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Meira Paibi gets TOI Social Impact Awards Lifetime contribution Award
Times of India | Oinam Sunil, TNN | Jan 10, 2013
Singjamei Meira Paibis (women with torch) rally against selling and abuse of drugs and alcohol :: 8 July 2012
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TOI Social Impact Awards Link here
Their call to arms always causes a bit of a clamour. It's the sound of a stone being banged against an electric pole, a sound that's picked up and transmitted between localities to bring out the women of Manipur at any hour of day or night.
The Meira Paibi — literally, women with flaming torches — is the largest grassroots, civilian movement fighting state atrocities and human rights violations in Manipur. For decades, the women have faced the state's armed might and aggression with nothing more than their will and unity.
The movement by Meitei women began in the 1970s as a drive against alcoholism and drug addiction. The women would walk in groups at night, impose fines on drunks, and burn stocks of alcohol. Liquor was eventually banned in the state. "We've been fighting against drug abuse, crimes against women, and the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).We will continue to fight these," says Ak Janaki Leima, a Meira Paibi leader.
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