Mairembam Prithviraj SinghNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose was convinced that freedom is not to be begged for but to be won. To achieve this end, he escaped from his house arrest in disguise and reached Berlin on 3rd April, 1941. Except for indirect support, th..

Sanasam Yaiphaba SinghContd from previous issueTheir minds are fully concentrated towards the study of lessons mainly for scoring higher marks.It is seen that at the level of higher classes the engagement of the students in their general education as well..

Sanasam Yaiphaba SinghManipur is rightly regarded as the sports powerhouse of the country and this is the right time to study whether the formal education as one sees it encourages sports. Under the present education system sports appears to have been kep..

Birkarnelzelzit Thiyam“I will be home late,” I yelled to my mother as I stormed out of the house. I know the connotations of my vocal attitudes weren't as welcoming compared to other days but, sometimes ‘control’ goes away beyond t..

TS HaokipFor the past many decades, Mt. Koubru has been a peaceful place of worship for the valley inhabitants as well as those of the hills of Manipur. If there are hundreds of pilgrimages belonging to the Valley that annually climb the 2500 M high mount..

Free ThinkerAs  per  the  existing Laws, the term of a State Assembly is five years.  Elections are  normally held just before the term is over. The polls are conducted a month or  few days before  the completion of the ..

Themneivah Sitlhou"If you look the right way you can  see  the  whole world is a  garden", Frances Hodgson Burnett. A human perspective is a view or outlook of how things are. It is how we react to everything happening in life. In psyc..

Pralhad JoshiBuilding a post-Covid world required grit, perseverance and a vision; precisely everything that makes up Prime Minister Modi. The world was taken aback by a global pandemic and was struggling to deal with it when our Prime Minister announced ..

Tingthuilungbou PamaiWe often stop praying because the outcome seems decided, because too many days or months or years have passed. Many a time, the doctor’s report, or the negativity around us keep us from hearing Jesus say, “Ask, and it will..

Pravir KrishnaContd from previous issueThese showrooms are strategically located in airports, prime commercial districts in metros and large cities and other locations of high footfalls of potential buyers. The website of Tribes India carries the complete..

Debapriya MukherjeeIf we look into the areas close to industrial sector, production of pollutants particularly from Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) has damaged the natural environment by excess emission of waste water, gas or other solid waste. ..

Lamneivah KipgenWe all know that women has always been in a position where they are considered weak and frail and incapable of making “important” decisions. This misconception of women has prevailed in society since time immemorial. And it is ..

S BalakrishnanI am not an Ambani to own a Michelangelo masterpiece in my drawing room. What I own, instead, is a tiny and crude replica of his Pieta sculpture, rated one among his masterpieces. What really matters is not money or size but the attitude, th..

Oinam Teresa Khumancha (Pe-tang-nga) and Oinam Thoujal Khumancha (Thoujal)Article 14 of Indian Constitution states that “(Equality before law) The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within ..

Dr K Rashbehari SinghOn the 24th April 2021 World Veterinary Day, 2021 will be celebrated globally on the theme of, ‘Environmental  safety for enhancing animal and human well-being’ and it is an opportunity for the veterinarians to  ..

Professor Dhaneshwar MoirangthemContd from prev issueIn India and other commonwealth countries, another popular sport is Cricket. There are many Michaels in cricket. Michael Holding (nicknamed Jamaican Express, West Indies), Michael Clarke (former Austral..

Fr Paul Lelen HaokipIntroductionAround the world, the Christians (2.3 billion) commemorate the feast of Easter (resurrection of Jesus) during the spring season which usually coincides with the Indian Holi festival of colours and newness of life. Tradition..

Professor Dhaneshwar MoirangthemIt was sometime in the winter of 2009-2010, I was teaching Organic Chemistry to first semester students (MSc) in the Department of Chemistry, Manipur University. At the end of my lecture, I was taking the roll call with the..

Lakshmana Venkat KuchiThe second wave of Coronavirus attack is very much upon us, and we as a Nation must be serious in our attempts to tackle it head-on with the necessary resolve to fight back. The silver lining in an otherwise apprehensive health outlo..

Tharaphi ThanYoung people were the first in Myanmar to peacefully protest the country’s new military regime. Then came labour unions. In the weeks since a February 1 military coup, Mynamar’s resistance movement has expanded dramatically to inc..

Sanjoo ThangjamThe term addiction has been used to refer to both addiction to alcohol and other drugs. However, several aspects of alcoholism and drug addiction and their manifestations are written separately.1.What are the characteristics of addiction?Th..

Andrew Heanngam Pamei Contd from previous issueThe Father is not the Son nor the Holy Spirit; the Son is not the Father nor the Holy Spirit; the Holy Spirit is not the Father nor the Son: but the Father is only Father, the Son is only Son, and the Holy Sp..

Andrew Heanngam Pamei As I came of age, never did a thought of mulling over the absolute ever crossed the horizon of my mind, but, somewhere along an intellectually stimulating sojourn five summers syne, the credo that I professed got shaken when a spirit..

Debapriya MukherjeeDelhi has been ranked as the most polluted capital city globally despite air quality improvements during 2019–2020 according to a report from IQ Air, a Swiss air quality technology company. The progress is only marginally attribut..

Dr Suresh SinghWith India witnessing more than 20,000 new cases per day consecutively for 16 days since 11/3/2021 and more than 40,000 per day for seven days since 20/3/2021(> 50,000 on March 25&26th), it is time to declare total lockdown in select..

Sudha RamachandranContd from prev issueHowever, a week later, under instructions from the Central Government, it “revoked” the SoP with “immediate effect.”New Delhi’s order to Governments in the North East to identify migrant..

Lakshmana Venkat KuchiCongregations in flagrant violations of Covid-19 norms across the country reveals the misplaced overconfidence of the masses that seem to think that the deadly pandemic is gone, and above all the emergence of a vaccine for the virus ..

Shobha Shukla - CNS The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB diagnosis and mortality in 2020 has been frightening, to say the least. Recently released WHO data shows that 1.4 million fewer people got TB care in 2020 as compared to 2019- a 21% decrea..

Sanasam Yaiphaba SinghGlobally, substance abuse has become a major problem which needs immediate attention and intervention to do away with it. In present day Manipur, the menace of substance abuse has been spreading in the society to the extent that it i..

Neha Saigal and Saumya ShrivastavaContd from previous issueThe role of good governance in the rapid decline in stunting among children has also been highlighted in the studies we reviewed.Reversal from improved levelsThe States with the highest and lowest..

Prabhat KishoreUma Bharti’s proposed Statewide campaign (deferred due to political compulsion) for complete ban on alcoholism in Madhya Pradesh  and death sentence to nine accused over Gopalganj hooch tragedy in Bihar, has once again fueled thi..

N. Shyamsundar Singh FIEContd from previous issueThrough the ages, ponds, lakes and streams have played a significant role in the supply of water for drinking and irrigation purposes. Sometimes, these wetlands also serve as flood cushions.However, the cus..

Professor N Mohendro SinghLook at your local economy where one finds a running phenomenon of inability to manage the rising marketable surplus and commercial expansion, the rare symptom of increasing returns on land. This is a highly engaging stage we hav..

N. Shyamsundar Singh FIEContd from previous issueWhen the level of ground water decreases drastically, the water cannot be used anymore. The surface run off goes directly to the oceans through streams and rivers.However, evaporation occurs as soon as the ..

Soibam Nepola “I am no Longer the River I was once” the very line that begins each of the hundred poems in the anthology titled ‘Cry of a Dying River’ penned by Prof. Rajendra Kshetrimayum, Department of Sociology, Manipur University engulfed me to an ocean of hope and, at the same time, yank in a state of despair; considering the state of Nambul as a river. The prose- poetry, which have had a broad base reader, enthusiast, environmentalist and activist during its weekly run ..

N. Shyamsundar Singh FIEA. Nature’s Gift : The Gift Pack of the nature for all living beings on the planet “Earth” contains water along with other essentials like air, heat & light etc. This fact itself signifies that water is indisp..

Soibam Nepola Almost every adult in Manipur might have, at least, heard of Nambul river as it has been the life (read as: a part) of this land: socio-politically, economically and historically; and thus form a major part (find along) with the writings, na..

Dr Sumedha KushwahaThere is a famous old saying that "All that glitters is not gold". We often mistake and judge people around us with the fancy tags they carry with them, their bank balance and the luxuries in which they live. The criterion of judging so..

S BalakrishnanI am excited that World Poetry Day is observed annually on 21st March! It has given me a humble opportunity to declare to the world a masterpiece poem of mine. If at all anything, that romantic evening in the far off Great Nicobar Island in ..

Dr Longjam Krishnamangol SinghIn fact, the Nobel prize in Economics of the preceeding year 2020 is related to the auction theory or acution market. It would therefore, be relevant to get an insight into the auction theory in order to newly unfold or explo..

Dr Thangjam RanjitThe Meeteis settling in the central valley districts of the State and elsewhere are the aborigines or originals settlers of the State, like the Tangkhuls, Kabuis, Marams, Maos, Poumais, Anals, Monsangs, Moyons etc. the recognized Schedul..

Rajiv Mishra , Economic Advisor , Department of Economic AffairsPresented at the seemingly tail end of the pandemic and at the beginning of the inoculation drive, Budget 2021-22 has lived up to the expectation of being a growth budget. Not only does it ha..

Fr Paul Lelen HaokipIntroductionAgainst the backdrop of deteriorating environmental conditions, creation care is a relevant option for sustainable behaviour. Creation care can manifest in different ways. One such care is “The Khengjang-Yangoulen Fis..

Prof (Dr) Upendra KaulGauri Healthy heart team after covering 5 districts in Jammu and Kashmir is moving to areas of North East now as a part of our plan to cover other remote areas of the country where we have an access. First on the list is Kakching dis..

Dr Ningthoujam RameshchandraContd from previous issueTalking in term of verbal abuse of match officials by the players and team/club officials. I mean those match referees/officials have also family like we have. And in most of the cases, their family or ..

Birkarnelzelzit ThiyamMost of my time in life, I have always been alone but hardly I could remember any day that I felt lonely. Yes, you might have been alone for the last several years, but never lonely. Loneliness is a sign of depression, being alone is..

Dr Ningthoujam RameshchandraFirst of all, if we have to go by the proverbial saying “no one in this world is pure and perfect” or “no human is perfect”, and to quote further, “to err is human”, then are we treating foot..

S BalakrishnanAs Myanmar reels under military rule once again, I fondly recall our sneaky visit  to that country five years ago. And, yes, we also had a bite of Myanmar’s mangoes at a peaceful pagoda in Tamu Town. Tamu is the Myanmar border tow..

Lakshmana Venkat KuchiAfter East, I wish to once again turn attention to deep South in Kerala that is also witnessing an interesting battle for the State, elections to which were announced to be held along with West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Puducher..

Prahlad Singh PatelThe historic Dandi March played a role of great significance in our freedom struggle. This is the reason why the special day marking the beginning of Dandi March was chosen to launch the grand celebrations of 75 years of India's Indepen..