#nanditahaksar — Public Fediverse posts

‘Shooting the Sun’: Will the sun come out and shine again in Manipur?

Nandita Haksar's 'Shooting the Sun: Why Manipur was Engulfed in Violence and the Government Remained Silent' not only lays bare the nuances of the political crisis in Manipur but also what becomes of us when our political imagination is reduced to an identity.

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https://scroll.in/article/1064139/shooting-the-sun-will-the-sun-come-out-and-shine-again-in-manipur

Opinion: Meiteis must speak up against the Manipur violence – as writer MK Binodini would have done

There is no one left who has the courage to stand up against the deadly identity politics. But the dominant community must take the first step. Nandita Haksar writes.

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https://scroll.in/article/1053324/opinion-meiteis-must-speak-up-against-the-violence-as-manipuri-writer-mk-binodini-would-have-done