By Rajkumar Bobichand Traffic congestion in Imphal city has become a chronic problem. Sometime back, in this column, it was written about the unnecessary traffic congestion created by mismanagement of Imphal city. However, it is compelled to write time and again about the traffic congestion in Imphal city. This time, it is focused on the mindset and behaviour of the… Read more →
By Rajkumar Bobichand For ordinary people, value means belief about what is right and wrong and what is important in life. Social values are the norms or forms of behaviour which are widely acceptable and admirable in society. Social are the root of all virtues that pave the way for the harmony of a society. It is the social values… Read more →
By Rajkumar Bobichand Can we understand Manipur? Do we ever try to really understand Manipur? Does our education help younger generations understand Manipur? Had our elders told us enough about Manipur? Do we have enough and proper literatures to let the natives of the peoples understand this little land and its natives? Do we ever share our experiences with our… Read more →
By Rajkumar Bobichand Now, a number of mainstream media seem try to display deliberately the peoples from India’s Northeast (Nowersesia) as panic-prone and vulnerable to rumours. Moreover, a number of mainstream media and mainland academics seem always look from mainland India’s Hindu-Muslim paradigm and narrow prism of looking as communal riot between two religions. All these reports, writings and discussions… Read more →
By Rajkumar Bobichand Violent conflict between Bodos and Bangladeshi Muslims (Bengali speaking immigrant Muslims) in Assam is neither a fake nor a fiction. The violent ethnic conflict between the indigenous Bodos of Assam and Bangladeshi Muslim immigrants is now happening and real. Consequently, the violent conflict in Assam reverberates across India. And natives of India’s Northeast, which may also be… Read more →
By Rajkumar Bobichand We know that many conflicts, which seemed resolved, recur once again over time. It is because the conflict was not really resolved and addressed the roots of the conflict. There are also many situations, which have been described as peaceful, and become violent once again and protracted. This is also because the conflict was not transformed by… Read more →
By Rajkumar Bobichand We understand that Violence is any physical, emotional, verbal, institutional, structural or spiritual behaviour, attitude, policy or condition that diminishes, dominates or destroys others and ourselves. Violence is one of the possible responses to specific conflict situations. This does not imply that violence is unavoidable. Violence is not inevitable and it must not be confused with conflict…. Read more →