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I was keen to see the Royal Palace of Manipur for many reasons. It was the place where the king was converted to Vaishnavism. It was the place from where Rash Lila and other Radha -Krishna love story related dance and musical forms emerged in the distant Northeast. The Manipuri kings possibly came from Tibet via Thailand and Burma about six hundred years back .The ethnic population had their own religion.

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The pandemic has left a colossal impact on the country’s economy including political and social. Psychologically, it has taken a toll on everyone in many untold ways and is still continuing. The economic impact has led to unemployment, recession, financial uncertainty, the collapse of industries and essential services disruption to name a few. Political impact has led to increased restrictions in travelling, change in national and foreign policies, international and national tensions and of course political blame game to show that one is not doing enough to manage the country during such a crisis.

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Ever since the arrest of the Manipur activists Erendro Leichombam, there had been a debate revolving around the law on the basis of which he was arrested. Leichombam (40), along with journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem 41, were charged under the stringent Act in May 2021, for Facebook posts they put up after the death of Manipur Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Saikhom Tikendra Singh due to Covid-related complications. They had criticised the saffron party for purportedly promoting cow urine as a cure for the infection.

The activist had written in his post that cow dung and urine were not a cure for the coronavirus and expressed condolences at the death of the BJP leader. “The cure is science and common sense,” the post added.

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Covid-19 cases continued to surge in Meghalaya as 9 more people succumbed to the virus as on 3August, increasing the fatality figure to 1118. It is unfortunate as Shillong being a tiny state with a population of around 32 lakhs still lags behind, acting tardy in vaccinating to at least half of it. Whereas the capital of India, Delhi having a population of  around 3 crore has successfully been able to vaccinate 90% of its population surging to a mere number of not more than 200 cases daily. The reasons are ascertained to be numerous out of which hesitancy and myth regarding the vaccination is seen to be prominent.

Vaccine Hesitancy – loosely defined as the phenomenon of people refusing to get inoculated despite the presence of a safe and effective vaccine – is complex and driven by several factors. The extraordinary circumstances and the crunched timelines under which the Covid-19 vaccines were developed makes it even more complicated. Thus, experts believe it is only natural for people to be apprehensive.