Ipsita Chakravarty (Courtesy : scroll.in) The check post is easy to miss from the road – mere sheets of tarpaulin rigged on bamboo poles, an outcrop of rock casting a shadow over it. Then a scrawny young man, face covered by a black pollution mask, steps out on the road to flag down passing vehicles. […]
Ipsita Chakravarty (Courtesy : scroll.in) The check post is easy to miss from the road – mere sheets of tarpaulin rigged on bamboo poles, an outcrop of rock casting a shadow over it. Then a scrawny young man, face covered by a black pollution mask, steps out on the road to flag down passing vehicles. […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/polls-hardly-matter-in-this-manipur-district-as-nagas-close-ranks-behind-a-long-economic-blockade/
Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue Then, the son or a near male relative of the deceased uprights a bamboos stickabout 3ft long close to the niche saying: ‘Ho-ou-we Tameipule Lampingleo Ai naiye’. This is called Loukham Teng Khunmei. A woman is not allowed to perform. Loukham Teng Khunmei gives two meanings: the last thing […]
Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue Then, the son or a near male relative of the deceased uprights a bamboos stickabout 3ft long close to the niche saying: ‘Ho-ou-we Tameipule Lampingleo Ai naiye’. This is called Loukham Teng Khunmei. A woman is not allowed to perform. Loukham Teng Khunmei gives two meanings: the last thing […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/lifecycle-ceremonies-of-the-zeliangrong-of-northeast/
Roviso Marza Many do not like the churns of elections, even those dealing the subject. It is often considered a pattern run by those who are for it, and for them alone. Other professions and thosedisliking ittend to stay away even duringvoting, apparently due to election’s volatile form, however powerful it gives. Are elections really […]
Roviso Marza Many do not like the churns of elections, even those dealing the subject. It is often considered a pattern run by those who are for it, and for them alone. Other professions and thosedisliking ittend to stay away even duringvoting, apparently due to election’s volatile form, however powerful it gives. Are elections really […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/election-regale-in-manipur-reflecting-a-societal-point/
Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue This is called Kanungduipang Hekmei in local dialect. Kanungdui is the mythical river which symbolizes the boundary between life and death. Then, a man with the fire of thatching grass will wave inside the grave by way of purification called Maihammei. Another idea of contacting fire is probably to […]
Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue This is called Kanungduipang Hekmei in local dialect. Kanungdui is the mythical river which symbolizes the boundary between life and death. Then, a man with the fire of thatching grass will wave inside the grave by way of purification called Maihammei. Another idea of contacting fire is probably to […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/lifecycle-ceremonies-of-the-zeliangrong-of-northeast-part-3-2/
Dr Th Suresh Singh With state assembly countdown approaching fast, Manipuris are awaiting the result with a deep breath. Time for accusation to each other political parties regarding blockade is gone. Every candidate is having a do or dies fight in their respective assembly seat with their opponents. The question in everybody’s mind is – […]
Dr Th Suresh Singh With state assembly countdown approaching fast, Manipuris are awaiting the result with a deep breath. Time for accusation to each other political parties regarding blockade is gone. Every candidate is having a do or dies fight in their respective assembly seat with their opponents. The question in everybody’s mind is – […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/with-or-without-majority-bjp-is-bound-to-form-the-next-govt-in-manipur/
Ravi Nitesh My long association with Sharmila has always supported me in struggles of my life, personal, professional and political. Sharmila is not just an icon for me for her 16 years of hunger strike, instead a little closer, as a person, as a human being with whom I received lots of inspiration. Being a […]
Ravi Nitesh My long association with Sharmila has always supported me in struggles of my life, personal, professional and political. Sharmila is not just an icon for me for her 16 years of hunger strike, instead a little closer, as a person, as a human being with whom I received lots of inspiration. Being a […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/prja-alternative-politics-and-manipur/
Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue Theimei (death): Theimei (death) is the last crisis in the life cycle of an individual. It signifies the total cessation of life process that eventually happens in all living beings. The usual theory of the process of death is the separation of the soul from the body.99 However, the […]
Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue Theimei (death): Theimei (death) is the last crisis in the life cycle of an individual. It signifies the total cessation of life process that eventually happens in all living beings. The usual theory of the process of death is the separation of the soul from the body.99 However, the […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/lifecycle-ceremonies-of-the-zeliangrong-of-northeast-part-3/
“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ Vanity asks the question, ‘Is it popular?’ But conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’ And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because one’s […]
“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ Vanity asks the question, ‘Is it popular?’ But conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’ And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because one’s […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/let-us-make-right-decisions-while-casting-our-votes/
Samarjit Kambam The poll for the Manipur Legislative Assembly is knocking at the door and newspapers are getting more and more devoid of charms with the two goliath political entities i.e. Congress & BJP splashing political maxims and slogans praising their own party in the mean time criticising the other, that also in the front […]
Samarjit Kambam The poll for the Manipur Legislative Assembly is knocking at the door and newspapers are getting more and more devoid of charms with the two goliath political entities i.e. Congress & BJP splashing political maxims and slogans praising their own party in the mean time criticising the other, that also in the front […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/media-war-between-congress-bjp-in-manipur/
Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue In Zeliangrong society, marriage is considered not a simple social contract but a religious sacrament. A marriage relation between a man and woman cannot be disunited because it contains rite and rituals performed in the name of Tingkao Ragwang. On the day of marriage, Mhairakmei ceremony is performed in […]
Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue In Zeliangrong society, marriage is considered not a simple social contract but a religious sacrament. A marriage relation between a man and woman cannot be disunited because it contains rite and rituals performed in the name of Tingkao Ragwang. On the day of marriage, Mhairakmei ceremony is performed in […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/lifecycle-ceremonies-of-the-zeliangrong-of-northeast-part-2/
Dr Maibam Dhanaraj Meitei Manipur, called land of jewel or Switzerland as quoted, but does the titles fit the place that it is in actual? A land locked state of 22,327 km2 by area, with the surrounding hills and a small valley in the middle, endowed with rich flora and fauna, is Manipur. May be […]
Dr Maibam Dhanaraj Meitei Manipur, called land of jewel or Switzerland as quoted, but does the titles fit the place that it is in actual? A land locked state of 22,327 km2 by area, with the surrounding hills and a small valley in the middle, endowed with rich flora and fauna, is Manipur. May be […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/manipuri-do-we-belong-to-a-society-that-cares-for-the-environment/
Dr Budha Kamei The present paper attempts to look into the various rites and ceremonies by which Zeliangrong society marks the physiological phases of human life and all its crises and transitions. These rites and ceremonies are mainly concerned with securing the active help of the God and passive for bearable of the malignant spirits, […]
Dr Budha Kamei The present paper attempts to look into the various rites and ceremonies by which Zeliangrong society marks the physiological phases of human life and all its crises and transitions. These rites and ceremonies are mainly concerned with securing the active help of the God and passive for bearable of the malignant spirits, […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/lifecycle-ceremonies-of-the-zeliangrong-of-northeast-part-1/
Birkarnelzelzit Thiyam Are you afraid to raise your hand in the class to ask the teacher for your doubts just because your friends sitting at the back of you will call you, “Over smart kid?” Are you scared to raise questions thinking the question might be stupid and all will laugh at you? Are you […]
Birkarnelzelzit Thiyam Are you afraid to raise your hand in the class to ask the teacher for your doubts just because your friends sitting at the back of you will call you, “Over smart kid?” Are you scared to raise questions thinking the question might be stupid and all will laugh at you? Are you […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/you-need-to-give-up-giving-up/
Dr Th Suresh Singh With the dateline of assembly election approaching, President’s rule is out of question now. Even if Modi Government wants it, it has to take election Commmission’s approval; and this is unlikely and impossible. I still maintain that PR must have been imposed before election notification. Had that been, BJP would have […]
Dr Th Suresh Singh With the dateline of assembly election approaching, President’s rule is out of question now. Even if Modi Government wants it, it has to take election Commmission’s approval; and this is unlikely and impossible. I still maintain that PR must have been imposed before election notification. Had that been, BJP would have […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/as-pr-is-out-of-option-our-high-court-seems-to-be-the-only-hope-left/
A short video clip depicting torture of a ‘captive’ by the Manipur Commandoes appeared viral for some days on social media. An overpowered man, handcuffed, blindfolded and dumped inside a police vehicle; was pulled downed, forced prostrated on a rough ground and kicked upon for some moments by at least two personnel. While a person […]
A short video clip depicting torture of a ‘captive’ by the Manipur Commandoes appeared viral for some days on social media. An overpowered man, handcuffed, blindfolded and dumped inside a police vehicle; was pulled downed, forced prostrated on a rough ground and kicked upon for some moments by at least two personnel. While a person […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/beware-of-torture-under-custody-and-communal-colouring/
Dr Momocha Thangjam Imaging is essential for accurate diagnosis of breast disease and early detection of breast cancer. Mammography and Ultrasound are the first line investigations for the imaging of breasts. A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast. It is used to find breast tumors and cancer in women who either have no signs […]
Dr Momocha Thangjam Imaging is essential for accurate diagnosis of breast disease and early detection of breast cancer. Mammography and Ultrasound are the first line investigations for the imaging of breasts. A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast. It is used to find breast tumors and cancer in women who either have no signs […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/mammography-and-its-role-in-early-detection-of-breast-cancer/
Samarjit Kambam Teaching is an ever evolving process. Traditional system of education has become old school. Nowadays teaching has become a creative and interactive vocation with many technical aides contributing to the process. As per my opinion, education is “Preparing a learner for a better tomorrow”. Even though, I, being a novice in the podium […]
Samarjit Kambam Teaching is an ever evolving process. Traditional system of education has become old school. Nowadays teaching has become a creative and interactive vocation with many technical aides contributing to the process. As per my opinion, education is “Preparing a learner for a better tomorrow”. Even though, I, being a novice in the podium […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/education-the-way-i-see-it/
This morning I woke my two nieces up to get them ready for school. One of them said, “Uncle I haven’t done my homework”. I asked why? She told me there is no school today. I didn’t believe her so we did her homework. But she insisted that, there is no school today. So I […]
This morning I woke my two nieces up to get them ready for school. One of them said, “Uncle I haven’t done my homework”. I asked why? She told me there is no school today. I didn’t believe her so we did her homework. But she insisted that, there is no school today. So I […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/a-childs-education-the-most-important-gift-we-can-give-them/
Rahul Ashem Clouded leopard is a flagship species for the conservation of ecosystem services and habitats as well as to the human environment Small cat’s population in the wild is unknown in the state. It is due to the extensive fragmentation, degradation and forest conversion in the surrounding ecosystems. Most of the protected areas and […]
Rahul Ashem Clouded leopard is a flagship species for the conservation of ecosystem services and habitats as well as to the human environment Small cat’s population in the wild is unknown in the state. It is due to the extensive fragmentation, degradation and forest conversion in the surrounding ecosystems. Most of the protected areas and […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/a-species-in-danger-of-extinction-clouded-leopard/
Lunminthang Haokip Origin of Babu: In British India, Babu was a term used to address an Indian Clerk in the way the word ‘Mister’ was used. The honorific suffix to one’s name became popular in the 20th Century; more so in Bengal where the diversified equivalents, ‘Babushona,’ or ‘Babuji’ denoted deeper show of respect to […]
Lunminthang Haokip Origin of Babu: In British India, Babu was a term used to address an Indian Clerk in the way the word ‘Mister’ was used. The honorific suffix to one’s name became popular in the 20th Century; more so in Bengal where the diversified equivalents, ‘Babushona,’ or ‘Babuji’ denoted deeper show of respect to […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/much-ado-about-babu-dom/
