Manipur
A Brief History of the Other
Rahul Pandita
Attitudes of Indians towards the Northeast are influenced by those of the State
Case No. 1
Azad Khan was 12 years old when he was shot in Manipur, allegedly for being an insurgent. A Commission appointed by the Supreme Court has ruled this was one of six extra judicial killings
The Day ‘Caman-do’ Took Away a Little Girl
In Manipur, the police and Assam Rifles took an 11-year-old into custody to pressure her parents, suspected separatists, to surrender
Cry, Beloved Manipur
With yet another imminent economic blockade, the alienation of Manipur looks complete
The Princess of Arts
The youngest daughter of Maharaja Sir Churachand Singh of Manipur, Binodini Devi, was a feisty beauty who authored the first recognised Manipuri short story, wrote the script for a film that won the Grand Prix at Cannes, and took Manipuri dance to the world. Yet astonishingly little survives of her work on record
No Cause for Cheer
Nagaland-based Naga Students’ Federation’s temporary withdrawal of the over two-month blockade of Manipur’s lifeline, NH39, on the Nagaland stretch, is of little relief.
Highway to Miseries
Manipur today is a state under siege, its economy battered. And the current economic blockade by Nagas of NH 39, the state’s lifeline, is pushing its citizens on the verge of starvation.
India This Week
A Chinese Takeaway in Madhya Pradesh; Hooda’s Dalit Sympathy Overdrive; Who’ll Come to Beseiged Manipur’s Aid? Shooting the Messenger
Kannada Tunes, from Manipur
A BPO executive from the Northeast is crooning his way into the classical scene down South.
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