Merger or annexation? The fall of Redlands rekindles Manipur’s old question

Merger or annexation? The fall of Redlands rekindles Manipur’s old question

When a country argues with its past, buildings matter. The timbered bungalow at Redlands in Shillong—long known as the Manipur Rajbari—was one such building. On 21 September 1949, Maharaja Bodhachandra signed the Merger Agreement there; on 15 October 1949, administration passed to the Dominion of India. In October 2025, as widely reported, the building was […] The post Merger or annexation? The fall of Redlands rekindles Manipur’s old question a…