Manipur, Feb. 12 -- For few, life is a jolly affair filled with the scent of lovely rose petals and glamorous affairs while for some it is a treacherous journey with obstacles that test the limits of human sacrifice and endurance.

Not too long ago, the classrooms and corridors of Ideal Girls College in Akampat, Imphal East, echoed the laughter and cheers of students and teachers but now it houses hundreds of displaced people mainly from Churachandpur and Moreh who are struggling to cope with the daily demands and needs in their new environment.

It was a gloomy Sunday evening when we came across 15-year-old Yaima and 17-year-old Kumar (names changed) from Moreh Ward No. 7 who now stays at the relief camp with their families.

Yaima stays...