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Hollywood Street: Hidden conflict, Heroin & HIV
 
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Hollywood Street

Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, once called Manipur a “ Jewel of India”. The Jewel is now covered in blood and tears, doused with heroin, and completely neglected. Meanwhile, the rest of India is marching towards shining glory. Hollywood Street, a narrow stretch thronged with drug dealers and prostitutes in the town of Churchandpur, is a snap shot of human catastrophe caused by the ongoing tribal conflicts in Manipur.


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