Is the MHA Hiding a Plan to Split Manipur?
Nov 08, 2025The Ministry of Home Affairs owes Manipur one unvarnished answer: is it standing by Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s repeated parliamentary pledge that the state will never be divided, or is it quietly engineering a separate political arrangement for the Kuki-Zo hills through back-room talks with the very armed groups that signed a pact promising the opposite just two months ago?
13 Years of Tangkhul CM Rule – Yet TNL Demands Valley Seats Slashed to 25
Nov 08, 2025On the sweltering saturday afternoon of July 12, 2025, the gates of Raj Bhavan in Imphal swung open to admit a phalanx of Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) leaders—faces grim, folders heavy, eyes fixed on conquest. They did not come to beg, although their memorandum said that they have been treated as beggars. They came to dictate.
Growth with Roots
Nov 08, 2025Assam today stands at a significant juncture of transformation — a state redefining itself through the intersection of governance, growth, and grounded identity. What distinguishes the current developmental discourse in Assam is not only its visible progress in infrastructure and economy but its conscious attempt to build a model of governance that stays rooted in cultural and ethical values.
What the Idea of Manipur's Thekedaar Missed to Spotlight: How We Buried Our Legacy
Nov 07, 2025This new “Idea of Manipur” did not sprout from the soil of Valley; it was imported, incubated in seminar halls and CSO brochures, then force-fed to a state already bleeding from ethnic fault lines.
Roi Roi Binale and the Cathartic Outpouring: Why Audiences Are Not Holding Back Their Tears
Nov 07, 2025For any admirer of Zubeen Garg, watching Roi Roi Binale has become an experience that transcends cinema. The film’s fictional narrative is now tragically, inextricably intertwined with the haunting memory of the legendary singer and actor’s own life and his untimely death in Singapore on 19th September. No one could have imagined that this long-cherished dream project of Zubeen Garg would become his final offering to the public — a posthumous release that has ignited not just record-breaking box office numbers, but a profound, collective catharsis.
Vande Mataram: The Song That Binds the Soul of a Nation
Nov 07, 2025Long before freedom came, India had already found her voice in a song — Vande Mataram, the eternal hymn that turned devotion into destiny. It was not merely composed; it was revealed, as if the spirit of the land itself spoke through Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
A New Era in Northeast Indian Politics: A Challenge to Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Dominance?
Nov 05, 2025India’s Northeast has never been monolithic, its political and cultural landscape is a vibrant mix of tribes, identities, languages, and aspirations. Yet, recent political developments have signalled an unprecedented shift in how this region seeks to project itself on the national stage.
Silicon in the Valley of the Brahmaputra
Nov 05, 2025Brahmaputra Valley is fast becoming a key technology and startup hub in India. Government and private efforts are driving growth in digital infrastructure and innovation in the region
The Last Breath of Bamboo: Remembering Dipak Sarma
Nov 05, 2025There are deaths that still the noise of the world. When DipakSarma, the internationally acclaimed flautist from Assam, breathed his last in Chennai on November 3, 2025, the air itself seemed to pause.
Between the Brahmaputra and Bharat: Reconciling Assamese identity with national integration
Nov 05, 2025The Brahmaputra River deeply influences Assam's culture and economy. Balancing regional identity with national unity fosters mutual respect and strengthens India's diversity
The silence after the song: Remembering Dipak Sarma
Nov 05, 2025There are some losses that leave more than emptiness, they leave silence. The kind of silence that echoes louder than any symphony, that reverberates through the heart of a culture, reminding us of what once was and what will never be again. The passing of flutist Dipak Sarma is such a loss, a wound in the soul of Assamese music, a void that no melody can fill.
Why 40 villages demand separation from Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi and Churachandpur districts
Nov 05, 2025On November 1, 2025, in the village of Bungte Chiru, a quiet but historic act of self-determination unfolded. Representatives from the Aimol, Chiru, Kharam, and Rongmei tribes gathered for a consultative meeting that would reshape their administrative destiny.
Will DBT Give Hope and Dignity to the IDPs in Manipur?
Nov 04, 2025In August 2023, the Supreme Court constituted the Justice Gita Mittal Committee, which has since issued comprehensive guidelines for rehabilitating Manipur's internally displaced persons (IDPs) amid the ethnic violence that erupted on May 3, 2023.
Chawngte: A historic administrative hub poised for district status in Mizoram
Nov 03, 2025Chawngte sub-division, established on April 1, 1972, is a significant administrative and cultural hub in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district. Kamalanagar (also known as Chawngte) serves as the headquarters of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC), an autonomous governing body constituted under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution to ensure self-governance for the Chakma community.
Roi Roi Binale - When Tears Become a Language
Nov 03, 2025'Roi Roi Binale' is not mere entertainment-it’s an emotional experience. It is political without being partisan, emotional without being sentimental, and poetic without being pretentious.
Why Private Hospitals Are Blackmailing Dialysis Patients in Manipur
Nov 02, 2025Manipur has 25 empanelled hospitals and these schemes are a vital lifeline amid poverty and limited healthcare, easing the burden of high-cost treatments like dialysis in the state. For now, treatment continues. But every new deadline feels like a countdown to death.
The future of Assam Cinema: What Roi Roi Binale's success reveals
Nov 01, 2025The Assamese film industry stands at a crossroads. The unprecedented success of *Roi Roi Binale* has shattered box office records and captured national attention, but it also raises profound questions about the sustainability and direction of regional cinema in Northeast India.
Negative media narratives tank Manipur University's NAAC and NIRF rankings
Nov 01, 2025Manipur University, once a thriving center for education and scientific research, secured an NAAC 'A' grade (CGPA 3.02) in 2017, valid until 2022. But midway through 2018, a storm has erupted with administrative scandals leading to the student protests.
Opium Crisis in Manipur: A Nation’s Blind Spot?
Nov 01, 2025Manipur's opium crisis is worsening, affecting communities and challenging law enforcement. Urgent national support and coordinated action are essential to address this growing problem
The Iron Architect: Sardar Patel and the Challenge of Integration
Oct 31, 2025When India awoke to freedom at midnight on 15 August 1947, the moment was as fragile as it was luminous. Beneath the celebration of independence lay an uncertain, divided, and bleeding nation. The Partition had torn through the land and psyche of its people.
If Sangai Skips the Hills, Is It Still Manipur’s Festival
Oct 30, 2025Hosting the 12th Edition of Manipur Sangai Festival 2025 as scaled-down event "for name's sake" is counterproductive; instead, a bold, inclusive approach could generate revenue and foster healing, justifying the investment amid budgetary woes. Critics might be asking, "Is it appropriate to host the festival amid unsolved issues of the state?"
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