Manipur Without Merger: An Alternate History by SB Luwang is a bold reimagining of one of the most decisive moments in modern Manipuri history. What if Maharaj Bodhachandra had refused to sign the Merger Agreement in 1949? Could Manipur have survived as a constitutional monarchy, balancing between India and Southeast Asia, while navigating wars, insurgencies, and globalization?
This book traces a seventy-five–year alternate timeline, exploring politics, economy, ecology, and culture decade by decade—from the 1950s Cold War and narcotics crisis of the 1980s to the connectivity boom of the 2010s and the pandemic-diplomacy tests of the 2020s. Blending historical logic with speculative imagination, it offers a lens to reflect on resilience, identity, and the survival of small states in a world of giants.
A must-read for history lovers, policy thinkers, students of politics, and anyone curious about the paths not taken.
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