Assam, the pride of Northeast and its river festival

Kamal Baruah Assam is the gateway to the north east. It is a land of multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious society. Surely it has enormous potential to make it a must visit location. “Atithi Devo Bhava,” Known Assamese hospitality is a reflection of their culture. They are truly warm hearted people of hills and valleys. The […]

Kamal Baruah Assam is the gateway to the north east. It is a land of multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious society. Surely it has enormous potential to make it a must visit location. “Atithi Devo Bhava,” Known Assamese hospitality is a reflection of their culture. They are truly warm hearted people of hills and valleys. The […]

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Assam, the pride of Northeast and its river festival

Kamal Baruah Assam is the gateway to the north east. It is a land of multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious society. Surely it has enormous potential to make it a must visit location. “Atithi Devo Bhava,” Known Assamese hospitality is a reflection of their culture. They are truly warm hearted people of hills and valleys. The […]

Kamal Baruah Assam is the gateway to the north east. It is a land of multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious society. Surely it has enormous potential to make it a must visit location. “Atithi Devo Bhava,” Known Assamese hospitality is a reflection of their culture. They are truly warm hearted people of hills and valleys. The […]

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Handicrafts of the Zeliangrong: Their cultural significance – Part 2

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue As mentioned above, the purpose for which the splints are put into is also taken into account. Because the sizes differ, accordingly, the splints are made shorter or longer. One internode is enough in the case of mat while two or more internodes are splint together for larger baskets. […]

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue As mentioned above, the purpose for which the splints are put into is also taken into account. Because the sizes differ, accordingly, the splints are made shorter or longer. One internode is enough in the case of mat while two or more internodes are splint together for larger baskets. […]

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Handicrafts of the Zeliangrong: Their cultural significance – Part 2

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue As mentioned above, the purpose for which the splints are put into is also taken into account. Because the sizes differ, accordingly, the splints are made shorter or longer. One internode is enough in the case of mat while two or more internodes are splint together for larger baskets. […]

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue As mentioned above, the purpose for which the splints are put into is also taken into account. Because the sizes differ, accordingly, the splints are made shorter or longer. One internode is enough in the case of mat while two or more internodes are splint together for larger baskets. […]

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Revitalizing the deteriorated state of Manipur: The task ahead for CM Biren and his team

ZK Pahrii Pou Deteriorated state of Manipur: With the arrival of new leaders in the newly formed state government, the people of Manipur look forward with new hope for progress and peace to prevail in the state once again. The present government has colossal responsibility to repair of what the previous government had damaged. The […]

ZK Pahrii Pou Deteriorated state of Manipur: With the arrival of new leaders in the newly formed state government, the people of Manipur look forward with new hope for progress and peace to prevail in the state once again. The present government has colossal responsibility to repair of what the previous government had damaged. The […]

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Handicrafts of the Zeliangrong: Their cultural significance – Part 1

Dr Budha Kamei “As arts and beauty go together, a home without art cannot be the abode of beauty. Without beauty there cannot be truth and without truth there cannot be peace. A home becomes a house.” The present article attempts to look into the traditional handcrafts of the Zeliangrong of North East and their […]

Dr Budha Kamei “As arts and beauty go together, a home without art cannot be the abode of beauty. Without beauty there cannot be truth and without truth there cannot be peace. A home becomes a house.” The present article attempts to look into the traditional handcrafts of the Zeliangrong of North East and their […]

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With Demonetisation 2016 yet to deliver clear-cut benefits, what next?

C Rammanohar Reddy One of the central arguments in this book is that whichever way one looks at it, Demonetisation 2016 was not a good idea. One, very little of black money is held in the form of cash, so demonetisation was not going to destroy much of the unaccounted wealth. Two, even if the […]

C Rammanohar Reddy One of the central arguments in this book is that whichever way one looks at it, Demonetisation 2016 was not a good idea. One, very little of black money is held in the form of cash, so demonetisation was not going to destroy much of the unaccounted wealth. Two, even if the […]

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A note on Cheiraoba as practiced by Meitei Hindus

Hareshwar Goshwami Meitei Hindus of Manipur and others elsewhere in the world observe New Year or Cheiraoba every year sometime in mid April when the Sun enters the house of Aries or Mesha Rashi. This day is also called Mesha Sankranti (transmigration of the Sun into the house of Aries) by the Hindus. Mesha Sankranti […]

Hareshwar Goshwami Meitei Hindus of Manipur and others elsewhere in the world observe New Year or Cheiraoba every year sometime in mid April when the Sun enters the house of Aries or Mesha Rashi. This day is also called Mesha Sankranti (transmigration of the Sun into the house of Aries) by the Hindus. Mesha Sankranti […]

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Career prospect in Physics

Ranjan K Baruah The dictionary definition of physics is “the study of matter, energy, and the interaction between them”, but what that really means is that physics is about asking fundamental questions and trying to answer them by observing and experimenting. Physics is a very old discipline because astronomy, a part of physics, is the […]

Ranjan K Baruah The dictionary definition of physics is “the study of matter, energy, and the interaction between them”, but what that really means is that physics is about asking fundamental questions and trying to answer them by observing and experimenting. Physics is a very old discipline because astronomy, a part of physics, is the […]

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Climate change and conflict: Manipuri women are fighting a war for survival on two fronts

Rucha Chitnis Lalzamien observed that the rains had become capricious. The farmer from Churachandpur district of Manipur reminisced about ai-ruo, the November rain that brings out the crabs that crawl on the wet, muddy earth. In the Hmar dialect, ai is crab and ruo is rain. Such a name for the rain elucidates how closely […]

Rucha Chitnis Lalzamien observed that the rains had become capricious. The farmer from Churachandpur district of Manipur reminisced about ai-ruo, the November rain that brings out the crabs that crawl on the wet, muddy earth. In the Hmar dialect, ai is crab and ruo is rain. Such a name for the rain elucidates how closely […]

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The Framework Agreement – A ticking time bomb?

Samarjit Kambam It’s true. Manipur, the small daughter state of India has been decapitated bit by bit, just like an animal in a slaughterhouse. Firstly, the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru gave away the naturally resourceful Kabaw Valley to Burma including the Ningthi Turel, a bountiful river in terms of precious elements […]

Samarjit Kambam It’s true. Manipur, the small daughter state of India has been decapitated bit by bit, just like an animal in a slaughterhouse. Firstly, the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru gave away the naturally resourceful Kabaw Valley to Burma including the Ningthi Turel, a bountiful river in terms of precious elements […]

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Road safety: Manipur highways-lifelines or deathlines

John Gaingamlung Gangmei The day when Manipur woke up to witness triple tragic road accidents of two National Highways i.e. NH 2 & NH 39 which has claimed more than 22 (twenty-two) lives and many critically injured. The Governor, Chief Minister and peoples have condoled the death of peoples. The government has also announced an […]

John Gaingamlung Gangmei The day when Manipur woke up to witness triple tragic road accidents of two National Highways i.e. NH 2 & NH 39 which has claimed more than 22 (twenty-two) lives and many critically injured. The Governor, Chief Minister and peoples have condoled the death of peoples. The government has also announced an […]

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Road Safety: Manipur Highways Lifelines or Death-lines

The day when Manipur woke up to witness triple tragic road accidents of two National Highways i.e. NH 2 & NH 39 which has claimed more than 22 (twenty-two) lives and many critically injured. The Governor, Chief Minister and peoples have condoled the death of peoples. The government has also announced an ex-gratia of rupees […]

The day when Manipur woke up to witness triple tragic road accidents of two National Highways i.e. NH 2 & NH 39 which has claimed more than 22 (twenty-two) lives and many critically injured. The Governor, Chief Minister and peoples have condoled the death of peoples. The government has also announced an ex-gratia of rupees […]

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Cheiraoba: The great ritual festival of Meiteis

Dr Budha Kamei Manipur, once an Asiatic country is located at the extreme eastern corner of India. With an area of 22, 327 sq. km, today of Manipur is bounded in the north by Nagaland, in the east and south by Myanmar (Burma), in the south-west by Mizoram and in the west by Assam. In […]

Dr Budha Kamei Manipur, once an Asiatic country is located at the extreme eastern corner of India. With an area of 22, 327 sq. km, today of Manipur is bounded in the north by Nagaland, in the east and south by Myanmar (Burma), in the south-west by Mizoram and in the west by Assam. In […]

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Origin, migration and settlement of Zeliangrongs – Part 5

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue Several migration teams were sent out to establish new villages in different directions. Makuilongdi became more or less the Jerusalem of the ancestors of the Zeliangrongs because; it is from there that they began to expose themselves to others. The theory of migration of the Zeliangrong people is also […]

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue Several migration teams were sent out to establish new villages in different directions. Makuilongdi became more or less the Jerusalem of the ancestors of the Zeliangrongs because; it is from there that they began to expose themselves to others. The theory of migration of the Zeliangrong people is also […]

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Origin, migration and settlement of Zeliangrongs – Part 3

From previous issue According to D. R. Sardesai, after establishing full political control across the Yangtse, the Han dynasty pushed out the other ethnic groups of peoples from the area. In fact, some migrations had been happening for nearly two millennia before the political consolidation in the third century B. C. It was during the […]

From previous issue According to D. R. Sardesai, after establishing full political control across the Yangtse, the Han dynasty pushed out the other ethnic groups of peoples from the area. In fact, some migrations had been happening for nearly two millennia before the political consolidation in the third century B. C. It was during the […]

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Will India’s first sportsman CM Biren Singh deliver in Manipur?

Sunzu Bachaspatimayum Manipur’s Nongthombam Biren Singh is the country’s first sportsperson to become a Chief Minister of a state. The former national footballer, who is the 12th Chief Minister of Manipur, confessed that he considered the 2017 elections to be the ‘final football match’ of his political career, which took off in 2002. For Biren, […]

Sunzu Bachaspatimayum Manipur’s Nongthombam Biren Singh is the country’s first sportsperson to become a Chief Minister of a state. The former national footballer, who is the 12th Chief Minister of Manipur, confessed that he considered the 2017 elections to be the ‘final football match’ of his political career, which took off in 2002. For Biren, […]

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Origin, migration and settlement of Zeliangrongs – Part 3

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue Even now the erected megaliths remain intact. At the time of dispersal they took oath that they would unite again in future and planted the tree called Chutebu. A genna is observed if a branch of this sacred tree is broken and it is also a taboo to cut […]

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue Even now the erected megaliths remain intact. At the time of dispersal they took oath that they would unite again in future and planted the tree called Chutebu. A genna is observed if a branch of this sacred tree is broken and it is also a taboo to cut […]

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Career option in Archaeology

Ranjan K Baruah Many students studying history ask me a common question about their future scope. Most of the students are just limited to teaching or joining some governments’ job as their career choice. In this regard one of the best options for them may be studying archaeology. It is the study of human activity […]

Ranjan K Baruah Many students studying history ask me a common question about their future scope. Most of the students are just limited to teaching or joining some governments’ job as their career choice. In this regard one of the best options for them may be studying archaeology. It is the study of human activity […]

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The Buddha advised the people to follow the moderate way of life

Thangjam Sanjoo Singh All religions follow a course of training in order to groom the “inner-self”. The avoidance of extreme of self-indulgence and self-mortification are character of Buddhist training. The Middle way is the avoidance of both extremes, enternalism and annihilation. The Buddha advised people to follow this Middle Path in every aspect of their […]

Thangjam Sanjoo Singh All religions follow a course of training in order to groom the “inner-self”. The avoidance of extreme of self-indulgence and self-mortification are character of Buddhist training. The Middle way is the avoidance of both extremes, enternalism and annihilation. The Buddha advised people to follow this Middle Path in every aspect of their […]

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