Ukhrul: Several roads and buildings have been constructed, new land cutting rises, deforestation from fuel wood, forest fires, and farmland extends, the population has increased, and land and water resources are under stress. There are additional problems from the disproportionate use of agrochemicals and pesticides on hilltops polluting water...
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. Remembering the past when I went to Churachandpur and...
UNDER THE the title of “Seeking solutions, not scapegoats” a response was published on Ngaranmi Shimray’s article on Manipur conflict in The Sangai Express on 21st January, 2024. The entire response is a typical case of “missing the wood for the trees.”
Moreh including Kwatha, without undermining its commercial importance...
The verdict of the Hon’ble High Court of Manipur dated 18.10.2019 came down heavily on the Manipur Public Service Commission for failing to perform its duty, and instead conducting namesake exams using half baked rules. If MPSC a constitutional body, was indeed worthy of its constitutional mandate it would...
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...
Two reasons encouraged me to write this short piece. The first is the listing of Tangkhul language in the vulnerable category by UNESCO; and the second is the affirmation to write in Tangkhul when I was writing “foreword” for a forthcoming Tangkhul book by Phayam Raleng. The first helped...
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 today. It is a law which people hates but dearly used by the Government of India probably with hidden agenda. Therefore, every Naga needs to know about AFSPA, the reason of its...
The Chumpha̱ Phanit, a post harvest agricultural festival among the Tāngkhuls, acknowledges women’s role in the traditional Naga economy. This festival is one of the most significant festivals of the Tāngkhul community, especially for married women, as it marks a change of hands and exchange of responsibility from mothers-in-law...
Is the proposal to redraw district boundaries for administrative convenience a hegemonic design to encroach on tribal lands in “Hill Areas” in violation of Article 371-C and expand the land of valley districts? Article 371-C has given the area coverage of “Hill Areas” of Manipur and it therefore prevents...
(1) KaKa Kalelkar Backward Classes Commission report of 1956, also known as the Second Backward Classes Commission report states that the Meiteis, when given an opportunity to be ST, did not include themselves. This is a startling and undeniable fact!
(2) The first Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 were notified...