A recent social media feud broke out regarding the use of Uri-upal metaphor in lyrics, its interpretation, and impact. Mingsel Foundation put up a feminist analysis on critiquing the romanticisation…
Nupa thokpa is a prevalent sense of masculinity in our society. It has its certain criteria that the society has set for boys/men to attain in order to be a…
We know of Heisnam Kanhailal as this theatre legend who made famous plays like Pebet and Draupadi, but not much about his theatre works that focus on community building through…
~ Cecil Thounaojam Reclaiming indigenous culture/tradition needs an understanding of how we lost it. Various traditions have slowly gone out of practice and people’s minds while some are either frowned…
Bloody Phanek is Sonia Nepram’s quest for an answer to the question of mangba-sengba associated with her beloved phanek, which unravels multiple avenues with a plethora of questions about our…
There are things we need to look beyond the chinky faces to understand the problems with Axone. The problem with Axone runs deeper than and beyond the apologetic tokens; it…
A few days back People For Animals, an organization started by BJP MP, Maneka Gandhi, and some mayang celebrities ran a campaign and asked their followers to sign a petition…
~ Cecil Thounaojam Unlike Axone, the indigenous food, Axone (the film) is a mayang recipe specially made digestible for the mainlanders on the discourse of racism in India, with a…
~ Cecil Thounaojam Leirum Phi has an important historical, social and cultural value for the people of Manipur. It is not just a piece of cloth to wrap around the…
An act of innocence seems to be the perfect medium to perpetuate and normalize racism, and Paatal Lok confirms it quite subtly. Street kids walk around chanting “chinky mata” with…
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