You ask me why I am caged,
But ask yourself if you are in the cage,
You see what you want to see,
It’s all in the view.You ask me why I have changed,
But ask yourself if you remained the same,
You changed, changing me,
It’s all in the view.
~The End~
Picture courtesy : Loyangamba Khundongbam
An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.
Nothing can stop the bloom,
Nothing can stop the beauty,
Blooming out of nowhere,
Blooming in unexpected places,
Bringing surprises,
Bringing smiles,
And I choose to accept the beautiful feelings nature has to offer,
Even if it’s for a short time,
Before the wind and rains snatches it away.
~The End~
An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.
Words brings happiness,
Words makes life beautiful,
But words could also be sharper than a knife,
So sharp piercing right through your heart,
Hurting you deeply,
And words once uttered could hardly be forgotten,
Both beautiful and piercing words,
What are your words going to be ?
~The End~
An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.
I miss you,
And my heart aches deeply,
I feel your pain,
Yes, I do feel your pain,
And yet I cannot be next to you,
I can only give you my tears,
I can only give you my thoughts,
And I can only give you my feelings,
And when the sun goes down,
I miss you even more.
~The End~
Picture courtesy : Loyangamba Khundongbam
An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.
You have defined feelings,
Feelings never felt before,
You have given meaning to the word “Beautiful”,
Bringing out the best in me,
Taking me to a whole new world,
A world I have never seen,
You are precious,
You are special,
You are my spring.
~The End~
An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.
Language: Podcast in English.
Interview Location : Manipur and New Delhi in India.
“Tattooed with Taboos” is an anthology that records a specific angst of the times developed within the consciousness of the poets. Circumscribed by the construct of womanhood; enveloped within the halo of love, betrayal and breathing, these poems are located in the setting of a conflict torn society. The poets use the personal as a tool to document the changing frames of the society and practices which seems to be “set in stone” through the metamorphosis of their moods, anxiety, hysteria and melancholy. The poems are experiential as well as reflexive.
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.
Special thanks to Akee Sorokhaibam and my sweet sisters of M4 Girls who have been a part in the making of this Episode.
Untamed (A poem by Shreema Ningombam)
There is so much room to promote the work and talents from #Manipur . The book “Tattooed with taboos” was released in 2011 and yet many of us didn’t know about this. Please share and spread the promotions if you like the book and effort by these young writers.
Season of Love ( A poem by Chaoba Phuritshabam)
Meet Kapil Arambam, the man who did the cover design for the book “Tattooed with taboos” , the design we are all raving about, the design which said it all.
Where do you read a book ? I always carry a book in my bag and read it when I find time, mostly my waiting time. It’s interesting that you will always find pockets of time, time where you are waiting, and we are always waiting for something. This was when I was waiting for my son near the bus stop.
Shreema Ningombam, Author of the book “Tattooed with Taboos” shared an incident where this book was suggested to be a part of the “Chagumba” spread (the first feeding ceremony for a child where a book is a part) but this book was rejected because of the “Phanek” picture in the cover which is considered not auspicious. FindingTheVoices is honored to start our very first Episode for Season #2 making this book a very special and auspicious book for us.
always carry a book in my bag and this is my current book. Watch the interview of the authors of this book at Findingthevoices.
The book has a phanek for its cover is very significant in many ways. We were asked why a meitei phanek, why not any other ethnic community. But it is the meitei phanek which is tattooed with taboos. The phanek of other communities I believe, is not embedded with such stark ideas of impurity. Choosing the phanek mapanaiba as the cover was a very conscious decision. Firstly, it is untouchable, meitei men do not touch the phanek, and putting that on the cover of course will have many men touching the phanek unconsciously. Secondly, it is considered inauspicious. Of course this is strange because I am sure there is not a single man who has not yet touched a phanek. Thoughts?
When a girl expresses her love directly to person it is considered bold and even looked down. Talking about falling in “Love” seems very awkward in our society. Watch what the young poetess from #Manipur have to say about this. What are your thoughts ?
Sharing a cartoon by our special Guest speaker Manas Maisnam for our featured Guest Speakers, authors of the book “Tattooed with Taboos”
To the Researcher (A poem by Soibam Haripriya)
Behind the scenes for Findingthevoices : We thought Nehru Park at #Delhi will be perfect location and we even found a perfect spot. As we are ready for “Action”, we were told that shooting inside the park is not allowed. Lesson#2 learnt. We ended up shooting just outside near the entrance of Nehru Park with the 2 beautiful young poetess from #Manipur Chaoba Phuritshabam and Haripriya Soibam.
Sitting down on the bank,
Filled with stack of stones everywhere,
Stones stacked up carefully for every wish,
Wishes made by people who came from near and far,
And you wonder if their wishes got fulfilled,
Watching the blue lake,
Hearing only the sound of the wind and trickling water,
Makes you wish stacking stones of your own,
A wish to come back again,
For the moments of serenity.
~The End~
Picture courtesy : Yaisana Huidrom
An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.
Stained by dirt,
Blackened by soot,
Worn out with old age,
Chained by events of life,
I stay rooted in my place,
With a view from the window,
The view which takes me away,
Away to a beautiful place,
Where there is no limits to my imagination,
Where my mind is free and unchained.
~The End~
Picture courtesy : Pravin Prajabati
An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.
I see the beautiful bleeding heart flower after years,
Stirring up childhood memories,
Sweet memories of my Mother and her beautiful garden,
The prized possession she treasured,
Instructing us not to pluck but to enjoy the sight as it bloomed,
And today I see the beautiful bleeding heart flower,
I miss my mother even more,
And wish I had wings to fly right back to where you are.
~The End~
Picture courtesy : Tinku Sanasam
An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.
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