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Sylvan Reverie: Practices of a flowing artist

Visual artist Natasha Datta Roy’s third solo exhibition, Sylvan Reverie, at the Academy of Fine Arts (South Gallery) was inaugurated on 27 October, 2025. The exhibition presented a deeply contemplative exploration of nature, memory and belonging, capturing the delicate balance between nostalgia and renewal.

Something rotten at the NSU

From Dingko Singh, who won a gold medal in boxing at the 1998 Asian Games, the first time and after 25 years, to the magnificent Mary Kom, to former India football captain Rennedy Singh, to multiple world champion Mirabai Chanu - the list of Manipuri sports heroes is almost endless.

Assam’s defence corridor: From vision to strategic necessity

As geopolitical uncertainties mount and security threats diversify, the urgency to indigenize defense production has never been greater. Against this backdrop, the proposal to establish a defense industrial corridor in Assam is not just timely. It is strategically imperative.

The rise of Big Brother and the fall of democracy in Manipur

Despite holding multiparty elections, India falls short of fundamental requisites such as freedom of expression, association, and free and fair elections due to ineffective enforcement agencies and a judiciary system that fails to check the unfair electoral system strictly.