Law and in-laws

This is not a new debate, but one which never ceases to be relevant. What happens when the vanguards of democracy begins reducing democracy to a private party. There has been for instance so much talk about judicial activism with the judiciary proactively intervening in an effort to straighten out the executive in matters of […]

This is not a new debate, but one which never ceases to be relevant. What happens when the vanguards of democracy begins reducing democracy to a private party. There has been for instance so much talk about judicial activism with the judiciary proactively intervening in an effort to straighten out the executive in matters of […]

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Teaching our children

A new outlook on the plight of children in conflict environments is the need of the hour. This also became quite evident in the interviews of toppers in the Class 10 exam, the result for which was declared yesterday. The intelligence of children and their susceptibility to adverse influences by the social milieu they grow […]

A new outlook on the plight of children in conflict environments is the need of the hour. This also became quite evident in the interviews of toppers in the Class 10 exam, the result for which was declared yesterday. The intelligence of children and their susceptibility to adverse influences by the social milieu they grow […]

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Making its debut in the North East From Looking to Acting

North East debut. And the BJP has every reason to be delighted with its showing at Assam. Making its debut in the North East and in the process unseating the Congress Government under Tarun Gogoi which had already completed three consecutive terms in office and the victory at the polls must be all that sweeter. […]

North East debut. And the BJP has every reason to be delighted with its showing at Assam. Making its debut in the North East and in the process unseating the Congress Government under Tarun Gogoi which had already completed three consecutive terms in office and the victory at the polls must be all that sweeter. […]

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More than an annual board exam Preparing for the future

Preparing for the future. And this is perhaps the first stepping stone. More than an annual board exam and this is how the Class X board exam should be viewed. Now that the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM) has declared the result of the Class X Board exam, it is time to take stock […]

Preparing for the future. And this is perhaps the first stepping stone. More than an annual board exam and this is how the Class X board exam should be viewed. Now that the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM) has declared the result of the Class X Board exam, it is time to take stock […]

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Chain Reactions

The spiral of numerous ethnic insurrections in Manipur, often with one literally dove-tailing the other is evidence to the complicated nature of the issue in hand. It is not too rare to read reports by journalists and commentators from outside the state telling the story with patronising bewilderment that Manipur is witness to 30 and […]

The spiral of numerous ethnic insurrections in Manipur, often with one literally dove-tailing the other is evidence to the complicated nature of the issue in hand. It is not too rare to read reports by journalists and commentators from outside the state telling the story with patronising bewilderment that Manipur is witness to 30 and […]

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Breaking Barriers

Of all the athletics feats in history, the one accomplished by Roger Bannister on May 6, 1954 at Oxford University’s Iffley Road Track, is considered the greatest. Bannister’s keen rivalry with Australian John Landy, another mile runner, also the most romantic. Bannister ran the mile for the first time in human history under four minutes, […]

Of all the athletics feats in history, the one accomplished by Roger Bannister on May 6, 1954 at Oxford University’s Iffley Road Track, is considered the greatest. Bannister’s keen rivalry with Australian John Landy, another mile runner, also the most romantic. Bannister ran the mile for the first time in human history under four minutes, […]

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Growing culture of bandhs and shutdowns Toying with the future of youngsters

48 hours total shutdown called by the Churachandpur JAC. Followed by the 38 hours bandh imposed by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) and another 24 hours bandh called by the Nungei JAC to demand that the Government pull up those responsible for opening fire on meira paibis who were on vigil […]

48 hours total shutdown called by the Churachandpur JAC. Followed by the 38 hours bandh imposed by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) and another 24 hours bandh called by the Nungei JAC to demand that the Government pull up those responsible for opening fire on meira paibis who were on vigil […]

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Raging debate over ST status to Meiteis Reflecting deep divide

The divide is deep. This much is obvious. What is not at all clear is the stand of the Government. Yes one here is talking about the two diametrically opposing stand adopted over the question of whether the Meeteis/Meiteis should be included in the list of Scheduled Tribe or not. While one school of thought […]

The divide is deep. This much is obvious. What is not at all clear is the stand of the Government. Yes one here is talking about the two diametrically opposing stand adopted over the question of whether the Meeteis/Meiteis should be included in the list of Scheduled Tribe or not. While one school of thought […]

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Need for discourse

At its crux, there are only two known ways of resolving a conflict of interests. One is to crush the weaker of the two with brute force and the other to reach a democratic consensus. The civilized norm of the modern world being the latter option, the need is to explore its possibilities wherever conflict […]

At its crux, there are only two known ways of resolving a conflict of interests. One is to crush the weaker of the two with brute force and the other to reach a democratic consensus. The civilized norm of the modern world being the latter option, the need is to explore its possibilities wherever conflict […]

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Two diametrically opposing stand Will Delhi give the assent ?

Will the Centre give assent to the demand that the three Bills passed on August 31 last year be enacted ? This question is important in the backdrop of the two diametrically opposite stands adopted by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) and the Churachandpur JAC. The divide spawned by the three […]

Will the Centre give assent to the demand that the three Bills passed on August 31 last year be enacted ? This question is important in the backdrop of the two diametrically opposite stands adopted by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) and the Churachandpur JAC. The divide spawned by the three […]

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Honesty in times of deceit

Corruption has become such a crippling issue in Manipur today, and everybody knows it too, yet precious little has ever been done to seriously challenge the scourge. As we see it, there are two approaches to a resistance. One is at the individual level, and nobody has scripted the spirit of this approach better than […]

Corruption has become such a crippling issue in Manipur today, and everybody knows it too, yet precious little has ever been done to seriously challenge the scourge. As we see it, there are two approaches to a resistance. One is at the individual level, and nobody has scripted the spirit of this approach better than […]

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Frequency of rape and molestation Reflection of demented minds

Sick mindset. Not sick in the clinical sense and it reflects a social reality bringing all to the question of where exactly women stand in society. Placed on a pedestal in the public domain but reduced to a punching bag in the domestic sphere. The double standard has to go. The five youths who have […]

Sick mindset. Not sick in the clinical sense and it reflects a social reality bringing all to the question of where exactly women stand in society. Placed on a pedestal in the public domain but reduced to a punching bag in the domestic sphere. The double standard has to go. The five youths who have […]

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Clarion call for Naga unity Toll of factional clashes

The toll from the infighting has been heavy. And perhaps no one knows this better than the NSCN (IM). No record with The Sangai Express but the figure from the infighting may be higher than the clashes with the security forces in the decades old movement launched by the Naga underground outfit/s, starting from the […]

The toll from the infighting has been heavy. And perhaps no one knows this better than the NSCN (IM). No record with The Sangai Express but the figure from the infighting may be higher than the clashes with the security forces in the decades old movement launched by the Naga underground outfit/s, starting from the […]

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Respecting consensus

Even as we reproduce for our readers the last of the three controversial Bills purportedly designed to together achieve what the Inner Line Permit System of the British era does, we cannot but touch on some important outlooks which have more or less been destroyed completely in Manipur. One of these is the beautiful democratic […]

Even as we reproduce for our readers the last of the three controversial Bills purportedly designed to together achieve what the Inner Line Permit System of the British era does, we cannot but touch on some important outlooks which have more or less been destroyed completely in Manipur. One of these is the beautiful democratic […]

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Progress Path

While the postmodern theory of “deconstruction” cannot be a complete and rounded system philosophy as such, there can be little serious doubts about the irrefutability of the cautions it flagged against many presumptions of traditional thinking, especially in the fields of humanities and arts. Take the case of the popular understanding of progress – of […]

While the postmodern theory of “deconstruction” cannot be a complete and rounded system philosophy as such, there can be little serious doubts about the irrefutability of the cautions it flagged against many presumptions of traditional thinking, especially in the fields of humanities and arts. Take the case of the popular understanding of progress – of […]

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Tearing apart the understanding of Manipur The hills-valley dichotomy

48 hours total shutdown in the hill areas of Manipur. Partial road blocks and sit-in protests at different localities of Imphal and the valley districts. The first imposed by the Churachandpur JAC and the latter by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS). A team from different political parties readying to proceed to […]

48 hours total shutdown in the hill areas of Manipur. Partial road blocks and sit-in protests at different localities of Imphal and the valley districts. The first imposed by the Churachandpur JAC and the latter by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS). A team from different political parties readying to proceed to […]

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Divide over Bills

The divide over the three bills, supposedly designed to do what the Inner Line Permit System does, in checking immigration into the state so as to prevent the feared possibility of a demographic upset, is far from being resolved. As the agitation for their passage builds up in the valley districts, there has been a […]

The divide over the three bills, supposedly designed to do what the Inner Line Permit System does, in checking immigration into the state so as to prevent the feared possibility of a demographic upset, is far from being resolved. As the agitation for their passage builds up in the valley districts, there has been a […]

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Bringing out the deep divide May 16 : Destination Delhi

No one knows whether the Centre will give the nod to the three Bills passed by the State Assembly on August 31 last year. However what is very clear is the fact that these three Bills have brought out in the open the deep divide between different communities in the State. Three Bills meant to […]

No one knows whether the Centre will give the nod to the three Bills passed by the State Assembly on August 31 last year. However what is very clear is the fact that these three Bills have brought out in the open the deep divide between different communities in the State. Three Bills meant to […]

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Water Nightmares

The news of water scarcity and droughts are no longer a surprise, even for a place like Manipur which falls in the geographical belt which receives one of the heaviest monsoons in the world. In the years ahead things can only get worse, and if precautions are not taken, even disastrous. The fact is, it […]

The news of water scarcity and droughts are no longer a surprise, even for a place like Manipur which falls in the geographical belt which receives one of the heaviest monsoons in the world. In the years ahead things can only get worse, and if precautions are not taken, even disastrous. The fact is, it […]

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ILP and the flyover baby

The present demand for an Inner Line Permit has still no positive outcome as of yet. There is no telling where the future of the Bill will lead to, but at the present scenario, there is one very clear and ominous outcome. Since the inception of the ILP…

The present demand for an Inner Line Permit has still no positive outcome as of yet. There is no telling where the future of the Bill will lead to, but at the present scenario, there is one very clear and ominous outcome. Since the inception of the ILP demand, the State has witnessed a series

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