Ryan Alexander (in brown shirt), one
of the MaNippon’s founder members, meets the Mayaa Shop at Takada for product
promotion.
MaNippon
Team, during a visit to the Reeds Exhibition in Tokyo in July 2012
Yuji Sakuma (in blue T-Shirt), one of
the MaNippon’s founder members, being interviewed by the Tokamachi radio at the
Globe Club, Urasa.
A keen
customer looking at the MaNippon product during an exhibition at the Globe
Club, Urasa
The MaNippon products on sale in the
IUJ School shop.
The MaNippon products on sale in the IUJ School shop.
Manipur is a beautiful land with full of greenery and a very pleasant climate inhabited by various ethnic groups like the Meiteis, the Nagas, the Kukis, the Koms, the Hmars, the Mizos, and many others who have lived together happily and peacefully since very many years. However, since recent times, the various Naga organizations have claimed the formation of Greater Nagaland incorporating the Naga inhabited areas of Manipur to Nagaland, which is a neighboring state of Manipur. Now the Kuki organizations also start similar movement claiming to form a separate Kukiland. As such, there are various bandhs and blockades in the hill areas and burning innumerable trucks and vehicles, damaging various goods and leading to the sharp price hike of daily commodities, hence severely affecting the economy of the state. When the Kuki groups call bandhs, the various Naga organizations do not allow the Naga inhabited areas or areas with the Naga majority to call bandhs and they do counter attack. Similar counter attacks happen when the Naga organizations call bandhs. Besides the frequent blockades on the National Highways NH-39 and NH-53 which are lifelines of the state lead to unaccountable hardships to the people of the state, there are many more bandhs and strikes in the valley as well called by various Meitei organizations on any petty reason . On top of all these, there are instances when the state security forces get involved in the anti-social activity thereby instilling a sense of insecurity to the people here in Manipur
There are various secessionist groups working actively in Manipur and demanding that the state be given independence from India giving historical reason. Whatever the reason is and who ever the group is, there are untold miseries to the people, especially the people who have no government job or regular income, like the artisans, vegetable, vendors, farmers, and those who earn their livelihoods on daily wages.
There is still hope for restoration of peace to this beautiful land with many individuals and organizations working for upliftment of the people of Manipur. MaNippon Global has made strategies for the year ahead. Its team member had visited the Japan Information Centre as well as the Indo-Japan Friendship Association at Imphal, Manipur to gather information and to share on what could be done to strengthen the relationship of Manipur and Japan. There is continuity in product promotion as well as product diversification. As it is winter in Japan, the product promotion activity is a bit slow. However, there are plans for new contacts and exhibitions once the spring starts.
MaNippon Global’s Spring Greetings to All!!!
(Please see to know briefly that there are so frequent bandhs in Manipur hampering the growth of the land and its people, though this link does not give the latest news : http://manipuronline.com/tag/bandh)
(Please see this which shows various instances of attacks and killing of non-Manipuri by local thugs / insurgent groups without any valid reason: http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/data_sheets/militentattack.htm )
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