060 It’s all in the mind : The survival race

July 26, 2014August 10, 2014 / Monica Ingudam / Leave a comment

The survival race

Raised within walls of home and school,
Learning to duck and lie flat to avoid being hit by bullets as a child,
Shipped away from home to get continous education,
With dreams of living,
Away from schools with empty benches,
For the students in uniform are protesting on the roads,
Away from kidnappers,
Away from letchers and rapist,
Away from bandhs and blockades,
To be ahead in the survival race,
For many ends up in the hands with sick minds,
Leaving one as a corpse in one’s own land,
With no justice.

Facing the survival race once again,
Gulping humiliations and mockery,
Questioning identity,
Changing wardrobe to blend in,
To avoid dirty looks,
With aching heart filled with homesickness,
With long nights missing home,
Staying low and quiet,
To be ahead in the survival race,
For many ends up in the hands of sick minds,
Leaving one as a corpse,
Corpse sent back in one’s own land,
With no justice.

~The End~

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

059 It’s all in the mind : Take me home

July 23, 2014August 10, 2014 / Monica Ingudam / Leave a comment

Take me home

Sitting in a standstill traffic,
By the George Washington Parkway,
Watching the Washington monument,
Watching the lone flight in the sky,
Hits me with a pang to be home,
Take me home,
To watch my mother’s morning worship,
To watch my father walking around,
To listen to them fussing over silly matters,
To breathe the same air and see what you see,
To eat the same meal,
To be together,
Just to be with you and you,
Home is where you are,
Oh, how much I miss home,
Take me home.

~The End~

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

058 It’s all in the mind : The Stench

July 22, 2014August 10, 2014 / Monica Ingudam / Leave a comment

The Stench

One sees the white waves,
Giving one an illusion of pureness,
Blinding and fooling one in close sight,
With such bright white waves,
Luring one to jump in,
As one stood mesmerized,
Unsure of such existence of beauty,
Only to find onself sucked in,
Into the rotten black hole,
Filled with stain, stench and disgust.

~The End~

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

057 It’s all in the mind : Beautiful

July 20, 2014August 10, 2014 / Monica Ingudam / Leave a comment

Beautiful

When one encounters with the basics,
Beautiful music ringing in one’s ear,
Melting one’s hardened heart,
Discovering unconditional,
Discovering a whole different level of beautiful,
And nothing can take away this feeling,
The feeling away and above the materialistic world.

~The End~

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

S02E08 FindingTheVoices : What made these women leave their home ?

July 18, 2014February 14, 2017 / Monica Ingudam / 1 Comment

S02E08 FindingTheVoices : What made these women leave their home ?

Guest Speaker : Women of “The Raja Dumbra Singh Women’s Home”
Language: Manipuri/Meiteilon

Interview Location: Imphal, Manipur, India.

We visited “The Raja Dumbra Singh Women’s Home” in Imphal Manipur and spent special moments listening to their voices sharing their story on “What made these women leave their home ?” Each of their story is unique but is a story resonating the life of many women.

And as always, the camera is rolling and magically they shared their story from their heart, giving me speechless moments, not knowing how to react. And one is left with many question “In the modern world of Gender equality, is there a place for woman after her husband pass away ? How about woman who couldn’t become a mother ? How difficult is it to survive as a single woman ? How about the generation gap with the modernization and change in food habits ? How tolerant are we towards each other ?” Watch these woman share their stories in their own words.

FindingTheVoices brings voices and story that Inspire, Empower, Educate & Entertain us from people all over the world. It is a talk show presented by Monica Ingudam with the vision to promote and spread positive, hopeful, inspiring & entertaining stories in the violence-torn landscape of Manipur.

This is your show to promote your talents & work, share your experiences and voice what you stand for, what you believe in, what you want people to know & talk about.

https://findingthevoices.com/

056 It’s all in the mind : The Storm

July 15, 2014July 19, 2014 / Monica Ingudam / Leave a comment

The Storm

Starting with a playful drizzle,
Followed by the heavy rains,
Blinding and clouding one’s vision,
Hypnotizing one into a different world,
Fooling one with a false image,
Uprooting trees and bruising flowers,
Leaving with violent thunder and lightning,
Putting one in a trance,
And slowly everything seems crystal clear,
It was the storm,
And the storm never stays.

~The End~

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

055 It’s all in the mind : Angry Clouds

July 14, 2014July 19, 2014 / Monica Ingudam / Leave a comment

Angry Clouds

Clouds filled with anger,
Roaring loud with incomprehensible sounds,
Venting the unbearable heaviness,
Darkening every existence,
Determined to wipe out any light.

Soon followed by the rains,
Heavy rains blocking all visibility,
Leaving one with the instinct,
Melting away all the angers with the touch of the rain,
But one wouldn’t admit keeping up with the guarded pride.

~The End~

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

054 It’s all in the mind : The Tablet

July 8, 2014July 11, 2014 / Monica Ingudam / Leave a comment

The Tablet

Tiny little thing,
Powerful little thing,
Cure for some,
Prevention for some,
Relief for some,
And Buzz for some taking you out of the world.

Gulping it down,
With no expectations of the outcome,
What will happen will happen sometimes,
Breaking your beleif of driving your own life,
Making your heart sink,
Asking yourself “WHY”.

~The End~

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

S02E07 FindingTheVoices: Sneha Bhavan, Home for the children and HIV infected woman in Imphal, Manipur

July 4, 2014February 14, 2017 / Monica Ingudam / 2 Comments

S02E07 FindingTheVoices: Sneha Bhavan, Home for the children and HIV infected woman in Imphal, Manipur

Guest Speakers : Sister Teresa and Children of Sneha Bhavan

Interview Location: Imphal, Manipur, India.

Sneha Bhavan, a home founded by Sister Teresa in 1994 mainly for HIV +ve infected Drug addicts and woman alcoholics, who were discriminated and disowned by family. Soon it also became a home for the children born by these women, children whom nobody would claim for, after the mother died. Sneha Bhavan also provides vocational trainings to these women to help in their sustenance. Sister Teresa shared the struggles, issues and her pain in not able to accommodate all the children for lack of resources and limitations. Also she shared about the kind gestures and help from the public.

It should be noted that this home is open to anyone irrespective of Religion. And it’s humanity which ties everyone here and there is no religion conversion to be a part of Sneha Bhavan.

Watch and listen to Sister Teresa and Children of Sneha Bhavan sharing their unique story, story which will definitely leave one to ponder on what and how we can help.

I spoke to some of the children to talk about their dreams, aspirations and understand them. And I was left in awe, such bright, smart and beautiful children and there is so many things we can do for them. Most kids wanted to become nuns or priest, not that it’s a bad option and that is all they see now. I hope to visit more children and talk about FindingTheVoices and share the different career options from people of our own, the stories of our Guest Speakers so that they are aware of the different options.

This is your show to promote your talents & work, share your experiences and voice what you stand for, what you believe in, what you want people to know & talk about.

https://findingthevoices.com/