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Shooting the Sun: Why Manipur Was Engulfed by Violence and the Government Remained Silent
by Nandita Haksar
Speaking tiger (5 January 2024) Paperback : 200 pages ISBN-10 : 9354477011 | ISBN-13 : 978-9354477010
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Manipur is burning with hate and violence since May 2023. We the outsiders do not know what triggered this vicious cycle of violence. Nandita Haksar’s recently published book, Shooting the Sun: Why (…)
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