Category Archives: Opinion

Is the Manipur Government Orchestrating another Kuki-Naga Conflict?

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THERE ARE nuances in the way the government is handling the internally displaced persons in the valley and in the hills. The displaced persons in the valley are camped in educational institutions, government offices and sometimes in “fabricated shelter houses” … Continue reading →

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Surely there is a way out of this darkness and that’s not through violence

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IT WAS A normal day just like every other day. The classes of our new semester started from that day. I attended all the classes and after it, I went to Guite Sir’s room to talk to him over my … Continue reading →

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Once a friend, now a foe?

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NEVER HAD a slight thought about such a big and catastrophic event would ever happen in Manipur. It seemed just like yesterday when I went to college and sat together with my Kuki friends and learned their culture and language. … Continue reading →

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No Ruby, No Gem can Compensate Woman’s Chastity

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WOMAN IS ONE of the most beautiful creations. She has a graceful attribute and an ethereal beauty, beautifully curved physique to be admired and to respect by onlookers on her. The indescribable intrinsic and extrinsic qualities of woman make the most … Continue reading →

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Manipur Conflict: Echoes of History and the Perils of False Narratives

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THE OUTBREAK of the Manipur conflict more than two months ago between the majority Meitei community and the minority Kuki-Zo tribal community of the state has claimed at least 135 lives and over 1000 individuals left injured. The repercussions have … Continue reading →

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Our Motherland Manipur is Lamenting with Pain and We, her Children Should Not Continue to Silently Spectate

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BORN AND RAISED in the same cradle, have you no more love for your younger brothers settling in the valley, dear elder brothers of the hills? Even though we have been termed separately as Meitei, we used to reside together … Continue reading →

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Make the right noise and extend your hand of friendship

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(1) THERE IS RIGHT now a glamour amongst the Meitei people to be Scheduled Tribe ostensibly for jobs in government and seats in higher educational institutes of learning. But the veil that had hidden the agenda is now open for … Continue reading →

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When Manipur Implodes: History, politics, and Violence

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The recent and ongoing ethnic conflict of such magnitude and grievous nature which started on May 3, 2023, in Manipur, cannot be attributed to a monocausal. It is a product of multi-causes and the explosion of pent-up anger, emotion, and … Continue reading →

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Logically speaking

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Three distinct communities constitute the State of Manipur. Two of them are the Naga and Kuki tribes while the other is the non-tribal Meitei. Whenever demands are made by the Meitei, who is the dominant community representing more than half … Continue reading →

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