Manipur

Mary Kom

Ajit Duara

Devoid of authenticity and political depth, this biopic disappoints on many levels

Of Discrimination and Flying Phones

What has been missing in the speeches of Rahul Gandhi, Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal is levity. The man who can teach them that is Tamil Nadu filmstar-turned-politician Vijaykanth, a DMDK leader

A Brief History of the Other

Rahul Pandita

Attitudes of Indians towards the Northeast are influenced by those of the State

Case No. 1

Chinki Sinha

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 Child Soldiers of Manipur

Chinki Sinha

Underage ‘insurgents’: tales of coercion and courage

The Day ‘Caman-do’ Took Away a Little Girl

Sudeep Chakravarti

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

Rahul Pandita

With yet another imminent economic blockade, the alienation of Manipur looks complete

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

Jaideep Mazumdar

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

Jaideep Mazumdar

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.