Episode 056 FindingTheVoices Swar Thounaojam, Playwright and Theatre Director sharing about her plays (Part 2)

Episode 056 FindingTheVoices : Swar Thounaojam, Playwright and Theatre Director sharing about her plays.

Presenting the 2nd part of Swar Thounaojam’s podcast where she shares details about her plays. In this podcast, she  talks in details of each of her plays. She shared details about ” Bogey Systems” “Fake Palindromes” “Lucky Lobster“. I loved listening to her sharing about her inspiration for each of this play and how she imbibes and connect Manipur in some way to each of her plays. Is theatre a sustainable career option ? Listen to her sharing about the finance part in the theatre world. It was great learning and seeing a glimpse of the theater world from our very own Swar Thounaojam.

Full play is available online and you can read Fake Palindromes.

Catch up the first part of her podcast where she talks about her journey of being a Playwright and Theatre Director. Swar Thounaojam worked in Delhi, Mumbai, and Munich, and currently runs a Bengaluru-based theater company named FewerEmergencies.

021 It’s all in the mind : Beautiful Snow

Beautiful Snow

It’s the first snow of the season,
Looking beautiful as it falls,
Mesmerizing your mind,
Making you pause to admire the beauty,
Feeling the soft pure white snow,
Melting instantly as it touches you,
And yet you surrender for the beautiful moment,
When you know it will melt again,
Making you forget about the sun.

~The End~

An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.

020 It’s all in the mind : Death

Death

No one wants to talk about death,
But there is nothing to be scared talking about it,
When you lie down facing the ceiling,
Seeing people wearing bluish green scrubs working on you,
And all you can do is wait,
You have all the time to think about life and death.

No one wants to talk about death,
But there is nothing to be scared talking about it,
You think of instant electric cremation in the place where you die,
Placing the ashes in a beautiful urn to be taken back home where you were born,
You don’t want to give any trouble carrying a lifeless body,
You don’t want anyone to remember the face of a lifeless body.

No one wants to talk about death,
But there is nothing to be scared talking about it,
Resting the ashes at home in the birth place,
Singing beautiful country songs,
Family and friends wearing their best colorful clothes with smiles of good times,
Planting beautiful flowers on the grave.

No one wants to talk about death,
But there is nothing to be scared talking about it,
The resting place becomes a place of beauty with flowers blooming,
Passer by stops to smell the fragrance of the flowers,
Visiting your resting place someday by your kins will be the only connection to your birthplace,
Knowing that you would rest in peace.

~The End~

An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.

We had the opportunity to meet and listen to what our listeners think about our talk show. Here is Mr. Anilkumar Yengkhom sharing his thoughts about FindingTheVoices.

He mentioned listening to June Neelu, Vik Sorensangbam 3D Character Artist and Learning about ACUPUNCTURE from Brenda Terry.

It was really nice to meet up face to face with the family of FindingTheVoices. Thanks for all your support. Keep writing and tuning in to our show.

V002 FindingTheVoices – About FindingTheVoices from Mr Anilkumar Yengkhom at Sangai Festival 2013

019 It’s all in the mind : Unspoken Words

Unspoken Words

Drown it in your wine,
It’s best to leave it unspoken,
When you are angry,
For words spoken with anger may cause grief breaking a tender heart.

Drown it in your silence,
It’s best to leave it unspoken,
When you are upset,
For words spoken in a disordered state may lose a soul.

Drown it in your tears,
It’s best to leave it unspoken,
When you are hurt,
For words spoken in pain reflects raw reality causing rejections from the humans.

Spoken or unspoken Words,
Both may cause to break any relationships,
But spoken words are never forgotten,
And unspoken words have room for forgiveness.

~The End~

An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.

Episode 055 FindingTheVoices Swar Thounaojam sharing about being a Playwright and Theatre Director (Part 1)

Episode 055 FindingTheVoices : Swar Thounaojam sharing about being a Playwright and Theatre Director

Presenting a podcast with Swar Thounaojam originally from Manipur, sharing about being a Playwright and Theatre Director. Swar Thounaojam worked in Delhi, Mumbai, and Munich, and currently runs a Bengaluru-based theater company named FewerEmergencies. Listen to her sharing about her first play “Turel”. It was great learning and seeing a glimpse of the theater world from our very own Swar Thounaojam.

FindingTheVoices is in collaboration with Manipur Times.

Manipur Times features our special Guest Speakers by translating our podcast. Thanks to each and every member of Manipur Times for making this collaboration a big success in making the story of our Guest Speakers reach to a wider audience.

Sharing a short video clipping when we dropped by Manipur Times stall at Sangai Festival 2013.

V001 FindingTheVoices – Collaboration with Manipur Times

018 It’s all in the mind : My Beautiful Mama

My Beautiful Mama

My Mama is the most Beautiful mom in the whole wide world;
I love to watch her dress up every morning getting ready for work;
Helping her choose the earring for the day;
Helping her choose the shoes for the day;
Matching with the outfit she is wearing.

I miss my Mama when she is not with me;
And I had made a picture of her on all the days she was not with me;
Remembering her big smile making her look beautiful;
Wishing that she will come back earlier than she told me;
To give me a big giant hug and a kiss on my cheek.

~The End~

An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.

017 It’s all in the mind : Abstinence

Abstinence

They say giving up some thing you love for a time period will help you achieve what you ask for;
But isn’t it your conviction that helps you achieve what you want ?
Or is it testing on time on what you love ?
Or is it turning to blind faith in your helplessness ?

People gave up watching movies;
People gave up eating their best dish;
People choose to take bath in cold water from a pond on cold winter mornings;
People even shaved their head.

Pondering on giving up the most beautiful thing in your life;
Choosing to see the beauty from far;
Running away cowardly from the bitter cold you anticipate;
You know deep in your heart, your abstinence will enslave you for life.

~The End~

An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.