Lukhendro Keisham

2012's New Year Bash @ Sekmai Turel, Imphal

2012-01-05T06:26:00.000-08:00

A glimpse of the new year bash at Sekmai Turel on the 1st of Jan. 2012.

People from various places of Manipur came out for an out-door picnic at Sekmai Turel in Sekmai on this day from the early morning.

Dust fog formation from the passing vehicles

Thabal Chongba

(L-R) Bagio, Naresh, Premjit, Budha, Inaobi, Dorendro, Lukhendro, Koba, Sukumar

Higher On Maiden live @ Imphal (Revival)

2011-12-31T03:07:00.000-08:00

Seven Sisters Winter Rock Tour,
Imphal,
the 15th of December, 2011

The Seven Sisters Winter Rock Tour in Imphal was one great hell of a rock-maniac night and what local rock critics called it the best rock event ever in the state. Higher On Maiden, the sister band of the legendary Iron Maiden of United kingdom is on North-East India tour for the second time. Not only that an internationally acclaimed rock band is playing but to have a glimpse of the legendary Iron Maiden in the form of Higher On Maiden. It was quite a memoir to haze about.

Bright city lights, clear sky, spacious parking lot and tight security arrangement makes this Bheigachandra Open Air Theatre a perfect place to host an internationally acclaimed artist event. High end monitors, powerful stage lights, Nexo Sound systems and front stage barricade reflects of a heart looming place to party hard. The night was yet beginning as the crowds pour inside the amphitheatre.

With one of the best in sound, lights and stage set ups it was a jam-packed slaughtering house with no outdoor passes issued. The stage was set for the beast to arrive and the slaves were ready for the flames. It was a humpy rough ride to reach the favorite spot with all the pathways overcrowded by the Metalmaniacs. Among those present that day includes many familiar faces of the Manipuri rock music scene.

No offense to those who wants to get a little high for it was a rock show not a puppetry. If you want to kiss the devil's sister you give a damn to the biting cold winter night or the cop's frisking while driving home after the event. Only be stoned and fearless is all that matters to enjoy the anthem of hell.

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As He Shrill - So Shall I Rife was the first on stage. These headbangers from Imphal with its horse mouth growl put up a smashing start. With low tuned heavy guitars and turbo metal drum steps the band settled with one of the best metal band in Manipur. Graced that the band got such shows under their belt. It was fast and fabulous pouring out metal throughout their show. Watching the band it was quite certain that the night was going to be really loud and dark. From the songs they covered it was certain that Lamb of God was their favorite Metal God.

The 42 Street Station were simply awesome in the true sense of the word. Great showmanship and stylist guitar solo makes these hard rockers from Guwahati a real hot headed animal of the evening. The band is a must - see on the list of the heavy metal menu. Abhishek Boro, guitarist of 42 Street Station told a news agency about the talents embedded in north - eastern youths and how such events can curve a platform to showcase their talents in front of international artist. Going with the zeal and pride the 42 Street Station will sure lock some of the best gigs in near future. They made the crowd ready for the big one.

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Higher On Maiden, the official and the finest tribute band of the legendary Iron Maiden of United Kingdom set the stage on fire. With last year's debut in Shillong the band is in North - East India for the second time and the first in Manipur. As energetic as the real Maiden the band left no stone unturned to give the best of the Maiden.

The classic left - right crowd scream, onstage runs from one end to the other, the Trooper's cannon fire guitar pose and the very best Devil's voice were all enacted and exposed. They thrashed out Highway to Hell, Two Minutes to Midnight, Fear of the Dark, Phantom of the Opera, Number of the Beast, Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter, Iron Maiden, Hallowed Be Thy Name, etc.

With the entire crowd in a wave it was Rockers Rocking On Rocking Chair the whole night. Higher On Maiden were truly the rightful owner of the finest tribute band of the legendary god father of heavy metal. They wind up the show with Run to the Hills. The front barricade must have had a hard time supporting the crowd.

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Heads off to all the bands, audience, promoters and management teams for making the event a grand success. Special treat to R.K James, Director of Oriental Pumpkin Events and Communication for his welcoming gesture in promoting the event and rock music at large. His effortless contribution in shaping up the gig was truly remarkable.

Reason why big cities have the most successful and the biggest band in the country is the platforms which set them high. Opportunity is all self achieved. To walk in the limelight needs that ramp to walk through.

Expecting that the original Maiden will sure tour the North Eastern region in near future the rock music community of Manipur wants the global music scene in the state. Let this metal extravagance bring peace, harmony and progress in the State of Manipur. With a background of three decades of rocking history the people of Manipur deserves the next level of its generation.

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Event Name : Seven Sisters Winter Rock Tour, Imphal - 2011
Date : 15th of December, 2011
Venue : Bhagyachandra Open Air Theatre (B.O.A.T), Imphal

Bands
As He Shrill - So Shall I Rife (Imphal, IN)
42 Street Station (Guwahati, IN)
Higher On Maiden (London, UK)

Organizers : Seven Sisters Entertainment Group, Delhi

in association with
Oriental Pumpkin Events and Communication, Imphal
Skygroup's Sky Connect as travel partner and Sky Wealth Management as financial partner
Hospitality Partner: Classic Hotel, Imphal
Media Partner: GoManipur.com
Merina Spring (Sponsor)
Sounds: Cresendo, Dimapur (Linearee system of Nexo, France)
Powered by: NOKIA

Entry: Rs.300/- per head

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Higher On Maiden
is
Ian Mikensie (Vocal)
Paul Hewiton (Guitar)
Martin Strickson (Bass)
Steve Parry (Guitar and Backing vocal)
Steve Bennet (Drums)

Visit: www.higher-on-maiden.co.uk

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As He Shrill - So Shall I Rife
is
Richard (Vocal)
Goliath (Guitar)
Maxim (Guitar)
Arnold (Bass)
Sadananda (Drums)

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42 Street Station
is
Rainjong Lepcha (vocals)
Rui Xing (drums)
Rupesh Jigdung (Bass)
Abhishek Boro (guitar)

Visit: www.facebook.com/pages/42-Street-Station

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Seven Sisters Winter Rock Tour Dates

13th Dec. 2011, TNL Ground, UKHRUL
in association with Mizim Entertainment, Ukhrul

15th Dec. 2011, B.O.A.T, IMPHAL
in association with Oriental Pumkin, Imphal

17th Dec. 2011, DDSC Stadium, DIMAPUR
in association with Youth Association Nagaland, Dimapur

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** Cross posted @ E-Pao.Net here

Higher On Maiden live @ Imphal (Picture)

2011-12-23T01:39:00.000-08:00

Higher On Maiden, the official and the finest tribute band of the legendary Iron Maiden of United Kingdom played at Bheigachandra Open Air Theatre on the 15th of Dec. 2011 in Imphal, IN as a part of the Seven Sisters Winter Rock Tour 2011.

Here are few glimpses of the concert.

**The pictures are used with prior permission from GoManipur.
GoManipur reserve the rights of the pictures. http://www.gomanipur.com/

Counterfeit Beatles Live @ Imphal (Revival)

2011-12-15T03:59:00.000-08:00

Magical Mystery Tour, Imphal
11th of December, 2011

Counterfeit Beatles, a tribute band of the legendary Beatles of United Kingdom performed at the Bheigachandra Open Air Theatre (B.O.A.T) in Imphal on the 11th of Dec. 2011 as a part of the Magical Mystical Tour. Along with Counterfeit Beatles were the Dirty Strikes, Kanglasha and Recycle who performed that evening.

Opening the show were the young and the limitless Dirty Strikes. They put up a good beginning making the crowd ready to welcome any genre. The band showed signs of improvement with better co-ordination compared to previous shows.

Kanglasha, one of the most happening Imphal based rock band was the next on the line. They thrilled the crowd with songs from Iron Maiden to Kid Rock. The band introduced a female vocalist who shell be part of the Kanglasha team. Said to be in eight grade school she enacted a not-so-kid stage presence with the cover "I Remember You" by Skid Row. A classic look it was as the bass guitarist was greeted with a cigarette lighted for him by a fan during their cover "Back In Black" by the legendary AC/DC. It was truly bringing back the old days.

Recycle as usual were clean and calm. With never failing impression to impress the audience the band with its soft action ed, clean analog guitar sound, ambient mood, fabulous bass and simplicity drum works did the talking. Fans roll on the stage to greet the band. A close friend of the band shouted "Recycle!! The best band in Manipur" among the crowd. With a cover from their favorite band Incubus they went on and on giving the audience what they wanted. It was a crazy experience waiting for the Counterfeit Beatles. The band ended their slot with a song called "True Lies".

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Screaming voices, flashing shutter lights and an uncontrollable crowd as the Counterfeit Beatles make their entrance on their signature gentleman's suits of the Beatles. The crowd went a little too wild rushing to the front stage to greet their star of the evening. Security personals who were on duty had a really tough time backing off the crowds trying to break the human wall.

With a total of three costume changes in their entire show the CB paid a trusted tribute to the Beatles. The instruments the band used were exact replica of the original Beatles. It was a welcome back recall to the 60s watching the show.

Welcoming the audience with songs written in 1964 to the melodic harmonica tune the Counterfeits never leaves their smile till the end. The youngest member of the band Dave Lindsay who took the drums for Ringo Starr was the cutest touring the world keeping alive the fame of Beatles.

No doubt that the band was truly remarkable and exclusive in presenting the faith and glory of the Beatles here in the heart of the Land of Jewels. The acoustic guitar parts, the leg shaking moves and hippies costume made the air smell of the days gone by. We grow up listening to Beatles and this time its watching the oldies in that amphitheater romancing in the tune of their youth days. The infamous fact that "The Beatles came to India in 1968" shell now be more closely talked about as their shadow returns in the form of the Counterfeit Beatles.

It was a true Beatlemania watching the crowd sing along with the band. Few even brought their whole family and a rare moment to see the spectators scream and shout praising their youthful Beatles in the form of the Counterfeits. Lost in the tunes of the Beatles the elderly crowds forgot to cover their childish acts that evening. Those English mans spoiled the crowd taking them back to the 60s. The security personals failed to make the crowd sit till the end. The Counterfeit Beatles finished the evening with Hey Jude on the come back request by the screaming fans.

Appreciation goes to the Thadoi Gypsy Entertainment for organizing such an event which will sure help the local artist and music enthusiast in building the music scene of Manipur by interacting and yet exchanging platforms with foreign artists. The State of Manipur needs more such privileges in future.

The Counterfeit Beatles were:

- Peter Bailey as Paul McCartney
- Dave Lindsay as Ringo Starr

- Harrison Woodrow as John Lennon
- Marvin Nayer as George Harrison

                          Event Name    : Magical Mystery Tour, Imphal
         Date         :    11th of December, 2011
                                                    Venue       :         Bheigachandra Open Air Theater, Imphal
                            Organizer         :         Thadoi Gypsy Entertainment
      Entry        :        Rs.100/-

Bands:

                   The Dirty Strikes (Imphal, IN)                           www.ReverbNation.com/TheDirtyStrikes
                   Kanglasha (Imphal, IN)                           www.Myspace.com/Kanglasha.Rocks
                   Recycle (Imphal, IN)                                         www.Myspace.com/RecycleIndia
                   Counterfeit Beatles (London, UK)                     www.CounterfeitBeatles.com

**This article is also cross posted at E-Pao.Net (here) and RockMusicManipur.In (here)

Counterfeit Beatles Live @ Imphal (Picture)

2011-12-13T05:29:00.000-08:00

Counterfeit Beatles as a part of the Magical Mystical Tour, 2011 performed at Imphal, India on the 11th of Dec. 2011. Here is a few picture memories of the concert.

Bands:

The Dirty Strikes (Manipur, IN)

Kanglasha (Manipur, IN)

Recycle (Manipur, IN)

Counterfeit Beatles (United Kingdom)

The Killer Filler 5

2011-12-05T08:00:00.000-08:00

In The Name of The Lord

Since the beginning of time the humans are on the run to create the most invincible weapon thinking that it would protect them. Without the sense that they are creating monster, a weapon so invincible that they themselves fails to defeat still. Fired and tested 'religion' turned out to be the sharpest and the deadliest weapon human race has created for themselves, the mother all divides. Mastered with the science of superstitions and super naturals he invented the art of free will crimes.

We are blessed with countless number of Gods and Goddesses. Learn, choose and follow the Gods of your choice. May be an Atheist, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Muslim or Science we all are free to go by our will. May be instinct, self portrayed, matter or anti matter some people chooses to live upon the figure they think is un-naturally right and enlightening.

If things are to happen then the supernatural force or the power that controls our destiny shell fail to break the circle. And we on the contrary to reality are fighting upon one another putting forward a set of un-natural laws. If someone fails to obey his religion whom are we to punish him or her. We are not bound to follow them by force and I guess no religion insists. We are all learners and practitioners not the religion itself. No religion supports violence and we are not any messenger to punish the sinners and fight the holy war. If so then the religion is being corrupted. Our destiny may be controlled but our present is still with us and is very much happening right now. Whatever the destiny is our today should be on the will of our own. The matrix of life is infinity and the chain is broken daily replacing it with new one.

What's in a reincarnation with no memories of the past? With no clue of what lies ahead in the next world and the purpose to this present life we are flying blind to unknown. Promising eternity with a few self written guided lines by man himself is less strong to support a lifetime that could create hundreds of such philosophy.

Denying the existence of god by giving themselves a name may act as a catalyst on the ongoing battle between different religious fanatics to further strengthen their so called holy war. Haven't the evil and the dark the good and the day would never have existed. An Atheist or a Scientologist should not be a fresh child to help create a new "difference".

The past no longer shapes or determines our future, an open eye view of a practitioner. But sure does the golden memories of past truly brightens our thought. Nobody is born to be a slave in any form and everyone is free to follow and live upon his dreams and believes. Our free will bounds no boundary; go where our heart takes us.

Who is saving whom? The man is saving the gods and not the gods saving man. Apart from the myth and epics the world has no trace of gods saving man but man saving them in the forms of prayers, priest, place of worship, missionaries etc. spreading their words. Written or found their epical movie revolves around themselves. Self acted and directed we can be anything at any point of evidence.

The cows are saved and the goats are slaughtered. They worship the goddesses and discard the girl child. One forbids the killing of any creatures and the other finds nothing wrong to slaughter for food. Sacrifice is old and superstitious. Every religion teaches well, only the man fails to differentiate and extract the good. They end up scolding one and the other without the sense of how the teachings are trying to make them. Terms may very but the baseline remains the same, to educate the people of this world through divine lessons. This world teaches us in various forms, though we missed a few we have a lot more in our way and we still have a better chance to maximum learning.

Differentiating ourselves by deflecting from the regular path of common well-being in the name of innovation and freedom is widely practiced at this age of the world. The constitutional right to the freedom to form organizations, groups and association brings to us another misconduct and misuse of our freedom. We are now flooded with well educated and qualified intellects trying to lead us. We created rules and form our own groups to enforce the laws we make. But nothing guarantees anything, though man handling is unlawful self protection does gives flexibility. Nothing is immortal. Even the God dies. Living in a high degree of professionalism we are fast vanishing down to trust each other leading to a host of various unwanted changes. As the non follower of any religion few even came up with new thinking to end this war of believes but lost in the maze of infinite doors. Separating ourselves from the rest with the thought of a unique and superiority makes us no different from the rest of the kind.

I’m not a protagonist where every word I say will be watched and agreed upon. The world prefers not one but many options to choose from. Thinking that it will help simplify our problems our forefathers used differentiation and separation without the sense of what they have done for the future.

An Atheist would be a person whose ideologies and believes rely upon the non - existence of God or any super natural power coming under the threads of unnatural believes and related. They not entirely disbelieve any believes but on the norms unnatural and super human. In a clearer manner, let’s not talk about any form of separatism.

Complaining as I do is easy and hard as to implement. But reality has many views to decide from. One may follow a revolutionary road, the other a democratic or republic, saint or sinner we are humans first rather than a character we have been creating since the beginning of our lifetime.

The core to the civilization of mankind may be traced to a place where nothing exists. If everything starts from something then there has to be that something that leads to the start of the so called the first particle. If the god created that first particle then it ends up at nothing but an untraceable string of blank space. A religion named 'humanity' will be more safe and peaceful then the various others we founded.

Total disagreement goes to the thing call fate where we live upon the plans of the creator. What's in a life that was already planned and nothing important to what we are.

We have had enough discrimination of our so called race. Every end needs a start. We should start and learn to forget or else nothing will end though. Aiming for vengeance the whole world is going to burn down to ashes someday till the smoke gets so dance that life on earth will end before we could clear it out. In a country with various communities the sense of differentiation should be as minimal as possible. We are the tribes of this world and we have no right to flutter around to our only likeness. A mixture of culture the world is, not Asian, Russian or European alone.

Unexplainable but true that some still follow the habit of sadism unaware of the world we lived had changed drastically. Leaving behind individual attitudes and looking forward to a much improved and cleaner way of mind this new era is. The people of the world will be better known if we stop living by the past glories but for a cleaner present generation. Jihad has nothing to do with individuals believe. The days has faded where generosity reach its highest point in the name of the lords.

Religion is a book of reference to help differentiate the right and the good religiously. If the god has to exist from the beginning then they could have short it out all for good and prosperity. Believe that humans are the god's greatest creation but also true that he made them so perfect that they now understand the game his creator is playing with them. You sow a seed; it germinated, grows up and bears a beautiful flower. So beautiful that you plucked it and enjoy its smell. What is this love and care we bestowed to the plant if we are to destroy it when it becomes complete? We will not feed a lion cub if it has to grow up and attack its own master. If we are His creation, what is his plan for us?

Man knows sorrow and tears. In search of freedom we still face the course of a winding river. In this process of ongoing complexities we sometime flow off guarded believing that we are following through a better course. Instead of the better ones we drove away to a different path thinking that another unseen will give a better happiness and instead ends up to worse.

Man is not less than gods in holy politics. If he doesn't like the God of others he too creates his own god individually. It goes this way, "Better create a new self rather than spread other's ideology which already existed. And this way I become an intellect and immortal in this world". When gods became outdated they creates a new one. Some even declare themselves god instead of placing the others to His position. Weather avatar or reincarnation no god worships any god. Myth and epics didn't fall out of the sky but all written and created. If there is only one lord then why call it with different names? And if it's only the name that differs then why the differences and different believes. May be we became more civilized and acquired better knowledge that name does matter in a new age. Let's stop this foreplay of blaming the truth that we dislike.

Who Stole My God?

Born to died a day,

In search of pride, honor and respect,

He created a monster to replace him,

And seek vengeance to his self projections.

Blinded by the will,

On the hunt to be remembered,

Piece by piece, face to face,

He stitch the divine power of believes.

Melting the bloods of brotherhood,

Among the nimbus of various rain,

To live a life of eternity,

To be the king of kings.

My name is Man,

And who stole my god?

Unrelenting of my mistakes,

I’m here to retain my price of the Holy War.

We live in this truth called faith which we all follow on the will of our knowledge and believes. Gods may be removed but not faith and will.

Keeping the guns on our shoulders, using us as a shield they fight their battles behind our neck. When the fish drowns and the lion becomes vegetarian the world shell be in peace which is impossible. Our eyes get weathered to see the citizens of the world live in peace and support for each other.

Why not all the priest and the missionaries teach and spread every religion except for one. Bringing in the past, igniting anger among the people in the name of non existence is seemingly self beatings.

Let the misery come and the accident happens. No one saves us but ourselves in the form of doctors, soldiers, professional etc. frequently. We are blessed with real flesh and blood, so perfect that we fall sick and meet death. Instead of admiring this greatest gift of the nature we are fighting along dreaming for immortality. The great floods will never come to save us but drown and destroy us. The grains are the fruit of our cultivations and when we stop this cultivation the priest and the messengers too will be left with hunger and death. If the God had made us then why ill destroy us? Or maybe we are a harvest that they cultivate for something they only knows like grains we grow without the sense of death they are going to meet in the hand of the humans who cultivated them. Religion, a book among books it is. Physics, economic or environmental sciences we prefer what we interest most. Living on the orthodoxy of creator, immortality, reincarnation, judgment day etc. will only bring fear to our only lives.

Good that the religion teach us the way to self enlightenment. This knowledge of faith and worship is hard for the ordinary to find. Not that the Gods are false but are the one who showed us the way to lead a happy and peaceful life irrespective of cast and creed. It is we who made some changes in their preaching to fit into our way of organizing self. Whoever we are, if we are to be forgiven then He will sure forgive us. Fanatics will find it hard to except but this is the reason why we fancy ourselves as God's greatest and most lovable creature.

Close your eyes and try your tears. If the lava gets molten enough to blow out then it does irrespective of sand or water. Faith and believe helps us when nothing or everything stands against us. Hunting for the right we should not commit the wrong or else our right shell have no pride on earning it.

Some people couldn't see the good if they are not them or theirs, so they rule them down with their self anarchy. If tomorrow stops coming, their struggle for self achievement shell only sale with no values. There is no point in a life after death that has no memories of the past. Let's not miss out the possibilities this world offers and not ponder around neglecting it unseeingly. Fighting for something or nothing among ourselves makes us no different from the rest of the creatures in this world. Creating a virtual world, struggling to convince that the world is built upon god's will is a total support to superstitions. The good fight so that the innocents don't and the bad do to gain their share of self portrayed ideologies. Don't push us into the fire of nowhere but elsewhere.

A million of money is wasted trying to prove the existence of the non existence. The priest are becoming over weight and the Sadhu-Babas are gaining lime lights getting exposed in T.V shows licked out from their secret pleasure rooms. Stop infecting our own self with something that never really existed. No priest or Sadhu-Babas die of hunger but lives a well supported public figuring life with huge facilities of what they call donated wealth.

Wrong that the greatest war on this planet is fought for women. It is God in the name of faith and worship who is forcing the humans to shade its own blood. Take the good and learn from the bad. Somewhere or somehow at this moment a crime is being committed on this planet in the name of the lords. We all have a bigger war to be fought and a many battles to be won. The battle of love, truth, happiness, unity and simplicity for a war called Earth.

IIIrd Manipur Rock Festival (Revival)

2011-11-15T23:56:00.000-08:00

21st & 22nd Oct., 2011

Y.A.C Ground, Imphal

The 3rd Manipur Rock Festival was held on the 21st and 22nd Oct. 2011 at YAC Ground, Imphal. With 13 bands battling out in the prelims on 21st only 6 bands make it to the final on 22nd.

The event was organized by Global Organization for Nurturing Societies Obsolete Norms (GONSON) with the theme "right to education". Speaking about the event Alvina Gonson (organizer a.w.a local artist) told that this year's Manipur Rock Festival was to make aware the educational right and help guide individuals to the path of educational enlightenment inclusive of those misguided by drugs and circumstances. To create a sense of rehabilitation and give a platform to make a place for themselves in the society was a strong protest from her.

Day 1

The 21st of Oct. was a hectic day for the judges as the event lasted till late night. As appealing as an amateur the prelim was. Most bands which played on 21st proved the influence of modern effects in their sound and action. Thanks to the Manipuri Rockers of the 90s for creating a place for the present rock music lovers in the state. From the 13 bands competing for the Best Five six were selected due to a tie between two.

Mr. Suresh J. Babu (AIS) as Chief Guest, Mr. Th. Santa Singh (Proprietor Star Mobile) as President and Mr. Hareshwar Goshwami (Social Worker) as Guest of Honor were the dignitaries of the evening. Mr. Thokchom Satyabrata Singh, who is planning to come down as a candidate in the 10th State Legislative Assembly Election, 2012 was the main sponsor of Day 1.

Day 2

Though it was drizzling the hype of the event ruled the attention of the crowd pouring in at the YAC Ground on the 22nd of Oct. Every band was given a 5 minute sound check slot on the main stage before any official conduct of the event started. At around 6 pm the final competition of the 3rd Manipur Rock Festival was good to go.

Col. Ajay Chowdhry (Public Relation Officer, BRO M-Sector) presided as the President and Brig. Lavove Varma as the Guest of Honour. Mr. Prithvi Raj (Hon'ble MLA)who was scheduled to be the Chief Guest of the evening was unavailability due to a funeral ceremony the organizers added while interviewing.

All six bands with their self specialized genre put up a great show to win the tittle but only three bands worth to impress the judges.

PSR, a three member acoustic band put up a self composed Manipuri lyrical song as a fill up after the mainstream competition. Cleave, the winner of the 1st Manipur Rock Festival, 2009 did the headlining act after the competition. A representative from the Great Himalayan Rock Fest to be held as a part of the Himalayan Festival announced that the winner of the 3rd Manipur Rock Festival will be opening for the rock fest. The GONSON also felicitated few dignitaries during the Cleave session. It was followed by a on-spot lucky draw sponsored by X-Age Mobiles who is also the main sponsor of the whole event.

When the result came it was Chem Weed FM which won the 3rd Manipur Rock Festival title. Chem Weed FM put up a good combination of swift guitar works and drumming. InXhale was the second with melodic bass lines and pitching vocal and Dead Mobster was the third which impressed the crowd with their metal instinct showcasing a perfect coordination of headbanging rolls. GONSON came up with a special prize for Rubicon which has a lone female band member on vocal.

GONSON stated that they will continue with the Manipur Rock Festival every year as long as they have sponsors and carry forward the journey of music and its messages to the people of Manipur.

The 3rd Manipur Rock Festival was a great success on the dark of the ongoing Sadar Hill's issue in the state. Everything went on accordingly and the fans got what they had came for. It would have been more productive to both the artist and the fans if the bands stick to their originals and strict time window for each band competing. This will help them with originality in their style of music and the long unpredictable and disappointing wait of the fans coming to enjoy the event respectively. But though covered the crowd really cheered at The Sound of Truth (As I Lay Dying) and Walk With Me In Hell (Lamb of God).

Let peace and prosperity favor the State of Manipur as the message of this music festival spreads. The people of Manipur deserves a better and much improved Manipur next year if peace prevails.
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Prelim Bands

3rd Strings
Anti- Social
Chem Weed FM
Dead Mobster
Dark Distortion
Hazel of Darkness
InXhale
Leviatan
Meitrabak
Rebreed
Rubicon
Ragnoroks
The Wishes

Finalist Bands

Rebreed
Inxhale
Chem Weed FM
The Wishes
Rubicon
Dead Mobster

Winners

1st - Chem Weed FM
2nd - InXhale
3rd - Dead Mobster

Best Guitar - Jiban (Chem Weed FM)
Best Bassist - Arnold (InXhale)
Best Drummer - Jackey (Chem Weed FM)
Best Vocal - James (InXhale)
*Special Prize - Rubicon

Organizer : Global Organization for Nurturing Societies Obsolete Norms (GONSON)

Web Link : www.gonson.org

Main Sponsor : X Age Mobiles

A Reverting Act of Violence

2011-11-14T22:03:00.000-08:00

Sadar Hills
Part 2

                     Born on the 1st of August, the 2011’s economic blockade turned out to be a history in the making. A shame on the credibility to mark it as the world's longest economic blockade violating the individual's right to live. An unconditional defeat we have submitted ourselves between the agitators and the Government.

                     Many an open discussion had been set but both the sides remain unmoved to their decisions. Crores of wealth had been lost including government buildings, private vehicles and goods etc. And along with these millions included four priceless lives.

                    The Meiteis too consist of various communities. If all the community claims for a separate land than where will Manipur be? What is the point in considering ourselves as a brotherhood altogether without the sense of its diversification? The SHDDC stated that the Sadar Hills district is for effective administration and not for communalism or separatism. But do the Nagas believe so? No Naga villages (e.g Yaikompao, Daili Village etc.) in Sadar Hills area is seen supporting SHDDC and we still see "Kuki Land" painted on the walls of Kangpokpi (Thomas Ground area) from the past 15 years and no one cares to wipe it out. Right that the soil is mixed with the blood of our forefathers but also true that this land doesn’t belong to one individual alone. Our forefathers would never have wished for a day like today.

                     The freedom of Manipur was not set in the name of communities and every Manipuri won it together. True that the good built this world and the bad fought for greatness. Our parents struggled so that we get enough clothes to cover our skin and stay safe from the cold and the sun. We now have not only sufficient cloths but enough fun and pleasure that we started running after the wind and the fire just to quench our thirst, no matter what it shades.

                    Manipur is an integrated land of the Manipuris. The spirits of our forefather outstretch every corner of Manipur. Topographically the land may be divided into hills and valleys but not the brotherhood. The reason to this hills and valleys is nature's call. We are the one who inserted people in between these landscapes.

                    The government of Manipur passed the ADC Bill in the State Legislative Assembly session on Friday, the 10th October, 2008 after a discussion session by various elected legislative members which includes D.D Thaissii (Tribal Development Minister of State), O. Joy Singh (MLA), Dr. Ng. Bijoy Singh (MLA), Dr. I. Ibohalbi Singh (MLA), R.K Anand Singh (MLA), Radhabinod Koijam(MLA), Dr. Khashim Ruivah (MLA), Th. Devendra Singh (Law & Legislative Affairs Minister), V. Hangkhalian (MLA) and O. Ibobi Singh (Hon’ble Chief Minister of Manipur) presided by the then Hon’ble Speaker Dr. S. Budhichandra Singh. After omitting the words “the Hill Department of” in Section 29A of the Bill and after clause by clause consideration the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils (Third Amendment) Bill, 2008 was passed by the house. The Hon’ble Speaker gave the valedictory speech and adjourned the house since die at 4:15 pm.

                     Though lately the passing of the bill led to the conduct of the long pending elections of the District Council due to which the development of hill areas had been hampered. Mr. D.D Thaisii added that the Bill had no procedural and technical lapses with the necessary amendment to be taken up later. Good that the bill was passed in the interest of the hill people whose right of franchise was deprived for a long time.

                       On a consultative meeting with 17 civil society organizations on the 17th of Oct, 2011 the SHDDC did tried to come up with a breakthrough on their struggle for the Sadar Hills district. But the discussion came up with no particular resolution. The meeting showed no sign to end the blockade but to continue with it and reach out for actions until their demands are made before the 10th State Assembly Election scheduled at the beginning of 2012 by the Election Commission of India. Ngamkhohao Haokip, president of the SHDDC observed that if the government fixes a date for the declaration of Sadar Hills District the economic blockade might automatically be called off. The meeting was held at the newly constructed Mini Secretariat building at Kangpokpi which is yet to be inaugurated. The SHDDC remained firm on the government to inaugurate the Sadar Hills district before the said assembly election.

                       On the other hand at the same day the Jiribam District Demand Committee (JDDC) in its executive meeting came up with various action plans to be implemented in the coming days in its demand for a separate Jiribam district. In it included the pan down strike by the Jiribam Sub - Division Govt. offices from the 19th to 23rd of Oct., 2011. This was followed by the non co-operation movement from the 24th to 29th in the ADC complex offices. The JDDC is not sparing the railway sectors too by deciding to boycott any railway's activities in the state. Hunger strike, sit in protest and burning effigy of Th. Deben Singh (local MLA) and O. Ibobi Singh (Chief Minister) were the other sign the JDDC had showed previously.

                     The fourth public hearing by the Committee on Re-organization of Administrative and Police Boundaries, a committee set up by the Government of Manipur was held on the 21st of Oct., 11 am at the Chief Secretary’s Office, Secretariat’s South Block at Imphal. It is a well known fact that the government of Manipur is relying on the committee as the last resort to decode the mysteries of solving Sadar Hill’s problem. With all hopes on the report of the committee the faith of present Manipur lies sealed on the research and ideologies of this group of people. Or, is the Secular Progressive Front (SPF), the ruling political alliance of Manipur buying time by resorting to the committee's report?

                     The talks on 23rd Oct. between the representatives of the Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee (SHDDC) and O. Ibobi Singh lead Govt. of Manipur brought forward positive results with almost 80% of the differences agreed upon from both sides. This is the seventh time the talks are being held and the first with direct representatives from SHDDC. The talk was to continue on the 24th of Oct. but the representatives of SHDDC's didn't show up stating that the committee doesn’t trust the government's proposal to fulfill their demands after the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly Election and when a new government comes to power. This clearly proves that the present government is backing out, playing safe on account of the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly Election, 2012. The common people predicts: the O. Ibobi Singh lead SPF Governmentwill never risk to inaugurate Sadar Hills District before the elections as it will have serious consequences to his political party to come to power in the coming election. The politicians will politics, as easy as we have seen. But for the Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee "hope" is the only hope to stay alive. Stand hard rather than leave with nothing for the people supports their calls. But the way of achieving goals through blockades and violence only makes the many innocent people of the state harder to survive. The people are going to stand against SHDDC if they don’t find a different route. For SHDDC: You are not politicians.

                       Alternative Arrangement: It is the United Naga Council’s (UNC) demand for the arrangement of a separate governance for all the Naga inhabitant areas in Manipur to the Central Government of India. The demand began following the NSCN (IM)'s Gen. Secretary Mr.Thuingaling Muivah planned to visit his birth place, Somdal Village in Ukhrul District. But he was blocked by the government and the larger population of the state. Later the Nagas of Manipur made a decision to disconnect every relation with the State Government and asked the Centre to make an alternative arrangement for the Nagas. Mr. Muivah's visit to his birth place was acceptable but never to forget that he is an active NSCN (IM) cadre which is a banned outfit in the State of Manipur and no ceasefire agreement exist between the State and the IM's. The NSCN (IM)'s ceasefire agreement with the Indian Government doesn't cover Manipur. And looking through this context the UNC and those demanding an alternative arrangement sure supports the cause of NSCN (IM) in Manipur openly. Such mentality shouldn't be tolerated and must be declared outlaws with the Central Government's mandatory consent leaving aside their weaknesses on NSCN'IM. The UNC now spear headed the counter economic blockade against the SHDDC stating that the Sadar Hills district should not include Naga inhabitant areas. Like exploiting Muivah before trespassing into the soil of Manipur such outages should be rooted as early as possible before it threatens the peace and harmony of the state. After all these involvement in the state's government affairs of ADC Election and administrative boundary issues is the UNC's not violating their own ideology to disconnect any relation with the state government? These are their alternative ways to stand against the peace and progress of the state.

                   Though endless lapses exist in the administrative and governance the political stability is gaining momentum. To see through the light of broken pieces of political rampage the present Manipur was never expected when the then political situation was traced back. The people will always live under certain dissatisfactions to any government. But it is also true that we cannot ignore the lapses of the government though we acknowledge the truth of certain dissatisfactions.

                   The ruling SPF Government still has a lot to deliver though only a few months left for election. Their five years is yet ending and various task yet to be fulfilled. Of how clean and clear they sum up their flags and mess to leave for the new government heading their way next year the time has come for the people to judge the government. Their flag-ship projects are still yet to be completed and fully open for public and government. But the government is not leaving any stone unturned to showcase their work and progress. Also to remind the people before they surrender their ministerial powers for the 10th State Assembly Election. The government now gives more weightage on inaugural and public functions rather than issues like price rise, effective education, economic blockades, killings etc. Will they leave Sadar Hills clean or in a mess as it is? This is the biggest of all questions the citizen of the state now has.

                     Looking at the map of the purposed Sadar Hills District published in the local dailies the Sadar Hills boundary shows no administrative purposes but community boundary. Compared to the United States of America the internal boundary of India is a messed up one. Some even looks like something. Here in Manipur the Senapati District encloses the valley districts and Jiribam looks like Andaman and Nicobar Island in the Manipur-Assam border.

                    Re-mapping is required but for a smooth and effective administration. Not only the fact that 54 villages under the Sadar Hills were added to other assembly constituencies but also true that various new villages are coming up in Sadar Hills with self priorities and boundaries. Take the villages: Oinam Kabui Khun, Maibam Lokpa Ching Village, etc. to have an effective administrations if its district headquarters were Senapati or Tamenglong. Villages like Sadu Chiru, Tinghai Khunou/Khulen, Tuikhang Aimol and its chain of villages in that hills near Tiddim Road has to report to Senapati for any legal documentation which is 70-80 kms away rather than Bishnupur or Imphal which is just 10 to 20 kms. Most elderly people in these villages die without even reaching Senapati in their only lifetime. Few even don't know how Senapati looks like. They know very little that they fail themselves even to be guided by their leaders. Such demarcations will only harmper a smooth administrative and progress in these villages. If Senapati and Sadar Hills is based on Naga - Kuki inhabitants than they are both ethical. And if district curving is based on the extent of mountain ranges and historical monopolies the administration and mutual understanding between the various indigenous groups in the state will be worsen day by day. The transportation and communication factors should be the first priority the modern leaders should consider before any piece of land is demarcated. Construction of a state highway from Sadu Chiru to Senapati is impossible forever before this world ends.

                     The people of the hills too had their opportunities. It is wrong that they didn't get that values and respect the valley enjoys. They had their options too and it’s not the inhabitants of the valley who forced them to live by the hills. It was the hills they lavished and opted against the valleys in the old. Frontal and choices were also made in that past too. Whatever the history was it is still changing for the good and preference of the people of hills. It would be misleading to the younger generations if the hills don't get their share of bread and shelters. Everyone enjoys equal share if the population, revenue and various subjects are measured. It will be impossible for any leader, any government to fulfill the demand of each people.

                     The hills of Manipur won't be as emotional as today had they got all the possible grants from the government. Leaders leading the hills should check the traffics of the government and not monitor for self possession only. A leader is a helper to those he leads. There may not be any student in the school but the government still supplies with the same supplements on the measurement of the false register entry by the school authority. The Rs.3000/month private school's teachers still guide the students better than those covered under the Government's 6th Pay Commission. Hill or valley no students from government institutions are seen in top academic positions. It makes us smile recalling back the government teachers of the state protesting to implement the 6th Pay Commission to their salaries. Are they capable of what they get? Never was any promise or commitment brought forward while demanding the salary hike.

                     Every sector has its dark of the moon. Even the holy devotees can't be left out. Not to mention the god man doing god damn deeds. If you wish to buy metal roof sheets you will get it in a better deal in the hills granted by the government. Some still remain misguided by the concept that the valley leaders wiped out their shares of bread and roof. The priest of the hills had now grown rich. We see them flee in the valley busy buying plots for their valley's leisure home.

                     An awareness campaign in the neighborhood comes to light only in the newspapers after it was done. Many an opportunity is slipped away unreached to the common people and we in the dark are forging communal emotions.

                     The Manipuris of the hill are Manipuris too and no one can take away this birth right from us. We all should be proud to be a Manipuri. In culture, pride and history we are not less than the rest of the world. We have our own land, culture and worship from our forefathers and we are not ‘katcha’ to any in this world. The name, fame and respect we get in our land are the highest in one’s life.

                       Will the reforms we now make be the need of our children when they grow up? Economic blockade makes some people richer and richer day by day. Petrol runs out in oil-pumps but never in the other market. Why?

                      There is no point to be guilty about ruling the land of fools. India was on war even before the Britishers came. They only made India united. Hinduism and Christianity were the last comers among the Manipuris of Manipur. Who are we? Stop blaming the other community for all the political and administrative failures in your independent community. Place yourself on the position of the government and give your consent without disappointing any sides. Given the example of the government quarters at Langol and Lamphel, the surrounding areas of Manipur Riffle's 2nd Battalion Campus etc. illustrate who is capturing whose land? Many an illegal occupancies in the valley, most of them know very well but their ignorance ignores it. Who will responsible if another Sadar Hills or Naga-Kuki incident gets birth? What have we learnt in 40 years?

                    Maharaja Leishemba Sanajaoba, the titular king of Manipur submitted a memorandum to the President of India, Smt. Pratiba Singh Patil with copies of the same to the Prime Minister of India and the Governor of Manipur stating about the illegal interference of the state government in the administration of the hill areas (Sadar Hills) of the country under the Article 371 C (2) of the Constitution of India. It also highlighted the provision of the Article 371 C's power conferred to the President of India who can direct the State in the administration of the hill areas. Along with it demanded for a necessary clarification if the Union of India has abandon the people of Manipur to their own fate.

                      On 27th Oct. K Ranjit Sing (Minister of State, Works) visited Senapati to inspect the work progress of the newly constructed mini secretariat which the government of Manipur had planned to inaugurate on the 2nd of Nov. by the Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram. On his return for Imphal Mr. Ranjit and his team were stopped by the SHDDC agitators at Kangpokpi. The SHDDC said the motive behind was to have a talk on the Sadar Hills issue but Mr. Ranjit and his team experienced the other way that day. With reinforcement of 35 teams of Manipur police commandos from Imphal the security personals cleared the passage and brought the Minister and his man safe to Imphal.

                      The incident involved more than 200 Manipur Police commandos, fired more than 200 rounds of teargas shells and around 600 live rounds of bullets. Another 100 rounds of mock bombs were also fired in Saparmeina and Keithelmanbi the same day to disperse various mobs while the reinforcement was heading for Kangpokpi. Describing the act of T Ranjit Singh and the Govt. of Manipur as barbaric and illogical the SHDDC declared the 27th of Oct. 2011 to be marked as Anti-People's Day every year. They also imposed 48 hrs. of general strike/total bandh in all the hill areas of Manipur from the midnight of Oct. 31st to the midnight of Nov. 2nd and indefinite total bandh in areas under Sadar Hills with effect from the midnight of October 31st.

                     On Monday the 31st. of Oct. a litre of petrol cost 200 rupees (MRP Rs. 65.34) and 2000 rupees (MRP Rs. 415.50) for a domestic LPG cylinder in the black market. On that 92nd day of the SHDDC’s economic blockade a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Government of Manipur and the SHDDC presided by the Chief Secretary Mr. D.S Poonia, Govt. of Manipur at Chief Minister's Secretariat, Imphal. The MoU stated:

1.    The Government of Manipur has agreed to upgrade Sadar Hills as full-fledged District at the earliest after submission of report of the District Re-organization Committee.

2.    (a) The Government of Manipur has agreed for creation of the following Sub - Division/TD Block by bifurcating the existing 3 (three) Sub-Divisions as under:

- Kangpokpi to Champhai (HQ: Champhei) and T. Vaichong (HQ: T. Vaichong)

- Saikul Saitu to Saikul (HQ: Saikul) and Island (HQ: Island)

- Gamphazol to Saitu Gamphazol (HQ: Gamnom Saparmeina) and Kangchup Geljang (Kangchup Geljang)

        (b) Inauguration of the newly proposed 3 (three) Sub-Divisions will be done within the month of November, 2011.

3. The Office of the SDO Champhai will be located at Kangpokpi temporarily till the construction of its Office building is completed at Champhai.

4.    The Govt. is agreeable in principle for creation of Lhungtin SDC Circle within Saikul Sub-Division.

5.    The State Government of Manipur has agreed to withdraw all the legal cases against SHDDC leaders and volunteers and other legal involvement over the agitation.

6.     In view of the hardship faced by the people of Manipur and in consideration of the commitment of the State Government, the SHDDC agree to suspend the ongoing economic blockade with immediate effect.

                  With regard to the above understandings the SHDDC suspended all its agitations including the 48 hour general strike and indefinite total bandh. But the faith of Manipur still remains unknown. The Government of Manipur still has UNC and various Naga organizations on its path.

                   On the other side various question arises. Is the MoU between SHDDC and the Government of Manipur worth 92 days of economic blockade? Why on the day of Kut and not Ningol Chakouba? What does government have for the opposing sides? Politics is not that easy.

                   P. Chidambaram came and left as planned. The SHDDC is now quite for some time. But a new chapter of UNC and various Naga organizations begins. With an already existing counter blockade from August 21st. the UNC is gaining momentum with a three day total bandh in the Naga inhabitant areas of Manipur from the 3rd of November.

                   The government’s withdrawal of 48 FIRs registered against the SHDDC only makes UNC free to practice any violence with 9 FIRs already registered till the 31st of Oct. With a losing hope for a peaceful Manipur in near future the people of the state are in great sorrow. Expecting that the SPF Government will never take any decision which will hamper its strategies for the upcoming 10th State Legislative Assembly Election it is an appeal to both the supporter and the opposition of Sadar Hills to come up with a peaceful means to end the issue as soon as possible in the interest of the peace and progress of the State Of Manipur.

Until We Reach The Sun

2011-10-31T21:18:00.000-07:00

Say, no bottle crumbles in the house,
Fire, the fire arm assembles in the room.
A mega static reason,
A value added trouble,
Designing of a new world order.

Revolution, dissolution,
Herbivorous foreign scholars.
Self sided, black hearten,
Materialistic backyard scientist,
Say no, the compass points so far.

The day ends but the world never does,
The rain falls but the cloud doesn't leave,
Bowed out in a first round kick,
Go slowly, lets walk slowly,
Until we reach the sun.

Reflecting all the sorrows,
In the words of prophecy,
Forever ain't no fighting,
And everybody lives.
Disgusting hollow people,
Who only speaks of politics,
Misguided computation,
And many hazard risk,
In a land call freedom.

Education, competition,
Sacrificing all our lifetime,
Safe guarding false belief,
Non existence holy worship.
Hey you, am falling on my knees.

Sm:)e Box

2011-10-31T21:03:00.000-07:00

34 jokes per post.
Number of post 2.

68.
Ming and Mong goes hunting
Ming      : Did you see that?
Mong    : No
Ming    : A bald eagle just flew by looking for a younger mate.
2 mins. later.
Ming    : Did you see that?
Mong   : No
Ming      : Two frogs just made love on that big green leave.
2 mins. later.
Ming    : Did you see that?
Mong (getting aggravated) : Yes
Ming    : Then why did you step in it?

67.
Husband         : Under the Right to Information Act tell me how many affairs you had before getting married to me?
Wife               : I can't disclose it under the Protection of Privacy Act.

66.
Q. Behind every successful man there is a women. Why?
Answer : Because women don't run behind unsuccessful man.

65.
Patient      : I can't stop singing "Kill 'em All".
Doctor   : Did your girlfriend dumped you or had any enemies?
Patient : No, why?
Doctor    : Then you need to file an FIR to yourself in the police station.

64.
Angry that his mother milks only to his younger brother Johny applied poison gel at his mother's nipples at night.
In the morning the family found his uncle death of poisoning.

63.
Sadar in World Fart Championship
- The American fart first and its sound roar the whole stadium for one minute.
- Next the European comes out and his fart produced storms of green dust.
- Russian steps in the centre of the stadium and the sound was so loud that the thunder stops thundering.
- At last the Sadar came and his fart didn't made any sound.
People looked at him confused and asked what happened.
The Sadar points his finger at the cross of the Jesus Christ and found that Jesus un-nailed his hands from the cross and was holding his nose.

62.
Sadar was selected to represent India in the World Strongest Man Championship
Category - WATER SPORT
U.S's Cris Angel       : Walked on water
Japanease                   : Blocked the tsunami with one hand.
Russian                        : Turn's water into hydrogen bomb.
India's Sadar               : Drawn a fish in the water.

61.
A guy painted his hair with yellow, green and pink color. He got mad to an old man staring at him.
Guy             : Hey! WTF are you looking at huh....old man!!
Old Man       : I f**ked a peacock 20 years back, I was wandering if you are my son.

60.
Teacher      : How will you pluck an apple growing all alone in the middle of an ocean.
Student       : I will transform into a bird, flew till the apple tree and pluck it.
Teacher      : Your stupid parents told you that man can transform himself to a bird?
Student    : Then who the brainless intellect suggested you that apple grows in the middle of an ocean.

59.
Q.      Define true music lover?
Ans: A boy pipping through the keyhole on the tune of the girl singing in her bathroom while having shower.

58.
Judge      : Why did you hit your husband?
Wife        : He called me from office, took me to bedroom, removed my clothes, laid me on the bed and said "April fool".

57.
Michael Jackson is still in purgatory.
His identity did not match the one in the registry of hell or heaven.
God sent him as black and came back white.

56.
On a highway.
Ming           : I bet 100 $ if you can ride your bycycle in between the lights of the two bikes approching.
Mong         : Done
Next morning Mong woke up in a hospital bed.
When asked about what happen,
Mong        : There was another bike without head lamp in between the two.

55.
A man gifted a NOKIA phone to his girlfriend.
After a year the girl got married to another man.
Moral : NOKIA CONNECTS NOT ONE BUT MANY PEOPLES.

54.
Ming borrowed $50,000 from Mong.
A month later.
Ming     : Your $50'000 gave birth to $2,000. Have this $2,000.
Mong took the money and left.
A month later.
Mong   : Where is my $50,000? I need to have it now.
Ming     : Your $50,000 passed away this morning

53.
Sardar sitting in a bus stop
Reads in the wall, "Those who write this are clever and those who read are fools."
Sardar unnderstood the meaning and he smiled.
Then he rub of the wall and wrote,
"Those who write these are fools and those who read are clever"

52.
INCREDIBLE INDIA
- Car loans are cheaper than educational loans.
- Food grain rot as people die of hunger
- High-end luxury cars are plenty, but where are the roads?
- Sex is everywhere except where it is supposed to be.
- Pizza arrives in 30 minutes, the ambulance doesn't.
- Indigenous war vehicles were made long before the simple car.
- Family size has shrunk, but the number of homes increases.
- The champion of austerity on currency notes
- We worship goddesses and doom our daughters.
- Indians need permits to visit Arunachal, the Chinese allow Arunachalis entry without visa.
- Individuals are hounded by loan recovery agents, defualting firms are treated with kid gloves.
- The public pays to keep terrorist Ajmar Kasab safe, secure and well-nourished.
- Obesity and malnutrition are both on the rise.
- Trollies for air passengers, paid coolies for railway travellers.
- There are more mobile phones than toilets in rural and urban areas.
**Source : The Week's Anniversary Special Cover Story, Dec. 26th, 2010 (vol. 2) edition

51.
Poster in a RESTAURANT
All our waiters are married.
They know how to take orders.

50.
HEADLINE OF 2050
Entertainment
- Rajnikanth in DHOOM 22.
- Golmall 15 ready for release.
- Shahid, Saif attainded Kareena's 8th wedding.
- Petrol today @ Rs. 984/litre.
- CID completed 10,00,000 episodes
Sports
- "I will play next World Cup." ....Sachin.

49.
Ming    : This computer can give any answer to any question.
Mong        : Really? Ask where is my dad right now.
Computer   : Your dad is attainding his daughter's wedding in L.A.
Mong        : How can it be possible. I don't have any sister and my dad is death two years back.
Ming       : Let's try once more. This time "Where is my mother's husband right now?"
Computer   : Your mother's husband is in hell convicted for sex trafficing on earth. But your dad is still in L.A attaining his daughter's wedding.

48.
A huge crowd gathered in a road accident and the Sardar didn't get a chance to see it.
The clever Sardar shouted "This was my dad."
The crowd gave way and found the dog was lying dead.

47.
When a girl cries for a boy it means that she miss him a lot. But when a boy cries for a girl it means no one in this world can love the girl more then that boy. Strange but true.
How to take a BREAK among jokes.

46.
"International Tobacco User's Championship"
Organized by Short Life Society,
1st prize   : Cancer.
2nd prize : Tubercolosis
3rd prize : Slow Death

45.
Santa : I'm a proud father. My son is in medical college.
Banta : What's he studying.
Santa : He's not studying, they are studying him!

44.
Once Rajnikanth was on the hot seat of "Kaun Banega Crorepati".
And the computer needed a life line to choose the questions.

43.
Sardar bunks office and goes home.
There he saw his wife with his boss.
He comes back running back to the office and says "Thank God! the boss didn't see me."

42.
2 boys searching for their lost girlfriend.
1st    : How does your girl look like?
2nd   : 5'8", bold, fair, blue eyes, hot and sexy. What about yours?
1st    : Forget mine. Let's search your's?

41.
I like grapes,
B'coz its boneless.
And I like you,
B'coz you are brainless.
And if you felt bad its just a fact.

40.
Doctor     : Your husband needs rest, take these sleeping pills.
Wife         : Oh! Thanks doctor, when do I give him these?
Doctor     : Those are for you not him.

39.
A woman gave birth to 6 babies.
She got off the bed, slapped her husband and shouted,
"I told u not 2 go Doggy Style..!"
The husband replied,
"Now you know man are not the only dogs."

38.
Username n Password
You love someone and you marry someone else. The one you marry becomes your "user name" and the one you loved becomes your "password".

37.
Son            : Dad, how much does it cost to get married?
Father        : I don't know son, am still paying for it.

36.
Teacher    : Which animal can live both in land and water?
Santa        : Frog.
Teacher    : Now tell three more animals with such ability.
Santa        : The frog's daddy, mom and sister.

35.
Lady secretary came out angrily from her boss's cabin.
Friend        : What happen?
Secretary   : He asked me if am free tonight?
Friend        : What did you said?
Secretary   : I said "Yes".
Friend        : &?
Secretary   : Bastard gave me 50 pages to type.

IRON GYM Oinam's 15th Anniversary Celebration, 2011 (revival)

2011-10-20T06:20:00.000-07:00

Anniversary Fest.

Celebrating 15 Years of Service

Year: 2011

Iron Gym, Oinam one the premiere body building association in Manipur celebrated it's 15th Anniversary Day on the 8th of August, 2011. With newly elected administrative members the association is marching forward carrying along its legacy of service to the people of Manipur. Since its beginning in 1994 the Iron Gym, Oinam had brought in many youth to the path of healthy well being. The Iron Gym, Oinam is officially registered in 1996 under the Govt. of Manipur as a body building organization both for amateur and professionals.
With a re-union of all the individuals associated with the association this year's observance of the Anniversary Day marked a new era of growth and development to the organization. With the good grace of the people of Oinam and Manipur the organization gets a new face lift this year with the newly appointed administrator.

Administrative Members:

President
Lonjam Tiken Singh

Vice - President
Oinam Homen Singh

Gen. Secretary
Oinam Ibomcha Singh

Join - Secretary
Oinam Ratan Singh

Treasurer
Irom Suresh Singh

Auditor
Mutum Sur Singh
Oinam Tomba Singh

Media & Publications
Lukhendro Keisham

Health & Sports
Konthoujam Krishnamani Singh
Oinam Gunamani Singh

Educational & Cultural
Oinam Deben Singh

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7th of August, 2011
get together function

As a part of it's anniversary celebration there was a get together function with a whole crowd of invited guest who has and had been part of the organization and the Oinam town. Among the guest are the ex-administrators of IRON GYM, newly elected Councilors of the Oinan Town Committee, its members and the respected personalities of the town. Others includes social activist, business man, Govt. employee and youth personals.
The function started with a welcome address by the president of Iron Gym and then followed with the speech by few invited guest. Discussed about the current status of the gym and suggested the ideas and strategies for future plan and actions. The function ended with a feast including the guest, member of the organization and all the individuals present at the event.

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10th of August, 2011
a musical concert

After a long gap the Iron Gym brought back it's tradition to organize a musical concert on it's foundation day. This year as a part of the anniversary day celebration there was a musical concert with free passes dedicating it to the people of Manipur and Oinam for the support and interest it has show to the association.
Warm regards to all the individuals, women, children, young and old who came to enjoy the musical night and made the concert a super success. It would not have been possible without those people who remained in their seats till the end of the concert. Apart from the rain that went for a while before the event the rest was graced. The Iron Gym, Oinam plans to bring back the show next year.

Presenter: Bonny (Actor)
Musician: Roop Raag
Sound: SS Moirangkhom

Singer:
Male:
- Khun Jiban
- Swamikumar
- Sadananda Hamom
- Aphao
- Ta Manao

Female:
- Mandakeni
- Pushparani
- Tinku
- Susmita

Musicians:
- Surchandra (keyboard)
- Kokobi (keyboard)
- Oinam Geet (guitar)
- Naocha (bass)
- Purnanda Hamom (percussion)
- Priyo (percussion)
- Rambo (sumba)

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19th of September, 2011
Vishwakarma Puja

The gym observed the Vishwakarma Puja, goddess of tools and equipments according to the Hindu mythology. It was a simple gathering with prayers and little offering to the lord. The day ended with a light refreshment and discussion among the guest and the members of the gym.

Tour

2011-10-15T08:52:00.000-07:00

Artist : TIDDIM 34

Can you feel the ice,
Cos' I see the eyes,
Getting old, getting old.

Cos' I see its red,
Cos' the world are blue,
Coming home, coming home.

Wan wall throw the nuts,
Show the shoes in the room,
Wangle robs, paper court,
Spinning hole, falling kings,
People say its gold,
But who is this people,
Winter camp, watching tower,
So close water drops.

Siege the light,
Give another rise,
Tour, am on tour.

I'm fighting with my dreams,
It mend my shape to thee.
You've got to shrink so loud,
She is dancing in my mind.
Who broke their teeth when young,
Never care for what they say.
Dreaming day, running clock,
Securing my soul.

Wounded

2011-10-15T08:48:00.000-07:00

Artist: TIDDIM 34

Am wounded, so disgusted,
The survival seems dusted.

Its so cold,
Is your touch.
Take my hand,
What have I done.

Chorus:
Yes to life,
No to drugs,
Abuse drugs,
Keep a pace.
Say no way,
Through the base,
Yes to life,
No to drugs.

Am riding on the ship,
Diving through the winds,
Its a waste I've done
Am praying/sorry for my soul

Chorus

Now I'm addicted till the toe,
Looking for a door.
It's a god forsaken land,
Killing for a cure.

Prince of the Orange River

2011-10-15T08:42:00.000-07:00

Nevertheless matter all to winkle major cut my legs,
Drive of the leisure, hangs on the feather,
Musk deer runs like musket,
Garrison fort I ever sit on them.

Chorus:
Crack of bowl in mummy's hand,
Prince of the orange river flow.

See the stone falling, hitting narrow strip gaps,
Call for a ride to handle all my ride.
Snazzy finger lives next ti shrine,
Hammering hammer when it falls on the face.

Inside the cover of your book,
Eat them tight that they don't fly.
The fruits are getting sore,
For the mama...
You won't cry again.

A Blind Fold

2011-10-15T08:13:00.000-07:00

Last night was my best friend's birthday,
She took my arms and said that she need me,
Hold me and take me to the roof top,
Cos I'm drunk and I wanna be close to you.
A best friend is only just a best friend,
The best guy is the one with the true heart.
So when I tried to make her know that what I feel,
She breaks away saying am the one with the dirty mind.

Do you know that we all die,
For the love and salvation.
Is it wrong that we all try,
To be the best of all we can.
Wondering how I couldn't breath,
At the end of all this life.
Couldn't bring the old days back,
When our days are yet still lift.

Join the process,
The walls are falling,
Our bridge are crumbling down.
Do you know that,
A wild like heaven,
Can bring us all apart.

Chorus:
A blind fold,
Is all that I need,
Cos' I hate,
The way that she pretend.
A blind fold.

You know that its not a mistake,
We did it all together last night.
You put your hands around my shoulder,
So you don't blame me to the other side.
Taking back at the first place,
I didn;t force you in anything.Counting back at the incident,
You did it ll from the inside.

Who's that mocking?
The right one standing,
Down to mirror sky.
You complained nothing,
That I can confess,
So you don't act that smart.

Chorus.
Lead

Anguish bleeding,
A misunderstanding,
The roads are heading blind.
For God shake heaven,
A wild life breeding,
The rooms are getting hot.

A Reverting Act of Violence

2011-10-14T02:44:00.000-07:00

Sadar Hills
Part 1

                     The faster we solve, faster the growth of peace and progress. Resolve Sadar Hill's issue as soon as possible for it threatens the peace and progress of the state. Not only will it lead to communal riots but political and administrative chaos. As the state's legislative assembly election nears more fishy smells the valleys and the hills.
                     Four decades of violent and patience the Sadar Hills are. From the passing of the 1971's Manipur District Council Act for the establishment of Autonomous District Council in the hill areas in the then Union Territory of Manipur to 2011's ongoing economic blockade by the SHDDC demanding the official announcement of Sadar Hills District the people of Manipur had been both emotional and anguish.
                      All these for a mere difference of thought between two brothers who has been living since ages before British or any Naga-Kuki began. Leading to one of the most brutal conflict in the history of Manipur the Sadar Hills issue still greets the people of Manipur with bandh, blockade, frontal warriors etc. In their war of communalism it is the whole people of the state who suffer. This 2011's economic blockade in the National Highways of the state is the reverting act of the unfinished past which left the families of the hill in pain and sorrow. The scream of the souls of death and injured can still be hard in the hearts of the Manipuri in the hills.
                    Those brutal hill fires, hanging in the trees, chopping off hands and legs, nailing on the heads and body, cut throat, burying alive, slaughtering into pieces and left to die in the jungle with arms and legs tied are the images the people of the hills had seen. Wish that such heartless acts of murder and massacre don't repeat again. How would we feel when our houses are burnt down to ashes? Not only one but both sides met the same fate.
                    No one stood against Anna Hazare and his demands. All because he was right and hit the ball for the winning side only. It was a game with no opponents to oppose, everyone knows it well. As right as no political group appreciates any other no matter how good and better their conduct is for the people. Not only India but the whole world will stand for Anna if he fasted against world corruption even though. Like throwing stone on the wall, it hits the wall without a miss. And so does this world is, the wind will always blow where it suppose to be. Who and what was Anna before his historical fast? But had he fasted for the world he will lose and win in his own way alone. This is how the world goes.
                     Right that the SHDDC's demand for a separate district for the people of Sadar Hills as a full fledge revenue district is compelling and reasonable. On the other hand various obstacles of boundary, community and political conditions hover around the implementation of the demand. So sensitive the Sadar Hills issue is that if any flaw arises on any sides the rest are on fire to trigger violence and chaos.
                    The July rain always bring drought in Manipur. This time it’s the reverted tail of the Sadar Hills. So frequently it happens in this state that the people of the state had fallen in love to adjust under such circumstances. Though we dislikes we manages it. Our way of complaining without any complains or moves.
                    The Government of India passed the Hill Areas District Council Act in 1971. Manipur attained its statehood under the Republic of India in 1972 but the District Council Act remains ineffective in Sadar Hills till date. Except Sadar Hills the other five Autonomous District Councils namely Manipur North ADC (Senapati ADC), Manipur East ADC (Ukhrul ADC), Tengnoupal ADC (Chandel ADC), Manipur South ADC (Churachandpur ADC) and Manipur West ADC (Tamenglong ADC) has become full-fledged districts. Chief Ministers Rishang Keishing, R.K Ranbir Singh, W. Nipamacha Singh or the Central Government did tried to implement the Hill Areas District Council Act 1971 in Sadar Hills but failed till date.
                  Right that Sadar Hills has more than a lakh voter and the highest ranked among the district opting areas of Manipur. But instead of various promises to inaugurate Sadar Hills as a full fledge revenue district 54 villages under the Sadar Hills were bifurcated to other assembly constituencies. Though ignored the people associated with the Sadar Hills want the government, state and central to stop the re-mappings of the Sadar Hills.
                  This is neither fooling nor politics but reality that the Sadar Hills issue is a Naga-Kuki issue and can be simply be commented or decided. Weather 1971 or 2011 the issue remains the same and this in order to balance the rights of both Kuki and Naga.
                  Bandh, blockade, general strikes and hunger strike has become a joke in the democracy of Manipur. May it be bandh, blockade or general strikes the common people only suffer. Hunger strikes are plenty but no one dies of it. Conspiracy lies in the unseen. Stand on the darker side and you will be less seen. Most of the truth remains unseen.
                   Good that the whole tribes of the state are uniting together as the Nagas and the Kukis. Nobody talked about Naga and Kuki when we were kids. But then suddenly it all happened bringing forward its mid historical diversification of the brotherhood of Nagas and Kukis which never was the beginning of Naga and Kuki. The other comprises of the Meiteis and Meitei Pangal. This may be the beginning of the unification but at the same time the beginning of the preparation of a future war of communalism among various communities living in the state.
                   Where are the intellects of both the communities on the intellectuals of peace and equality between both the communities?
                   It’s an unproven fact that Sadar Hills is ethical. What guarantees them to guarantee for the future peace and chaos when their war is won? Nothing. The intellects know these very well but remain unknown for it questions their leadership.
                    The government is doing very little to nothing. But don't mistake that the government is silent searching for his game and priorities but for the peace and safety of the people of various communities. Our act of one sided protestism and social show off is costing millions to the government and the state. Unaware of what we are we have changed from a peaceful, esteemed, cultured and responsible citizen of the world to a self destructive creature in human mask. Leave the world affairs for a moment and use this moment to think for Sadar Hills. To authenticate the demand of the SHDDC without disappointing the various groups involved.
                      Circumstances demand individuals to take to arms and violence. Every community credits the merits and demerits of its conduct to the state's affairs, politically and economically. Freedom to settle anywhere for the hills and only valley for the valleys. 50% or less cut off for SC/ST, 60% for General and the people still demands for quality doctors and professionals. Decades passed since the government of India graded SC, ST, and OBC. In this long years some may have already live up to the status of the higher group. But what can man be, they prefer to better remain timid and gain the wealthy reserves they benefit from calling them as SC or ST. The 50 gets through, the 59 commits suicide and no one responsible the death. No hurt feelings to any but every side is guilty, amateur or professionals. Our lives are not borrowed to repay back to anyone but use this one time opportunity responsibly for we are not the only individual living in this world, this country, state and the locality.
                    We have had some very appealing suggestions from various individuals and groups for a sooner and better derivatives to end the prevailing issues. Fast or slow Manipur has changed a lot since 40 years. If the Sadar Hills district is reasonable then why is the government doing very little or nothing? Are they really interested?
                 The situation is very fragile and things can take any form with worse being the most expected. Mr. P Chidambaram, the Hon'ble Finance Minister of India in a live T.V interview told the reporter on the 30th of September, 2011 that unlike Chattisgarh and U.P where more than ten districts were curved out recently district creation in the North Eastern regions of India is a sensitive issue compared to other states of the country due to the various oppositions by the various communities specially the tribal. He told that the Kukis demanded the formation of the Sadar Hills district and the Nagas opposing it. Due to its style of problem the issue has to be resolved in the local level and told that the Chief Minister (Okram Ibobi Singh) of Manipur has set up a commission to look into the formation of the Sadar Hills and is waiting for it report. About the economic blockade Mr. Chidambaram said that more than a thousand trucks laden with essential commodities have been bringing in goods inside the state with security personals to meet the essential needs of the people of Manipur. And the price rise as an effect to the circumstances. Not that the government isn't listening but doing the best they could balancing every sides to take control of the situation.
                     Everyone blames the government though they understand the circumstances. All on the run to raise a voice, to oppose as they please and escape on the sight of any trouble.
                   Every day in the early morning, as the news paper arrive you go through the headlines hoping if the blockade was call off. But instead another layer called Jiribam, UNC and counter blockade thickens up the blanket of unsolved issues.
                   Robbing a bank needs the same precision as to architect the locker to be thief proof. One does it with risk and the other task. But how risky you do the world wants fair and not evil practice.
                   The emotion of the common people is mixed with anger and sorrow at the Sadar Hills District Demand Committee's act of protestism. Millions of wealth and money is being destroyed in this so called economic blockade. In a state whose economy and infrastructural development depends hugely on the Central Government's fund and sanctions such wastage of wealth and property is a big blow to the state's economic growth and developments. It has become a trend for the hills of Manipur to step up with economic blockade whenever a demand, big or small is not met by the government neglecting the various communities who has no meaning to their demands. No parents can fulfill each and every demand their children make. Never to forget that Manipur is a state were various community lives together. Burning down goods laden trucks including health and life saving drugs is a total practice of layman's act. The SHDDC broke their own promise by burning down two goods carrier trucks laden with medicines and life saving drugs worth lakhs of rupee. If the government commits such crimes the outcomes is unthinkable. This proves that SHDDC has no call of duty.
                     The Sadar Hills activist does never complain of any shortage. Tamenglong felt short of essential commodities because it’s the Kuki's blockade. Kangpokpi, Churachandpur or Moreh has no any complains. It’s a fact that Moreh, Tengnoupal, Chandel and its highway is powered by goods imported from Myanmar. Senapati and Mao have free passes to Nagaland with no trace of any Sadar Hills agitators. Churachandpur has free passage from Mizoram. Kangpokpi, the command centre of the Sadar Hills agitation has no any resistance from the valley and the likes, not even a slightest sign of any shortage. Businessmen in Senapati, Mao or Maram if it profits them have unlimited goods for Kangpokpi. The innocent people of the valley are the one who only burns. The government and its ministry has its safety stocks and facilities, none has any effect of the blockade. It will be their culture, district and lifestyle not for the rest of the districts, hills and valley. This is not a fair practice and the attack an ethical one.
                   Both the hills and the valley suffer from this economic blockade. But no matter how long the blockade is if you can pay you get anything you want. Petrol, diesel, cooking gas, or vegetable it doesn't run out of stock but just a monopolistic game by the businessman.
                   Even a kid comes out on the highway and robs the passenger for pocket money. He may not get two meals a day but sure does have a gun in his house, weather licensed or not. To become a leader and stand against the government gives them the score which he could not gain in his lifetime of endless patronage.
                   Only the common people suffer on the other side of the coin. If government is the one whom they target then they would have gone through a different process. Neglecting or forgetting all the equality bestowed to the people of the hills and the state they are designing a new order of violence and riot. The government has nothing to lose but us.
                   The frequent blockades in the national highways have a direct effect on the development projects of the state. The circumstances are getting worse day by day. If both the government and the agitator don’t come up with possible solution it may lead to a possible clash between the agitators and the various groups of people residing in the other parts of the state.
                    The old days are going to return if the issue is not resolved. I, as a common citizen living in the state send out this message that we the people of Manipur are the only people who can bring peace to the land. Let's help resolve every issue as fast as possible for a faster growth without leaving a tail for a future violence or differences.
                  Peace in the state should be the first priority of every community. If any untoward incident happens the whole of Manipur is going to burn with blood and violence. Let's imagine the aftermath if a step we mistake.

**Cross posted @ www.e-pao.net here

Scribble Link Purgatory

2011-09-24T23:53:00.000-07:00

Scribble Link Purgatory is a screamo metal band based in Bangalore City, IN. With it's unique sound and stage presence the band came to limelight among the local headbangers.

The Beginning

It was the teacher's day celebration of the Bachelor of Business Management's students at Dayananda Sagar Institutions, Bangaluru, 2005 where I met Preetam. Studying at the same institution he introduced me to Vijeth who was in the same college's hostel and a Computer Science Engineering student. We started jamming at the campus after our classes and it was then that we decided to start as a collage band. The jam session takes place in the basement of the institution's am phi theater. I brought Siddhartha to the group who is my bench mate and we completed our line up. With the director of the engineering department providing the funds to buy the musical equipments for the institution the band got its starting kit. The band had it's first appearance in the annual college fest. of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangaluru called Spectrum, 05. It was then at the National Law School's Lageela fest. that the band swap five tittles out of the six disciplines and got the over all tittle in the competition which acted as a milestone to step to bigger route.

The band started playing in various college fests and gigs around the city. It was after few stage acts that the group gave itself the name, Scribble Link Purgatory.

How the name 'Scribble Link Purgatory'?

As the group was gaining it's share of complements from the various shows they had played it was a must need for the band to have a unique band name as soon as possible. With the priority to the band mates in naming the band Preetam and Vijeth came up with 'scribble', Siddhartha suggested 'purgatory' and I added 'link' to create a bridge among the thoughts and came up with Scribble Link Purgatory.

Meaning of "Scribble Link Purgatory"

SLP is youth, a purgatory linked with options scribbled to choose from. Once decided and done it is hard to reverse back or turn down what we have made for ourselves. Scent or senses, beauty or blood we are free elements ready to mingle, create a new one. It is our will and power which shell guide us to our destiny. This is a place where we swagger around unaware of the unawares.

The truth of mankind lies buried under the darkness of evil. What we are is not what the creator has created. A freedom without expression will never be real. Show what you are, live as you please and you will be freed from "THIS CURSE."

The Band

It will be one of the most memorable memories the band members will be carrying with them for quite a long time. For Siddhartha, Vijeth and Preetam it was the first rock band in their musical career. Of friendship and understanding the member always share a very healty relationship. It was Aadon Lapcha who join the band at the later part and Puiia Hmar at the end who were a part of the band as the band needed a second guitar shiefting to metal genre and Pramesh Rajkumar who use to fill the space whenever the band need a guiterist before Aadon and Puiia.

                                       Name        Scribble Link Purgatory (SLP)
                                       Genre             New Age / Screamo Metal
                                       Location                     Bangalore City, IN

Band Members

                                                 Preetam Rajkumar      (Vocal)
                                                 Lukhendro Keisham   (Guitar)
                                                 Siddartha Goswami      (Bass)
                                                 Vijeth B                      (Drum)

                                                 Aadon Lapcha             (Guitar)
                                                 Puiia Hmar                  (Guitar)

As special as to Pramesh Rajkumar who use to fill the place of a second guitarist whenever requested. The band wouldn't have succeed without him.

Originals
- Shade of Anger
- The Last Stand
- Fall of Vengeance
- This Curse
- Nailed and Killed

Covers

Killing In The Name Of (RATM), Smells Like Teen Sprit (Nirvana), One Step Closer (Linkin Park), Megalomaniac (Incubus), Drive (Incubus), Last Train Home (Lost Prophate), Reason (Hoobastank), Crawling in the Dark (Hoobastank), Running Away (Hoobastank), She Will Be Loved (Maroon 5), What Is It To Burn (Finch), New Beginning (Finch), The Kill (30 Seconds to Mars), Tears Don't Fall (Bullet For Mu Valentine), Hand of Blood (Bullet For My Valentine), Pull Harder on the Strings Of Your Martyr (Triviun), Through Struggle (As I Lay Dying), The Sound of Truth (As I Lay Dying)

Shows Played

The Band has played in most of the renowned colleges of Bangalore.
- Guest bands at the Northeast Fest held at St. Josephs College of arts and science.
- At the Bangalore's round final of Hero Honda's CAMPUS ROCK IDOL 2007,M.G Road
- Kingfisher's THE GREAT INDIAN OCTOBER FEST 2007,Palace Ground,Bangalore(Semi Finalist)- The Times Of India's YOUTHOPIA organized by Times Group, India
- Winners at Alliance College Fest. (Transcend, 06)
- Winner of Rock to glory organized at Lido Mall, 07.
- Winner of RV College of Engineering's Rock Fest (8th Miles, 08)
- Winner of PESIT Rock Band competition (ATMATRISHA, 08)
- Bagged 2nd place in International School of Business & Media Rock Band Competition
- Bagged 2nd at Acharya Habba, 07(organized by Acharya Institutes)
- Scintillation-08 organized by Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore.
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- Indian Institute Of Management's UNMAAD '08 ans '09, (IIM, Bangaluru)
- National Law School's STRAWBERRY FIELD 2008
- Guest Band at the North-East Fest, St Joseph High School,Bangalore
- National Institute Of Feshion Technology's SPECTRUM,Bangalore *twice
- Alliance Business School'sTRANSCEND'06(1st.Western Vocal)National Law School's LeGaLa 2006(best vocal solo, best vocal duet, best instrumental solo, best instrumental group, best group) * of the six competing deciplines "best vocal group" goes to St Joseph Medical Collage
- PESIT College B'lore, 2008 Fest(1st Prize) *also as a guest band in Anual Hostal Day of the institution
- BMSIT, New Campus
- Ambedkar Institute Of Technology, B'lore
- Purple Haze, Mysore
- Legends Of Rock,Koromangala,Bangaluru

**Apart from these gigs the band played in many pubs, malls, etc. including various invites.

The band got disbanned on January, 2010 but music still stays alive in all the band members. An endless heartiest thanks to all the band mates for all the best time and the many music we played together. A lot of respect to Adon Lepcha, Pramesh Rajkumar and Puiia Hmar for an impossible SLP without them.

Web Links:
www.myspace.com/scribblelinkpurgatory
www.scribblelinkpurgatory.blogspot.com

SLP's Youtube Video Search Link :
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=scribble+link+purgatory&aq=f

Whatever happens let the friendship that the SLP brought last forever in our lives.

Tiddim 34

2011-08-18T06:45:00.000-07:00

A rock band with my childhood friends. The concept came up during those early youth when we were in eight grade high schools with the hype to play music and sound like one. Discussing our likes and dislikes daily at evening hang outs the Tiddim 34 gets molded up. Highest influences goes to the youthful attitudes hunger to show off. The source code of the name Tiddim 34 leads to Tiddim Road, the broadest inter state highway in Manipur with the add on of the last two digits of the area postel code, 795134.

The Beginning:

After my 8th standard high school examination I left boarding school and join school from home. It was a winter day after an evening walk when I set with Bagio and Kumarjit around a bonfire beside the Lower Primary School (L.P School) building and came up with the first comcept to rock with a band. With a very little knowledge of what a guitar is it was one dare act to ask my mon to buy me an aquistic guitar against the misconcepts of calling rock music as intoxicating and dirt oriented behaviours. I got my aqustic, Bagio got his and we started what our heart wants to take us.
Budha and Denaobi joins in the group and decided to join guitar classes. A bunch of teenage kids with an intention to form a rock band without the sense of the outcomes that will lead them to. One thing leads to another and those were the most memorable memories of our boyhood. Every morning we visited Vivek Sharma (Phoenix's lead guitarist) before our daily schools. If a day he cancells the class it was Keishamthong, Paona Bazar or movie theater people can trace us.

Buying Instruments:

Like most old school rock bands it was the same fate we faced to buy our music instruments. Bagio bought his bass guitar by selling off his gold earing unaware to his parents, I got mine from my Honda CBZ and the drums through an undisclosed way of struggle.

The Band:

Not just friends and band mates but families and more. We roan, drink and hang out all together as a team. Many a fun and secreats we share. Set the drums together, give a hand on string replacement, every moment count as the band began. It's not how much you can play, how technical and fast you can torture your instruments but your contribution to the friendship. Never to back walk at any brawl, win or loose, right or wrong, individually. Never a day we will wish to miss to hang out together.The world is changing but we don't need a change in this side of our lives.

What is Tiddim 34?

Tiddim 34 = (Tiddim Road + Postal Code 795134)

The name came to being on the new year's eve party on the 31st of Dec. 1998 at Vivek Sharma's (Phoenix's lead guitarist) whom the band took guitar lessons as a beginner.

Name : TIDDIM 34

Genre : Nu Age/Punk
Location : Oinam, Manipur, IN

Band Members:

                                       Lukhendro Keisham     a.k.a Nanao       : Guitar, Vocal
                                       Bagio Mutum                  a.k.a Momo       : Bass
   Inaocha Oinam               a.k.a Tompok   : Drums

Started With :

                                     - Lukhendro Keisham (Nanao)        .. Lead Guitar
                                     - Bagio Mutum (Momo)                        .. Bass Guitar
                                     - Shyamsundar Koijam (Denaobi)      .. Drums
                                 - Budha Oinam (Alex)                         .. Vocal
               - Kumarjit Irom (Kumar)                     .. Vocal

Originals :

- Butterfly
- Tour
- Wounded
- Heroes Won't Come

Covers :

- Lodi (C.C.R)
- Have You Ever Seen The Rain (C.C.R)
- Breaking The Law (Judas Priest)
- Livin After Midnight (Judas Priest)
- I Want To Break Free (Queen)
- NIB (Black Sabbath)
- Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
- Always Somewhere (Scorpion)
- When The Smoke Is Going Down (Scorpion)
- Someday (MLTR)
- Hotel California (Eagles)
- Would (Alice In Chain)
- Whole album of Greenday's "WARNING"
- Whole album of Blink 182's "Take Off Your Pants And Jacket"

Listened to :

Firehouse, Led Zappelin, MSG, CCR, Smokie, Nazareth, Eagles, Elton John, Michael Bolton, Van Halen, Rainbow, Michael Bolton, Michael Learns To Rock, Rod Stewart, Air Supply, Mr.Big, KISS, Dio, Led Zapplin, Eric Clapton, Collective Soul, Whitesnakes, Skid Row, Deep Purple, Nirvana, Soul Asylum, Oasis, Bryan Adams, Guns N Roses, INXS, Bon Jovi, The Police, Iron Maiden, Anthrax, Cindrella, Poison, Def Lepard, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, Metallica, Megadeath, Motorhead, Dire Straits, AC/AD, Blach Sabbath, R.E.M, Duran Duran, Motley Crue, Greenday, Blink 182, Papa Roach

Gigs Played:

-Bishnupur Higher Secondary School, Bishnupur (Band's First Stage Act)

-Thambal Marik College, Oinam
-Imphal College, Imphal
-Nehru Yuva Kendra, Bishnupur
-Gandhi Memorial Hall (G.M Hall), Imphal
-Youth Festival, Manipur University, Canchipur
-Sangeet Natak Hall, Nambol
-Chigonglei Makhong Lampak (IRON GYM), Oinam
-Public Hall, Oinam

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Sm:)e Box

2011-08-15T19:30:00.000-07:00

- No. of Post 1
- 34 jokes/post

34.
Inside an exam hall.
Supervisor   : Why are you so tense?
Sardar         : I forgot...aah..a mistake.
Supervisor : Hall ticket?
Sardar         : No
Supervisor : ID?.......calculator?
Sardar         : I brought tomorrow's exam chit today.

33.
A girl was coming alone.
She came towards me.
We both came so close to each other that .......:)
I moved aside and the girl went away.
Moral 1   : I respect ladies.
Moral 2   : She was a scrap figure.

32.
Last night I had a dream. I walked with God. He asked me, "Who is your boy/girl friend?".
I told him your name.
The God smiled and said slowly, "My child your life is spoiled."

31.
One day two Sardar finds three live bombs. They thought of carrying it to the police.
S1   : What shell we do if any bomb blasts in the middle?
S2   : We will lie that we found only 2.

30.
A man saw a board at the center of a river. He tried but couldn't read it. So he swim in to the river and saw "No Swimming, Crocodile Inside".

29.
- Once there was very dense fog in Chennai. Later it was discovered that Rajnikanth was smoking.
- The Rajanikanth award goes to OSCAR.
- But only traffic police can stop 50 cars with one hand till now. Thank to these cops for giving a break to Mr./Dr./Super Star/Boss/Bus Conductor Rajnikanth.

28.
Me    : Come lets play chess.
You   : No , sorry.
Me    : Y?
You   : I don't have a sport shoe.

27.
The teacher kept 2 buckets in front of a donkey.
One water and the other beer.
The donkey drank the water.
Teacher: So kids, what do you learn from this?
Student: Those who don't drink beer are donkeys.

26.
3 friends, lift not working.
101 storey building, room on the 99th floor.
Each friend tells a story on their way.
1st friend starts his story and ended on the 40th floor.
2nd friend ended his story on the 98th floor.
3rd friend told them the shortest story.
The story of the room key he left it in the car a few moment ago.

25.
Once 8 - 10 hairs grew up on Gandhiji's head after India got freedom.
He went to a salon.
The man at the salon, seeing his hairs asked him angrily, "Do you want to cut or count them?"
Gandhiji replied,............
"Colour it."

24.
Grammar class:
Teacher        : "Peter doesn't like girls."
What is Peter in this sentence?
Student         : Gay :p)

23.
Girl               : Mummy leg pain.
Mother         : What happen?
Girl              : Even today again I had to stand in the queue to give the love letter to .......**
CrAzy GiRL :p)
**enter your name.

22.
Kevin        : I can bite my left eye with my own teeth.
Sean        : I bet $1,000 if you can do that.
Kevin removed his artificial eye and bite with his teeth.
He got the $1,000 and said,
"I can bite the right eye too."
Sean thought    : How is it possible. He has to be blind if he can do that.
Sean        : I bet $1,000 again if you can do.
Kevin removed his artificial teeth and bite the other eye.

21.
Student: Why does the popcorn jumps when kept on a hot stove?
Teacher: Just sit on the stove and see. Then you will know why it jumps.

20.
Inspirational message for all single guys who says "Dude, she has a boyfriend."
!!..Yeah, so?
"Football has a goalkeeper but it doesn't mean you can't score."...!#@

19.
A cop saw a man casting his fishing net in a restricted area.
Cop         : Do you know that fishing is not premitted in this area.
Ming        : Yes.
Cop         : Then why did you cast the net.
Ming        : I saw the fish drowning so I was helping the fish by bringing up.

18.
WHO'S GUILTY?
Wife dreaming in the night suddenly shouts, "Quick my husband is back."
Man gets up, jumps out of the window and realizes, "Damn, I'm the husband."

17.
WIFE            : How much paid for this condom?
HUSBAND : Ten rupees.
WIFE            : My God! it was 25 paise when I was in 8th grade.

16.
S*XY THOUGHT:
Woman always need a reason, mood, emotion and comfort to have sex. Man are not like them, they are simple: they just need a woman.

15.
The teacher kept a Nehru's Cap on the ground.
Teacher      : What does it represent?
Sardar        : It says Pandit Nehru just got burried in the ground that only his cap can be seen.

14.
Boy     : I can built hundreds of Taj Mahal if you accept my love for you.
Girl      : OK. Then how will you built the Taj Mahals.
Boy     : Silly girl..!! This is the first lie for our love.

13.
"Everyone search for real beauty but its not easy to get it. Because real beauty doesn't mean the outside appearance but the inner." ........Always wear colorful underwears.

12.
Girlfriend       : Do you love me?
Boy               : Of course darling I do.
Girlfriend      : Will you love me after marriage also?
Boy              : That depands on your husband, if he allows.

11.
Definition of BOSS:
He who thinks nine women together can produce a baby in one month. And if this target is achieved he wants twin next month.

10.
British        : Do you know swimming?
Sardar        : No
British        : Dog is better then you, it swims.
Sardar        : Do you know swimming?
British        : Yes
Sardar        : Then what's the difference between you and dog?

9.
Seven sadhus were sitting on mats.
Raju comes and says "Guruji I can't find a girlfriend."
A sadhu replied: "Bring another mat and sit down."

8.
Son          : Dad, how much is (1 x 1)
Sardar     : You fool, donkey brain, idiot....you know nothing, go get a calculator:)

7.
In a gym
Boy        : I want to impress this cute girl, which machine should I use?
Coach    : Use the ATM machine outside the gym.

6.
Sardar came out of exam hall very sad.
When asked why, he said " Oye, I didn't know the pass tanse of THINK so I THOUGHT & THOUGHT & THOUGHT and wrote "THUNK".

5.
10 Sardars and a girl hanging below a helicopter on a rope. Pilot said "One must leave because its overloaded."
Girl said "I will sacrifice" and all the Sardar CLAPPED!!

4.
A senior student during ragging says "I will kiss your wife on your wedding day".
Junior: Great! you gonna give your sister to me?

3.
An old man looking at a guy with pink, green and white hair.
Guy            : What are you looking at huh..Old Man? Want a piece of me?
Old man   : I made love with a piccock when I was in eight grade. I was thinking if you are my son.

2.
Fortune knocks on your door only once.
GRAB IT..!! because next time he sends his daughter.
!@#$--Wondering who is the daughter huh?
Its Miss-fortune:)

1.
Indian wives are so cultured wives.
They don't call "Abey Gadhe!" (Hey Fool) to their husband in front of others.
So they say, "A.G! Sunte Ho?" (Abey Gadhe, you listening?)

The Killer Filler 4

2011-07-25T06:36:00.000-07:00

Battle of Kings

               The pen is not always the mightiest. We may adapt to any environment but the one with better adaptability adapts better. The kings fight their battle in the land of kings.
               A bridge crumbles and the paramedics are needed, the heavy rain turns out to be a disastrous flood and a whole family was stabbed to death in a group clashes, somewhere or sometime we all need help and support. If a country develops a long range nuclear warhead then the neighbouring countries are in serious threat. Million of dangerous truth whooping around this world. A communication breaks down and the two country locks horn, a change in decision and a million death in an instant. If everything is fair in love and war why does war crimes and legal divorce exist? Not all the diplomates are diplomatic and the rest are not for freedom and peace alone. To gain a share of bread, to find a reason for reasoning we are all self minded first. Responsibility is great but much greater is the respect for that responsibility. Freedom and peace needs blood and bone. Though topsy-turvy the world still floats in its path, a glass ball as beautiful as nothing compares we praise. Thanks to the executive decisions that we still have a place on this earth.
               The politicians with their political protocol rides the holy chariot in the kingdom of man. There may be hegemony in the kingdom of kings but not in the country of integrated humans.
               Dare not only the soldiers who care free fights in the frontline without the sense of right and wrong but all who fights their own battle, win or loose. Grounded or rooted we need to sow the seed of our future. Place yourself on the position of those politicians and you will realize how hot is it to sit on a frying pan. They experiences the greatest failure in life. Ours is individual, them the country. Weather you agree or not they are the one who dare come out in open against the various anti-social element which we prefer to remain unknown. Few even broke their own heart to be this man for the people. Haven't they existed this world would have been worse. But most of us hate them. We hate them because we don't know them. We hate them because we see bad politics and bad players, most of them for self satisfaction. Reality lies in front of us, we all want to play safe and earn lucrative happiness. A chessboard instinct we all posses on dealing with self crimes. If politicians don't then who will? We complain and speak against them but not try to change this system. The citizens of all country decides and elects them, in the land of unknown the stranger rules. After they have done so much for us we end up calling them Royal Frogs.
                If tired of politics take a stand. May be arrogance but renaissance this is, we only complains. The system needs us to be a change in order to be changed and this makes us a player too. The country is not only for the politician, ruling or oppositions we should find our place where we can fit in. One goes, another comes and they all ends up the same. Hope the people will choose and elect the right and not make another complain.
              The world won't change in an instant nor gets better overnight. Make ourselves better by ourselves will be the easiest way to start with. Keeping in track of the peaceful life the others lived we can help ourselves learn to live and not survive. Teach the children that we are part of this world and not only of a country or community. The good built this land and the bad fought for greatness. Every great man of war and peace are as humble as to be a human. We all like to be great and praised among our own people. Nothing remains forever, everything will fade away fast and slow. The hunt for glory, the fame of success, the warmness of the nature is all mixed up with the taste of blood. A heritage from the past, nothing last forever.
              There are individuals who for a change took to funding children for school. If a few of us start giving a hand the world will be a much better place soon. Let's not compromise ourself to the unseeing truth of inhuman acts but give ourselves a chance to knowledge what is right. The children may not get all the best things in life but will grow big and strong to choose his or her way of survival. We all love our children and does look forward in seeing then have a happy life. So let's make our children play with good kids by building up the unfortunate kids and this way we would have change this halves of the world.
               At present the politicians nor the social factors are the real threat to the society but the many faces of fear which acts as a resistance to our peace and freedom. It is this elements that influence us politically. Weather home grown or foreign sponsored they are always a threat to the society and bully to the people. Please stop supporting the wrong child.

"Let's change through mobilizing and not violating.
A hundred is only a hundred among hundreds.
Friendship is what every friendship does, we all have one.
Afraid of death, do we stop living?
Why am I and not someone else? Are we real us?
Live not survive. Our life is not only for learning."

              Right are plenty and wrong never existed in real. Everyone has their own ideology. Take a walk and imagine how lonely you will be if you are to do all your task alone. You fall on your knees and no one cared. Standing in the boulevard, lost in the dreams of never ending complexities the road will only grow bigger and crush you when it falls on you. We should not only be clean and clear to set our own rules and judge our own good but for others too. Politics was never bad, politics is what politicians do. Let's not make it bad if few people say so. If you can, come forward, join them and save your people. We are only good in digging out faults and zero dare to risk ourselves for other. Every generation can be blamed if we think that the later generations are not on the line to their teachings and enlightenment.
              We have watch this world through our eyes, let's watch them from the eyes of everyone, their truth and peaceful glories. Let's change for all, not for our own selfishness. Nothing was really bad or wrong, may be we were ill informed and taught wrongly to take to good and right.
              If someone is doing good we should not relent them by digging out unrelated faults. They deserves to be praised. Decades passed by scolding the politician. A day or two we get in a week from our hectic office works is the only day we get to speak in our mother tongue, so we don't accept any invitations. Of friends, family or personal activities we spend our days hardly include politics. The smell of the soil, the taste of the streams and the life of the wild are all ours and it's our right to make them right.
              Highly unpredictable we human are if you are into politics. Dream for the sky but never let it fall over you, a never loosing attitude they live upon. And if the sky falls they remain fallen waiting to rise again.
              Not all the astronaut goes to space and not all do to earn. With a smile on their face every actor hides their hidden side and we watch them pouring out ours emotions. As polite as a politicians when the election approaches. An eye catching figure they are campaigning for publicity with a passion to solve half the problems of the world in a day. So charismatic they are that they can level all their dignity and integrity for the people. Though we hate or less support them they are the intellects of our time. Really high this politic is. If they want us to crawl we will be crawling, if he wish us to sleep we will find ourselves asleep. She may be a real beauty but never ever her beauty can tame him.
               Apart from the common voters are the one who serves the government. They are the direct reach to the government. In order to shape up the country it is very important that they too should be involved in the state's affair and not wait until the flood touches their floor. Aiming for the main stream the rivers are flooding away on the side ways. Predictions are for unpredictable. Believing on the right that it is less useful to worry on those we never knew will be blinding. Learning bounds no age but learning at the right age sure makes it more affective. We know no politics because we never really tried. Better be well being rather then collecting useful scraps. Today will be very late to predict the coming days. A lifetime we get is the only key to open as much mysteries we can in this world.
               A person with a twenty years of political career will never want to quit without making a mark, without proving a right. A million of righteous mind exists in this world, a million of us reach adulthood daily and gets more confused to choose our way of survival. Politics bar no age. Some turns 360 and support all the sides. Same goes to the voters, a take here and another there makes him five different personality if he roams around promising to support the whole five contesting candidates. How are we choosing them? How well do we know them? If we don't try then we will be left unknown. Some even considers it more important to take a nap or go for a movie on the day of the election instead of casting their votes. We bury away our responsibilities on the will of our self locked up ideology. We may be doing good but not good enough. Politicians will come and go as always and nothing is going to change unless we judge the changes.
            Nothing makes sense in this world except we try to make it sensible. Had boxing and wrestling be not sport then it would be violence. We all do politics, the only difference is we stand only for our own. The gods disappeared, the kings became powerless and the politicians are becoming more intelligent day by day.
             Politics has become a tedious topic. Nothing compares anything. The bridge our ancestors architected and engineered will still crumble if we don't invent it with better ones. If the government is selling jobs then we are the one who is buying it. If we don't buy them then someone else will. And if we all stop buying then they will sale it in a different way. We are the one to be blamed for we made them up. We should join hand irrespective of which community we belong and draft the best prospective together for we the common man knows very little and usually misguide ourselves to carry forward our struggle wrongly.
             We all do things in our own right. Life's habit never changes in an instant. We don't talk about hell, and the heaven is what we imitate. Standing on the edge of the cliff with arms wide open against the heavy wind, getting high all alone will not join back the broken pieces of our lives. Never be lonely in this world or else we will be left lonely.
             We the people make rules and both the side uses it, right or wrong. In this thing call politics we are always forging a different war. The war of mouth will only end the chaotic way. Half the world's problem may be solved if the political issues are resolved. When the kings fight what will their subjects do? Human for humanism and politics for politicians. This may not be the whole truth but also true that we should always be prepared to face the reality.
             Let's burn the priest and not the Gods and Goddesses. Bringing down a government will only bring down the country. Be not politician to be a politician. Not only politicians but every individual fights their own battle. In this battle of kings we are the one who are set forward to stand on the frontlines.

Yaoshang Rock Show, 2011

2011-05-20T23:59:00.000-07:00

Mapex drum kit, Marshell stage amps, giant back drove and crowds pouring in from the noise erupting from the D.M Collage's NCC Ground. After the Manipur Rock Idol organized by the Manipur State AIDS Control Society, the Nokia's Yaoshang Rock Show was the biggest crowd pulling rock event of 2011 so far.

               It started with Tapta, the living legend of Manipuri music welcoming the crowd with songs from his most successful album, Tapta's Volume 1. It was a rare moment to see Tapta picking up tracks from his first album making it an extraordinary evening. The band with its new version of musician reminds of ANASAL (ex-Tapta's musicians) in its classic style. The roar of the crowd as he presented his old time classic "Bina" was one which no Tapta fan shouldn't have missed.
               Newbie "The Dirty Strikes" was the next. A brand new package with fresh talents the Dirty Strikes are. Though hardly known by most present at the venue there was an eagerness to see how these fresh meat taste like. They surprise the crowd by releasing their first album by the good hands of Tapta Jayanta. It was a bang on the bull's eyes as they strike their first song. The maturity in their choice of music makes the band a cowboy who can create it's own space. Their unique style of stage presence and influences showed how serious they are.
              A moment of silence erupted the venue as the beautiful voice from the speakers call out the next band on the line "Girish and The Cronicles". This four piece rock-heads from Sikkim took over the evening with an introductory high pitched screem, IMPHAaaaL. They began with an original which was written and dedicated to the footballers of Sikkim. The drummer with a set of cymbel stand accidentally falls on the stage as he ran out on the front stage. Lucky that he stood up unhurt and in return got his share of compliments with the crowd cheering him up as he continue with the next song uninterrupted. A mixture of all genre the Girish and The Cronicles was. Along with originals they also covered songs like Rock n Roll, Get Over It, Highway To Hell etc. They finished the show with the classic Stairway to Heaven by the all time favorite, Led Zeppelin. A next visit in Imphal will sure make them much familiar. The rain God must be please that he joins in the evening with a little shower during the band's act.
                Boomerang doesn't need much introduction to the Indian rock fans. It is one of the most successful rock band of the country. Their flawless style of compositions and breath taking music video makes this North Eastern rockers among the top rock bands of India. Their dynamic stage presents was all as expected giving the fans their awaited dose. Covering only their originals they include tracks like Trip and War. They gave the crowd a special treat by playing them their new song "Home" for the first time in public making them the first to listen. We even got to see a little mospit formation and crowd surfling. Few even shouted for "Steller" and "What's Wrong With The World" which were their most successful tracks. The stunning guitar techniques the clean weighted vocal, the swift bass lines and the tricky drumming makes this Mizo rockers truly the favorite of the evening.
                 The temperamental Tapta, the drifting Dirty Strikes, the garnishing Girish and the Cronicles and the blazing Boomerang made that Sunday evening a super funday. It was a great evening with a spectacular crowd. Thanks to NOKIA and its RSM and ASM who gave hope to bring back the Yaoshang Rock Show next year. Special aplause to the event management team, the volunteers and the cops who made the show safe and success.

Name            : YAOSHANG ROCK SHOW
Venue          : NCC Ground, DM College Campus, Imphal
Date            : 24th April, 11
Time              : 3:00 pm
Sponsor     : NOKIA
Entry            : PASSES

Bands:
- Tapta (Manipur, IN)

- The Dirty Strikes (Manipur, IN) www.facebook.com/The-Dirty-Strikes
- Girish and The Cronicles (Sikkim, IN) www.myspace.com/girishandthechronicles

- Boomarang (Mizoram, IN) www.myspace.com/boomarangnet

The Killer Filler 3 (Frontal)

2011-03-28T04:24:00.000-07:00

FRONTAL

The world has lost a million of souls in the name of war and peace. Term it as sacrifice or purification no one deserves it. We are in our respective promised land. The air we breath, the sun we feel, the ocean that surrounds and the land we stand upon are all ours and nothing exists above this. The universe is for the universe, not only us. Hunted and inherited by our forefathers, moulded with their blood and soul lies embedded under these soil our culture and history. Walking tall on a revolutionary road we shouldn't be paving a way to blood and violence which we have been inheriting since our existence. No one should get hurt in the mist of this thunder and bolts anymore.

We don't know how many enemies we have. In real or in disguise we can't be so sure. Whatever we do or act the central tendency is to be self satisfied. We all want to look good. Even the dirty little Tom wants to impress the princes in his class. But promising the people for a better law and order, a better country and a better world by breaking the peace and harmony of the host country would be an act of betrayal. Is this the many frontal groups we have are for boundaries and believes alone. There exists a tons of differences between the goals we set to fulfill, the goals we now have and the one with us from the past. Every moment is changing, every minute, every day is a different change. All these decades they have struggled, fought and even changed a few to good but too little to the many changes taking place daily. Trading their strength and emotions to gain a little, to draw a few more attention and destroying more then they built. An ugly truth of calling themselves a warrior without the sense of truth that lies beneath. Following on the footsteps of freedom, blinded by our goals and achievements we usually misses to care for things we really are loosing.

Nature proves we are born innocent. We all started with good in this world. As such many of the underground outfits do starts with good and better prospective but fades away into the sand of never ending complexities of human politics. May this be disagreeable to many but this is how it has been supported. Of peace, freedom and cultural prospective many a leaders did truly took up such extreme lives. The toddling days were the best days of our life, so true as an untouched.

Revolting or slowing the pace of growth or success makes it a hurdle in the course of our actions. Whom do we press responsible for the many disintegration prevailing in this world? Blames doesn't go to the system but the elements that make up the system. So long they have fought for, of their work and promises they have been carrying out since this long years has hardly made much changes. The world must have changed somehow. The needs they made us felt is good but less nice and strong to fill the gaps among other highly sensible tasks.

Here is a story about a small state which will be retold in near future. A place name Manipur located in the North Eastern region of India with full fledged statehood under the Republic of India. Its name implies as the Land of Jewels but not exactly the beauty it is around. The place holds a greater weight on being called the Land of Frontal Warriors. So much the number they have grew, had there been heaven for frontal fighters then this is the place which completes the domain. With a piece of bread sharing among the entire population this place under the sun is truly packed with sorrows and hardships. There exists no slums nor baggers and no one dies in hunger but only a handful of storage in their graineries they survive.

When we were kids we were told about those freedom fighters who had fought with the Britishers and later the underground activists walking tall in the heart of the locals. Supporting them from the surface are the overground runners. The story of Sagol Tongba or Yayol-Lup, of their hide outs and activities. Their self imitating principle of not showing themselves to the world and serve as a savior to the people is one we use to talk among my childhood friends. They were underground but never a terrorist or a militant. Things have changed in plenty from the past with blood and bones cracking from every direction. But now no one is eager to talk about this highland with an ambient valley all alone. The Land of Jewel has hardly any gold that shines. Everything has been stolen or being rubbed away by the many ethical elements. People crying without tears. Roar of the lion in the flames of wild fire. Almost everything had changed in this few decades. If I were dropped from the sky then I'm very lucky enough that I fall in Manipur rather then some of the neighbouring regions. Had I been missed a little I wouldn't have enjoyed the taste of the largest democracy in this world, the largest freedom any individual in this world is blessed with.

What is this killing whenever a mistake is done. Even god-man does god damn deeds. "Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes" (MK Gandhi). Kill someone because he drinks, he smokes or he betrays someone. Killing can't be called a punishment but an end to a punishment. Everyone needs a second chance. Justice accountable not only blood and vengeance but realization too. "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." (attributed MK Gandhi). Instead of applying the good and the truth we still stand stuck in trying to prove our righteousness. If to take the law in our hand is wrong then lets stop committing such mistakes again and again. Right that we do our own way and wrong that we go against the law, the law and the land makes the whole landmark. Whoever we are we must follow the law of the land and not hinder around complaining. We only created them.

We all wish to be famous but not everyone does to achieve it. We are born with blank memories with a brand new hardware grown altogether. Weather we want them or not our memory gets stored in our brains. Some gets blur, some deleted and some as fresh as still alive. No one can fortify uncertainty but to believe in the truth of uncertainty itself. We only have control over ourselves. Good or evil, we can only try and not control them. Praising and supporting the evil on the pleasure of their existence is unholiness. It's a fact that terrorist survive on the goodwill and extorted resources of the people. People's power, the strongest social and political force the world had ever known is what we less aware of. It is this force that can turn any rock, win any battle and end any war and peace. But what lies on the other side when the war ends and the battles are won? What if we separate and the promises are wrong? Now, there exist not one but a number of organizations. Why so and who does right? Many a mind, many a right and no one is wrong. Bring peace and unity among yourselves and we the people will think about it later. It is our pain and pleasure that makes up this world and we have the right to sit and decide on what we want. Lets do to cure the hunger and break the nimbus covering since decades. The future will never end and the past will never come. Nothing stays in our control. Shame on those who have taken their decision so fast, a wrong culture they followed. He may be a leader but a father too, she may be the queen but a mother as well. Please don't drag us into the well you yourself haven't seen clearly, the color of black and blue water. Our children may or may not live a lavish life on the path we built but will sure live and survive as they want to. Had all the leaders joined together and took up a different tool instead of guns and dig a well in the desert they would have found water or least use it to dump waste. But what can man be, we are born to be great, strong and famous, to be remembered and live after our death. We may be conquered but not tamed. They are not born to be a digger but leaders, to be the many rulers of this only world. A blessing bestowed from their gods. Had a leader of this world be given a chance to rule the whole world he will not waste a moment to do the honor. Honoring the spirit of fellowship has become a joke on the run to fulfill their jealousy. Responsibility lies on the shoulder of everyone. To mark the honor through leadership should not be intentional.

Yes, they have weakness too, a lot of weakness. Their main ideology, "Strike At The Right Time" still holds the flame among them. Strike at the right time, so they keep waiting for the ball to be on their court. Had the Bell of Fortune be in my hand there is hardly anything I would have missed in my life either. Ring it and win as you please. No wonder why we have the treasure but not the key to open at our will. Higher authority means greater responsibility, a hot seat. Sitting in the board room and drafting a plan to work is a no point consideration compared to the people who suffer at the slightest changes of those plans. If they are so sincere why didn't they come out when the nation, the society or the region needs them. They don't have the call of duty because they are not governments, always a safe excuses to every complains. They never comes at the right time of the people but on their own shake, to hide, argue and survive. I'm the son of my parents and I stand here to make them proud, to see myself in greater height, always a selfish and self minded goals we set, still growing deep. Democracy is complex because we are complex. Had there be no democracy everything would have been so different. Democracy is where even the criminals have their own place, a room for anyone. The respect of life and the value of death. We are lucky that we won't be hanged or shot because we speak or protest our way. Sooner or later every call is heard. Imposing the fault to other, relying on the shadows of law that still protects though we are guilty, an anecdote democracy is. We all want to save ourselves first rather then resist later. Not only ruling party has unsolved mysteries but oppositions too. The habit of apologizing to their faults or earn an esteemed place on making such a noble apology. The mystery of hit and run cultures. Whom do we complain when our parents quite to comfort us? What will we be when we call for help and no one answers from the other end? Playing a safe game, shading the eyes of the people. Still waiting for the right time, weapons and funds to defeat the government. Had dirty little Tom had the resources he would have impressed the princes in his class which he impossibly long for. But the world is real. Time doesn't wait for a common man like us. We are born to be a different hero. To save the world from a different index. To be a better and responsible citizen.

The story of million lives, hundreds of unexplained death, no one claimed, very little we cared. Who did it? Only the family roars in agony. Always a mystery whenever it questions their integrity. We may commit such crimes but not them for they holds a bigger responsibility. Their life has a bigger meaning compared to a common man. Keeping us in dark, putting us forward on the frontline, setting us up to take the bullets is not acceptable.

We are the master of our own destiny. Lets fight in the open, not behind rumours and hidden theories. May be Che Guevara, Osama Bin Laden or Muhammad Ali Jinah, we may not agree with them but really respect their points of view. May be liberation army, frontal warrior or social reformers, the war can still be won had we been sincere and clear to our goals. At this age we should be talking about innovation, human resources, economic growth and lifestyles if we don't want to be left behind. Fooling and arguing among ourselves will bring no end to the points. Politics are for the politicians, student for studies, art for an artist and life for lives. Lets make it real. Some things only look good in its original form. Had these frontal organizations be so sincere, had sincerely thought for the people, there wouldn't be so many of them. Shame on those who simply by a mere fault guidelines came to follow and worship them as a leader who will bring peace and happiness for us. An eye for an eye may be wrong but blood for blood also holds true. Let them fight on their own. We are not born to still someone's fate and ruin ourselves either. Our past may not determine our future but our present sure does.

" The ambient sound of rocks and grasses,

On your laps they grow.

Among those terrain they fight,

Of blood,water and sharks.

Where will I sleep?

When I come home after my evening game."

Lets built a house where everything fits in perfectly. Dreams may be broken but can be recreated. Humanism is what humans do, we are not limited. Forever man we'll always be. Many a freedom we have, only a few we know.

Had we had the ability to solve any problem the world would have been so different. Our intention to do good would have been less appreciated. There won't be any meanings to those problems which we intentionally don't want to solve or end them. The reason to our hunt, the harvest we enjoy from our growth would have been less priced. Everything starts from a first time. It will be man's greatest achievement if we discover the way to cure death. The scientist and the warlords has their own sayings of building a more safer world by inventing the most powerful weapon, so powerful that we don't have to use them. Nothing makes sense in this world except we try to make a sense. We are on war to make a sense of what we do.

Terrorism, the greatest killer of real time, the mother of all fear, the reign of another darkness is all around our necks. Not quite a definition has perfectly matched the meaning to terrorism since it began. A change in its practice, singing a different tune as it please. In many forms they exists, in many languages they are described, still terrorizes us, makes us bleed in fear. We wouldn't have know a terrorist had they existed or came out in the open. The louder their voice, the more blood and violence the world sees. A bad influence our world had been influenced. Most of us haven't seen them in real but exaggerates that they would be with a gun, covered face, over-sized clothing, red eye, bared and arrogance in nature. Whatever or however they are the most people in this world don't like them.

But who are these people who became one of them? The Who who knowingly choose this path. They are non other then us, we are the one who becomes a terrorist. Looks don't explain someone. First impression is only an impression of that instant. They are among us mingling, pretending and threatening. A chameleon character they are. Had they really revolted and wanted to built a true country they wouldn't have been so complex. Targeting the citizens, hurting or protecting they really had taken a toll from us. Threatening us, making us bow and use us as a subject is not revolution but depression. Many a wrong tactics they use to fulfill their mission. Always a lie, always an unknown scenario they sets up. Like lightening they strikes without warning and scare us by roaring back like the thunder. Attack the weak, rob the rich, still the peace and forget the poor, the principles of a coward scared of loosing the fight in the open. A plenty of them exist unknowing were to utilize their talent and precision. The leaders with their motives to greatness, to be remembered long after they had lived, to tell a story to their later generations should be individual and not affect the entire population. Chasing an unrealistic dream, a few did but not all succeeded. The leaders are on the verse to create a sense from their senseless ideologies, to prove it right and different. Really an ill tactics they follow to dig out a meaning from nowhere. Still a failure to understand the threads of misleading and misguiding in the name of culture, freedom and believe. It is we who follows the rule of unification through separation, looking forward to our own freedom and glory, fueling the process of another global war. An unity through separation, a self old patronize from our forefathers who pleasured on the breakdown of the host country.

A union, once broken looses its spirit of diversification. Many a things, once gone never comes back. Not only time but feelings and emotions, they will never be the same again. Nor nothing fades away completely even though we try to erase them, the memory still remains the same. Nothing guarantees anything, their promised land will never be the same as my promised land. To call oneself a socialist by breaking all the social regulations and later talk for the peace and unity is disgusting . Realization is for individuals and not for the whole population. We are not fools, only a different projection we see through. Lets not try to prove anything critical among ourselves. It will be your peace and satisfaction not ours. Or may be its an associated work on the process of making the world a global village with countries as big as the size of a city. Undemocratic in nature, fearing as its weapon, after all the twist and turn ends up with violence. History proves that they destroy and not built. Some believes that they can't withstand seeing someone's wealth and success so in turn tries to snatch forcefully from others giving it a frontal or a religious excusses to complains. Everyone has their own believes, faith, love and emotions. To cut the tongue because they are growing long is in no way fair and balancing. Love and war are our own creations and there lies no meaning that they can't be changed. Love and war are very different words. There is no war in love and love in war. If love is fading why not the war which many a people compares to?

When our close one cheats we don't come to know what we lost. They know us well enough that they don't cheat to cheat us. We remain unknown for the rest of our lives because we never felt. Of strenght, weakness and soft spots they know where to strike. Protesting through polishing our thoughts is one many of us misses to see. Fearing the people, demanding ransoms, murdering in the name of punishment and corrupting through social context is all what's happening. The years have passed where people sheds blood for freedom and new countries. Though slowly the citizens are changing, they are learning to differentiate the good and the bad, the right and the wrong. We should be fighting, not for separation but unification, not only for one community but whole community, the world community. Lets believe in the making of true laws and reforms and not for the sack of bringing a change alone. We grew up listening to the tales of our great warriors and reformers who care free used their lives for the country, for our better today. Where will all their glories and respect be when the country they have created is falling apart, shell soon be no more. The world will no longer trust the leaders anymore. The pain and hardship they had faced building this country is all being wasted by his own blood. The story still continues everyday. Had it been a television soup it would have been an epic in its own with a never ending series of new incident daily. The enemy of the state may be the enemy of the country but not for the whole world. Is it less happening that every community had to seek for a separate country of their own? The freedom, wealth, respect, security and integrity you enjoy in that country is nothing compares. The world always go at its best. Relations can't be built on fear and lies. If happened then its born death. They destroy, not built, a mega loss of life, property and resources. Why stop by for a miscarriage? Trying to bring an end to corruption by corrupting is misguiding and misleading. To be a terrorist may be coward and a frontal warrior may be noble, no one eats the same diet but doesn't make much difference either. What if we leave and they failed? They not only creates fear and panic but weakens our trust to other safe bodies like government, social organization etc. From where all their fund and resource comes? Definitely the hard earned dreams and wealth of the common man. These goes to all the citizens of the world to rethink and materialize the works and culture they have been carrying out. If people really like these leaders then why not support them from outside in a legal way. The laws can always be changed. If we are to live we should follow and live abiding the rules and not with the thought of bringing them down putting the whole country at risk where various other community lives too. Protest but in a legal way. Shutting the eyes or muting the voice of the people is undemocratic. Even the God listen as we say. We don't want a country where we will be shot to speak and express our feelings. Their acts of removing us from their path because we are a resistance to their movement is very scary to a common man like us. High gratitude to the people and the law of the land that even the outlaws have their right to be an outlaw. Had it been to some other nations they would have been beheaded long back that we may not even came across them. If laws are strict we are the one who makes them tighter.

Lets not only practice but protect this democracy for this is our notional right. To eat, play and protest democratically. Not destroying our own future, the dreams our parents have been dreaming since our childhood. Lets be a good child to our parents by serving and helping them on their needs and time. Our parents gave birth to us so that we become someone true to the world and make them proud. Not kill among ourselves under the influences of some psychoholic leaders who haven't made up big in their lives. On the hunt to fulfill their ethics through others. We don't have to be a politician, a socialist or any frontal leader to serve and change our world. We need to be self mobilized and true to ourselves. By changing ourselves the world will change on its own. Lets be sincere to our works and not make a meaning out of what we want individually in order to define a thought which doesn't worth thinking. Better be clear of thoughts to our family and friends first rather then neighbours and the society. Friends and neighbours are our direct influences and the society, the universe. A million of changes take place daily. Lets not get stuck to the same old ethics of unbundling our individual believes. We are on quest to find a meaning to our thoughts we knew are not right. Breaking up a country to form a new will be the same happening to the country created. We should dare not change those that needs no changes with no more pretendence of trying to influence the innocent citizens. Some things only looks good in its original form. Our ancestors may have made mistakes but not us, we have learn them enough. Or we haven't understood still. Lost of lives, family and friends is going to prevail long if we favor such outages. A broken bowl of history is precious but our lives are much more precious then those, they are history and we are reality, the history in the making. However the history was we are on the process of making it better every moment.

Revolution will exist, for a change or satisfaction. If one fades the other shines. This melodramatic show is going to hurt us real bad with a many good souls still waiting to be slaughtered. The few wild flowers we see shell soon fade away under the tented boots of believe, color and culture. Laws are mandatory. Rules may control the fun but makes the game exiting too. But this may not be what we think tomorrow. Thoughts can easily be wrong. Whatever happens to this world, the good and the evil shell always prevail together known or unknown. The beast may change form, smell the flower and loose its growl but its the princess who has to be impressed. Of blood, water and wine our leader shares, ruining or leading us they still uses our hard earn resources. Nothing fuels their ethical journey but us, the used ones. They still uses our blood and bones from both side. We may not die of hunger but won't be happy either.

** Cross posted in E-Pao.net Here

Imagi Laman Singamdre in Bangalore (Revival)

2010-11-17T17:14:00.000-08:00

Photographs/Picture Credits: Sukumar Sorokhaibam

A bright sunny day after the late monsoon rain. The 17th of October, 2010 the city of Bangalore or newly Bangaluru was having its daily dose of activities with less Sunday traffic where the first screening of a Manipuri movie in the city was about to take place.With the organizers at the premier St. John's Medical College Auditorium completing their home works just right away before the event it was a great experience to see them readying to welcome the guest who long to have a glimpse of Manipuri cinema in this part of the country. A thought of unusual feeling pop up in mind that it was really happening.

As the moment approached the ticket holders with their passes roll out all of a sudden while few were already waiting two hours prior to the actual schedule. The majestic authenticated building on that side of the St. Joseph Medical Collage was so calm and clean to welcome its guest. This isn't a Forum nor Garuda Mall or those movie theatre that we usually visit to enjoy our favorite stars but just a simple silent figure of cemented structure with an ambient small garden on its gate way.

The help desk was quite useful with every details and guidelines of the event. Eigi Phurit, one of the sponsor and a partner of the event with its marketing and advertisement stall of ethnic designed T-shirts adds an extra flavor to the set ups. Walking inside the hall the white screen against the dark air and red-cushioned seating places cast an adrenalin view.

The event started with a light welcoming gift session and a short introductory speech from the director of the movie, Romi Meitei. His short but bold and straight foward speech was self appealing. Sadananda Hamom, the lone invited actor of the movie was one captivating to keep the well packed auditorium intake from the start. Special thanks to him for the few songs he sang before the start of the screening. The Manipuri tradition of "Paisa Thaba" where the audiences walk up to the stage and hands a piece of note or money to the artist as an act of making a song request or thanks giving brought forward the memories of Manipur. The roar of the crowd as he ran among them and shook hand with the fans, the cute little baby whom her parents set her up on the stage with Sadananda and the fans dancing as they see their favorite star sing in front of their eyes was spectacular.

The movie begins with the depiction of a well cultured typical Meitei family with three brothers, a sister and the mother who dreams to see her children bring back the long awaited glory and happiness of the family.

But what can life be, things never happens exactly the way we plan. The movie runs through the context of the youngest brother Lan, played by Keiku who felt victim of intoxicating substances. In order to get his daily dose of supply he took to lying and self inoculating deeds to satisfy his inhumilating high. And though he left them behind and changed himself for good the scars hunted him down to his grave.

It would be unbalancing to feel the movie without Kamala and Bala the lead actresses of the movie who fails to get their love ones though they love them the most. This is an inevitable style of storytelling that breaks into the sentiment of the individuals. The movie as a whole delivers a powerful social message of drug abuse.

The final and the closing session of the afternoon was the photo session with the crowd rushing to have a pose with Sadananda. It was all a warm ending to carry home the picture memories spent with one of the greatest movie star from their Manipur.

Spending the evening after the event Romi Meitei talks about his film making and ideologies. It was the moment for discussion and sharing of individual views. His priority to life holds with the love and passion for movie through which he wants to make his contribution to the youth and the society. With the current scenarios prevailing in his mother state he too was left with no words to give an exact explanation to what has made his Manipur less nice for the common man to survive. But if a few more people with a sense to change the system for good step up we won't be that far from now that we will see the true Manipur which we dreamt of. But Romi Boi is still a boy. He talked about his experience in a Mumbai hospital, the memories while shooting some of the scenes from Imagi Laman Singamdre and the Manipuri film industry market. It was all an amazing experience to interact and discuss movie with him face to face.

Sadananda Hamom, is a singer, an actor and a guitarist. A showmanship figure he is. The narration on his high and low experiences was a mixture of happy and witty feelings. He talked about music and movies on the line. He left for Imphal the next morning due to his tight schedules.

These days everyone is a critics and no one was never an ordinary movie goer. It would have been much better had the Manipuri movies be more ambient and least filmy. The film crews who came for the event did certainly took back their share of feedback and extra knowledge from the day's experience. It's not only the director who understand his movie the most but the viewers who come to enjoy and judge the movie.

Romi Meitei gave a healthy informative cinema to the people of Manipur. He is one of those few film makers in the state who does his home work well to the intrinsic values of his viewer. The movie not only concentrates on a certain definition but in various other aspects too. The movie starts with the depiction of a small well disciplined family and ends up with an emotionally whole hearted uneasy feeling of broken dreams and hope. It’s a scene of love and emotion between the three brothers, the sister and the old mother whose only dream is to see her kids grow and shine before her eyes.

The Manipuri film industry has now mark a place of its own to the people of Manipur with its unique cinematic character. There exist nothing call the best movie but only a view of the viewers. It is well said that we have reduced our culture since past as an epic to modernization and innovative thinking. Of love, art and culture we are heading forward unaware that we are actually going backward. Weather good or bad many a trend becomes an art or a culture in the future. The reconstruction of history with the alignment of the past may not be a perfect figure but regenerates its glory of existence. The man of experiences rightly said that if he had not listened to Oldies we cannot be blaming him for believing that the Newbies are the best. Many of us don’t know the renowned Ratan Thiyam but sure does Mary Kom. The kids of our time believes that Madhuri Dixit is more famous then Aishwarya Rai. We may not like it today but our kids may like it tomorrow.

I had a guy teasing me for showing such a great interest in promoting this event. Gathering a small crowd, teasing and laughing aloud just because this is a Manipuri movie and he too is from Manipur. But what can man be, the only person we can convince is ourselves. It may be proud to say that we Manipuris are the only North East state in the Republic of India who has its own constitutionally recognized language and script but this doesn’t explain the whole story.

A memorable experience in Bangalore from the director Romi Meitei: Stopping the entire traffic in MG Road while filming a scene of one of his movie. The place, the people and the cops really helped him that day. Always a good feeling whenever he visits Bangalore he lavished. Whoever Manipuri we are our culture and diversity will remain in our lives forever. Let’s not lose our credibility to show off who and what we are.

Name : Imagi Laman Singamdre

Cast : Sadananda, Keiku, Pritam, Bala, Kamala & Jeena.

Director and Lyricist : Romi Meitei

Producer : Menaobi Devi, Y Rupachandra

Story : Herojit Naoroibam

Cinematography : Radhamohan

Media Associates : Mayum Networks

Special Thanks : SD Films

Organized by : ManipurTalks.com

In Association with : Eigi Phurit, Go Manipur

Pass : Rs. 300/- and Donor Card holders.

Date : Sunday the 17th of Oct. 2010

St.John's Auditorium,

(St. John's Medical College)

Koromangala,

Bangalore, IN

Special Thanks to:

- Anandjoy,

- Amarjeet Mutum,

- Ayingbi,

- Bobo Khumbongmayum,

- Deepiya,

- Devakishor Soraisam,

- Karthik,

- Lucky Thoudam,

- Lukhendro Keisham,

- Mahesh Paonam,

- Naresh Ningthoujam,

- Ranjit,

- Rocky,

- Sandeep Konjengbam,

- Sandeep Aribam,

- Shaina Saikhom,

- Sukumar Sorokhaibam.

MOMENTS:

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** Click on the picture to view in its original size.
This review is also crossposted at ManipurTalks.Com: Part 1, Part 2

BuTtErFLy THieF

2010-10-14T15:42:00.000-07:00

Wanna know what is Butterfly Thief?
COMING SOON!!

The Taste of Blood

2010-06-11T08:50:00.000-07:00

Blinded fingers, sliding fluid,
A basketful of snakes in the hole.
Rapture above forbidden sources,
Carving the path for a place in the sun.

The river that never dries,
The wind that never swifts,
Has all reinvented its history,
To harvest a new source.

The taste of blood,
As raw as its smells,
You made the God bleed.
And now you are dying to destroy yourself.

When I Come Home

2010-05-05T07:20:00.000-07:00

            My dear Mom and Sister,
        How can I choose one among you?
            Had this been my prophecy,
            Forgive me my Lord,
            I failed your task.
          If you were here,
            You too would have changed.

            The ambient sound of rocks and grasses,
            On your laps they grow.
            Among those terrain they fight,
            Of blood,water and sharks.
            Where will I sleep?
            When I come home after my evening game.

I love you Mom,
            I love you Sis.

Teacher's Day Song

2010-04-21T02:42:00.000-07:00

**Dayananda Sagar Institutions (05-09-05)

All the time of your life,
You make us feel this pride
To stand on our feet.

From the days of the days,
It Passes through the ages
Its time after time.

It comes on sweet September,
It won't pass through November,
After Aguest summer .

We celebrate,
Our theacher's day,
With a joy on our face.
We won't retrive,
We can hold on,
We can be one,
With you. :x3
Foe the rest of our life.

Behind the walls of truth,
With an angel's blessing stick,
You teach us to fly.

You never broke our heart,
You never cross your mind,
Its the freedom you share.

SUMMER STORM,2010 (Preview)

2010-04-19T14:46:00.000-07:00

* picture credit: Overture India

   The Lamb of God is coming to town and it seems like things have started to be in mayhem.Termed to be the most popular rock band of real time,these metal lords are the biggest ever band going to sat their flames on the Indian soil.The only international band ever visiting India before they gets old.Unlike other big bands played in the country they are one which has a different taste and genre.The fans had never been as big as ever of heavy music as this time.Seems like things have already changed and is taking place in disguise.Said to be one of the most deadliest,the most brutal and the most heaviest band in the world these Pure American Metal drillers is coming to play in India.The Indian fans had never been so welcoming to get a drop of noise from their most desired metal icon on the planet.It will be a dream come true and a once in a lifetime chance to see such an active band so close to our eyeballs,live.

             Both the organizers and the fans are in full action playing their parts.The social networks like Orkut and Facebook has been flooded with discussions and comment talking only about the band and nothing else.The fans in the Facebook community has well exceeded thousand fans and the early bird ticket sales has all been sold out within few days of its start.It came as a surprise to the news that these Grammy nominees are coming to India.No one and hardly anyone had ever guessed or expected of such a big band coming to this country on their hay day.It was only after the official confirmation from the band that they are to land in India for the 15th of May,2010 on their official pages.Bangalore's Palace Ground will be the granted venue of the event which is considered to be the only soil to withstand such a big and heavy loads of the crowd and the necessary conveniences.The cops and the organizers really have to put an extra effort.The city's transport system (autos) will really be pleased with the extra late night earning from the breaking crowds after the concert.There use to be always a shortage of transport to the concert goers in this venue and so they have to walk a distance to get their moving seats.But thing will be different this time.The taste of mosh pit,music and head bangs you just had will accompany you the rest of the night.

      The air around the city is mixed up with the heat of the summer and the force of the storm coming its way from Richmond,Virginia.An early bird tickets of 1,000 passes at Rs.950* (sold out) is been put up by the Overture India.The first 1000 ticket buyers are automatically entered into a lottery, which could give them a chance to meet Lamb of God or win some official merchandise from the band.The Box Office ticket on the day of the show is priced at Rs.1,300* (very limited).Some free merchandise winners have been announced by the Overture India on their official twitter updates.

   It is also officially confirmed that the Lamb of God will be supported by four bands of the country:Bhoomi,Boomarang,Extinct Reflections and Scribe.A must watch among the many Indian bands.With fans going to be flooded from every part of the country and the neighbouring countries the concert is expected to be one of the biggest in the history of India.To those who are attending the concert,make sure you be present in the venue as early as possible.To get the recent progress about the event follow them on "Twitter" and "Facebook" where they are most active.With this episode of Summer Storm,Bangalore will not only be the already metal capital of the country but also the most aggregated venue of big rock shows in the country.Welcome friends and folks,this is all yours,safe and sound.Had there been heaven for hell then here it is Bangalore,the heaven for metal on rock.

               Ten tips for those who are attending:

1. Reach the venue as early as possible, as there could be scuffles and you may miss your chance to get inside even though you have your passes. Reaching early will help you to get good parking space, avoid long queues and other security procedures etc.

2. Wear light cotton clothes, it will keep you cool . Wear shoes which are light and won’t fall off, (unless you want to see your shoe do the ‘crowd surfing’). Ladies, Avoid the high heels.

3. Keep away from crowded areas and don’t cause havoc inside the venue as it could cause stampedes, stumbling and other dangerous rushes.

4. Do NOT carry cameras, lighter, cigarettes and any conspicuous object that you believe will be banned inside such venues. Don’t forget to carry your medication (if any) which you rely on.

5. Always be aware of pitfalls of moshing, crowd surfing and thrashing unless you are really prepared and muscular enough.

6. Eat, drink (not get drunk, but H2O)   before the concert because once the concert starts it would be difficult for you to get out to get food or drinks and to get back to your favorite spot.

7. Always stay close to your group, high chances of getting lost.

8. Don’t lose your pass till the end of the concert. Or maybe till you reach home, because it will save you from the cops on your way back.

9. Don’t rush to get out in the end. You will get your opportunity to exit.

10. Last but not the least; know the band well, their genre of music, songs, and lyrics where you can sing along with the band, live. If this band means a lot to you then save the ticket/pass for your memories.

              The countdown had already began,the blades has been sharpen and the beast is ready for a ride.So get along,fasten your neck bolt,the symphony of hell is coming down to sing the hymns of their hell.Don't only learn to growl or get the lyrics right but to bang your head or else you will be left as an abandon child among the crowd.Keep your pain killer ready for the next morning for you may have a little side effect of neck pain and if worse a slight fever.

Lamb of God is:
Vocal:              Randy Blythe,
Guitarists:             Mark Morton & Willie Adler,
Bassist:           John Campbell
Drummer:          Chris Adler.

Event Name: "SUMMER STORM"
Date:            15th of May,2010
Place:                 Palace Ground,Hebbal,Bangalore,IN
Organizers:       Overture India
Print Partner:          Rolling Stone(Magazine)
Print Partner:    DNA Network(News Paper)
Ticketing Partner:    Kyazoonga.com

Line Up:                                             Links:
Bhoomi                   (Bangalore,IN) www.myspace.com/bhoomi

Scribe                   (Mumbai,IN)   www.myspace.com/scribecore
Extinct Reflection (Bangalore.IN) www.myspace.com/extinctreflections
Boomarang                (Mizoram,IN) www.myspace.com/boomarangnet
Lamb Of God       (Richmond,Virginia,USA)     www.lamb-of-god.com
                                                            www.myspace.com/lambofgod

For Ground Sales Please Visit:
www.kyazoonga.com/summerstorm/retail_outlets.html

Overture India:
www.overtureindia.com/summerstorm.html

WARNING:
Not for the faint heart.At your own risk.

*taxes extra

"Cheiraoba" 14th April,2010

2010-04-14T10:12:00.000-07:00

"Cheiraoba" the new year's day of the Meiteis of Manipur,IN is celebrated on the first day of the "Sajibu" month of the Meitei's Calender also called as "Sajibu Nongma Panba".This year's day falls on the 14th of April and we though a little away from home are celebrating this fest today.Feels really nice to experience the taste of my culture.I may be a different person someday but this culture of mine shell never be changed.

Today's menu:)

  1. U'ti
  2. Thabi Champhut
  3. Nga Makok' Maru Ngouba
  4. Nga A'taoba
  5. Nga Toina'thongba
  6. Chujak Macha Bora
  7. Chana Ngouba
  8. Pakoura
  9. Laphu Iromba
10. Sagol Hawai Thongba
11. Kobi Singju
12. Palang'sha Saak
13. Mayan Mayan Salad
14. Sangom Aphamba
15. Mahi Thongba
*supplementary not mentioned.

             It would be incomplete to replay this day without mentioning these names:

Dhiren,Deepak,Gulap,Ibungomacha,Krush,Naresh,Rupak,Sandeep,Sanjay,Shyamson,Suyog and Sulfi.

Wishing you all who do and don't belong to this festival a very peaceful and prosperous year ahead.Not only Meiteis or Manipuris but all communities.Good feelings to all from all of us here today.

One Two Three Four

2010-04-13T09:55:00.000-07:00

One,Two,Three,Four,
Comes again.
Five,Six,Seven,Eight,
Goes to play. /:2

Every Nine,every Ten,
Everyday.

When we will be boys,
We will run and play.
Until the sun goes down,
Counting the stars above.

One,Two,Three,Four,Comes again.
Five,Six,Seven,Eight,
Goes to play.

Every Nine,every Ten,
Everyday.

:)

One,Two,Three,
Its all over me.

Four,Five,Six,
Is waiting for me.
Seven,Eight,Nine,
Still fighting .....
For the little Ten

*(about ten little puppies)

The Killer Filler 2

2010-04-10T22:52:00.000-07:00

   Nothing Is Unchangeable.
         If God ever existed,
                         He must also change.

              We all have an instinct to follow on our own,to judge and predict our own success and failure.May it be wrong or right we always want to do things our own way.It would be wrong to say that we are here for a purpose but true to the fact that we are here to make a purpose of our own.Life would never be prosperous without peace and happiness nor would have been so beautiful without experiencing the high and lows.Being professionalism doesn't mean that we are right and perfect.Love,the most unprofessional human emotion would never be so perfect had it been professionalism.Peace is all that matters in one's life and the rest,secondary.The world has never been perfect but we all still believe to be as perfect.We all have brains but humans are different.Imperfection is the nature of perfection.Whatever we think and do we all have an uniqueness.This is what our purpose to life is.

              History repeats.A storm will come and everything will start from the beginning again.The end of the world,the end of mankind,weakening our minds of hope,peace and freedom.Shading us with fear.Should we submit us to them?True that nothing last forever but sure does things last for some time.No mass destruction will come to destroy us soon enough that we start living our lives as an spendthrift.Yes,everything does last for sometime.

              Count how many organizations your community has?Does it really necessary to be in such a number?It is we ourselves who breaks our own peace,unity and integrity.We are the one who only claims for a separate entity,a separate body, land,organization and even separate husbands and wives.It is well distinctly verified that we are haunting ourselves.

              The politicians are not only the one who hungers for wealth and power but also the private and social organizations too.To run the organization a.w.a earn a fortune of their own.Along with them brings indifference,hate and acts of unholiness.They sack the government but never the riot makers.When a common man gets killed by the state soldiers they protest but never or hardly when killed by the underground or the terrorist outfits.We all make mistakes but never these organizations.When a soldier gets killed who rise for the soldiers?They are our brothers too.A brother to a sister,a son to a mother,a husband to a wife,father to a child.A very interesting human behaviour,these acts really proves them of something.We really need to get our eyes stay focus on both the sides.Interfering in almost every aspects of governance,law and social activities they really made up to be among those who is making our lives more complex.Some of them are a real diseased-child from the wombs of those infamous cold-minded individuals to make it to the big tables.But some really do to save,guide and protect us.We now have a countless numbers of organizations working and operating with their own ethics,believes and thought.We believe that only the sound of our voice is not enough to be heard but wealth and power.Money may buy anything,not truth.But considering what happens in court rooms then we are left with spirituality truth alone.This can be deceiving too.Why not we have only the necessary ones which will serve all our purposes?The answer lies well within each one of us,to make ourselves educative and mobilizing.We are part of the system,not the system part of us.There are a number of well published statements flooded with lessons our ancestors has bestowed us.The cultures changes with time and we need to be changed in accordance to these changes.We are changing and so does these world.Since time immortal a countless number of wars and battles have been fought and some still going on.No matter who or what we are,we all have a common brotherhood from the root of our ancestors.The beast never slips the taste of blood.A song once learned sure hums a day.But we are neither the beast which is inhuman nor a song which is lifeless.Money may or may not buy anything but really does brightens our mind.Money is just a machine we invented,it has a taste not life.

                Mistakes may be wrong but not a crime always.May it be to drop a waste unprotected or type a word wrongly we all make mistakes.I will no longer need this body when my life stops.The spiritual a.w.a materialistic happiness we posses shall all fall into that hole,wasted.Believing so we cannot ignore whatever we feel is unnecessary.Self love is the first love everyone conceives.May be irresponsible,easy going,reckless or unworthy of being ourselves but we are still us,all unique,free and untamed.The law,the people,the society,they are all created by us.We make up this world giving,taking and sharing what we have.Our mistakes may be blamed and punished but we can't be tamed.Like the sun,the moon,the stars and the planets we too exist in a system of people,government,society and the world.Lets be self aware of the fact that if we grow the world also grows.But if we fall,we only falls.The world still stands.We may be the creator or the architect of this system but the power to drive them is not under us.We are part of this system,not the system itself.Our invention made our lives easier but self destructive too.A mistake which doesn't take a turn is not a crime and we are not so late in making this world better.If we don't,no one will.The few true activist we have are too few to fill the missing gaps.Lets be sincere on what we do and be more sincere to those who trust us.

               The past and the present has been warning us of any storm coming our way,to be prepared or face them strong.If this is our prophecy then we are flooded with wisdoms enough to get ourselves prepared.The only thing lacking is trust among us.

   Social activities are termed as grass root politics.May it be educational,social,political or economical bodies,health and religious concerns,they are all among us dissolved.The service they render is for the people and off the anti social elements.Though socially it plays an important role in the making of the society and the country's political stability it is one of those area which remains as one of the most tangible part in the society.The social organizations are the most powerful weapon the citizen of a country possess,to serve,guide and protect themselves.Not all of us has a heart as big as theirs.But every individuals are unique,can be very different sometime.A need to have an active view to the activities of these bodies.It is one of our duty as a citizen of this world to keep a track and be aware of their activities.

   Not only freedom but peace,not only unity but love and not only emotions but health.Money alone doesn't change hands.Every aspects in our life changes.Evolution,revolution,civilization, these are all meanings to the change.Let there be organizations,not organized criminals.

The Killer Filler 1

2010-03-25T05:43:00.000-07:00

                  " The man and his machines,
                              The ethics in search of loyalties,
                              Romancing the winds of fortune.
                              In between these hemispheres,
                              We are the one who falls apart. "

   Brought up in the city of lies.Evolving from the trend of hollowing the wealth among ourselves. Competing, struggling and fighting in the name of love, peace and freedom. A nature still natural from the past.

                            "- Who are we?
                             - Is this our own planet?
                             - Are we safe enough at our homes?
                             - What lies ahead tomorrow?
                             - Do we trust each other?"

   A million of questions put together the minds of the people when asked about the world. The news that frightens us daily with the increase in the birth of new organizations,a new generation or a separate body fighting for a cause.An increase in every activities of the world,of social,political and economic. Should we care for the environment,peace or for the integrity of our same old diversification? Whom do we save first? Its almost too late that we understand the faces and values of our resistance. The world is parallel and everything relates to each other. A bigger war to be fought, a bigger battle to be won, explore the universe, bless ourselves with the only lifetime we get and also to set ourselves for a better ending,all in the name of mankind without blood, sorrow and violence. This is how we use to speak among us. We are running out of the resources that fuels us and we are left with only few decades to live free from a new hard life. We are responsible for everything happening around us. Fighting and quarreling among our own brothers and sisters to make a mark, to be differentiated, to be unique. Poor humans, ruining themselves, destroying the planet from centuries. Many a reason for all the violence in this world.Fighting for my religion,my language, my culture and my ethics. Where will all this be when this world itself will be no more? Whom do we complain when we are left all alone? With no parents to shoulder, care and forgives us we all will be an alien in our own world. Our leaders with their unfulfilled promises still governs our society. Their circle of change:another goes, another comes which always turns out as another filler to the killer, a culture call the killer filler. We all wishes for a happy world, a great today and a much better tomorrow but always ends up as another dream from an abandon child. We have time for our goals, passion,family, living and survival but hardly for the world, our earth. The world belongs to all of us and so thus the responsibility to take good care of it as we belongs to this world too. We talk about peace and harmony,richness of life but always turns down when it question our integrity. Some of us really tried and still trying harder to solve this but too little for the whole world. They need our hand, the hands of every individual in this world. Or may be we are not bound to follow other, the leaders. Our attitude of complaining and less praising for the others. Since time immortal, we all are busy creating our own space, our hunger for power, name and fame. History proves. This is how we came to this world.

            The father goes out to hunt while the family waits for the bread of the day. When hunger strike, the warmness of the mother nor the knowledge of our education can bear to hold back the thirst of involvement to any job or task to satisfy the need. We need to be well aware of the situation and make necessary arrangement to not leave anyone hunger on this earth. This should be the first priority against all others like social, education, unity and integrity etc. Whom do you want your homes to be guarded by, the extremists of the common people or the governments we elect? They have a lot of difference to compare them in between. It is we who give birth to both the sides. We are lucky that we are born with this life. A life we aren't even sure to give a meaning for our existence. May be we are born to live, wild and unprotected. The Triangle of Life may not hold true but our journey of life is affirmative and its real. Lets not waste it fighting and comparing.

           Yes, killing don't cure. A need to change the view towards changing this world and a need to change ourselves for this world. A human first rather then a son to a mother or a husband to a wife. The leaders has only a little fulfillment of their promises. The world is deflected from its path and we are not safe anymore in our homes, our families are in danger. The citizens of the world are in deep trouble. We have been targeted, pulled, tortured and slaughtered from both sides. A modern day massacre. Always a subject in this terrified chain incidents making us stand forward to get hurt. Hardly the leaders nor the intruders suffer in the process but common man like us. A curse to be a common man rather then being poor and miserable. In between this war of the high thinkers we are the one who still falls apart. A centuries old pain which we are forced to adapt to. The great civilizations and the never ending cultures of the world, lost in the mist understanding the human behaviours. The true spirit of life is living,common sense. Dream big and it ends big,a miser will always be a miser. May it be nonsense or sensible enough to be understood, big thoughts, though it ends up small it is always worth the thinking and a miser is just a situational habit. Bless are not the kids born with silver spoons but the one with the grace of making it better. Curse are not the kids with half meal a day but with the disgrace of making it worse.Success and failure happens to both, we are all the same, only a different package we comes in.

The Heroes Won't Come

2010-02-27T13:28:00.000-08:00

When destruction slips under our feet,
Fear not for the tears.
The hand that holds us under her blossom,
Shell fail to warm us to her breath.

The smell of the fist,
Warm blood from the flesh,
To free us,guard us to the destiny,
The pre-reincarnation of another pain.

Holier then thou,
Darker then the black,
The taste of hunger,
The thirst of dryness.

As you submit yourself to the holy,
Another storm blinding our sight,
Curse are those from our creations,
The blessing of our selfish glory,

Fear for the fearless,
The winners,the sinner,
An unborn disease on the loose,
Another filler to the killers.

With no grasses to hold on to,
When this world itself comes to an end,
The blossom nor the leaders,
Would be left to experience the death.

Pollution,pollutant,population,
A river with its ugly curves,
Living in this real world,
The Heroes Won't Come.

White Girlfriend..!@#$

2010-02-26T12:01:00.000-08:00

Give Me Just A Smile

2010-01-30T05:49:00.000-08:00

Imagine what they say,
The sun will never shine,
The cloud will never change its face,
From the day we torn apart,
The flowers never bloomed,
The days have never been so long.

Give me just a smile,
And I shell fine my way,
To be the one who love, to love you slowly.
Watching you in tears,
It makes my heart to bleed.
Waiting for the glow, to glow all through the night.

*
Why it always rain on me,
The sunshine never comes,
Staring at the moments with you.

Memories full of grace,
Say..wonder lust in a far away.....between good life.
Forever in the streets of broken hope,
Like a wolve in hammerage with a mouth so wide.

Chorus

The highway wiind is blowing,
Through this empty blanket envelop.
You took my arms around you and cried.

Forever in a distance,
Hammering of the night bell,
Raining all throughout the night so cold.
Lingering all the words you said,
Standing here in the world's end,
Falling free with my arms so wide.

Waiting all alone,
In hell you stool my dreams,
For I couldn't bear,
This pain you left me.

Believing all you said,
Our love will never end/die,
And we'll keep on making it stronger.
Together all night long,
Everything that we have shared,
And all the songs that I've sung for you.

The Great Indian Rock XIII,Bangalore (Review)

2009-10-27T16:36:00.000-07:00

The Bangalore's session of The Great Indian Rock XIII also known as GIR XIII main concert was held at Palace Ground,Gayatri Vihar Entrance, Hebbal on Sunday,the 26th of Oct.2009.This year's main attraction goes to those two bands SOLSTATE and BENEA REACH rolling out their own favorite compositions making the crowd go wild.

The line up also includes three Indian bands Parachute XVI,Inner Sanctum and Kryptos all from Bangalore who in their own genre of music are one of the most happening bands in the region.Though the evening coincided with the final day of the three day long Kingfisher's October Fest,2009,the event seems to have no effect from the smell of the beer passing from the neighboring wind.

With a crowd of well packed half-full rock lovers the show kicked off at around 6 p.m with the first band Parachute XVI coming alive with its blues/progressive/psychedelic blend.The band put up a spinning melodic start and gave the crowd an opening for a great evening.Then came the hot favorites,the up coming Inner Sanctum who has already set a mark of its own from the various collage fest and outstation shows.The band known for its tight performance and death growling vocal are on the height of one of its best show ever.Truly metal in its feel and tune Inner Sanctum delivered a well stunning stage act making the evening grow darker and the crowd,wilder.Known as the metal hub of India,Bangalore now has another well pleasing metal band Inner Sanctum who can run for its own kill.The evening would have never been so warm without this band.

Now the sky has gone blind,the glow of the city lights dazzle upward waiting for the third ghost of the evening.One of the most praised and highly acclaimed band of the city Kryptos,takes the stage.A four piece,well equipped with ESPs and LTDs,black dressed metal heroes of Bangalore came alive with its first original of the evening.For a moment the crowd went a little weary in the first song.Then from nowhere the band became what it takes to be Kryptos.Getting more matured and deeper into their tone the band gets the tag for the first mospit formation of the evening.One of the biggest mospit is here with the crowds falling ,dashing,banging each other inside the pit,WOW..!! was all we have to say among the crowd,standing.Thanks to the band for making the flame burn higher.

Having a transition break for the next band to proceed after Kryptos the heat in the air was still on.On the other side of the venue was the Kingfisher's October Fest in full fledged with the sound of the legendary Indian rock band the Indian Ocean performing live.Indian Ocean were doing the headlining acts of the three day long final day of the October Fest,2009.Their octave spells with Indian touch music can be hard from the other direction.Once the volume was down everyone turns their face to the other direction of the music coming from.The evening was a cold-blooded battle between two of the greatest fest happening in the city at the same ground,at the same moment but different territory.

As one of the mostly awaited band of the evening Solstate(New Zealand) took the stage at around 7:30 p.m.A five piece band with its lush dynamic range of hard rock,nu metal and electronic taste in their music is one band different from the rest of the evening's.Its a real modern rock figure with a bit of alternative touch.Hearing it for the first time the band sounds like Breaking Benjamin and the genres related.Trying all its effort they tried to put up the crowds to a new level including a song covered by the band but to a certain height.The rock scene in Bangalore and India at large still finds it hard to accept modern rock and its genre widely and so does the Bangalore fans who only wish for metal and more metals.Solstate is a band which the modern rock fans in India will miss for a quite long time.One sentence which will be remembered about the band is "We are SOLSTATE from New Zealand,the cold place below the globe" said by the vocalist Troy MaKubre in his introduction.

Quite a few moments passed by after Solstate leaves and the crowd cheered for the band it was time for the last transition of the evening.A clear sky with a young moon the people inside the Palace Ground had a beautiful view of fire crackers lighting the sky somewhere far in another direction and the sound of the October Fest still coming from the opposite direction.BENEA REACH(Oslo Norway),the last band of the evening was on it way setting up their sounds.Having brought it own sound,lights and stage crews every individuals of the band got busy in their dim stage light checking their equipments but without letting a single sound from the main speakers.There was the drummer of the band keeping the crowd busy,not by rolling the drums but by the mere act of letting the crowd to shout on the tune of his hand's signs.The crowd grew loud and low following his hands.Rise the hand and the crowd roars high,down his hands the sound lowers.

So quite for a few seconds and the whole place roar in sudden.Wow..!! this is how this band from Norway began their kill for the day with metal hands everywhere.Surprised by a lot of sudden stops and random-shaking stage presence the band was for sure the favorite for the evening.Their self design display of three ghostly effigy-like figure (in their music video,Pandemonium) made the air real dark.Marco Storm the man behind the drums who founded Benea Reach with Ilkka Volume,the vocal box was a man and machine to watch with his four piece drum kit and the lone tom-tom leveled with the snare.This band is a must see band for all the amataur bands in the country.One of the most amazing set up is the backing guitarist who back up every second of the show with its clean technical sounds was a rare thing to see.The horn god will be pleased to see the metal hands praising the hell above.No doubt the metal fans in Bangalore will remember this GIR XIII for a quite sometime in future.

Thanks to RSJ,Seagram's Fuel,Nokia for sponsoring such a great event.

Bands n Links:

1.Parachute XVI....(Bangalore,IN)
www.parachutexvi.com
www.myspace.com/parachutexvi

2.Inner Sanctum....(Bangalore,IN)
www.myspace.com/innersanctumin dia

3.Kryptos..............(Bangalore,IN)

www.kryptosindia.com

4.Solstate.............(New Zealand)

www.solstate.co.nz

www.myspace.com/solstate

5.Benea Reach......(Norway)

www.beneareach.com

www.myspace.com/beneareach

Sponsors:    SEAGRAM'S Fuel and NOKIA
Event produced and permitted by: RSJ Events
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Ticket:
Entry Fees:           Rs.180.00
Entertainment Tax: Rs. 20.00
                              Rs.200.00 per head

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LOST AGAIN

2009-10-23T16:05:00.000-07:00

Standing here waste and wounded,
Waiting for a fallen angel,
Staring through the empty,
Like a broken heart.

To figure out which all I can have,
A valentine gift for my baby,
I ran along the different process,
Of memories.

What a day,what a day we had that all,
All along,all along through the windy ground.
24/7 jolly on and on,
Finding treasure to the far end Neverland.
Save me from the war,
Save me from the war.

Pre-Chorus:)
Jimmy,come on look out of the door,
Someone's calling out through the wall.
Filling the pots with dust all inside,
To see it turns to gold tomorrow... tomorrow.

Chorus:)
When we lie above the mountain,
And we hear that everybody sing.
As we run along the pasture,
And we see those teenage little girls... little girls.

Stumble into the final destination,
Make a long long big little prayer.
Memories would never have existed,
Tumbolina never had a little big day.
Save me from the war,
Save me from the war.

Pre-Chorus:)

Chorus:)

Bridge:)
Here we are lost again,
Finally rumble to the ground.
Join a hand to reach for the sky,
Bright as light ,born to be wild.

Chorus:)

At The Fall Of Vengeance

2009-10-23T14:27:00.000-07:00

Johny was a school boy,
Coming from the hell-town,
Riding on a fast speed boat,
To find his favorite war-toy.
Piping through the dark hole sun,
Sliding through the windward face,
Finding hard to tear this wall,
The wall that we all build.

I can be so louder,
I can be so thin,
At the fall of vengeance,
It seems so complicated.

Untill We Reach The Sun

2009-10-20T15:15:00.000-07:00

Say....no bottle crumbles in the house,
Fire...the fire arms assembles in the room,
A mega static reason,
A value added trouble,
Designing of a new world order.

Revolution,dissolution,
Herbivores foreign scholars.
Self sided,black heart,
Materialistic backyard scientist.
Say noooo....the compass points so far.

Chorus:
The day ends but the world never does,
The rain falls but the cloud doesn't leaves,
Bowed out in a first round kick,
Go slowly,lets walk slowly,
Until we reach the sun.

Reflecting all the shadows,
In the words of prophecy.
Forever ain't no fighting,
And everybody lives.
Disgusting hollow people,
Who only speaks of politics.
Misguided computation.
And many hazard risk,
In a land call freedom.

Education,competition,
Sacrificing all our lifetime.
Safe guarding false belief,
Non existance holy worship.
Hey you......am falling on my knees

Chorus:)

BUTTERFLY.......(lets make the world a little more better)

2009-10-20T14:47:00.002-07:00

Chorus:
Butterfly flying high,
Shopping every juice,
The walls that you see,
Is flatten with the fire.

This piece of smoke wouldn't light the sky,
But makes you wait till it reach its wick,
To cross a garden you tired your wings,
But make a wish to grand for it.

A man keeps a fence,
With watered everyday.
But knows where will it end,
Is the beauty that he sees.

Chorus:)

From the fresh of my mind,
I could tell it only to you.
Couldn't bring anything you want.

Chorus:)

The way that they come to see you,
It seems a little warning,
To turn the ropes around,
For you ride so far on crying.

I know I could hear alright,
The way you make me feel about.

Reaching for a sky,
Looking for a light,
Waiting on the shadow,
You loose them in the woods.

:)

2009-10-20T14:47:00.001-07:00

Give Me Just A Smile

2009-10-20T02:01:00.002-07:00

........hey guys a really romantic one...lOlllLL

Imagine what they say,
The sun will never shine,
The cloud will never change its face.
From the day we torn apart,
The flowers never bloomed,
The days have never been so long.

Chorus:
Give me just a smile,
And I shell find my way.
To be the one who love,to love you slowly.
Watching you in tears,
It makes my heart to bleed.
Waiting for the glow,to glow all through the night.

Why it always rain on me?
The sunshine never comes,
Staring at the moments with you.

Memories full of grace,.....say
Wonder lust in a sea of far away between good life.
Forever in the streets of broken hopes,
Like a wolf in hemorrhage with a mouth so wide.

Chorus:)

The highway wind is been blowing,
Through this empty blanket envelop.
You took my arms and cried.

Forever in a distance,
Hammering of the night bell,
Raining all throughout the night so cold.
Lingering all the words you said,
Standing here in the world's end,
Falling free with my arms oh... wide.

Chorus:)

Waiting all alone,
In hell you stole my dream.
For I couldn't bear this pain you left me.

Believing all you said,
Our love will never die,
And we'll keep on making it stronger.
Together all night long,
Everything that we have shared,
And all the songs that I've sung for you.

Give me just a smile,
And I shell find my way.
To be the one who love,to love you slowly.
Watching you in tears,
It makes my heart to bleed.
Waiting for the glow,to glow all through the night.

!@#$%^

2009-10-20T02:01:00.001-07:00

As My Shadow Burns

2009-10-20T01:46:00.002-07:00

As my shadow burns,
Betrayal all around,
No memories to hold on,
Forgiveness being shattered.

The day you stepped in that manhole,
Know that you are drown.
Say no mistake until you reach,
The other end of the tunnel.

You got him standing,
But you never find him killing.
Far from the view we see,
He watch them fall by itself.

Aint no regret nor surrender,
A lifetime of crime we do.
The bridge won't hold strong enough,
As your shadow burns

!@#$%

2009-10-20T01:46:00.001-07:00

THE LAST STAND

2009-10-20T01:28:00.000-07:00

Forshaking glory like the past,
Melting milieu in my eyes.
Torn from the fist,ripped by the beast,
Brand made by cold mind.

Whom do you know the leader is,
Far behind the trek.
Come beat me if you can,
I'm the man with The Last Stand.

The ray that burns my shoulder,
The soldiers running for beholder.
Insanity when you whisper,
My faith for salvation.

There is a hole in the sun,
No freedom nor salvation.
The land of thousand's birth,
The death of an ending.

As they crawl in my eyes,
To blow my head in black.
No matter how you fling,
My child shell survive.

The king is born again,
A jerk against jeopardize the system.
Come beat me if you can,
I'm the man with The Last Stand.

Like a stone,in a scarlet sky,
Don't cry for me,
Coz I'm The Last One Standing.

FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE

2009-10-19T16:09:00.001-07:00

Can you live forever
While the strings are all broken
Will it be still raining
As the sun breaks the shadows
The wind may get rough
Onto the surface of your path
But he won't shrug a shoulder
Though the sky falls on him.

It doesn't cost so a tiny
To take the brain in your head
Struggle is the mighty sword
The window to the door
No one lives forever
Nor dies without a pang
A piece of blood you take
Is worth a hundred conquest.

HaZLe B'ee

2009-10-19T15:51:00.000-07:00

Indian Institute of Management 3rd Oct.2009(UNMAAD The World Is Bangalore)

2009-10-12T13:46:00.000-07:00

The Beauty And The Black

2009-09-13T15:18:00.000-07:00

No boundaries can never differentiate us.

The world is changing,so does we.

Lord,bless me with a better tomorrow

My First In This Blog

2009-09-08T04:26:00.000-07:00

It been as usual day as everyday.Planned to go to Garden City collage but didn't.Chatted with a friend name Dhiraj from Kalimpong,India about getting momo steaming cooker for making momo.Said he passed in his BCA exam and is now a griduate.Congrets to him and all the best wishes in his future.