Here is the full speech of Dr. Visier Sanyü delivered at the 74th Commemoration of the Naga Independence Day in the webinar organized by the Global Naga Forum on August 14, 2020.
Dr. Visier Sanyü
Before the British came and defeated the western Naga tribes and made them a part of their...
APROPOS the article authored by Ngaranmi Shimray titled “Rebuttal to article written by K, Yugindro Singh, Sh. Janaki Sharma and M. Manihar Singh (Independent Researchers) published in the online News daily, Ukhrul Times on 16th October 2023 in response to the views expressed by the three ‘Independent Researchers’ namely,...
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 historical wrong. The mistrust among the ethnic groups is...
STRONGLY INFLUENCED by the current discourse on indigeneity (rather than on citizenship and nation building), the past few years have witnessed different communities in Manipur embroiled in debates on who are the ‘indigenous peoples’. Ironically, this public debate centres on re-defining the histories by vested interests with ulterior motives. The Kuki...
The main aim of this article is to disseminate awareness on the health hazards associated with mobile towers, especially those families who stayed nearby the tower at Sinakeithei and other Tangkhul villages of Ukhrul district.
The 21st century, the civilization characterized by a pinnacle of science and technology, innovation, communication...
WHEN THE historic Framework Agreement (FA) of 3rd August 2015 was signed it was accorded a high profile political status giving the agreement a sovereign character driven by the time-honored historical truth, the unique history and political situation officially recognized by Government of India. FA was hailed as a...
The intention of writing these legends is to make some of the circulating stories/histories more accurate. Most of the legends presented here are in fair concurrence with the historical records left behind by the British administrators (Lt Col W McCulloch, Captain Pemberton, Maj. Gen. Sir James Johnstone, TC Hodson,...
IN THE BATTLE between the Philistines and the Israelites, Goliath, the champion of the Philistines said to the Israelites, “Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants.But if...
THE RELENTLESS onslaught to grab tribal lands in the hill areas of Manipur with students union joining the chorus for inclusion of Meitei community in the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST) and the announcement by the Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee Manipur (STDCM) that it will renew its campaign from...
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 students. However, upon further research and interaction with different...