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Soibam Ongbi Momon Leima (1951-2021): An activist inextricably mixed with Manipur's tortured history


Soibam Ongbi Momon Leima (1951-2021): An activist inextricably mixed with Manipur’s tortured history
Her contribution went far beyond the protest at which 12 women stripped naked outside the Assam Rifles headquarters.
Soibam Ongbi Momon Leima.
Soibam Ongbi Momon Leima (1951-2021) died on July 16 at 7.15 pm in a hospital in Imphal, Manipur, due to Covid-19. It is important for us to remember that her contribution went far beyond just the one dramatic protest she took part in outside the Kangla Fort on July 15, 2004, when 12 women stripped naked holding a massive banner with the words “Indian Army Rape Us.”
Ima Momon, as she was known, was born on July 28, 1951 in Imphal. She passed out of Wangkhei Girls’ High School. She took part in sports and traditional dance in her school and at home she learnt to spin and weave. But she finished only up to class eight and at the age of 13 she was married to a school teacher, Soibam Shamungun, and she had six chi ....

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