In the aftermath of two years of ethnic clashes in Manipur, the resignation of the chief minister fails to quell the unrest, as residents remain heavily armed and distrustful of the state. Personal accounts highlight the devastating impacts of violence, such as 13-year-old Selina Mairembam, who suffers from trauma and injuries sustained in a bomb attack. The community is deeply affected, with families in mourning and children like Gianna Rajkumari plagued by nightmares. Despite the birth of new life, the shadow of death looms large in this conflict-ridden area.
Every time 13-year-old Selina Mairembam tries to write or eat with her right hand, the pain and the scars remind her of the day she was nearly killed by a bomb.
Holding out the jagged pieces of bomb shrapnel that tore through her arm, she whispers to me, I'm always scared. I don't want to be scared.
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