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An open letter to Governor V Shanmuganathan

(contd from previous issue)
My prosaic translation from Bangla is:
Previously in Manipur, the Sanskrit language was highly coveted, and the nagarakshar/devanagri script was used. But, after Goswamis of Nabadvip became their mantra gurus, the Bengali la…

(contd from previous issue)
My prosaic translation from Bangla is:
Previously in Manipur, the Sanskrit language was highly coveted, and the nagarakshar/devanagri script was used. But, after Goswamis of Nabadvip became their mantra gurus, the Bengali language and the script began to be preferred by the people there. However, this has not resulted in the complete disappearance of devanagri. Manipuris who are well versed in Hindu dharmahastra have great respect for Srimadbhagavat and other Veishnav texts.

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Lansana Chanu Thokchom – a victim trapped in the game of talents

Why art and culture is pushed to secondary when it always comes first in our definition?

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Why art and culture is pushed to secondary when it always comes first in our definition?

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Don’t blame it on Rio

Even as the Union sports minister, Vijay Goel, and his unruly cohort bring disgrace upon the nation by bullying their way into prohibited spaces at Rio, our sportspersons have brought us little glory. Although hope lies undying within the human breast, it is highly unlikely that we will match our tally of the last Olympics.

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Even as the Union sports minister, Vijay Goel, and his unruly cohort bring disgrace upon the nation by bullying their way into prohibited spaces at Rio, our sportspersons have brought us little glory. Although hope lies undying within the human breast, it is highly unlikely that we will match our tally of the last Olympics.

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Give Sharmila a breathing space

(contd from previous issue)
I remember her fanatic plea to King Leishemba Sanajaoba to organise some form of hill and valley movement for the same during her meeting on 1/3/2016 at Shahid Minar. She had donated Rs 3/4 lakhs for the same, but nothing ma…

(contd from previous issue)
I remember her fanatic plea to King Leishemba Sanajaoba to organise some form of hill and valley movement for the same during her meeting on 1/3/2016 at Shahid Minar. She had donated Rs 3/4 lakhs for the same, but nothing materialised. She knew that SHKL with a few members cannot organise the same.

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Give Sharmila a breathing space

Similarly valley brethren and Women’s organisations should have a deep look into why Sharmila decided to end her fast. Time for us to treat her with deep affection and gentle care. We cannot throw her away like a placard. We have to give her a proper place to live in peacefully to crystallize her future course of action.

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Similarly valley brethren and Women’s organisations should have a deep look into why Sharmila decided to end her fast. Time for us to treat her with deep affection and gentle care. We cannot throw her away like a placard. We have to give her a proper place to live in peacefully to crystallize her future course of action.

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Career options in Disaster Management

A disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own r…

A disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. A natural hazard is a natural process or phenomenon that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

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Our payback to Irom Sharmila Chanu – Respecting her decision

Have you ever been nose-fed for 16 days let alone 16 years? For those who are comatosed and terminally ill, it’s a different matter. The irony is that after all the pain and sufferings Irom Sharmila Chanu had endured for 16 years at a stretch for us,

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Have you ever been nose-fed for 16 days let alone 16 years? For those who are comatosed and terminally ill, it’s a different matter. The irony is that after all the pain and sufferings Irom Sharmila Chanu had endured for 16 years at a stretch for us,

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Frontline voices: To be a transgender living with HIV in India

Armed with a management degree in marketing, Amruta Soni is currently working in Patna as the state programme manager at National Coalition of PLHIV in India (NCPI) for the Vihaan project in Bihar. Today she confidently handles 15 partner NGOs, providi…

Armed with a management degree in marketing, Amruta Soni is currently working in Patna as the state programme manager at National Coalition of PLHIV in India (NCPI) for the Vihaan project in Bihar. Today she confidently handles 15 partner NGOs, providing them with technical support on how to implement the programme and link people living with HIV (PLHIV) with Vihaan care and support centres.

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The post-Sharmila-decision : Random thoughts

The Sharmila supporters who deserted her the moment she decided to end and ended her FAST are neither her well-wishers nor genuine crusaders against AFSPA. If they were/are why else should Sharmila be shown the door when all she wanted was/is to be wit…

The Sharmila supporters who deserted her the moment she decided to end and ended her FAST are neither her well-wishers nor genuine crusaders against AFSPA. If they were/are why else should Sharmila be shown the door when all she wanted was/is to be with her people.

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Sharmila, if you still love your people, continue your struggle

It has been a complete 15 years and 9 months that you have been on indefinite hunger strike demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 from Manipur challenging the militarization of the civil society under the garb of the…

It has been a complete 15 years and 9 months that you have been on indefinite hunger strike demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 from Manipur challenging the militarization of the civil society under the garb of the Indian democracy, the functioning of the Indian polity and the enactment of the said Act that renders human casualties randomly with impunity.

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How Buddhism defines the real human being

(contd from previous issue)
Purity in human life
It is not through the partaking of meat that people become impure but through drunkenness, obstinacy, bigotry, deceit, envy, disparagement of others, and evil intention.
The post How Buddhism defines the…

(contd from previous issue)
Purity in human life
It is not through the partaking of meat that people become impure but through drunkenness, obstinacy, bigotry, deceit, envy, disparagement of others, and evil intention.

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Lichens as biomonitor for automobile exhaust pollutants in Imphal city

Introduction
Nowadays, the air pollution is one of the most serious problems faced by mankind resulting from growing population, increasing density in domestic areas, traffic etc. Air pollution caused by SO2 is rapidly increasing with economic activiti…

Introduction
Nowadays, the air pollution is one of the most serious problems faced by mankind resulting from growing population, increasing density in domestic areas, traffic etc. Air pollution caused by SO2 is rapidly increasing with economic activities both in small and metro cities in India. It is a fact that visible symptoms of injury can be seen on plants due to automobile exhaust pollutants. Air pollutant from automobile exhausts affect vegetation and causes injury by alterations in metabolism, reduction in photosynthesis, foliar necrosis, defoliation and growth reduction.

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Will Irom Sharmila dare to take on Modi to fulfil her AFSPA promise?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi knows that even if he were to contest against Manipur CM Ibobi Singh in the 2017 Assembly elections, he would squarely lose in the Northeastern state. He must bring a local face to the fray. And therefore, this local – Irom Sharmila – has only stated publicly, “I want to be Manipur’s CM”. She never said, “I want to be India’s PM.”

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi knows that even if he were to contest against Manipur CM Ibobi Singh in the 2017 Assembly elections, he would squarely lose in the Northeastern state. He must bring a local face to the fray. And therefore, this local – Irom Sharmila – has only stated publicly, “I want to be Manipur’s CM”. She never said, “I want to be India’s PM.”

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How Buddhism defines the real human being

If one is born in hell, undergoing intensive suffering, chances of mental development and cultivation of mind are poor.
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If one is born in hell, undergoing intensive suffering, chances of mental development and cultivation of mind are poor.

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Sharmila, Manipur and the struggle

On 9th August, another history was created. ‘Another’, because first was created in 1942 during Quit India Movement when Gandhi along with his companions was arrested by British. On this 9th August, here in Manipur, Irom Sharmila who moved on the path of non violence (Gandhi was also a follower of non violence) for 16 years (since the year 2000 to the year 2016), tried to bring her struggle in another form through quitting her 16 years long hunger fast.

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On 9th August, another history was created. ‘Another’, because first was created in 1942 during Quit India Movement when Gandhi along with his companions was arrested by British. On this 9th August, here in Manipur, Irom Sharmila who moved on the path of non violence (Gandhi was also a follower of non violence) for 16 years (since the year 2000 to the year 2016), tried to bring her struggle in another form through quitting her 16 years long hunger fast.

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When there is no hope and no smile

Along with the advancement in the technology that provide us with luxury and comforts; there are also many developing new types of species and organisms that affect the human body, threatening human existence.
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Along with the advancement in the technology that provide us with luxury and comforts; there are also many developing new types of species and organisms that affect the human body, threatening human existence.

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Patriotic Urdu poems

A proverb goes ‘a sword can kill an enemy only but a pen can save humanity’. Here is a short tale of the Urdu poems of our poets who, with their pens, abetted the Indian mass to drive a devastating enemy beyond our boundary.

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A proverb goes ‘a sword can kill an enemy only but a pen can save humanity’. Here is a short tale of the Urdu poems of our poets who, with their pens, abetted the Indian mass to drive a devastating enemy beyond our boundary.

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Did you know AFSPA, 1958 before Sharmila’s hunger strike ?

It will be interesting to accentuate that most of our friends honestly admitted that they came to know about the AFSPA, 1958 only after Irom Chanu Sharmila’s protest against it. It was her continuous protest against this Act that made us go through the background and contents of the AFSPA, 1958.

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It will be interesting to accentuate that most of our friends honestly admitted that they came to know about the AFSPA, 1958 only after Irom Chanu Sharmila’s protest against it. It was her continuous protest against this Act that made us go through the background and contents of the AFSPA, 1958.

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Youth Day focuses on poverty eradication

There are different definitions of youth in different countries. Earlier a young people up to the age of 35 was called as youth in India according to national youth Policy but new youth policy of has bought the age to 15-29 . In international perspect…

There are different definitions of youth in different countries. Earlier a young people up to the age of 35 was called as youth in India according to national youth Policy but new youth policy of has bought the age to 15-29 . In international perspectives some organisation says that any young people in the age of 15 to 24 are youth but some also says that young people up to the age of 30 is youth. This age differs but more or less we may think that someone up to the age of 30 may be considered as youth.

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From Iron Lady to honey

I really don’t understand why people are annoyed when Sharmila gave up fasting. First of all she started the fast herself, nobody insisted or instigated her to do so.

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I really don’t understand why people are annoyed when Sharmila gave up fasting. First of all she started the fast herself, nobody insisted or instigated her to do so.

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