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The Hindu featured interview with Manipur footballer Moirangthem Gouramangi

In an interview featured in The Hindu, Moirangthem Goiuramangi, a native of Sekmai Manipur, expressed the need of grass root level training to improve the quality of Indian Football. The Manipur

Manipur player Moirangthem Gouramangi featured in The Hindu. Photo: K.V. Srinivasan (Hindu)

Manipur player Moirangthem Gouramangi featured in The Hindu. Photo: K.V. Srinivasan (Hindu)

In an interview featured in The Hindu, Moirangthem Goiuramangi, a native of Sekmai Manipur, expressed the need of grass root level training to improve the quality of Indian Football.

The Manipur native who currently played for Pune City FC opined that the atmosphere in ISL was completely different, as most of the players had played at the highest level and their match-awareness were more.

Moiranthem Gouramangi made his debut for India way back in 2006. Capped 71 times by the national team, the young Manipuri, a product of the Tata Football Academy, plied his trade in the National Football League, then in the re-branded I-League, and now plays in the Indian Super League (ISL) for Pune City FC. The 29-year-old spoke about this transition, and the role of ISL in shaping India’s football future.

Original excerpts of the interview featured in Hindu:

This is your second year in the ISL. How different have the experiences been as compared to your I-League days?

I don’t think we can compare the two. We can’t forget the contribution the I-League has made. I would say, without the I-League there wouldn’t be ISL. Indian football is in transition. One can’t completely depend on the ISL to turn things around overnight. There are lots of positives though. I-League has its limitations budget-wise. There are financial restrictions. It is not as big as what we are seeing today [ISL].

But the ISL has brought in foreign players, and coaches with different styles. In that sense, how has the on-field game evolved?

Technically better. In I-League too we had foreigners. But in ISL, the atmosphere is completely different. Most of them have played at the highest level and their match-awareness is more. So is the tempo of the game. This kind of exposure wasn’t there before. But we [Indians] are not very far behind. We can definitely do well. But we don’t have the necessary structures in place. We need more grassroots-level training.

For a young Indian player, how beneficial can the ISL be?

I’ll tell you from my own experience. I have been to countries like Australia, Denmark, Ukraine. There, I had to train like a foreigner. I mean, I had to adapt to their culture. Now, everything is coming to our country. Our players need not feel lonely here. It’s a good opportunity and the younger generation should take it seriously.

Can you give a realistic time-frame for things to improve?

At least another two years [for some signs to emerge].

What has been the biggest takeaway for you from the ISL?

I am from the Northeast. I never expected to go to Mumbai, Chennai and even Pune — not so popular for football — and see 30,000 people come and watch us play. We never experienced this before. Bringing the crowds back to the stadium has been the biggest thing and the attendance is increasing day by day. Nobody wants to play in empty stadiums. I feel this is only the beginning [of better things to come].

Source: The Hindu

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/the-hindu-featured-interview-with-manipur-footballer-moirangthem-gouramangi/

Former Manipur Minister seeks justice for Richard Loitam

Bangalore, May 9, 2012: The Hindu He(Narasingh, Former Minister, Manipur and CPI state secretary, Manipur… more »

Bangalore, May 9, 2012: The Hindu

He(Narasingh, Former Minister, Manipur and CPI state secretary, Manipur ) submits memorandum to Chief Minister on behalf of student’s father

Loitam Rajeshkumar, the father of Manipuri student Richard Loitam, who died on April 17 under mysterious circumstances in Bangalore, has appealed to the Karnataka government to order a CBI probe into the matter and arrest the culprits.

A memorandum in this regard was submitted to Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Monday through M. Narasingh, the former Art and Culture Minister of Manipur.

A student of Acharya’s NRV School of Architecture, 19-year-old Richard died in his sleep on April 17.

While Richard’s family and friends alleged that he was beaten to death by two of his seniors, the police have maintained that the boy died of injuries he sustained in a road accident two days before his death, and registered a case of unnatural death. However, following public outcry and an opinion among forensic experts that the boy could have been beaten to death by more than two students (based on the nature of wounds sustained), the police have now registered a case of murder. However, no arrests have been made.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/05/former-manipur-minister-seeks-justice-for-richard-loitam/

What is needed now is a common platform – Manipur

Mohit M. Rao In the wake of the death of Richard Loitam, a Manipuri Meitei,… more »

Mohit M. Rao

In the wake of the death of Richard Loitam, a Manipuri Meitei, organisations from across the city participated in the “Justice for Richard” protest.

As a member of the Manipuri Meitei Bangalore Association (MMBA), Jenial Thiyam was surrounded by those from Bangalore Manipuri Students Association (BMSA), Tangkhul Student Union Bangalore (TSUB),Kuki student Organisation (KSO), Zaliarong Student Union Bangalore (ZSUB) — each representing the different ethnicities from in and around Manipur.

“It was only during the protest did I know of the various organisations and associations in the city,” said Mr. Thiyam.
Diverse groups

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Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/05/what-is-needed-now-is-a-common-platform-manipur/

‘The Loitam case was just a trigger’ – Manipur

Sudipto Mondal It rakes up attitudes and discrimination in a supposedly liberal Bangalore Investigation of… more »

Sudipto Mondal

It rakes up attitudes and discrimination in a supposedly liberal Bangalore

Investigation of the mysterious death of Manipuri student Richard Loitam has taken an intriguing turn even as the police continue to probe into the possibility of his death being caused by a road accident.

Based on the nature of wounds the 19-year-old sustained, which include multiple injuries to his forehead, chest, face and thighs, an opinion has emerged among forensic experts that the boy was beaten by more than the two students. A case of murder has been registered but there have been no arrests yet.

While experts are yet to establish the exact cause of the death, the police and the college management agree that Loitam was attacked on the night of his death.

Brawl or racism?

But ever since the teen’s death made national headlines, activists and journalists have agonised over one question — was it an attack on a human being or a crime against humanity?

During the April 29 “Justice for Richard” protest in the city, there were murmurs about racism and hate crime. But protest leaders were quick to dissuade the agitators from making such claims.

“The brazenness of the attack has the classic symptoms of racism,” argues Johnson Rajkumar, Associate Professor of Visual Communication, St. Joseph’s College, who also hails from Manipur.

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Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/05/%E2%80%98the-loitam-case-was-just-a-trigger-manipur/