Manipur's 'Meira Paibis' (Those Who Hold The Torch)
Meira Paibi - 'someone who holds the torch' in Meiteilon, the language of the Meitei people - is an all-women institution in Manipur. Meira Paibi evolved from the 'Nishabandh' movement in the 1970s, when groups of women patrolled their neighbourhoods to stop alcoholism and drug abuse.
















