight in world tourism and it serves a regional transit hub to other ASEAN nations. All these successes are the product of how the human resources have been nurtured and trained. To understand the underlying background,
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/education-system-thailand-vs-manipur/
“Peisha pidrakagadi thouri Lanba yaroi” (if you don’t give money you cannot cross this line). “Peisha loikhragadi potchei thammu” (if you have exhausted cash, leave with us something in kind), “Gari thugaibioro” (shall we break you car?).
“Peisha pidrakagadi thouri Lanba yaroi” (if you don’t give money you cannot cross this line). “Peisha loikhragadi potchei thammu” (if you have exhausted cash, leave with us something in kind), “Gari thugaibioro” (shall we break you car?).
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/03/yaoshang-my-experience-in-the-most-exciting-festival-in-manipur-valley/
By Garga Chatterjee Last week, in Bengal, there was a riot of colours. The naive ones who ventured out in normal clothes came back home with their attire looking much more interesting. There was a lot of drinking and merry-making on the big day of the …
By Garga Chatterjee Last week, in Bengal, there was a riot of colours. The naive ones who ventured out in normal clothes came back home with their attire looking much more interesting. There was a lot of drinking and merry-making on the big day of the colour festival. Except that it was Dol-Jatra or Boshonto-Utshob
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By Oken Jeet Sandham India is, undoubtedly, the largest democratic nation in the world. It has the multi-party system in its democracy. There are many countries in the world where such multi-party systems have been successful in their respective democr…
By Oken Jeet Sandham India is, undoubtedly, the largest democratic nation in the world. It has the multi-party system in its democracy. There are many countries in the world where such multi-party systems have been successful in their respective democracies. Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan,
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Kawtchhuah Ropui: An Anthropological Evidence, (January 2002) — H.Lalnunmawia Recently explored ancient monuments or menhirs of ‘Kawtchhuah Ropui’ were bearing fruitful testimonies to study the inhabitants of Kawtchhuah Ropui area, that of the unknown past. Kawtchhuah Ropui literally means ‘the great entrance of the village’.
Kawtchhuah Ropui: An Anthropological Evidence, (January 2002) — H.Lalnunmawia Recently explored ancient monuments or menhirs of ‘Kawtchhuah Ropui’ were bearing fruitful testimonies to study the inhabitants of Kawtchhuah Ropui area, that of the unknown past. Kawtchhuah Ropui literally means ‘the great entrance of the village’.
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The Three Bill Stalemate in Manipur has remained unresolved during the past 6 months with the adversaries in locked horns. It still is continuingg more of a game for political hardliners steadfast on their original stands making third party intervention a difficult proposition. One possible outcome of such a situation is obliteration of the
The Three Bill Stalemate in Manipur has remained unresolved during the past 6 months with the adversaries in locked horns. It still is continuingg more of a game for political hardliners steadfast on their original stands making third party intervention a difficult proposition. One possible outcome of such a situation is obliteration of the
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/03/candor-in-solving-meitei-tribal-problems/
By Pradip Phanjoubam When you point your index finger at somebody, there are three other fingers of the same hand, other than the thumb, pointing back at you. There is something about this rather curious metaphor which makes you want to return to it ev…
By Pradip Phanjoubam When you point your index finger at somebody, there are three other fingers of the same hand, other than the thumb, pointing back at you. There is something about this rather curious metaphor which makes you want to return to it every now and then, especially while taking account of your own
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/03/are-violence-and-war-human-destiny-which-cannot-be-shaken-away-easily/
By Garga Chatterjee The recent set of highlighted events have completely blown-away one myth that Delhi-based media wants to propagate – the myth that there it is something called the “national media” and represents concerns and realities beyond the NCR. Delhi media spent most of its time and resources informing us about student unrest in
By Garga Chatterjee The recent set of highlighted events have completely blown-away one myth that Delhi-based media wants to propagate – the myth that there it is something called the “national media” and represents concerns and realities beyond the NCR. Delhi media spent most of its time and resources informing us about student unrest in
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/03/delhi-media-is-hardly-national-media-much-less-impartial-crusaders-for-the-provinces/
By Oken Jeet Sandham Keep sharing your ideas and thoughts, and continue discussing and debating in the amazing “Social Media Networks” for the improvement of lives, governances and saving our Mother Planet. The 21st Century is ours, don’t miss it!For decades, we had been wondering how to connect and share many things with like-minded people
By Oken Jeet Sandham Keep sharing your ideas and thoughts, and continue discussing and debating in the amazing “Social Media Networks” for the improvement of lives, governances and saving our Mother Planet. The 21st Century is ours, don’t miss it!For decades, we had been wondering how to connect and share many things with like-minded people
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/03/yes-21st-century-is-ours-dont-miss-it/
By Oken Jeet Sandham Anna Hazare, famed anti-corruption activist, led his strongest “Anti-corruption movement in 2011” by launching a “Hunger Strike” at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The chief legislative aim of the movement was to alleviate endemic corruption in the Indian Government through the introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill. Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement through
By Oken Jeet Sandham Anna Hazare, famed anti-corruption activist, led his strongest “Anti-corruption movement in 2011” by launching a “Hunger Strike” at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The chief legislative aim of the movement was to alleviate endemic corruption in the Indian Government through the introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill. Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement through
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/03/how-can-irom-sharmilas-hunger-strike-be-wrong-when-anna-hazares-hunger-strike-was-right/
By Oken Jeet Sandham I fully agree with the President Pranab Mukherjee that “Women empowerment is impossible in the absence of their representation in legislative bodies.” He said this while attending the inaugural function of the two-day national conference of women legislators on “Women Legislators: Building Resurgent India.” It is true that we can never
By Oken Jeet Sandham I fully agree with the President Pranab Mukherjee that “Women empowerment is impossible in the absence of their representation in legislative bodies.” He said this while attending the inaugural function of the two-day national conference of women legislators on “Women Legislators: Building Resurgent India.” It is true that we can never
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/03/i-support-33-percent-womens-reservation-in-state-assemblies-and-parliament/
Remittance is the money earned in foreign countries and sent back home. Money is what we need to build physical constructions and infrastructures. Money doesn’t simply come out of blue without job, work or business. It is not easy to run a government without proper taxes, excise duties, revenue from business, job, products from factory. Our state
Remittance is the money earned in foreign countries and sent back home. Money is what we need to build physical constructions and infrastructures. Money doesn’t simply come out of blue without job, work or business. It is not easy to run a government without proper taxes, excise duties, revenue from business, job, products from factory. Our state
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By Ibomcha While traversing through the phases of human history and in the endeavor to search for a completely new phase, there is a need to think about what values should be retained and what should be purged. The necessity of resorting to this act is…
By Ibomcha While traversing through the phases of human history and in the endeavor to search for a completely new phase, there is a need to think about what values should be retained and what should be purged. The necessity of resorting to this act is to enable the society to flow along with the
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By Thounaojam Brinda ‘The run away lawyer The run away judge The run way judiciary The run away executive The run away legislature Only the people are left’ At best, they can arrange the dates of cases. This one case, they can never adjudicate. It is a case bound to fail for a number of
By Thounaojam Brinda ‘The run away lawyer The run away judge The run way judiciary The run away executive The run away legislature Only the people are left’ At best, they can arrange the dates of cases. This one case, they can never adjudicate. It is a case bound to fail for a number of
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/03/the-run-away-state/
