Imphal, Dec. 19 -- Malem Thongam, a 27-year-old transgender social activist from Imphal East, has successfully concluded her long-distance peace expedition by reaching Imphal on Friday overcoming logistical, political and security hurdles that underscored the profound divisions in violence-hit Manipur.
Thongam said she embarked on her cycling mission, titled "Cycling for Manipur Peace" - also described by her as a Pilgrimage for Peace - on October 2, 2025, from Qutub Minar in New Delhi.
The campaign was conceived as a nationwide appeal for harmony and restoration of normalcy in a state shaken by prolonged ethnic conflict since May 3, 2023.
Over a period of more than two months, Thongam pedaled across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, As...