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Despite stolen dreams

Being from the hill originally, it’s easy for me to fall in love with books written by authors from the hills. Anita Krishan is one among such authors to me, for she was born and brought up in Shimla and spent twenty-two years of her younger life in the pristine town in the foothill of Himalaya. She is now resided in Delhi-NCR where I met her for the first time on a fine sunny winter morning two years ago, for a conversation revolving around her second book Fluffy & Me, a tender autobiography based on her childhood friendship with her dog named Fluffy. The book made me feel. This year she comes out with her third book Despite Stolen Dreams with full of feelings.

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Being from the hill originally, it’s easy for me to fall in love with books written by authors from the hills. Anita Krishan is one among such authors to me, for she was born and brought up in Shimla and spent twenty-two years of her younger life in the pristine town in the foothill of Himalaya. She is now resided in Delhi-NCR where I met her for the first time on a fine sunny winter morning two years ago, for a conversation revolving around her second book Fluffy & Me, a tender autobiography based on her childhood friendship with her dog named Fluffy. The book made me feel. This year she comes out with her third book Despite Stolen Dreams with full of feelings.

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A musical revolution asking ‘Where Have All The Flowers Gone?’

Jyaneswar Laishram A vast green moor at the foothill of Kounu Chingsang topping a blanket of fluffy cottony summer clouds at Maning Sabal Lampak of Khukhrul Makha Leikai in Sekmai was where the stage of ‘Where Have All The Flowers Gone?’ stood. Such a tranquil open air venue full of green virgin grass, chosen for […]

Jyaneswar Laishram A vast green moor at the foothill of Kounu Chingsang topping a blanket of fluffy cottony summer clouds at Maning Sabal Lampak of Khukhrul Makha Leikai in Sekmai was where the stage of ‘Where Have All The Flowers Gone?’ stood. Such a tranquil open air venue full of green virgin grass, chosen for […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/08/a-musical-revolution-asking-where-have-all-the-flowers-gone/

A musical revolution asking ‘Where Have All The Flowers Gone?’

A vast green moor at the foothill of Kounu Chingsang topping a blanket of fluffy cottony summer clouds at Maning Sabal Lampak of Khukhrul Makha Leikai in Sekmai was where the stage of ‘Where Have All The Flowers Gone?’ stood. Such a tranquil open air venue full of green virgin grass, chosen for the two days of annual music festival, organised collaboratively by the non-profit group Folksy Triumph, Khukhrul Welfare Organisation, Apunba Khukhrul Nupi Chaokhat Lup with folk-rock band Imphal Talkies N The Howlers, hosting a handful of truly avant-garde musicians from Manipur and outside, truly fascinated everyone seeing the event live at the venue or online. All it took was a load of music and fun on the lap of nature, and braving some rain, too. And it was all worth it.

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A vast green moor at the foothill of Kounu Chingsang topping a blanket of fluffy cottony summer clouds at Maning Sabal Lampak of Khukhrul Makha Leikai in Sekmai was where the stage of ‘Where Have All The Flowers Gone?’ stood. Such a tranquil open air venue full of green virgin grass, chosen for the two days of annual music festival, organised collaboratively by the non-profit group Folksy Triumph, Khukhrul Welfare Organisation, Apunba Khukhrul Nupi Chaokhat Lup with folk-rock band Imphal Talkies N The Howlers, hosting a handful of truly avant-garde musicians from Manipur and outside, truly fascinated everyone seeing the event live at the venue or online. All it took was a load of music and fun on the lap of nature, and braving some rain, too. And it was all worth it.

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What was wrong with actor Bala?

Jyaneswar Laishram It all started with hordes of young men getting fumed when actor Hijam Bala publicly said “There’s nothing wrong for Manipuri girls to marry non-Manipuri boys” at an event, recently. Let me recall: it had happened at an alumni meet of KM Blooming Higher Secondary School (Khangabok). The school invited her as a […]

Jyaneswar Laishram It all started with hordes of young men getting fumed when actor Hijam Bala publicly said “There’s nothing wrong for Manipuri girls to marry non-Manipuri boys” at an event, recently. Let me recall: it had happened at an alumni meet of KM Blooming Higher Secondary School (Khangabok). The school invited her as a […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/07/what-was-wrong-with-actor-bala/

When Imphal Talkies came to town

For those who come late, Imphal Talkies N The Howlers, also called ‘Imphal Talkies’ in short, is an alternative rock band whose music is laden with some Manipuri folk sound. For the first time the band from Imphal came to my town, Bishenpur, on Meitei Cheiraoba around a couple of weeks ago.

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For those who come late, Imphal Talkies N The Howlers, also called ‘Imphal Talkies’ in short, is an alternative rock band whose music is laden with some Manipuri folk sound. For the first time the band from Imphal came to my town, Bishenpur, on Meitei Cheiraoba around a couple of weeks ago.

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He who gave birth to rock n’ roll

Little or nothing did my generation know about Chuck Berry when we used to rock n’ roll during our high school days in Bishenpur, because he was not as fair and handsome as Elvis Presley. That was the time then when amateur teen rock music enthusiasts in my age group around my hometown rather went for attribute of fair and handsomeness than any intrinsic musical value of a rocker. A pimpled classmate of mine in Bishenpur was named Elvis by his parents, after the rock’s first pop star.

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Little or nothing did my generation know about Chuck Berry when we used to rock n’ roll during our high school days in Bishenpur, because he was not as fair and handsome as Elvis Presley. That was the time then when amateur teen rock music enthusiasts in my age group around my hometown rather went for attribute of fair and handsomeness than any intrinsic musical value of a rocker. A pimpled classmate of mine in Bishenpur was named Elvis by his parents, after the rock’s first pop star.

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Jangled all the way with Jiangam

When we look back, the year 2016 had witnessed a handful of losses of iconic musicians, whether it was in the international arena or in the regional domain of Manipur. Commiserations poured in on the big names ranging from Leonard Cohen to George Michael internationally and Jiangam Kamei in a close quarter, locally. For Jiangam who is still remembered among us for his versatile musical talents, he was someone who would penetrate into a landscape of diverse genres and styles. He was a singer, a composer and a guitarist—all he did manage and balance well for any given genre, with rock on forefront.

When we look back, the year 2016 had witnessed a handful of losses of iconic musicians, whether it was in the international arena or in the regional domain of Manipur. Commiserations poured in on the big names ranging from Leonard Cohen to George Michael internationally and Jiangam Kamei in a close quarter, locally. For Jiangam who is still remembered among us for his versatile musical talents, he was someone who would penetrate into a landscape of diverse genres and styles. He was a singer, a composer and a guitarist—all he did manage and balance well for any given genre, with rock on forefront.

Read more / Original news source: http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/jangled-all-the-way-with-jiangam/

Manipur needs a superman

Jyaneswar Laishram
I was born and brought up in Bishenpur; spent most of my teenage years in the sleepy semi-hilly town, mingling with a host of friends from diverse communities who lived in the town and its neighbouring Chiru, Chothe and Kabui villag…

Jyaneswar Laishram
I was born and brought up in Bishenpur; spent most of my teenage years in the sleepy semi-hilly town, mingling with a host of friends from diverse communities who lived in the town and its neighbouring Chiru, Chothe and Kabui villages dotted sparsely on the surrounding low hill slopes. The villages turned into a treasure trove for all kinds of seasonal fruits that I enjoyed plucking and eating with my tribal and non-tribal friends during mid-winter school breaks. Winter time in the villages was always a delight as Christmas and New Year celebrations united all of us, irrespective of the religions or communities or tribes we belong.

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Get masked if going to Delhi

Every breath you take in Delhi is a ‘deadlier’ intake, because the air quality in the capital city has now attained the worst ever level in 17 years. Situation got worsen in the week after Diwali when the average air pollution level was 40 times higher than the guidelines recommended by the World Health Organisation, which is 900 micrograms per cubic metre of PM (particle pollution) defined by a mixture of air-borne toxic elements. And the fear is that no proper measures have yet taken up from any quarter by either the Modi or Kejriwal governments, because both are now busy locking horns each other over demonetisation.

Every breath you take in Delhi is a ‘deadlier’ intake, because the air quality in the capital city has now attained the worst ever level in 17 years. Situation got worsen in the week after Diwali when the average air pollution level was 40 times higher than the guidelines recommended by the World Health Organisation, which is 900 micrograms per cubic metre of PM (particle pollution) defined by a mixture of air-borne toxic elements. And the fear is that no proper measures have yet taken up from any quarter by either the Modi or Kejriwal governments, because both are now busy locking horns each other over demonetisation.

Read more / Original news source: http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/get-masked-if-going-to-delhi/