Beyond the Visible Event

Beyond the Visible Event

When temporary benefits become substitutes for political vision, the struggle for a secure and dignified future is slowly eroded. Langva politics therefore does not merely distract from public aspiration—it has the potential to weaken, delay, and ultimately undermine it by replacing enduring principles with fleeting material satisfaction.
Unhealed Trauma & Broken Trust: Can We Say Peace?

Unhealed Trauma & Broken Trust: Can We Say Peace?

Peace cannot be measured merely by the absence of conflict. It is reflected in whether survivors and the next generation can live without fear, whether communities feel secure in their homes, and whether children inherit hope instead of grief. Until these questions are honestly addressed...
Lamka Politics & Leadership Crises

Lamka Politics & Leadership Crises

While the administration frames his visits across Jiribam, Kangpokpi, and Lamka as a comprehensive outreach to all stakeholders, critics view it as a calculated strategy to project an illusion of normalcy and fracture tribal unity.
Harvesting Wild Cane

Harvesting Wild Cane

The air rushed past him as he plummeted straight into the dense, tangled thorns. We cannot say if the earth had any mercy on him that day, but the jungle floor was a chaotic nest of razor-sharp, jagged barbs and biting thickets.
Lamka is “Lamka”

Lamka is “Lamka”

When "dice are thrown" and "when a coin is flipped"—the native indigenous want to see the flying dice and the flipping coins at the same time. In such moments, communities may come to accept what is given without question as they keep on watching the coin being flipped on their heads, and the flying dice is new; they've never seen them.
Had ‘He’ Compared With ‘Him’?

Had ‘He’ Compared With ‘Him’?

The milestone achieved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2026—surpassing Jawaharlal Nehru’s record for the longest continuous tenure as an elected Prime Minister serves as more than a statistical marker in the annals of Indian governance. It acts as a prism through which we can observe the evolution of the world’s largest democracy across nearly eight decades.