Land of Jewels (Sana Leibak)

Bans festivities, Thabal Chongba on Khongjom Day: Imphal, Apr 22: The KYKL has banned all festivities on April 23, the day observed as Khongjom Day in the state in a press release by it Dy. Secy. publicity and research, Apabi Mangang. In particular, the organisation banned all planned thabal chongba in and around Khongjom on the day, and also on all other days until the next Yaoshang except in the case of Lai Haraoba rituals of the nearby sacred places. The KYKL release also expressed utter disbelief at the show of insensitivity to the history of the place and the significance of the Khongjom war by such planned festivities. It said this should have been a solemn occasion to remember the land’s brave forefather and their commitment to freedom and identity of posterity. They fought the British knowing fully well they were no match for the imperial army which had virtually conquered the whole world earning itself the epithet that it is an empire on which the sun never sets. In the face o...

IT eludes Seven Sisters: The 1980s belonged to Japan, when the world experienced an electronic revolution and the 1990s to India when it underwent a software revolution. North-eastern India has, so far, not been part of the revolution. India excels in the filed of information technology and there are obvious reasons for it. Indians’ proficiency in English has helped them communicate well with the rest of the world, without any additional effort of learning English. This has been a significant advantage since such countries as China do not have this advantage. The “British Influence” in India has, for obvious reasons, had a positive impact. Software programming is closely associated with logic and mathematics and India has been in the forefront in the latter, from the Vedic era. The strong base has helped Indians analyse and model problems and consequently provide effective solutions. The cost factor has had a huge impact on the Western world’s decision to delegate software development ...