3 hrs ago
Journalist Hoihnu Hauzel Documents Manipur’s Conflict and Northeast Stories
Hoihnu Hauzel is a journalist and writer from Manipur.
In 2023, violence broke out in the state, and her family’s home was burned.
Her family had to leave, and she helped get relatives to safety.
She began writing about what was happening, even though it was painful.
Her book tells about the conflict and the people affected by it.
She also wrote poems about the home and belongings her family lost.
Hauzel says it is important for people from conflict zones to record their own stories.
Through her other projects, she also shares stories and culture from Northeast India.
Hoihnu Hauzel says she began documenting Manipur’s violence after her family home was burned and relatives fled.
Her book Stories the Fire Could Not Burn records the conflict, which she says has killed more than 300 people and displaced nearly 60,000.
Hauzel tracked daily reports, verified incidents, spoke with sources and authorities, and helped coordinate her family’s evacuation.
Her poetry collection Requiem for a Home in Manipur reflects on the rooms and belongings tied to the loss of home.
Hauzel says her projects promote Northeast India’s stories, culture, tourism and accounts of resilience often overlooked by mainstream media.
- Who
- Journalist and writer Hoihnu Hauzel, whose family was displaced during the violence.
- What
- Hauzel discusses documenting Manipur’s conflict, her books, and her work promoting Northeast India.
- Where
- Manipur and the broader Northeast region of India.
- When
- The conflict began on May 3, 2023; the interview also discusses Hauzel’s ongoing projects.
- Why
- Hauzel says she wanted to document events and give space to Northeast stories that are often overlooked or framed mainly through violence.
Key facts
- Author
- Hoihnu Hauzel
- Conflict began
- May 3, 2023
- Reported deaths
- More than 300
- Reported displaced people
- Close to 60,000
- Conflict book
- Stories the Fire Could Not Burn
- Poetry collection
- Requiem for a Home in Manipur; 43 poems
- Media platform
- Hauzel started The Northeast Stories in 2010.
Quotes
Hoihnu Hauzel
Journalist, writer and founder of The Northeast Stories
“The Northeast and its people did not matter much beyond the obvious stories of violence.”
scroll.in
Sources
Related news
Manipur Artists Use Art to Heal and Preserve Lamka
Rohini Rana’s Fusion Cookbook Blends Memory, Travel and Tradition
Manipur’s Emerging Naga-Kuki Fault Line Deepens Ethnic Security Crisis
Civilians Targeted as Naga-Kuki Violence Escalates in Manipur
Widow, Nursing Graduate Killed Allegedly in Manipur Paddy Field
Four Killed, Child Injured in Manipur Kuki Black Day Attacks
Woman Shot Dead in Kamjong as Kuki-Naga Gunfire Erupts
Security Forces Defuse 27 IEDs in Manipur Operation
Biren Singh Says Manipur Needs State-Led Security Response
Musk’s Starlink Claims Spark India Satellite Internet Dispute
