Ukhrul: The Centre For Peace Education Manipur (CFPEM) on Thursday officially released the translated copies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in the dialects of Aimol, Chiru and Koren.
In a press release signed by Dr. L. Leiren Singh, Chair/Trustee of CFPEM stated that the "Trustees of the...
Ukhrul: The Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) has called for the immediate halt to the auction of a Naga ancestral human skull, which is set to be sold by Swan Fine Art in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. The auction, titled "The Curious Collector Sale," is scheduled for October 9,...
Kohima, September 7: The Yimkhung Union Kohima celebrated the “Tsakran Nyan” festival, an important cultural event for the Chirr-speaking dialect of the Yimkhiung Naga tribe, at the State Academy Hall in Kohima on September 7.The event was themed "Reminiscing our cultural heritage" and featured Kiusumew Yimkhiung, the Advisor for...
Dimapur, September 6: The two-day “September Dialogue on Naga Repatriation, Decolonisation and Healing” got underway at The Lighthouse Church, Dimapur, on Friday, September 6.
Setting the tone for the dialogue, Rev. Dr. Ellen Konyak Jamir, coordinator of Recover, Restore and Decolonise (RRaD) gave a brief background of how conversations on...
• IPLCs occupy 30% of the planet and 80% of global biodiversity in their habitats.
• Seed collection from the wild serves as a foundation for plant multiplication.
• Community Seed Bank is crucial for food security and sustainable livelihood.
• Seed sowing festival is a tradition of exchanging seeds and ensuring...
AT THE LIVELY crossroads market in Guwahati, where the pulse of existence is measured by the lively trade in fresh vegetables, a captivating blend of identities comes to the forefront. Something caught my attention that afternoon when I made my way in that crowded market to buy avocados and...
Flipping through old photo albums, I always joked that these pictures spoke of a rags-to-riches story. Another time, I laughed at the way adults employ such corrupting methods to get inherently materialistic children on their good side with baits like confections and toy figurines. Other times, when I feel...
Shen Ruivah
ASK AN average teenager in Ukhrul what they do for fun and they’ll tell you the small town isn’t much fun. Besides school, house chores, and the occasional church service, there aren't a lot of ways teenagers can engage with society in a meaningful way.
It’s not a mystery why...
The Tangkhul Naga ethnic tribe lives on both sides of the India-Burma (now Myanmar) border like many other ethnic groups from the Northeast region. While the number of Tangkhul villages in Manipur State in the Indian sub-continent, as per reports, is around 224, the number of Tangkhul villages in...
MANY YEARS ago a thief was caught in one of the districts in Manipur and beaten to death by the public calling it justice, mob justice. Thuimui (name changed) died the following day due to internal bleeding. The writer recalls, he was beaten the entire night black and blue...