COVID-19 IS ONE of the phenomena that threatened the entire human existence in the 21st century. Despite the efforts to wade through the pandemic, many lives were lost. In Manipur too, the catastrophic effects of COVID-19 were equally colossal. The lockdown that ensued spared none.
Of all, one of the...
THE JURISDICTION of Churachandpur District Headquarters is classified as a town devoid of municipality. The roles, functions, responsibilities and powers in the town management are all vested in the Autonomous District Council, Churachandpur (ADCC). The current Chairman of ADCC is Shri Khaipao Haokip.
Lamka is the headquarters of Churachandpur district....
DURING THE LOCKDOWN in 2020 due to the global pandemic, the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, England, undertook a major reform. They decided to overhaul insensitive displays that highlighted the violent history of colonialism and imperialism. The Pitt Rivers Museum recognised that their collections have propagated harmful colonial stereotypes...
A NEW STUDY reveals that Nationally Determined Contributions, a cornerstone of the international framework aimed at addressing climate change, are likely to fail unless indigenous peoples’ rights to their land, forests, waters and territorial management are included.
As representatives of governments meet for the Bonn Climate Change Conference over the...
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...
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...
LOOKING AT HOW TRIBAL women in/from Northeast India (NEI) freely move, travel, or migrate to the cities, they are seen as a liberated community. Considering their attire, they are seen as outgoing; those who are not bound by traditional norms. Further, the absence of dowry practice seems to suggest...
There was a time when we were kids, we went to hills for fetching wild fruits, leaves and other wild vegetables and drank the flowing pristine water from myriad streams in the forest. And there was also a time when we helped our parents in cultivation (mainly rice) and...
When we listen to the stories of our struggle, sometimes it is difficult not to think like we all live our life to become martyrs at the altar of Naga nationalism. A magnificent creation by our Almighty God that has made us a proud nation and people, and also...