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Dr Vareso Ningshen: The Soft Spoken Educator
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Described by everyone who knew him as the most soft-spoken and yet the most passionate person on issues dear to him, Dr Vareso Ningshen,...
Why Every Naga Needs to Know About AFSPA
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Majority of the Naga’s population may know AFSPA but not in detail. To begin with, this is a law that has not solved any problem from its inception till...
Chandel Naga UPSC Civil Service Aspirants: Exploring Challenges & Possibilities
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Chandel district (formerly known as Tengnoupal district) came into existence on May 13, 1974. The district lies in the south-eastern part of Manipur. It...
BEHIND THE FAÇADE OF THE MANIPUR ASSEMBLY SPEAKER’S ORDERS
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In the anticipation that full-fledged statehood will be accorded to Manipur on 21st January, 1972, the Parliament passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1971...
Tribal Land Rights: NO KHAS LAND in the Hill Areas of Manipur
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INTRODUCTIONIn the dehumanising colonial doctrine of “terra nullius”, the ruling dispensation seems to have found a new sadistic pleasure for aggressive “territorial imagination” by...
What ails the Hill Tribals of Manipur: The proposed Manipur (Hill Areas) Autonomous District Council Bill, 2021 vis-à-vis the Original Act
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INTRODUCTIONUnlike the then premier of Assam, Gopinath Bordoloi, who “was known to be very kind and sympathetic to the hill people, had been respected...
Tangkhul Language or Languages?
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Two reasons encouraged me to write this short piece. The first is the listing of Tangkhul language in the vulnerable category by UNESCO; and...
Stand Firm or Perish
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Small and a hilly land-locked country it may be, Nagalim is blessed with rich natural and mineral resources. It is a fertile land. Apart...
Belonging to the Land: An indigenous perspective and a reflection on Manipur
The land is at the heart of indigenous peoples’ lifeworld, which sustains their culture, custom, religion, livelihood, knowledge system. Indigenous peoples see land as...
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...
