By Bobo Khuraijam Thanks to a dear friend who read out the poem ‘Sunya Da Prithibi’ on a lazy afternoon. We could not hold back the loud burst of laughter after the last line. The poem established itself as an entry point for us to swim with the literary waves of Pabung Laishram Samarendra. Sometimes we are lifted high above… Read more →
By Bobby Wahengbam (TVPAM) The 34 year old Manipuri film industry has suffered immensely in the last few years with the loss of so many of its architects. We’ve missed the pioneers and first generation film personalities such as Karam Monomohan, Emmasi Binodini, Khaidem Promodini, Robindro Sharma, Birbabu, Eigya Ibohal and many more who dedicatedly shaped up Manipuri Cinema. Amidst… Read more →
By Ananya S Guha Even as the Chief Ministers in three North East states were sworn in very little attention seemed to be paid to Tripura, where a party has got absolute majority single handedly and is being elected to power, five times in a row, with the present incumbent winning three times in a row! Also apart from the… Read more →
Hijam Irabot: Caught between two shadowy webs By M C Arun One of the most controversial personalities in the 20th century Manipur is Hijam Irabot. The puzzlement of historians in locating his space in current history of Manipur is very obvious because of constant debates over his political movement. His ideas, actions and political goals are discussed from two angles:… Read more →
By Humra Quraishi I’d never met the milk man of the country, Dr Verghese Kurien .And nor am I into drinking milk .In fact, being a diabetic I try to keep dairy products at bay .Yet, last week as news came in of his demise at the age of ninety, I’d sat reading his autobiography – I Too Had… Read more →
MAISNAM BE SINGH (1908 -2002): The Man who made the ‘Bheigyachandra & Elephant’ statue. [Note: This is a revised version of an article on the late painter/ sculptor published in North-East SUN, New Delhi in October, 1991 under the title “Betombi Singh-His Art is his World”.]- Manas Maisnam The name Maisnam Be(tombi) Singh might not really ring a bell… Read more →
By Emboi Serto KOM – the tribe M.C.Mary Kom belongs to is one of the six recognized tribes that form the KOMREM (Aimol, Chiru, Kom, Koren, Kharam and Purum). In Manipur we number around 40000 but are scattered in the foothills of all the districts. We also have descendants from the same forefathers though with different names in other states,… Read more →
By Pradip Phanjoubam M.C. Mary Kom, today is a household name not just in Manipur or the Northeast, but in the entire country. A child of an impoverished landless farmer parents, fighting against all odds to rise to sporting stardom by her sheer indomitable perseverance, grit and talent would be material for inspiring romance anywhere in the world. Indeed, she… Read more →
By M C Arun Read history; but you should know that historical events have been filtered through the writings of the historians. While reading please asks yourself: what do you get out of the reading. In case of the active-reader, the reader always evaluates the writing because his mind also has a mechanism of filtration, a number of prisms with… Read more →