1. What is Hereditary Chieftainship? The institution of hereditary chieftainship is well described by W. W. Hunter in his book ‘A Statistical Account of Bengal Volume-VI’ as under: “The village
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1. What is Hereditary Chieftainship? The institution of hereditary chieftainship is well described by W. W. Hunter in his book ‘A Statistical Account of Bengal Volume-VI’ as under: “The village
AN ARTICLE was published in The Sangai Express titled “Article 371-C aggravates ethnic divide and stalls progress of Manipur” by Captain (Rtd) LB Singh of Indian Navy on 12th February 2024. He
THE GOVERNMENT of India, Ministry of Tribal Affairs vide their letter F. No. 12026/02/2023-C&LM (E:25198) dated 26.12.2023, addressed to the Adl. Chief Secretary, Government of Manipur, Secretariat Tribal Affairs &
I QUOTE a section of the Article to contextualise my opinion of the matter – “However, the narrative of the crisis is only focused on the Meiteis. Why are the
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
THE IDEA for a special administrative zone for Moreh alone is specious; focus on the whole state returning to normalcy not just an isolated pocket. A proposition under the title
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
THANK YOU for touching upon the points raised in the article by Ngaranmi Shimray published in The Sangai Express on 12th December 2023 in response to Dr RK Nimai’s (IAS
Dr. RK Nimai, IAS (Retd) has written an interesting piece on the theme of “Manipur Crisis: Why the ST status is the way forward for the Meiteis”. It was published
FROM THE feedbacks received an impression appears to be created that Ngaranmi Shimray is opposing the Scheduled Tribe (ST) demand for the Meitei community. This is incorrect. No one is