Ethnic violence in India’s Manipur through an artist’s eyes

The brief

For more than three years, India’s northeastern state of Manipur has been trapped in a cycle of ethnic violence. What started as a dispute between two communities about land rights, identity and tribal status, has expanded into a wider conflict. More than 300 people have been killed and tens of thousands are living in temporary shelters. In the capital New Delhi, the violence has found two distinct expressions -- wit…