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International Meeteis Forum
The International Meeteis Forum (or "International Meitei Forum", IMF) is a Meitei ethnic advocacy group in the Indian state of Manipur. Its objectives are to assert Meitei indigeneity in Manipur, to unify Meiteis around the world, to campaign for the territorial integrity of the Manipur state and to block the influx of alleged foreigners.Meiteis demand say in accord
The Telegraph (India), 8 December 2012.
Founded in 2012 by a retired army officer R. K. Rajendro, it later teamed up with the with similar ideological motivations. Both the organisations generated ...
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Imphal Valley
Imphal Valley ( /ˈɪmpɑːl/; ) or Manipur Valley () is located in the Indian state of Manipur and is an irregular almost oval shaped canyon that was formed as a result of the multiple small rivers that originate from neighbouring hill regions surrounding the valley and flow through it. The water in the Imphal valley is fetched from several rivers that flows via the valley, such as Imphal River, Iril River, Thoubal River, Khuga River and Sekmai river. Imphal River is the most prominent of the rivers which pass through the heart of the valley, and the river for which the entire valley is named. The Imphal valley is located in almost the centre of the state of Manipur and is surrounded by hills on all sides. Manipur has multi-topographical characteristics; it is a part of the eastern Himalayas, especially its lower hills, and it is an important feature of the landscape of Manipur. The hills forms one of the two main physical regions of the state, the other being the Manipur va ...
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Nagaland
Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Self-Administered Zone of the Sagaing Region of Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma) to the east. Its capital city is Kohima and its largest city is the twin Chümoukedima–Dimapur. The state has an area of with a population of 1,980,602 as per the 2011 Census of India, making it one of the least populated states in India.Census of India 2011
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Nagaland consists of 17 administrative districts, inhabited by 17 major tribes along with other sub-tribes. Each tribe is distinct in character from the other in terms of customs, language and dress. It is ...
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The Wire (India)
''The Wire'' is an Indian nonprofit news and opinion website. It was founded in 2015 by Siddharth Varadarajan, Sidharth Bhatia, and M. K. Venu. It counts among the news outlets that are independent of the Indian government, and has been subject to several defamation suits by state governments, businessmen, politicians and multinational companies. On 9 May 2025, it was blocked by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under the IT Act for allegedly violating freedom of the press. Its reporting of disinformation in the Meta- Tek Fog fiasco caused it to face scrutiny and backlash until it released a formal apology and admitted to having published the story without verification. History The Wire was founded by Siddharth Varadarajan, after he departed from his position as editor at ''The Hindu''. It began operating on 11 May 2015; Varadarajan worked with Sidharth Bhatia and M. K. Venu who had initially funded the website. Later it was made part of the Fou ...
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Meitei Leepun
Pramot Singh is a Meitei socio-political activist in Manipur, India. He heads a Meitei nationalist organisation called Meitei Leepun, which was active in the 2023–2025 Manipur violence, along with another organisation called Arambai Tenggol. Biography Pramot Singh studied clinical psychology at Maharaja Sayajirao University from 1989-1991, and received a Master's in clinical psychology from Gujarat University. He married his wife, Radha Wangkheirakpam, in 2000. Biographical details regarding Singh between his graduation and his prominence as a Meitei Leepun leader following its formation in 2015 are scarce. He has stated that his time with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student organization affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), had a significant influence on him. He was a member of this group while pursuing higher education in Gujarat. The Meitei Leepun, a group from the Meitei community, has been blamed for participating in assaults on Kuki ...
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Coordinating Committee On Manipur Integrity
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) is a joint body of Meitei civil society organisations in the Indian state of Manipur. It came into being in 2019 in the wake of the peace talks between the Indian government and Naga rebel groups, as the latter sought autonomy and integration of the Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur into a Greater Nagaland. COCOMI campaigns for maintaining the "territorial integrity" of Manipur, which was a princely state under the British Raj and became part of the Indian Union upon India's independence.CSOs form united front to fight for integrity
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Indian National Army
The Indian National Army (INA, sometimes Second INA; ''Azad Hind Fauj'' ; 'Free Indian Army') was a Empire of Japan, Japanese-allied and -supported armed force constituted in Southeast Asia during World War II and led by Indian Nationalism#Anti-colonial, anti-colonial nationalist Subhas Chandra Bose. It comprised primarily of British Indian Army prisoners of war, POWs taken by Empire of Japan, Japan. Indian civilians in the region were also enlisted, with around 18,000 joining. * # # # # "The second INA involved Indian society in Southeast Asia in a way the earlier incarnation had failed to do so. ... Men were recruited locally, and ... special emphasis was placed on the Tamils of Malaya." The INA aimed to liberate India from British Raj, British rule. # # After winning Japanese assent for its goal, the INA furnished support to the Imperial Japanese Army, Japanese Army. # # # The Japanese and INA forces Operation U-Go, invaded India from Rangoon in 1944, and Bose's nominal Pr ...
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Inner Line Permit
Inner Line Permit (ILP) is an official travel document issued by the state government concerned to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen into a protected area for a limited period. It is obligatory for Indian citizens from outside those states to obtain a permit to enter the protected state. The document is an effort by the government to regulate movement to certain areas located near the international border of India. An ILP is usually significantly easier to obtain than the analogous Protected Area Permit (PAP) which is the document required by non-citizens to enter the same areas. Background The administrative device of Inner Line was introduced by the British India through the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation of 1873. It authorised the provincial government to define a so-called "Inner Line" beyond which "British subjects" (i.e., the people of the British Indian provinces) could not travel without a pass. The regulations also laid down rules regarding trade, possessi ...
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The Sangai Express
''The Sangai Express'' is a daily newspaper based in Imphal Imphal (; , ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (officially known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the former Kingdom of Manipur, surrounded by a ... published in English and Meitei (Manipuri) languages. The English language newspaper has circulation of 27,513 copies. The Meitei language version is the largest circulated newspaper in that language. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sangai Express Asian news websites English-language newspapers published in India ...
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Cheitharol Kumbaba
''Cheitharol Kumbaba'' or ''Cheithalon Kumpapa'' (''Ch. K.''), the "Royal Chronicle of Manipur", is a court chronicle of the kings of Manipur, which claims to start from 33 CE and to cover the rule of 76 Kings until 1955. The work of chronicling actually began during the reign of King Kiyamba in 1485 CE. The earlier events were reconstructed later during the reign of Bhagyachandra, presumably from oral sources or from scattered written records. According to scholar Saroj Nalini Parratt, the earlier parts have relatively little detail but contain numerous inaccuracies. But they are still said to be useful in reconstructing Manipur's early history. Etymology Ancient Meitei counting methods involved sticks (''chei'') being placed (''thapa'') to represent a base number. ''Kum'' signifies a period of time and ''paba'' is a verb meaning to read or reckon. The chronicle's title therefore connotes the "placing of sticks or using a base as a means of reckoning the period of time, the y ...
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Kuki Students Organisation
Kuki Students' Organisation (KSO) is a generic name of an organisation comprising many Kuki student bodies in India. It functions under a general headquarters, with districts and other branches at different states and cities of northeast India and mainland India. Formation With the objective of forming a pan–Kuki student body an all India Kuki Students Conference was held at Tamphasana Girls High School, Imphal on 20–23 October 1958. Representatives from Assam, Naga Hills, Lushai hills, Tripura, Shillong, etc. attended the conference. The congregation felt the need for formation of a student body to take care of their problems, and if needed, to support the demand for a Kuki State. The 1960s set the tone for the installation of a full-fledged student body. KSO was formally established with a written constitution on 17 October 1963 at the residence of Shri Paokhohang Haokip (Late father of Mrs. Achin Haokip, IPS -Manipur Police), G.M. Avenue, Imphal. The first Executive mem ...
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Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest. The country's capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city is Yangon (formerly Rangoon). Early civilisations in the area included the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu city-states in Upper Myanmar and the Mon kingdoms in Lower Myanmar. In the 9th century, the Bamar people entered the upper Irrawaddy River, Irrawaddy valley, and following the establishment of the Pagan Kingdom in the 1050s, the Burmese language and Culture of Myanmar, culture and Buddhism in Myanmar, Theravada Buddhism slowly became dominant in the co ...
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