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Know what leading academics, writers, poets, musicians, activists and journalists from the region have to say to develop an informed perspective on matters related to this part of India.
by "I am glad I could do so much for Manipur, I can die in peace now..." - And those were Maharajkumari Binodini Devi's prophetic last lines as she ended her interview for a documentary which we were filming. That was in the year 2009. Two years later one of Manipur's iconic woman litterateur, poet, painter, sculptor and a social activist breathed her last. But not before she left behind an outstanding legacy that boasted a body of impressive literary works including numerous short stories, essays, plays and award winning screenplays.
It was an unusually bright and hot summer's day when we landed at the Imphal airport. My first time in a state which I had many personal connections with and one whose stories of insurgency and state misrule I had read, heard of and...Read more...
More about Priyanjana Dutta
Originally from Shillong, journalist and independent filmmaker Priyanjana Dutta grew up in the capital city of Meghalaya and then later in Delhi. A journalist for more than 15 years, she began with United Television and then moved on to NDTV's award winning documentary team. She was an NDTV sports anchor before she joined CNN-IBN in 2005 as their Bangalore bureau chief. As an independent filmmaker her focus has been on developmental issues as well as on women. She has done in-depth features on issues ranging from water privatisation, waste management in urban and rural areas around Bangalore city, gender issues, sustainability issues, environment and special investigation reports. She can be contacted at priyanjana.dutta@gmail.com. For more on her work, visit www.independentfilmmaker.in.Recent Posts by Priyanjana Dutta
- Manipur's Royal Legacy: Imasi Binodini Devi
"I am glad I could do so much for Manipur, I can die in peace now..." - And those were Maharajkumari Binodini Devi's prophetic last lines as she ended
Sanatombi
Rowdy Sandrembee: The salaried beggars of modern ManipurWhen power is misused, chaos becomes the norm of a society. In our society, sad but true, power is misused in each and every sector. It is too common
Soibam Haripriya
Raping the OtherArticles in local newspapers in Manipur for the past few months have been bordering on a misogynist strain of thought. Many of the articles expectedly commented on women opting
Akhu Chingangbam
The Imphal music projectThe Imphal Music Project is conceived by an Imphal-based band Imphal Talkies which was earlier based in New Delhi. The project is not for art for art's sake or
Subir Bhaumik
'Bangla Spring' brings back spirit of 1971If the Arab Spring was all about democracy and people power, this spring in Bangladesh is all about rejuvenation, a return to the spirit of 1971 that made independence
Sumana Roy
Uttor: Of Fearful Symmetry - a leopard in SiliguriWho would have imagined certainly not I that one day I would have to make a phone call to my mother in Siliguri to ask her to keep the
Binalakshmi Nepram
Northeast India Matters: weaving our collective histories Did you know that the Chinese called Manipur 'Hso Po lo mein' and the Burmese called it 'Kathe', that Manipur called Tripura 'Takhel' and that till date there is
Easterine Kire
The narratives silenced by war: the Barkweaver project of peoplestories and folktalesOnce upon a time, a young man had a pond. It held such clear, sweet water that went down your throat smoothly and left behind a lingering taste of
