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Morung Express | Roshmi Goswami, | July 2 :
I travelled extensively across the north-east, drawing women from the most marginalised sections into the process, but also trying to capture then strength and dynamism in a region of political strife and protracted conflict. I aligned closely with the Meira Paibis, the torch-bearers of Manipur, who were just beginning to move from community policing on alcoholism to raising issues of human rights violations.
A trip to Imphal always meant a meal with these amazing powerful women at their home in the Palace Gate Compound. Chaobi Devi, Thokchom Ramani and Kunjalata Devi were an inseparable trio who drew strength from each other and attended every meeting together, regardless of who was invited.
But in Beijing the vivacious Chaobi withered into a disempowered old woman in an unfamiliar setting, without the strength of her buddies and her support base. It was very sad to see her like that and it taught me some important lessons about what not to do when working with community women.
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