Amid the Kuki-Meitei conflict in Manipur, sections from both the warring sides have gone out of their way to keep a few of the inter-community couples safe. TNM met such inter-community couples at different places in Manipur.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is the leader of the Congress Party in Lok Sabha, a member of the Congress Working Committee, president of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, and chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament.
From treating rifle bullet injuries to navigating the cracks between warring communities, Manipur's doctors share their experiences of the unrest in the state.
Like the Meira Paibis, the women's wing of the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) has also taken up the role of vigilantes in territories where the Kukis are dominant.
“The shutdown is to thwart the design and activities of anti-national and anti-social elements and to maintain peace and communal harmony,” the Manipur government had said.