Category Archives: Iwui Story

#IwuiStory is a segment aimed to add tremendous life’s values and richness of human compassion through intimate stories of other people’s life experiences, adjoining a ‘reflective piece’ for each readers as the story present themselves with its richness of wisdom, of failures, achievements, tears, of joy, love and affection. A wholesome piece of life lessons and reflections. Look out for this space #IwuiStory

Choosing to be Humble; episode in Motbung

Posted on February 11, 2024 - 1:29pm by Times
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Joyce Paveine Motbung, Thursday, 11:20 am: This isn’t a rant but an experience I am sure almost many of us from Senapati and others from the “Neutral” Nagas have been facing. I’ve heard stories about it and had my first … Continue reading →

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Meet Rakmi Shaiza, founder behind internationally recognized Non-Profit Stitching Change in US

Posted on September 5, 2022 - 4:13pm by Soror Shaiza
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Ukhrul: BORN AND BROUGHT up in her hometown Ukhrul (bordering Burma) in the Northeast state of Manipur, Rakmi Shaiza was engaged in several community-building activities prior to moving to the United States. Before her transition, Rakmi served in several organizations … Continue reading →

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Every canvas is a journey all its own

Posted on May 9, 2022 - 5:57pm by Soror Shaiza
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A melancholic canvas to begin with in the first place, Justin’s story is filled with inspiring, miraculous turns of events. From growing up as an orphan under heartbreaking circumstances and poverty to becoming a star seller artist in the USA, … Continue reading →

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Drum rolls, please!

Posted on April 5, 2022 - 4:30pm by Soror Shaiza
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For Ringphaso Vashum for attaining the High Achiever’s Category in Drums Grade 8, East India Rockschool Exams 2021B. Ringphaso vashum hails from Paorei village. Born into a humble family of five siblings, his father Mawonshang Vashum and his mother Mercy … Continue reading →

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Lambu, the sugarcane juice man of Lamphel

Posted on February 17, 2022 - 5:36pm by UT Desk
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This is Akshay Kumar Sha from Buxar, Bihar. Those who grew up in and around Lamphel will know him as Lambu or Amitabh. He has been selling sugarcane juice since 1986. He left his village Nenua for an unknown state … Continue reading →

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Vareishum Kamkara, the man who pastored 10 churches over 50 years in the Northern Tangkhul region

Posted on December 3, 2021 - 4:19pm by UT Desk
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Pastor Vareishum Kamkara was born on December 28, 1928, in Nungbi Khullen village, Ukhrul, Manipur, India. His parents were animists, as were most Tangkhul Nagas at that time. When Vareishum was 14, his mother passed away. His father struggled to … Continue reading →

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Walking the fatherless road: Growing up with single mother

Posted on August 13, 2021 - 4:01pm by UT Desk
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What is your father’s name? what does he do for a living? I grew up accustomed to these questions like many of us, having received them so often. These questions on their own are not the problem, but it is … Continue reading →

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Iwui Story: I have failed and made lots of mistakes, but I have learned to always come back

Posted on January 17, 2021 - 11:48am by UT Desk
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When I was a little boy, I once went cycling towards Koirengei in Imphal. And as I crossed the area and went further towards Sekmai, I got scared. I thought I was almost reaching Nagaland. It would be dangerous for … Continue reading →

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Iwui Story: By Grace through Faith

Posted on December 13, 2020 - 12:11pm by UT Desk
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I first came to Imphal in 2014 for school when I got admission into Maria Montessori. My father had heard about the school from his friends and so, he decided to get me an entrance form. Luckily, I was able … Continue reading →

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Iwui Story: Linthoi Chanu’s eigi WARI

Posted on November 14, 2020 - 12:45pm by UT Desk
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I spent a considerable amount of my childhood with an old couple who used to be our tenants in one of our rented rooms, who treated me like their own grandchild and so, I called them Pupu and Abok. Pupu … Continue reading →

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