Wangkhei , Imphal, Manipur as seen on Google Maps

June 7, 2012
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From Wangkhei, With Love!

Home is a place where you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to. ~ John Ed Pearce. I cannot agree more on the above quote. When we were teens we thought it was a … Continue reading

October 1, 2011
by Amar Yumnam
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No, We Are Not Convinced. So We Are Unhappy

By Amar Yumnam The inimitable Charles Dickens once said:  “When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people.” The recent unfolding drama of 2G scam … Continue reading

September 3, 2011
by kanglaonline
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My father, the politician

By Shachi Gurumayum “Give *us* the future, we’ve had enough of your past. Give us back our country, to live in, to grow in, to love.” – Michael Collins It started with an article I chanced upon en route from … Continue reading

August 2, 2011
by Sanatombi
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It was just another bomb blast right?

By: Sanatombi Angomcha It was just another bomb blast right? Rupees 50,000 each for the injured victims and Rupees 1 lakh as ‘Asiman’ for those innocent victims of the recent Sangaakpham bomb blast who are no more with us. Many … Continue reading

June 17, 2011
by Sanatombi
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Sanatombi Angomcha: A lamenting letter from the ‘Keithel Cow’

Dear All, If you find this letter insensible, that is simply because I have lately been suffering from the pang of separation coupled with hunger. I have been surviving upon the left-over vegetables from the ‘Ema Keithel’. Those ladies were … Continue reading

June 16, 2011
by Sanatombi
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If I become the first ever lady Chief (Cheap) Ministress of Manipur!

A famine has been affecting everyone’s life in Manipur for all these years. This famine is the most unnatural famine one has ever come across. It is ghastly, it is deadly and it can gradually ruin everything/everyone.  Intellectuals and mindless … Continue reading

June 15, 2011
by Sanatombi
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Chit- Fund (Marup) culture in Manipur

By: Sanatombi Angomcha I personally do not have any idea about the origin of chit-fund in Manipur- what we usually call ‘marup’ in Meiteilon. However, I find it one of the interesting cultural norms passed on from one generation to … Continue reading

April 4, 2011
by kanglaonline
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The great Meitei Reconciliation Process: Revisiting the classical folklore on “Emoinu Chakhong Ngahongbi” by Late Shri Ningomabam Angouton Meetei

Source: Sanjib Meitei Whenever I came across the word “Reconciliation”, what comes in my mind is the desperate move and appeals by Dr. Wati Aiyer’s The Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) to bring peace and unity among different Naga sub … Continue reading

March 31, 2011
by kanglaonline
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Smoking side effects and why you need to quit before it’s too late – Mocha Athokpam

An awareness video compilation by Mocha to show the side effects of smoking and why it’s best to quit smoking before it’s too. Mocha also says “His intention is not to hurt anyone directly or indirectly but to give an … Continue reading