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By Hoihnu Hauzel — April 4, 2023
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By Hoihnu Hauzel — November 14, 2022
By Hoihnu Hauzel — September 16, 2022
By Hoihnu Hauzel — April 4, 2022
By Hoihnu Hauzel — December 16, 2021
By Ninglun Hanghal — November 12, 2021
By Hoihnu Hauzel — October 14, 2021
By Hoihnu Hauzel — October 8, 2021
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Category: People

Hoihnu Hauzel   -   April 4, 2023
It’s hard to forget your roots, ask Anjona Mustafi. She was born in Darjeeling and raised in Sikkim and much later, like many from the Northeast, left home for greener pastures. Destiny would take her to Hyderabad, where she teamed up with an investor to open a boutique spa in the heart of the upscale […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   February 6, 2023
Corporate law and textiles would seem radically unrelated, but Delhi-based Krishna Sarma sure knows how to juggle her two passions. As a busy corporate lawyer, she specialises in the life sciences sector. As an Assamese lover of art and craft concerned about the plight of weavers in the Northeast, she constantly works to uplift conditions […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   February 2, 2023
Naga musician Moa Subong, who received the Padma Shri this year for his contribution to folk music, could be regarded a Man of Many Arts. He created a world music genre called howey and invented musical instruments such as the bamhum and the tikzik. Moa composes and sings originals and has founded Nagaland’s “first folk […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   January 14, 2023
In many ways, Dr Th Dhabali Singh’s story reflects Manipur’s bumpy ride to progress and the steadfast commitment of her people to see their beloved state shine. It is a fascinating story that quite simply must be told. Dr Singh, 67, is Chairman & Managing Director of the Babina Group of Companies, which has under […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   November 14, 2022
Phuntsok Ongmoo Bhutia, 28, begins her day with wool. And ends it as well. This girl from Chumbong village in Pelling, a remote hamlet in the western part of Sikkim is unlikely to forget “that'' look on her mother’s face when, one afternoon in 2021, she returned home from a nearby market with bags overloaded […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   September 16, 2022
It takes a certain kind of audaciousness to be unorthodox; to break from the norm and chart a somewhat unexpected course because of a firmly-held belief that “natural” is the way for the future. That’s Roshmi Borthakur for you. Audacious, unorthodox and of-the-earth. Nothing else can quite explain Roshmi’s sudden decision to shift gears and […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   April 4, 2022
“A brick a day will eventually turn into a building,” father Viswani would whisper to his little son as he got ready to set out to work at the break of day. It’s something Jiwat never forgot; it came to define him. Today, Jiwat Viswani is Meghalaya’s foremost hotelier – a man whose properties exude his love […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   December 16, 2021
Passion, for Roshnikumar Yambem, is his ‘true phoenix’.  If he is forced to set aside one, you can be sure a new one will rise from its ashes. Because, nothing fazes him. When he tragically lost his parents to cancer within two years of each other, Roshnikumar struggled to free himself of the psychological consequences […]
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Ninglun Hanghal   -   November 12, 2021
"When we were small children, we all played dress-up and everybody had a good time. So why stop?" - Iris Apfel In Wangjing Sorokhaibam Leikai, a municipal town in Thoubal district of Manipur, she’s quite the household name. She is famously known as Potloi Sabi (bridal wear designer) but for most of us she will […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   October 14, 2021
Drinking morning tea | the monk is peaceful | the chrysanthemum blooms - Matsuo Basho There’s a sense of contentment that only a delicate brew of tea can evoke; that feeling that all will be well with the world with just one flavourful sip. That’s how Elizabeth Yamben (Eli) feels when she settles down to enjoy a cup of her own magical concoction. Eli is an alchemist -  a tea alchemist. She brings together leaves, buds, flowers, fruits and […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   October 8, 2021
It is almost as if June Rose Vaiphei lets her name define her. After all, there’s nothing quite as soothing as the scent of a rose. It has been extolled by poets, scrutinized by scientists and worshipped by aromatherapists. And for June, it has decorated the path she’s chosen to tread. June Rose Vaiphei is […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   October 4, 2021
When N Biren Singh was sworn in as the first-ever Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Chief Minister in Manipur, it indicated a profound shift in the troubled state’s polity. He was taking over the reins of power after 15 years of Congress rule. There was a yearning for change and the people were willing to place […]
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