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Category Archives: Opinion
Repeal AFSPA, but How?
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The year was 1997. I was in the seventh standard. And it happened on my way to school. It should have been around 9 am (as our school starts at 9:30 am). I had only walked a few metres when … Continue reading
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Tagged AFSPA, Assam Rifles, Dr Taimaya Ragui, Mon District, Oting killing, Oting shooting, Oting Village, Repeal AFSPA
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Wanton act of killing under the draconian AFSPA
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This article was written on December 6 by the author. By the time I finish writing this article, the funeral service of the 14 innocent lives killed in the senseless hands of the Indian armed forces under the guise of … Continue reading
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Tagged AFSPA, Assam Rifles, Indian Army, Mon District, Oting Village, Repeal AFSPA, Ukhrul
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Food and Culture: A Call to Recover and Retain Indigenous Food Recipes
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As I was watching a food show on Netflix called the Chef’s Table, I got motivated to write this. I do not intendto advertisethe documentary series but rather, to take us back to our indigenous food culture, habits, and recipes. … Continue reading
Why Athuan Abonmai was bludgeoned to death?
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Athuan Abonmai, an advisor and former president of the top Zeliangrong Naga body, Zeliangrong Baudi ( Assa, Manipur, and Nagaland) was killed in Tamenlong district on Wednesday after being abducted by a hill-based armed group. The news shocked and grieved … Continue reading
Uneven Development: Hill-Valley Divide
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The answer as to why there is uneven development between the hills and valley in Manipur is because of non-implementation of Constitutional rights for the past 50 years for the tribals in hill areas. It is a cumulative product of … Continue reading
Why Development Cannot Climb Hills?
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Manipur’s chequered history of hill-valley divide has resurrected in its varied forms again, but this time it is not in the form of demands for ethnic enclaves, but for equal development opportunity for hill areas and more autonomy to Autonomous … Continue reading
The Crisis of the Divide between Secular and Sacred
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There is a tendency to differentiate the secular from sacred in the thinking and practices of contemporary Northeast India. Such a tendency has caused the divide between secular and sacred in their everyday life. This has caused a humanitarian crisis … Continue reading
Manipur’s Parliamentary Constituencies Are Separated Along Flawed Lines
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It is time political parties in Manipur recognise the ill effects of this arrangement rather than eyeing it as the key to ensuring the victory of ruling party candidates during every parliamentary election. The state of Manipur sends two Lok … Continue reading
Manipur’s budget is beautiful, but how would the Hill Areas grow?
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Recently, a certain nine-minute and forty-six-second video clip on the Manipur Legislative Assembly House proceeding went viral on social media. In the video, member of Hill Areas Committee member Shri Alfred Kanngam Arthur called on the Speaker of the House … Continue reading
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Tagged ADC Bill 2021, Alfred Kanngam Arthur, Article 371C, Manipur Legislative Assembly
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Challenges Facing School/College; Education in the Post-Covid Period
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My initial concern in writing this article was to draw out some key challenges facing school/college education in the Northeast region in the post-covid period. I began writing with a simplistic notion or one-sided view of challenges faced by school/college … Continue reading