Manipur, March 6 -- Thoudam Landhoni tightly held a packet of candle and incense sticks in one hand as she waved with the other to stop vehicles amidthe heavy traffic along the Langthabal-Heirangoithong road.

She, along with her husband and four of her relief camp inmates, had been toiling in the relentless Tuesday afternoon sun to make ends meet.

Forty-Seven-year-old Thoudam Landhoni hails from Churachandpur New Bazar and has been rendered homeless since the conflict erupted on 3 May. Since then, she has been seeking refuge in the relief camp at Phubala High School, Bishnupur district along with her husband Thoudam Nandabir (55) and their children.

Landhoni's story is one among hundreds who are reeling under the burden of the conflict...