The Manipur media’s largely adversarial role in the governance process has often been read as a basic anti-establishment characteristic. This is naive for this kind of challenges ultimately has the best interest of the establishment as intent. It is, to use a cliche, a demonstration of the mechanics of a free society’s unwritten laws of
The Manipur media’s largely adversarial role in the governance process has often been read as a basic anti-establishment characteristic. This is naive for this kind of challenges ultimately has the best interest of the establishment as intent. It is, to use a cliche, a demonstration of the mechanics of a free society’s unwritten laws of
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Some of the news analyses of the events that preceded the busting of ULFA camps in Bhutan territory a decade ago make much more meaning for us when read against the Manipur situation today. When the Bhutan operation happened, it was known for a long ti…
Some of the news analyses of the events that preceded the busting of ULFA camps in Bhutan territory a decade ago make much more meaning for us when read against the Manipur situation today. When the Bhutan operation happened, it was known for a long time that Bhutan wanted to rid of its southern territories
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Social science certainly is no easy science. The limits to which a proactive leadership is expected to take the initiative in policy framing and consequently the limits to which the raw will of the population by and large must be allowed to have its wa…
Social science certainly is no easy science. The limits to which a proactive leadership is expected to take the initiative in policy framing and consequently the limits to which the raw will of the population by and large must be allowed to have its way, for instance is no easy matter to decide. We suppose
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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
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Fundamentalism, fanaticism, etc were once political philosophies alien to Manipur. The state was once upon a not so distant time, known for it liberal approaches, if not in religion, at least in the public sphere of politics. That the Muslim community which constitutes barely seven percent of the state’s population was able to throw up
Fundamentalism, fanaticism, etc were once political philosophies alien to Manipur. The state was once upon a not so distant time, known for it liberal approaches, if not in religion, at least in the public sphere of politics. That the Muslim community which constitutes barely seven percent of the state’s population was able to throw up
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Tragic though it was, the most positive way of looking at the recent earthquake is to see it as a wakeup call. Thankfully, the devastation was not as bad as it could have been. But this does not mean the place has been spared, as many believers in a su…
Tragic though it was, the most positive way of looking at the recent earthquake is to see it as a wakeup call. Thankfully, the devastation was not as bad as it could have been. But this does not mean the place has been spared, as many believers in a supernatural order are prone to think.
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Home is where the heart is, and Manipur is home for many of us not just in the sense of a physical structure, a house, in which we take shelter from the elements, but a place which has grown into our hearts. However comfortable and secure a house is, i…
Home is where the heart is, and Manipur is home for many of us not just in the sense of a physical structure, a house, in which we take shelter from the elements, but a place which has grown into our hearts. However comfortable and secure a house is, it cannot be anything close to
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/to-love-manipur/
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
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Nothing can be so confusing and worse in Imphal city than the chaotic traffic flow. Though the number of vehicle mainly passenger service has increased manifold with the changing times, the main roads have not been widened extensibly to meet the traffi…
Nothing can be so confusing and worse in Imphal city than the chaotic traffic flow. Though the number of vehicle mainly passenger service has increased manifold with the changing times, the main roads have not been widened extensibly to meet the traffic volume. Moreover, there is no availability of sufficient parking slots, leading to man-made
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The extremely haughty manner in which the NDA government dismissed the finding of the Justice Hegde Commission which was mandated by the Supreme Court of India to look into the very serious allegations of fake encounters in Manipur is to say the least,…
The extremely haughty manner in which the NDA government dismissed the finding of the Justice Hegde Commission which was mandated by the Supreme Court of India to look into the very serious allegations of fake encounters in Manipur is to say the least, alarming. It seems to confirm the widely held apprehension that under the
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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…
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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Six unnatural deaths on a single day is by all means a tragedy. This despite the desensitisation to violent deaths that insurgency torn places like Manipur has undergone. But the fact is, if at all this is a consolation, the casualty figure could have …
Six unnatural deaths on a single day is by all means a tragedy. This despite the desensitisation to violent deaths that insurgency torn places like Manipur has undergone. But the fact is, if at all this is a consolation, the casualty figure could have been much worse. For one thing an earthquake measuring 6.8 on
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The tremor that shook the region from the deep slumber in the wee hours today morning literally threw up many terrifying facts and laid bare matters for everyone to witness. The earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale and having its epicenter 33…
The tremor that shook the region from the deep slumber in the wee hours today morning literally threw up many terrifying facts and laid bare matters for everyone to witness. The earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale and having its epicenter 33 kilometers from the state capital lasted a few seconds and caused what
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Obviously discourses do not work in Manipur, which is probably why its conflict scenarios never ever change. True discourses also cannot possibly happen, for what people generally do in the name of discourses is to state their positions and stick to th…
Obviously discourses do not work in Manipur, which is probably why its conflict scenarios never ever change. True discourses also cannot possibly happen, for what people generally do in the name of discourses is to state their positions and stick to them. The illusions of any resolution to any of the myriad problems are merely
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Murder of a five years old girl after being rape is a serious matter. And what is more serious is leaving the accused free to walk without conducting any trial as according to the law of the land. Application of customary law to this kind of cases cann…
Murder of a five years old girl after being rape is a serious matter. And what is more serious is leaving the accused free to walk without conducting any trial as according to the law of the land. Application of customary law to this kind of cases cannot be accepted as long as the place
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It is another year today. While all of us are justified in rejoicing the change, let us also remember, a new year also means an old year gone. True everybody likes to leave memory behind, the bad ones to be forgotten and the good ones to be recalled, r…
It is another year today. While all of us are justified in rejoicing the change, let us also remember, a new year also means an old year gone. True everybody likes to leave memory behind, the bad ones to be forgotten and the good ones to be recalled, ruminated and relished, on days of aloneness,
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In a day, we will be entering the New Year 2016. As always the event is an occasion for celebration the world over. Celebrations understandably overshadow every other consideration by
In a day, we will be entering the New Year 2016. As always the event is an occasion for celebration the world over. Celebrations understandably overshadow every other consideration by
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Imphal city is getting increasingly congested and busy. Traffic jams are becoming routine on practically every major road, but especially those that connect the two districts of the city, Imphal
Imphal city is getting increasingly congested and busy. Traffic jams are becoming routine on practically every major road, but especially those that connect the two districts of the city, Imphal
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The question what is history has been asked in so many different ways. There have been as many different answers too, and all of them in some way or the
The question what is history has been asked in so many different ways. There have been as many different answers too, and all of them in some way or the
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Understandably, many post-colonial nations are uneasy, if not apprehensive of the idea of comprehensive federalism. Nonetheless, it is also a fact that given the diversity of their demography and geography,
Understandably, many post-colonial nations are uneasy, if not apprehensive of the idea of comprehensive federalism. Nonetheless, it is also a fact that given the diversity of their demography and geography,
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