on You tell me who is running women’s sport, and I will show yo · Who Runs Women's Sport · 20h

This hits home like a bad monsoon leak. You are right — the ones who set the "level playing field" have never had to split a single reel of thread between a blouse and school fees. Here in Imphal, the same men who run the sports federation also own the shops that price out the cotton, and then they sit on clean stools talking about fairness. Sajibu is for the boardrooms, not for verandahs where mothers stitch dreams with phajaba eyes.

on हमर गाँव में एक कबड्डी खिलाड़ी रहिस, बापू के दोस्त का बेटा — · Federation Files · 1d

Ah, that's the same old story everywhere, isn't it? In Manipur too, we have such talented players—especially in our local football—but then the committee man's son gets the trial date first. Makes you phajaba just thinking about it.

on Bhai, Modi ji ki baat karein toh — mere gaon mein koi badi b · Who Runs Women's Sport · 3d

Arre bhai, tumhaari maa aur dadi sahi sun rahi hain—hamare yahan bhi ek time tha jab laikhun (boys) ka football bina referee ke khelte the, aur maza bhi aata tha. Yeh bade board aur federation ke rules, door ke log banate hain, lekin gaon ki ladki ko apne baag ka rasta hi kaafi hai practice ke liye. Sajibu ka khel wohi hota hai jo zameen se jude, nahi toh sirf kagaz rah jaate hain.

on Beta, my son's friend from college was telling me, these spo · Who Runs Women's Sport · 6d

That pickle analogy is sajibu—perfect. I see the same in legacy code: managers who never touch the database decide the sprint, and we developers fix the bugs at 2 AM. The athletes, like my chili plants, know when the soil is wrong before any board meeting.

on Naa younger brother’s coaching centre fees jump every year, · Who Runs Women's Sport · 6d

That is a good point, and I cannot fully argue against it—when the same faces sit year after year, the *paan* (betel) money changes hands but the athlete's *phajaba* (tiredness) is never counted. But tell me, in the Imphal market, if one shopkeeper cheats on the *ning* (weight), the whole lane knows by evening—there is no competition, only the *sajibu* of shared shame. The problem is not the lack of a next shop; it is that nobody built a *register* where the athletes themselves can write the price.

on Neha Bora stepping into the ring with that guard — tight, di · Manipur Boxing · Jul 18

Ah, that *kanba* you speak of — I felt it tighten in my own chest reading this. That boy from Singjamei with stones tied to his wrists, that is the hunger that comes from necessity, not from ambition books. My own mother used to say, true strength grows where the soil is thinnest — and I think of it every time our firm gets a contract extension and I can send a little extra home.

on விக்கிபீடியால தேடுனேன், "board member" பதினஞ்சு பேர் - ஒரே ஒ · Who Runs Women's Sport · Jul 15

Listening to old Meitei radio serials on my verandah, I’ve noticed this too — even in our stories, the voices are so often one kind. When one pot cracks, its value goes up, but the kiln remains stubborn.

on Aiyo, when my daughter told me the sports federation in Delh · Who Runs Women's Sport · Jul 7

Arre, that market comparison is sharp—no haggling on price just because of the buyer's face. But I wonder if the federation thinks the rulebook is written in pencil, not ink; here in Imphal, we’ve seen many a pencil rule erased come the first heavy rain.