The Hill-Valley divide widens again

Jubilate Kazingmei The ugly face of ethnic Nationalism has risen again to bare its fangs and spew venom, one crying foul against the other. Unity in diversity could be the beauty of the state depending on what attitude we have. Unfortunately in Manipur the beauty of ethnic diversity has been rather used for political gains […]

Jubilate Kazingmei The ugly face of ethnic Nationalism has risen again to bare its fangs and spew venom, one crying foul against the other. Unity in diversity could be the beauty of the state depending on what attitude we have. Unfortunately in Manipur the beauty of ethnic diversity has been rather used for political gains […]

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Ethnic encapsulation and ethnocentrism : The Manipur experience

By Rajendra Kshetri Ethnocentrism as Prelude to the Conflict: Human beings everywhere live in societies. Some hundreds of thousands years ago, all societies are homogeneous in that the members of such societies were alike in race, religion, culture, language and practised the same custom. The emergence of heterogeneous societies, a few thousand years ago, changed […]

By Rajendra Kshetri Ethnocentrism as Prelude to the Conflict: Human beings everywhere live in societies. Some hundreds of thousands years ago, all societies are homogeneous in that the members of such societies were alike in race, religion, culture, language and practised the same custom. The emergence of heterogeneous societies, a few thousand years ago, changed […]

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How Manipur’s Media helps Trigger Violence against Pangals

By Md. Abdul Gaffar The remarkable power of the media, particularly the electronic media, as a means of mass communication is unquestionable. The media power springs from the credibility of the information which the media person intends to pass over to the readers and the viewers. One expects the professional media person to be the […]

By Md. Abdul Gaffar The remarkable power of the media, particularly the electronic media, as a means of mass communication is unquestionable. The media power springs from the credibility of the information which the media person intends to pass over to the readers and the viewers. One expects the professional media person to be the […]

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Manipur can break out of its self-perpetuating cycle of economic stagnation and ethnic tension with a new political paradigm

By Sophia Rajkumari The recent events in Manipur – the State Government’s announcements regarding the formation of new districts in predominantly tribal populated hill areas and the retaliation by the so-called United Naga Council through the imposition of an economic blockade targeted at the denizens of the predominantly Meitei community populated Imphal Valley have hardly […]

By Sophia Rajkumari The recent events in Manipur – the State Government’s announcements regarding the formation of new districts in predominantly tribal populated hill areas and the retaliation by the so-called United Naga Council through the imposition of an economic blockade targeted at the denizens of the predominantly Meitei community populated Imphal Valley have hardly […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/manipur-can-break-out-of-its-self-perpetuating-cycle-of-economic-stagnation-and-ethnic-tension-with-a-new-political-paradigm/

Old faultlines, new crisis

By A Bimol Akoijam The violence that erupted in Manipur on December 18 is unfortunate. However, the events were not unexpected. For a long time, there has been simmering anger against the “economic blockades” on the national highways imposed by tribal bodies such as the United Naga Council (UNC). The present blockade enforced by the […]

By A Bimol Akoijam The violence that erupted in Manipur on December 18 is unfortunate. However, the events were not unexpected. For a long time, there has been simmering anger against the “economic blockades” on the national highways imposed by tribal bodies such as the United Naga Council (UNC). The present blockade enforced by the […]

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Nationalism with different variety

By Masood Peshimam Sir Winston Churchill had sarcastically thanked Germany for partially attacking England and diverting its whole resources and arsenal in assaulting Russia as it was to the advantage of England.  He could visualize the collapse of Germany under Hitler as the Russian forces were not capable of tolerating the vicissitudes of the chilling […]

By Masood Peshimam Sir Winston Churchill had sarcastically thanked Germany for partially attacking England and diverting its whole resources and arsenal in assaulting Russia as it was to the advantage of England.  He could visualize the collapse of Germany under Hitler as the Russian forces were not capable of tolerating the vicissitudes of the chilling […]

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End this communal impasse

“To make that happen, Naga and Meitei civil societies need to take some bold initiatives,” Lakpachui Siro. For some sense and sensibility By Thounaojam Brinda Manipur today is on live wire due to the high communal tension that is present between the Naga and the Meitei communities. This communal conflagration is not the result of […]

“To make that happen, Naga and Meitei civil societies need to take some bold initiatives,” Lakpachui Siro. For some sense and sensibility By Thounaojam Brinda Manipur today is on live wire due to the high communal tension that is present between the Naga and the Meitei communities. This communal conflagration is not the result of […]

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— Book review — Our world through the prism of Parag Khanna’s Connectography

Gaijuan Rongmei Connectography is compiled of world vast information, out of which this writing is merely a part of what I understand. Reading and studying Connectography by Parag Khanna has opened my eyes to a wider understanding of History, Politics, Geography, Economics and the essential need for connectivity—seeking not in terms of self-benefits and self-interests […]

Gaijuan Rongmei Connectography is compiled of world vast information, out of which this writing is merely a part of what I understand. Reading and studying Connectography by Parag Khanna has opened my eyes to a wider understanding of History, Politics, Geography, Economics and the essential need for connectivity—seeking not in terms of self-benefits and self-interests […]

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Fallen from grace

Rise, decline and fall are common historical realities. They are also a recurrent feature of our personal mortality, where decline comes naturally with age. Even when we fall, a natural instinct is to get up on our feet as soon as possible. Normally this should have served as a humble reminder of the dust that […]

Rise, decline and fall are common historical realities. They are also a recurrent feature of our personal mortality, where decline comes naturally with age. Even when we fall, a natural instinct is to get up on our feet as soon as possible. Normally this should have served as a humble reminder of the dust that […]

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The man who opened Tata’s skeleton cupboard

By Garga Chatterjee The Cyrus is out of the opaque bag called the Tata Group. After the unceremonious ouster of Cyrus Mistry from the chairmanship of the Tata group, the ousted man decided to spill some beans by giving details of the reasons of his possible ouster and also raising huge questions about the Tata […]

By Garga Chatterjee The Cyrus is out of the opaque bag called the Tata Group. After the unceremonious ouster of Cyrus Mistry from the chairmanship of the Tata group, the ousted man decided to spill some beans by giving details of the reasons of his possible ouster and also raising huge questions about the Tata […]

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Shadow boxing with kid glove continues

Hiyang Athouba The “concern” of the BJP national leaders for the welfare of Manipur is really touching. For over one month Narendra Modi and those trouble shooters who kept on coming to Manipur closed their eyes and ears to the trials and tribulations of the people who floundered due to the UNC blockade against the […]

Hiyang Athouba The “concern” of the BJP national leaders for the welfare of Manipur is really touching. For over one month Narendra Modi and those trouble shooters who kept on coming to Manipur closed their eyes and ears to the trials and tribulations of the people who floundered due to the UNC blockade against the […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/shadow-boxing-with-kid-glove-continues/

Please refrain from doing counter blockade in the valley.

I am kind of lost for words to see the happenings in Manipur – the indefinite blockade in the hills for the last so many days; the ambushes on the police, the bandhs and counter blockade etc of late, lots of things have been happening. There are reports of counter blockades in parts of Imphal […]

I am kind of lost for words to see the happenings in Manipur – the indefinite blockade in the hills for the last so many days; the ambushes on the police, the bandhs and counter blockade etc of late, lots of things have been happening. There are reports of counter blockades in parts of Imphal […]

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Benefits of demonetization

Free Thinker As far as the demonetization is concerned it has the moral high ground because this is an attempt to blast the black money, castrate corruption, kill counterfeit money and of course beget a cashless economy for more accountability & transparency. Fighting a war against the evils will certainly cause some collateral damages and […]

Free Thinker As far as the demonetization is concerned it has the moral high ground because this is an attempt to blast the black money, castrate corruption, kill counterfeit money and of course beget a cashless economy for more accountability & transparency. Fighting a war against the evils will certainly cause some collateral damages and […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/benefits-of-demonetization/

Letter to Prime Minister of India by Ronaldo Laishram of Manipur

Dear Hon’ble Prime Minister, I am Ronaldo Laishram from Manipur, the place called “Switzerland of India”, the place where the Indian National Flag was hoisted for the first time in India, the beautiful land surrounded by serene landscape, exotic wildlife, floating island to the warmhearted locals with its own rich culture and tradition but now […]

Dear Hon’ble Prime Minister, I am Ronaldo Laishram from Manipur, the place called “Switzerland of India”, the place where the Indian National Flag was hoisted for the first time in India, the beautiful land surrounded by serene landscape, exotic wildlife, floating island to the warmhearted locals with its own rich culture and tradition but now […]

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The love of God—Are you ready for Christmas?

Vermini Sanasam “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, but that the world through Him might be saved.” (John 3: 16, 17) God’s sacrificial […]

Vermini Sanasam “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, but that the world through Him might be saved.” (John 3: 16, 17) God’s sacrificial […]

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A reflection on my kitchen-hand-towel and Christmas

ZK Pahrü Pou Rethinking the value of small things: Have you ever thought of celebrating special occasions like Christmas by giving attention to rags and fragments and the broken pieces that we daily use? For most of us, for most of the time, we neglect the value and usefulness of small things that are in […]

ZK Pahrü Pou Rethinking the value of small things: Have you ever thought of celebrating special occasions like Christmas by giving attention to rags and fragments and the broken pieces that we daily use? For most of us, for most of the time, we neglect the value and usefulness of small things that are in […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/a-reflection-on-my-kitchen-hand-towel-and-christmas/

The genocide next door

Nameirakpam Albert The Rohingya people are Muslim Indo-Aryan peoples from the  Rakhine State, Myanmar. According to Rohingyas and some scholars, they are indigenous to Rakhine State, while other historians claim that they migrated to Myanmar from Bengal primarily during the period of British rule in Burma, and to a lesser extent, following Burmese independence in 1948 and the Bangladesh Liberation […]

Nameirakpam Albert The Rohingya people are Muslim Indo-Aryan peoples from the  Rakhine State, Myanmar. According to Rohingyas and some scholars, they are indigenous to Rakhine State, while other historians claim that they migrated to Myanmar from Bengal primarily during the period of British rule in Burma, and to a lesser extent, following Burmese independence in 1948 and the Bangladesh Liberation […]

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Dear RBI, it’s not about hoarding notes, it’s about shortage of cash

Vivek Kaul In the press conference that followed the monetary policy on December 7, 2016, R Gandhi, one of the deputy governors of the Reserve Bank of India(RBI), said: “We reiterate that there is adequate supply of notes and hoarding of notes helps nobody’s cause.” The impression that the RBI is trying to create is […]

Vivek Kaul In the press conference that followed the monetary policy on December 7, 2016, R Gandhi, one of the deputy governors of the Reserve Bank of India(RBI), said: “We reiterate that there is adequate supply of notes and hoarding of notes helps nobody’s cause.” The impression that the RBI is trying to create is […]

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Presentation for the Peoples’ Convention organized by the United Committee Manipur

Respected leaders of various civil societies and concerned individuals from the State who have gathered here today to address common concerns and issue faced by all sections of the population, irrespective of whether you are from the Hills or from the Valleys. Today, I belief, we all are given a unique opportunity to address collectively […]

Respected leaders of various civil societies and concerned individuals from the State who have gathered here today to address common concerns and issue faced by all sections of the population, irrespective of whether you are from the Hills or from the Valleys. Today, I belief, we all are given a unique opportunity to address collectively […]

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Doing nothing is hard work

Samarjit Kambam Every year, during the transition phase from summer to winter season via autumn, I suffer from fever and half migraine. It’s the time of the year when my immune system gets a beating and it has been going on since my childhood days. It has become sort of an endless love affair between […]

Samarjit Kambam Every year, during the transition phase from summer to winter season via autumn, I suffer from fever and half migraine. It’s the time of the year when my immune system gets a beating and it has been going on since my childhood days. It has become sort of an endless love affair between […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/doing-nothing-is-hard-work/