The Cyclops lesson
In Homer’s “Odyssey” the great seafaring Greek warrior and king of Ithaca, Ulysses, who along with his men, got lost in the sea for...
A relook at modernity
The connotations of the word “modern” are many and much beyond the simple and straight dictionary (Oxford Concise) meaning that defines it as “of...
Banality of evil
The one question which has come back to haunt the government establishment in Manipur is “how do you put the genie of fake encounter...
Making democracy peoples’ participatory: Thank you Mr. CM
The real taste of democracy is finally felt to the people of the state. Perhaps for the first time in the history of Manipur,...
Parasitic economy woes
The Comptroller and Auditor General, CAG, report for Manipur this year was damning to say the least. Among many others, it charged several departments...
Philosopher king
When the present is in such a mess, the task of envisioning the future becomes next only to impossible. While this truism must be...
Ethics, medical profession and soaring fees
Prescribing hearing aid for speaking difficulty by an ENT doctor serving at a Government hospital after examining the patient (a child) not at the...
Media and friends
The recent expose of the wireless scam inquiry and the paper belt imbroglio was a time consuming investigation conducted by this paper. The stance...
Missing debates
To borrow a Dickensian cliché, these are the best of times and these are the worst of times for the Manipur media. These are...
Dynamic identity
Few works of art has more convincingly portrayed the irreconcilability of racial identities than in French existentialist author Albert Camus well known short story,...
Understanding the indices of life
The world over, with advancements made in various spheres encompassing the whole spectrum of life be it social, technological, economic, political, educational, health and...
Faring forward
As we enter a new year, it is time for us all to reflect and see what have been our flaws and shed them....
In the process of making change- Manipur
With exception to few, majority of the people of the state hopes for a better, developed, self sustain and peaceful and prosperous year. People...
Changes must be earned
It is easy to say the beginning of a calendar year is the time to ring out the old and ring in the new....
