Who Authorised CJP to Inspect Assam’s Government Schools?
Sep 28, 2026Parents have every right to raise concerns, communities can identify deficiencies and citizens can question the functioning of institutions sustained by public resources. Yet there is a distinction in a democracy that should never be allowed to disappear in the language of political activism: the right to question a public institution is not the same as the statutory authority to inspect it.
Langban and the Memory of Our Ancestors: Divine Panthou’s Message from Selloi Langmaiching
Sep 27, 2026More than 1,500 Meitei devotees gathered at Selloi Langmaiching for Langban ancestral observances led by Divine Panthou. In his address, he linked remembrance of ancestors with preserving identity and respecting other faiths amid Manipur’s violence.
If You Love Manipur, Keep It Clean, These Young People Are Showing Us How
Sep 25, 2026In just over a year, For Better Kangleipak has mobilised hundreds of young volunteers across wetlands, hills and public spaces, collecting an estimated seven tonnes of waste. But what gives me greater hope is what happens when young people from different communities begin caring for the same land.
Can AI change Manipur tourism? Start with the traveller’s questions
Sep 24, 2026Manipur’s tourism hackathon offers an opening. Its value will depend on whether the ideas make travel easier, information more reliable and local livelihoods stronger.
The Face on the Windshield: Zubeen Garg and the Politics of Everyday Assam
Sep 23, 2026Take a journey across Assam from the jam-packed streets of Guwahati to the highways of Upper Assam, from the bustling markets of Barpeta to the smaller towns of Nagaon and Jorhat. Along the way, one image is almost impossible to miss.
Gunfire in the Hills, Festival Plans in the Valley: Manipur’s Dangerous Split-Screen
Sep 23, 2026Two days after a 17-year-old Naga boy was killed, fresh attacks have been reported from the hill districts. Yet the government is preparing to spend another Rs. 15 crore on the Sangai Festival, despite the boycott and disastrous turnout that marred its 2025 edition.
Why Collaboration Across Academia, Industry, and Policy Matters to Combat Micronutrient Deficiencies in India
Sep 22, 2026India has made significant progress in ensuring food reaches those who need it most. Yet the persistent challenge of micronutrient deficiencies affecting millions of women and children tells us that food security alone is not enough. Hidden hunger often persists despite adequate calorie intake, making nutrient density, bioavailability, and dietary diversity central to achieving nutrition security.
Why Assam must move beyond ceremonial worship of Sankardev
Sep 21, 2026There are two ways to honour a teacher. The first is to preserve him, having his name on our lips, his portrait on our walls, his birthday marked in our calendars, and showering him with love and respect through garlands and speeches. The second is to be changed by him, to let his questions walk into our lives and restructure our perspectives and thoughts.
What Sankardeva Still Teaches Us
Sep 21, 2026He was a poet, dramatist, musician, painter, institution-builder and social reformer who understood that a society could be transformed not merely through doctrine, but through culture.
When Doing Your Duty Becomes a Dilemma
Sep 21, 2026An examination hall is meant to be one of the most democratic spaces in an educational institution. For those few hours, social background, economic privilege, influence and personal connections are supposed to disappear behind a simple principle: every student must be judged by the same rules.
On International Day of Peace, Manipur Must Ask: What Does Peace Really Mean?
Sep 21, 2026More than three years after violence tore Manipur apart, the question is no longer simply whether the guns have fallen silent, but whether people feel safe enough to live, travel and trust again. On the International Day of Peace, Manipur’s real challenge lies in moving beyond the appearance of normalcy towards a peace rooted in justice, dignity, reconciliation and the ability to live without fear.
Focus shifts to Nandigram and Rejinagar as Bengal looks for a opposition to fill the void
Sep 21, 2026West Bengal’s political landscape has been upended as the Trinamool Congress faces factional splits while Congress and the Left attempt to reclaim the opposition space. With the Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls approaching, the October 6 contests could offer an early indication of how the state’s opposition politics is being reshaped.
Divine Panthou’s Sunday Teaching: Human Nobility Lies in Protecting Life
Sep 20, 2026Divine Panthou’s latest Sunday teaching linked faith with non-violence, mutual help and care for nature. It cast human nobility as a duty to protect life, rebuild trust and safeguard Manipur’s shared earth.
The Price of Free: What the UPI row tells us about economics, politics and knowing when to move on
Sep 19, 2026The Unified Payments Interface turned ten in August. In that decade it went from 1.78 crore transactions in its first financial year to 24,162 crore in 2025–26. It now accounts for about 84 per cent of India's digital payments by volume. In August 2026 alone, Indians made about 24.5 billion UPI transactions worth nearly ₹30 lakh crore.
Zubeen Garg was never easy to love
Sep 19, 2026Most tributes to Zubeen Garg read like hagiography, the golden voice, the generous heart, the cultural icon who gave everything to his people. All true. None of it explains why, a year on, Assam still talks about him the way you talk about someone who could infuriate you and win you back in the same breath.
Before Manipur Votes, Its Assembly Candidates Should Learn From MUSU Election
Sep 17, 2026A one-day sensitisation programme held at Manipur University on September 17 was organised for candidates and voters preparing for the Manipur University Students’ Union election.
Finding Zubeen, One Year On
Sep 17, 2026Two Conversations and the Difficult Art of Understanding Another Mind
The Music Never Dies: Remembering Zubeen Garg, a Year On
Sep 17, 2026One year has passed since Zubeen Garg left us, and yet the silence feels impossible. In a world still ringing with his songs, his voice, his restless spirit, the absence is almost obscene. But this is not a piece about what we lost. This is about what he left behind. This is about a life so fully lived, so defiantly creative, so rooted in the soil of his beloved Northeast, that even death cannot diminish its radiance.
A people’s person: A tribute to Zubeen Garg through the song 'Dhumuhar Gaan'
Sep 15, 2026“Dhumuhar Gaan” was released on YouTube on September 11, 2026, as a tribute to Zubeen Garg.
Why DMU Scholars Go Hungry to Be Heard, When Government Celebrates Achievers?
Sep 15, 2026The indefinite hunger strike began on September 9 with the support of the Dhanamanjuri University Students’ Union for 2025–26. Three PhD scholars and a student leader stopped eating to demand the release of stipends which, according to the protesters, have remained unpaid for several years.
"We Will Never Bow Down", Former CM Okram Ibobi Singh’s Message to Delhi
Sep 14, 2026At a tribute for Chongtham Vikram Singh in New Delhi, former Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh seemed, for a moment, unable to find the words. Vikram was a musician known to people in Manipur and to many who had made Delhi their home.
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