The Political Affairs Of Manipur, in Retrospect From 1946-1952 As I Knew It I was asked by K Sushila, Deputy Director of Manipur State Archives, Imphal to write an article on the above subject, my mind wandered back to my… Continue Reading
All Roads In Manipur Lead To Blockades Manipur – the land of gods and heroes – a previous nation state of peace and tranquillity with a fusion of geography, season, communities and families – is at the crossroads in this… Continue Reading
My Memories Of Imphal From 1941 Part 13 Of 20 By now, our learned readers must have understood that my writings are not a narrative based on research, but simply telling stories of Meitei cultural ethos that I, as a… Continue Reading
My Memories Of Imphal From 1941 Part 12 Of 20 The subject matter of this article is about ancient Meitei sports. Meiteis are sport-loving people and they play a variety of indigenous and modern sports, including Martials arts. And presently,… Continue Reading
A Short Introduction to The Culture Of Manipur This is a transcript of a talk I gave at The Nehru Centre in London at the request of Tara Douglas. She is a British animator who was introduced to tribal culture… Continue Reading
My Memories Of Imphal From 1941 Part 10 Of 20 This is the end month of the year 2020 when the earth stopped moving. Italy was the first country in Europe to go into full lockdown on March 10, followed… Continue Reading
My Memories Of Imphal From 1941 Part 9 Of 20 In my school days, my heart went mushy about Shillong after reading Dr Kamal’s book ‘Madhabi’. But my baptism of fire quickly smouldered with smoke when I leaped out of… Continue Reading
My Memories Of Imphal From 1941 Part 8 Of 20 Ae dil hai mushkuil hai jeena yahan; zara hatke, zara bach ke, ye hai Bombay meri Jan … – a 1956 classic song from the film C.I.D. [Oh my heart!… Continue Reading
My Memories Of Imphal From 1941 Part 7 Of 20 I have been writing this memoir, partly as a therapeutic tool in my doldrums from this pandemic. I have so far gathered my individual testimony albeit rather inconsistently, from those… Continue Reading
My Memories Of Imphal From 1941 Part 6 Of 20 Manipur remained wedged between India and Burma, tightly cloistered like a convent by nine majestic tree lined mountain ranges with their peaks dipping in the white cloud. It was under… Continue Reading