Pictures showing and Glimpse of Life in Manipur. Thanks to all members of FindingTheVoices for contributing your best capture of Life in Manipur.
WE had the honor to be invited by ISTV to be in the “ISTV Meet the star show” hosted during Manipur Sangai Festival 2013. We met team of ISTV and CubeTen, shared about FindingTheVoices and showed our appreciation for all the effort ISTV puts in uploading the news for the global audience.
It was a special event and it made it more special when we had a surprise meeting with the host of the show Mr. Bishwamitra, who is connected to FindingTheVoices through the podcast of our Special Guest Speaker Mr. Bhumenjoy Konsam. Mr. Bishwamitra is the voice behind Keibu Keioiba, the animated Manipuri movie directed Bhumenjoy Konsam. It’s always nice to see FindingTheVoices connecting us together.
The little man who saved the day
Some days are just bad,
Bad day at work,
Parking ticket machine crashing just when your turn to pay comes,
Landing in a traffic looking like a lighted up parking lot,
People crossing lanes like crazy thinking the other lane is better making the traffic worse,
Hungry and thirsty realizing the snack bar and water is dry in the car,
Rushing to be on time to pick up my little man,
Talking about each others day in the car,
Reaching home, he brings out a beautiful artwork with his innocent look and says “I have a surprise for you which might save your day”,
That sure did save the day and his surprises never fails to bring a smile.
~The End~
An Experimental attempt to put thoughts in writing by Monica Ingudam.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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