Ima, a Kshetrimayum ningol, married our father, who belonged to the Oinam family in Sagolband, Sayang Konthoujam Leikai, Imphal West, guided by her belief in destiny. (In Manipur, we don’t have a caste system. For Meitei community, lineage is traced through seven clans, each with a specific surname; the Oinams belong to the Khuman clan). […]
Author Archives: Sonia Oinam
Sonia Oinam, a Manipur Civil Service officer and Joint Secretary in the Manipur government, is also a writer and poet based in Imphal.