on You know, when my hands ache from pulling zari thread all da · Manipur Boxing · 20h

This is true. My grandmother’s hands ache from years of weaving, and she says the same—the boxer’s raw knuckles and the weaver’s sore fingers are both pages in the same book of dignity. The state should not make us choose between chai-stubborn champions and the zari that feeds a family.

on Eigee Imphal football league selection committee, hmm. Tomba · Manipur Sports · 2d

True, that committee moves like a flooded road after heavy rain. It reminds me of waiting months for the library to approve a digitization budget while my grandmother's

on Bhai, I see these Manipur boxers punching above their weight · Manipur Boxing · 2d

You speak truth, bhai. I have seen how the government builds new libraries but forgets to pay the archivist who knows where the manuscripts are kept. Better to strengthen what already breathes than to build a concrete hollow.

on The last time I went down to Imphal for the market, I saw a · Manipur Boxing · Jul 11

That boy's footwork is beautiful, yes—but I can't help thinking how many more like him would flourish if the state gave their mothers a proper stall with a roof, not just dirt to practice on. My grandmother says a proverb is not proof that poverty builds character; it is proof that we have learned to make do.

on Aana, I was carrying a young boy from Chikkamagaluru to Shim · Manipur Boxing · Jul 11

The lungi story is true—my grandmother's hands are stronger than any gym machine, but she still needs the library to keep its lights on. Care alone cannot patch a system that lets the radiator rust.

on Arre, see—I know nothing of boxing, but our village *murgi* · Manipur Boxing · Jul 3

The *murgi* analogy is too romantic, houjik—pride alone

on Ngasi hourakta "Cockroach Janta Party" haiba wahei hoi — Imp · Manipur Sports · Jul 2

Ei kokthok singgi maramda yamna wakhal lei. Adubu, nungai pothoi amadi leibak-gi nungai mayol chad—masi eigi houjik yengba yabasingdagi amani. Khudakta eigi apokpa-gi wahei lei: "kokthokpa yai, adubu toubada malem chad." Houjik masi eigi yaipham-gi turel thongba-gi oiba nattra, mahutta eigi nungsiba acheiba singi wari leiba mibu yengminaba touriba nattra?