Unlikely that the Government will listen, but a point has been delivered. That is, it is not the North East and Jammu and Kashmir alone which have raised their voice against the continued imposition of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act on these two r…
Unlikely that the Government will listen, but a point has been delivered. That is, it is not the North East and Jammu and Kashmir alone which have raised their voice against the continued imposition of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act on these two regions but also some MPs. That the voice to repeal the
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/anti-afspa-cry-in-lok-sabha-time-for-the-army-act-to-go/
There is something that cannot be wished away frivolously in a statement made once by former Union sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyer criticising Indian sports management. His criticism it will be recalled was widely cited in agreement as the reasons w…
There is something that cannot be wished away frivolously in a statement made once by former Union sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyer criticising Indian sports management. His criticism it will be recalled was widely cited in agreement as the reasons why India lost the bid to host the 2014 Asian Games. The then Indian Olympic
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/elites-rise-masses-sink/
These are unusual and unprecedented at least in the context of Manipur. Hailstones which weighed more than half a Kilogram hit many parts of the State, particularly the southern districts of Chandel and Churachandpur. Although no severe human casualty …
These are unusual and unprecedented at least in the context of Manipur. Hailstones which weighed more than half a Kilogram hit many parts of the State, particularly the southern districts of Chandel and Churachandpur. Although no severe human casualty has been reported, the damages done to dwelling houses, standing crops and other properties are massive
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/mankinds-irresponsibility-or-natures-fury/
From the jhum fields of Kangathei village in Churachandpur district to now being a member of the Rajya Sabha, the journey of Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom has indeed been remarkable. This is not a history of her childhood but just a mention of how her j…
From the jhum fields of Kangathei village in Churachandpur district to now being a member of the Rajya Sabha, the journey of Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom has indeed been remarkable. This is not a history of her childhood but just a mention of how her journey from a non-descript village in Manipur to the Rajya
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/kangathei-village-to-rajya-sabha-mary-kom-boxer-to-mp/
May Day – the International Workers’ Day, is just round the corner. It is quite an irony that a movement for industrial workers emancipation in the 1880s in the United States, demanding for the first time an 8-hour working day norm, is today a holiday everywhere in the world except the United States, besides South
May Day – the International Workers’ Day, is just round the corner. It is quite an irony that a movement for industrial workers emancipation in the 1880s in the United States, demanding for the first time an 8-hour working day norm, is today a holiday everywhere in the world except the United States, besides South
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/may-day-reflections/
If there is anything desperately overdue on the part of the Manipur government, it is in asserting its presence and authority in the affairs of the state. The state has been in total chaos for a long time and it is time to put a halt to the decay proce…
If there is anything desperately overdue on the part of the Manipur government, it is in asserting its presence and authority in the affairs of the state. The state has been in total chaos for a long time and it is time to put a halt to the decay process. It has become a tradition
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/pavlovian-bandh-trap/
Manipur has forgotten to celebrate these days. It only knows how to observe days of gloom. If there is anything as a dark era, this must be it for the state. While this tells of a somewhat omnipresent oppressive atmosphere, it also speaks volumes of th…
Manipur has forgotten to celebrate these days. It only knows how to observe days of gloom. If there is anything as a dark era, this must be it for the state. While this tells of a somewhat omnipresent oppressive atmosphere, it also speaks volumes of the mindset of its people. It is as if the
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/alien-to-celebrations/
Over the past few years, documentary film making has achieved a significant breakthrough in Manipur with young and passionate film makers making their mark in national and international film festivals thus proving the potential of Manipuri youngsters. …
Over the past few years, documentary film making has achieved a significant breakthrough in Manipur with young and passionate film makers making their mark in national and international film festivals thus proving the potential of Manipuri youngsters. The new breed of film makers through their films has been unfolding the extraordinary tales of social changes
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In Manipuri there is a saying that goes: “Phudita mangjong chongbadi kunja kaukhaini’ basically warning of the frustration of attempting to leap on swampy ground, or quicksand for that matter. One does get the feeling that the loud battle of rhetoric on hill-valley unity on the one side, and on the other their “unique” separateness
In Manipuri there is a saying that goes: “Phudita mangjong chongbadi kunja kaukhaini’ basically warning of the frustration of attempting to leap on swampy ground, or quicksand for that matter. One does get the feeling that the loud battle of rhetoric on hill-valley unity on the one side, and on the other their “unique” separateness
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/war-in-a-quicksand/
Mere profession of goodwill by the state administration cannot be all that is needed to allay the widely held suspicion that government employment status in the state has been unscrupulously hijacked by the state’s majority community. While it is true that the sizes of the pie before the administration at any given time are small,
Mere profession of goodwill by the state administration cannot be all that is needed to allay the widely held suspicion that government employment status in the state has been unscrupulously hijacked by the state’s majority community. While it is true that the sizes of the pie before the administration at any given time are small,
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/employment-status/
The question of ethnic identity has been a preoccupation of the Northeast for quite some time now. The issue is sensitive and it does need to be addressed but those of us in the Northeast, and others who have been close watchers of the region know very…
The question of ethnic identity has been a preoccupation of the Northeast for quite some time now. The issue is sensitive and it does need to be addressed but those of us in the Northeast, and others who have been close watchers of the region know very well how very dangerous it can become should
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/moderating-ethnicity/
Generalizing policies developed on data that are the mean of national figures is dangerous and can cause another kind of injustice. While the need for such a commission in the attempt to re-include many dis-included communities into the power sharing e…
Generalizing policies developed on data that are the mean of national figures is dangerous and can cause another kind of injustice. While the need for such a commission in the attempt to re-include many dis-included communities into the power sharing equations of the political process cannot be disputed, grotesque imbalances can result if local adjustments
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/minorities-as-majorities/
How much is culture responsible for progress made by any given society? How much is culture responsible for the embrace or resistance to modernity? These are questions which keep returning because of their continued relevance. There have been so many b…
How much is culture responsible for progress made by any given society? How much is culture responsible for the embrace or resistance to modernity? These are questions which keep returning because of their continued relevance. There have been so many books written on the subject, addressing and seeking the roots of so much disparity in
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/culture-matters/
There was this post on facebook which read, “ Today, we have a bomb blast and one person killed, a quake of high magnitude shook the State, there is foul weather and signs of an impending cyclone. Despite all this, the sounds of drums beating to the tune of youngsters enjoying a thabal chongba stretches
There was this post on facebook which read, “ Today, we have a bomb blast and one person killed, a quake of high magnitude shook the State, there is foul weather and signs of an impending cyclone. Despite all this, the sounds of drums beating to the tune of youngsters enjoying a thabal chongba stretches
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/wisdom-from-a-facebook-post/
The earthquake yesterday evening that shook Manipur and the Northeast is yet another warning that the government as well as the people must, to use a popular cliché, prepare for the worst but hope for the best. This is particularly so because scientists are of the opinion that the region has not seen the last
The earthquake yesterday evening that shook Manipur and the Northeast is yet another warning that the government as well as the people must, to use a popular cliché, prepare for the worst but hope for the best. This is particularly so because scientists are of the opinion that the region has not seen the last
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/earthquake-challenges/
The clashes on Monday in the wake of the bandh called by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the death of two youths who succumbed to their injuries in hospital after being mauled by a mob on April 7 for allegedly trying to steal a vehicle parked …
The clashes on Monday in the wake of the bandh called by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the death of two youths who succumbed to their injuries in hospital after being mauled by a mob on April 7 for allegedly trying to steal a vehicle parked at Sagaisabi under Mayang Imphal Police station, leaving
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/unfortunate-crisis/
It is sad but nonetheless a reality that any debate on governance in Manipur have to begin from the very basic. What higher issues of governance can make meaning when even matter like a running drainage system, a proper garbage disposal plan, a functio…
It is sad but nonetheless a reality that any debate on governance in Manipur have to begin from the very basic. What higher issues of governance can make meaning when even matter like a running drainage system, a proper garbage disposal plan, a functioning traffic management regulation etc, are still very much centre-stage in the
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/basic-governance-missing/
It is sad but nonetheless a reality that any debate on governance in Manipur have to begin from the very basic. What higher issues of governance can make meaning when even matter like a running drainage system, a proper garbage disposal plan, a functio…
It is sad but nonetheless a reality that any debate on governance in Manipur have to begin from the very basic. What higher issues of governance can make meaning when even matter like a running drainage system, a proper garbage disposal plan, a functioning traffic management regulation etc, are still very much centre-stage in the
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/basic-governance-missing/
Despite all the present turmoil, those with a vision of what Manipur should be after the storm, have a bounden duty to campaign, advocate or else work for in whatever capacity they are in to ensure certain basics remain intact to rebuild the place. The…
Despite all the present turmoil, those with a vision of what Manipur should be after the storm, have a bounden duty to campaign, advocate or else work for in whatever capacity they are in to ensure certain basics remain intact to rebuild the place. The most important of these is human resource, and hence to
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/vision-beyond-the-storm/
One of the most intriguing questions that would have occurred to most parents in these troubled times is, what is the right thing to teach your children? To merely say send them to good schools and colleges where they will be taught the sciences and ar…
One of the most intriguing questions that would have occurred to most parents in these troubled times is, what is the right thing to teach your children? To merely say send them to good schools and colleges where they will be taught the sciences and arts, is to be over simplistic and escapist. For schools
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/04/teach-your-children/
