Senkok Senyai: The Sacred Divine Panthou's Blessing That Carries the Hopes of Thousands
Oct 11, 2026Thousands gathered at Meitei Laikol in Manipur for the opening of the 32nd Panthou Sanglen Laipung Halao Thouni Ilaat and to receive Senkok Senyai. For devotees, the sacred coin represents blessing, reassurance and hope shaped by education, livelihood and dignity.
The Journey That Demanded Answers
Oct 10, 2026A journey home should end in reunion, not in a family’s desperate search for answers. The death of Himashree Boro, a young college student from Assam who was travelling aboard the Vivek Express from Visakhapatnam towards Guwahati, has brought passenger safety into sharp
When Principle Meets Polling Day
Oct 10, 2026Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, disenfranchisement and the untidy work of democracy
Beyond the Spotlight: The Uncertain Future of Assam’s Mobile Theatre
Oct 10, 2026For decades, Assam’s mobile theatre has carried stories, emotions and entertainment from one corner of the state to another. But as digital platforms reshape the way people consume entertainment, this unique cultural institution faces a difficult question: how can a tradition survive in a rapidly changing world?
Killing Spree Continues in Manipur: The Constitution or the Gun—Who Really Governs?
Oct 10, 2026There is no question that Manipur is an integral part of India and a state governed by the Indian Constitution. Yet one question increasingly demands an answer: why is constitutional law and order so conspicuously absent in Manipur?
What Northeast India’s Traditional Wisdom Can Teach Modern Science
Oct 08, 2026At a Manipur University seminar, experts highlight Loktak Lake, indigenous knowledge preservation and the need for ethical AI, as concerns grow over the loss of the region’s cultural and ecological heritage
Can Assam Turn Its Disability Welfare Push Into a National Model?
Oct 08, 2026Assam's approach to Persons with Disabilities is visibly shifting from welfare to economic empowerment, from certificates to careers. In a relatively short span, the State Government has created a separate department for Social Justice and Empowerment, brought Persons with Disabilities within the fold of the flagship Arunodaya Scheme, rolled out dedicated schemes for Divyangjan, and facilitated the establishment of a University for National Disability Studies to serve individuals with disabilities and focus on disability-related research, education, and healthcare services. Taken together, these are not routine administrative steps, they represent a level of institutional commitment that places Assam ahead of many states in the country.
In Manipur’s Wounded Sekmai Assembly Constituency, Bringing Government Closer Is a Beginning
Oct 06, 2026For a family still living in a relief camp, the distance from government is not measured only in kilometres. It is also measured in uncertainty: which office to approach, which documents to carry, whom to ask, and whether another journey will end with instructions to return another day. When conflict has already taken away a home or disrupted a livelihood, these ordinary administrative difficulties carry a much heavier cost.
The Machine That Heats the World It Promises to Save
Oct 05, 2026Artificial intelligence is being sold to us as the answer to the climate emergency. From Sivasagar to Langtang, from Andalusia to Antalya, the ledger looks rather different — and the argument about who gets to switch it off has only just begun.
The Algorithm at the Heart of India’s Voter-Roll Controversy
Oct 05, 2026West Bengal’s SIR has produced extraordinary numbers and extraordinary allegations. Before attributing millions of electoral deletions to political intent, the more fundamental questions are what the Election Commission’s algorithm was designed to detect, how well it worked, and who controlled the process.
Is Paonam Brojen’s Attack on Biren Singh Also a Message to Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand?
Oct 05, 2026There are political statements that invite disagreement, and there are statements that demand a more fundamental question. Wangjing-Tentha MLA Paonam Brojen Singh’s recent remarks linking the absence of ministerial representation and district-level political responsibility with the violence that engulfed Manipur belong to the second category.
Why We Must Remember the Dead: Divine Panthou’s Message of Love Beyond Death
Oct 04, 2026There are moments when a spiritual teaching does not begin with scripture, ritual or an elaborate explanation of faith, but with a memory that refuses to disappear. Divine Panthou’s latest message is rooted in such remembrance, in the experience of losing people whose presence may no longer be physically felt but whose memories continue to live within us
Viksit Bharat Must Not Leave Indigenous India Behind
Oct 03, 2026India’s ambition to become a developed nation by 2047 is usually discussed through the language of economic growth, infrastructure, technology, manufacturing and global competitiveness, but there is another question that deserves equal attention as the country races towards that milestone: what will India carry with it from the knowledge, memory and wisdom accumulated by its communities over centuries?
Why Universities Need Leadership Training
Oct 01, 2026Academic excellence can produce outstanding teachers and researchers. But running a university also requires the ability to manage people, resolve conflict, accept responsibility and build teams. Those skills cannot simply be left to seniority and experience.
A Mass Movement is Essential to Reduce the Demand for the Poison
Oct 01, 2026The Srimanta Foundation and the Recovery Wellness Society have signed an MoU with Gauhati University to set up Four Corner Clubs across the university and its affiliated colleges. The initiative aims to cut drug demand by mobilising students, parents, teachers and communities in Assam’s anti-drug effort.
Coaching Factories and the Cost of Ambition
Sep 30, 2026India's exam coaching industry is under renewed scrutiny as student suicides rise and Guwahati's centres expand. The focus has shifted from isolated tragedies to accountability in a high-pressure system built on scarce seats and costly promises.
Kuki SoO Militancy: Vote Bank for Some, Mayhem for Society — Why It Must End
Sep 30, 2026The Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement, a peculiar government arrangement with armed militant organisations, was intended to suspend armed hostilities, bring Kuki, Zomi and Hmar armed militant groups into political dialogue, and create a pathway to a peaceful settlement, with cadres and weapons accounted for and agreed ground rules observed.
RO-KO RETURNS TO GUWAHATI: Will Barsapara Witness The Last Dance Before 2027 Dream?
Sep 29, 2026Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are back in Guwahati for the second ODI against West Indies at Barsapara. With limited ODIs left before the 2027 World Cup, it could be the city's last look at the pair together in India colours.
The Fear We Learn to Carry: What Northeast Indians Face in India’s Cities
Sep 29, 2026This account traces how racial slurs, suspicion and violence shape the lives of many Northeast Indians in Indian cities. It shows how repeated prejudice leaves families carrying fear even when no case is filed.
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.
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