The Unfinished Mission of Lachit Borphukan
Nov 24, 2025The Battle of Saraighat (1671) was not merely a victory; it was the founding act of modern Assamese identity, secured by Lachit Borphukan against overwhelming Mughal forces. Today, his legacy demands more than remembrance, it demands action.
Nagaland’s indigeneity identification targets minority indigenous peoples
Nov 24, 2025On 7 October 2025, the Government of Nagaland put on hold the recruitment process for police constable posts earmarked for the four Non-Naga Tribes - Garos, Kacharis, Mikirs (Karbis) and Kukis - until the completion of an enumeration exercise for determination of Indigenous Inhabitants of the State from these communities in the State.
What just happened in Bihar
Nov 24, 2025The 2025 results did not redraw Bihar’s political map so much as reveal its deeper contours—enduring loyalties, shifting gender dynamics, and a generational bet on the future. And within those contours lies the real story: a ruling alliance that survived fatigue, and an opposition that, despite defeat, refused to fade.
When an IGP Barged into the Sana Konung Gates, the Ghosts of 1949 and 1971 Returned in Manipur
Nov 23, 2025The incident of 20 November 2025 between Inspector General of Police Themthing Ngashangva and Rajya Sabha MP and titular Maharaja Leishemba Sanajaoba has understandably stirred emotions in Manipur. Yet, before the episode is magnified beyond proportion, a word of calm and perspective is needed.
Manipur: Shadows Behind the Festival
Nov 23, 2025Winter returns to Manipur, but for tens of thousands still living under tarpaulin sheets, the cold is no longer a season—it is a sentence. And while the Sangai festival stages shimmer across Imphal, the silence from the relief camps grows heavier than the fog settling on their roofs.
The Bengal Files opens old scars, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s story could heal them
Nov 23, 2025Watching The Bengal Files felt less like viewing a film and more like walking through the still-bleeding corridors of history. Every character, whether Mithun Chakraborty’s haunted Madman Chatur or Pallavi Joshi’s resolute Maa Bharati, becomes a mirror reflecting what Bengal has lost and what India continues to carry within its civilisational memory. Amid this journey through wounds, courage and shattered worlds, one realisation stands out with unmistakable clarity: India needs a film on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Independent India’s first Education Minister and one of the greatest champions of unity. If The Bengal Files exposes the consequences of division, a film on Maulana Azad would illuminate the power of knowledge, compassion and nation-building, the very antidote to the fractures we continue to inherit.
Beyond the maps of Arunachal: How Karo’s children are learning against all odds
Nov 23, 2025Life in Karo moves to the rhythms of nature and survival, far from the conveniences the rest of the world takes for granted. Yet in this forgotten village, classrooms are blooming with hope strong enough to challenge the mountains around them.
Biju Phukan: The Legendary Assamese Superstar - His life, legacy, and lessons for new generation artists
Nov 23, 2025Biju Phukan was a celebrated Assamese actor known for his authentic performances and dedication to cinema. His legacy continues to inspire upcoming artists in the region
RSS Draws the Line: Manipur Will Not Break
Nov 22, 2025In one sentence, RSS Sarsanghchalak Dr. Mohan Bhagwat drew a red line that Delhi’s politicians, foreign-funded NGOs, and separatist sympathisers have spent years trying to erase. He reminded everyone—tribal leaders, Meitei civil society, the national media, and the invisible actors who profit from Manipur’s misery—that the ethnic conflict tearing the state apart is an internal matter of the Bharatiya parivar, not a transaction to be negotiated under external pressure or colonial-era fault lines.
Return to the royal hills: A living link to 600 years of Ahom glory
Nov 22, 2025In a poignant bridge between ancient royalty and modern heritage, Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain, a direct descendant of the Ahom dynasty and a former Indian chess player, visited the newly inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site of Charaideo Moidams this week during World Heritage Week celebrations. His presence offered a living link to one of Asia’s most enduring kingdoms, which ruled northeastern India for nearly 600 years.
Who will protect Manipur, the Last Hindu Bastion of the Eastern Frontier
Nov 21, 2025The night of 3 May 2023 will be remembered as the day the gods of Manipur were driven into exile.In a single week of calculated violence, around 393 ancient temples were reduced to smoking rubble.
How the Nampi Conclave Became a Wake‑Up Call for Meitei Civil Society
Nov 20, 2025The Nampi Conclave was not theatre. It was not another round of speeches destined for the archives. It was a structural shift in how a fractured community chose to speak to power. And for the Meitei civil society organisations (CSOs), it was a mirror held up to our own disunity.
"Everyone Who Loves Bharat Is a Hindu"- Dr Mohan Bhagwat
Nov 20, 2025Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat concludes his two-day tour to Assam on Wednesday as a part of RSS's centenary celebrations.
Contours of a Civilizational Claim: Mohan Bhagwat’s Guwahati Message in Perspective
Nov 20, 2025When Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat addressed a select gathering of scholars, editors, entrepreneurs, and public intellectuals in Guwahati, it was not merely another commemorative stop in the Sangh’s centenary cycle.
Demography May Change, But History of Manipur Does Not
Nov 19, 2025Manipur survived because the Meitei stood in the breach. This is not pride speaking; it is history. No village of a few hundred souls could have held back the Burmese legions, Chinese incursions, or British columns. Had the Meitei shield broken, Manipur would long ago have vanished into someone else’s empire, and every claim today to “ancestral land,” “tribal homeland,” or “separate administration” would have been extinguished forever. The debt is not to a community; it is to the very existence of this land we all call home.
The Rebel at Heart, The Rebel We Must Carry
Nov 18, 2025The piece highlights how rebellion fuels progress and innovation. It stresses the importance of nurturing constructive dissent for a healthy democracy and social growth in India
Old videos resurface amid tensions after Kuki groups’ peace talks stall
Nov 18, 2025In the wake of the November 7, 2025, high-stakes dialogue between leaders of the Kuki Suspension of Operations (SoO) groups and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)—where it was unequivocally affirmed that no separate administration, Union Territory, or any analogous political concession would ever be extended to the Kuki community—non-SoO Kuki militant factions unleashed a meticulously orchestrated, multi-phased psychological operations (psyops) campaign.
I Saw Assam’s CM Sign the MoU: The Vrindavani Vastra Returns. Not Forever. But Symbolically Enough?
Nov 18, 2025Instead, it was a not-so-formal meeting between Assam’s Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, and the British Museum authorities to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that would allow the Vrindavani Vastra - one of Assam’s most cherished cultural treasures - to travel home on loan in 2027.
Zubeen: A Voice That Grew Into a Landscape
Nov 18, 2025Certain presences become part of a place not through intention, but through an unfolding that feels almost organic. Over the decades, Zubeen Garg’s voice has taken root in Assam in precisely this way. It drifts across dawn-lit roads, hums through crowded marketplaces, settles into the quiet corners of homes, and rises effortlessly during moments of collective celebration. His music has slipped into the region’s memory, travelling beside people as they move through both the uneventful and the unforgettable.
2027 Will Call You “Hon’ble Minister” or Just “That Former MLA” – A Choice That Will Define You Forever
Nov 18, 2025The ten Kuki MLAs stand at the most decisive moment of their political lives. One road leads to ministerial berths, central funds, and survival in 2027. The other leads to the exile of irrelevance—or worse. Yet eight of you still refuse to sign a simple joint declaration rejecting any role in the present Manipur government.
That Kind of Love: Garima and Zubeen — A Love That Lived Quietly Yet Taught Loudly
Nov 17, 2025Garima and Zubeen's love story highlights the strength found in quiet, patient relationships. Their bond teaches the importance of understanding and support over grand gestures
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