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Nov 25, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Asem Chanu Manimala |Sandeep Pandey |A K Shiburaj |ABHISH K BOSE
What is the reason behind the beauty-beast combination in the body of a woman? We all want to look beautiful, who does not? We are beautiful in our ways and beauty holds in the eyes of the beholder. I am sure most women will agree with this. So, if we wear a jean, a skirt, a saree, a sarong, or a phanek-Manipuri traditional women’s loin cloth, we wear it by our choice.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Sandeep Pandey |Asem Chanu Manimala |A K Shiburaj |ABHISH K BOSE
Statements of Mizoram CM Lalduhoma made some time back in the United States calling for unification of Kukis, unjustly divided under three different Governments of India, Myanmar and Bangladesh, under single leadership even if it meant transcending national borders has drawn criticism from CM of Manipur N. Biren Singh who has responded by saying he is committed to territorial integrity of India and Manipur.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Manas Jena |Ram Puniyani |P J James |A K Shiburaj
Caste census will show economic status ,demography of various castes and layers of inequality for better execution of affirmative policyWay back in 1881, the British government had a caste census till 1931, which was not in practice in Independent India from 1951 to 2011, except for SC and ST. The caste data of 2011 socioeconomic and caste census by the Ministry of Rural and Urban development has not been made public due to a number of mistakes in enumeration.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Sandeep Pandey |Asem Chanu Manimala |A K Shiburaj |ABHISH K BOSE
The violence which shows no sign of abating in the ongoing Meitei-Kuki conflict in Manipur is a matter of concern. The alienation of the two communities and hatred generated for each other is unprecedented. The Meiteis cannot leave Manipur by road because the next district North on the way to Kohima in Nagaland is Kangpokpi, a Kuki dominated area where the young Kuki men and women are guarding the district borders and would not let any Meitei pass through the national highway.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
timesheadline.in | A K Shiburaj |Kamran Khan
Kerela Diary: This once-promising 'national project' has become a curse for the coastal communities By A K ShiburajThe coastal people of Muthalappozhi in Kerala had never imagined that the harbor, initially seen as a boon for their livelihood, would turn into a threat to their very lives. Indeed, what was meant to be a facility for efficient fishing, has now become a relentless source of nightmare. Despite numerous lives lost, no solution has been found to address the dangers.
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | A K Shiburaj |ABHISH K BOSE |Sandeep Pandey |Asem Chanu Manimala
Men with weapons—some standing tall and some inside their official vehicles murmuring something on their wireless phones; some women with kids tied up on their shoulders—some chewing beetle nuts and engaging in deep household conversations whilst others were planning; teenagers seemed to be looking forward to what is going to happen; and toddlers crying, laughing, and staring at something or the other.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Ram Puniyani |P J James |A K Shiburaj |Nilofar Suhrawardy
One of the major issues during the last General Elections (April-May 2024) was about conducting a caste census. The INDIA Alliance put it forward very strongly, while BJP is opposing it. This opposition is very clear-cut and unambiguous. The issue of caste has been the core issue in strengthening of Hindu right wing politics. The awareness of exploitation by the downtrodden was recognized by the likes of Jotirao Phule and Bhimrao Ambedkar.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Jayakhosh Chidambaran |Joseph Benny |A K Shiburaj |Mitali Chakravarty
Industrial Revolutions and the Great Acceleration in the second half of the 20th century, witnessed the planet, irrevocably transitioning from the epoch to the Anthropocene era. Unbridled human activity, rampant urbanization, mechanization of production, proliferation of factories, industrial scale manufacture and employment of fertilizers and pesticides and the resultant emission of greenhouse gases have adversely impacted nature.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Hiren Gohain |Shamsul Islam |Farooque Chowdhury |A K Shiburaj
Criously this Independence Day,an event that frankly arouses little enthusiasm these days,a major section of vernacular newspapers celebrated the occasion with stories of Partition and of the mighty Vallabhbhai Patel manfully heaving as big a chunk of territory into our country as possible.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | A K Shiburaj |ABHISH K BOSE |Sandeep Pandey |Makepeace Sitlhou
by Dr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam/ A K ShiburajDr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, hailing from Imphal, Manipur, is an Associate Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Social Sciences and a filmmaker. In 2024, he entered politics and joined the Congress Party and was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha, representing the Inner Manipur constituency. With a longstanding career in academia and public service, Dr. Akoijam focuses on analyzing the root causes of the enduring conflicts in Manipur.
