Thabaan Kabin

                Image: Pinterest there could've been a world  where you and i  wouldn't have met. or met but not fallen in love. or fallen in love  but not let go. or let go  but never remembered. or remembered but never missed. and it breaks  me apart  to wonder. which is the life we'd live. which is the life we'd leave. 

Abstract:   The Inpui (Kabui) indigenous tribe are one of  recognized Naga tribes of Manipur (Gazette of India, 2012). The majority of the Inpuis are settled in Haochong sud-division, Noney District, and in Tamenglong district, Manipur. Inpuis are also settled in Makuilongdi, Senapati headquarter and Inthan (Wephong). Chagangei, Tamphagei, Yurembam, Pantilong, Sagolband in Imphal west district.  Moreover, Inpuis are also settled in Nagaland and Assam as well.   Image credit: Issac Nka Introduction  The practice of land owning system by Inpuis  has been rooted since immemorial time and in some aspect this  practice may varies from village to village. In Inpui custom, sale or transfer of land is restricted to any person other than his own villager or non-Inpuis /government is prohibited and women have no right to inherit the immovable property except in way of gifted or Will.  In term of ancestor  property, one cannot transfer a property t...

Abstract : Haochong Village is located on a mountaintop and situated in the eastern part of Noney district and aptly coined as the western Gate of Manipur and locally known as one of the oldest Naga villages in Manipur history.  Haochong is known for many reasons and rich in flora & fauna , historical places, fertility of the soil, custom, tradition beside variety of medical plants and orchid also found.  Places were orchids are found Varieties of Monopodial orchids are natively found in Haochong area. Nowadays they are usually transplanted near homes as this orchid is one of the beautiful flowers comprise a unique group of plants and give a good fragrance when it blooms and Orchid are locally known as Thing-Kum Rei. Majority of Epiphytes orchid are found in Antrimwanbut  the highest mountain  peak and pride of Inpui area which is about 10 Km from village but both Monopodial and Epiphytes are commonly found in different places of the village.  When are Orchi...

Image source: pinterest I will not shoot myself In the head, and I will not shoot myself In the back, and I will not hang myself  With a trashbage, and if I do, I promise you, I will not do it In a police car while handcuffed  Or in the jail cell of a town I only know the name of  Because I have to drive through it To get home. Yes, I may be at risk, But I promise you, I trust the maggots  Who live beneath the floorboards Of my house to do what they must  To any carcass more than I trust An officer of the law of the land To shut my eyes like a man Of God might, or to cover me with a sheet So clean my mother could have used it  To tuck me in.  When I kill me, I will Do it the same way most celebrities do, I promise you: cigarette smoke  or a piece of meat on which I choke  Or so broke I freeze In one of these winters we keep Calling worst, I promise if you hear Of me dead anywhere...

image credits: Xmel.com I watch as the blood turns to flowers like I turn disappointments into poetry and exhaling makes it easier when you're gone, when we're all gone we walked with such haste and kicked curbs so stubbornly that the world stilled into a painting we are strangers with empty faces and closed fists and the stories lift from the frame like birds in blacks and white migrating across nations last in a shrill quiet looking for September. -bryam

The wet fragment keeps spinning like a droll television rerun playing in the background behind a closed-door with muffled audio seeping through the cracks a shabby mirror sleeps within my chest squeezing the gelatinous organs as if they were gummy clay furniture till shallow breaths and faint beats become each step into tomorrow another faded billboard sign to see on the side of the road passes by with frayed edges and half the message folded over that the waves at the rolling vehicles but the minimum speed limit pushes them on doves land upon ant hills to snack amid dandelions casting white parachutes into the wind that's just passing through as blooming yellow offspring crack driveway while chemical pumps keep spraying out the toxins some edible flowers were never meant to live long lives amid the levity in blowing its plumage across manicured lawns and barbeques that build scrapbooks with etched dates inscribed upon the moment captured Cities w...

image credit: pinterest Then suddenly they showed the faces  The change had found where they lived  The names were replaced too quickly  They found where they were hid Circled in wagon filled tragedies  No one rides off to the west Attention now asks for a holiday  While famila is held to the test I cannot say I remember  Reading in foreign tongues  How I wish it were yesterday  And this world today was still young.

You were never really there you left me in despair  Your eyes were blank and distant Standing there I realized you were never really there At least not like before, When you would make everything shine with life  Not now Now you stand staring into space, waiting for the next time you can shoot up a vien Did you ever realized we needed you? Did you ever realised the guy you said would watch out for us, Was really the one we needed to watch out for the most? What if you did?  What if you had stopped it, or would you have acted like it wasn't even happening to us, But you were to absorbed in your self pity to realise  that we needed you the most it would be wrong of me to say that five years down  the road that i don't hate you I hate that it only took one night rip away everything i knew and loved  I hate how it was so easy for you to go back home, When i never could'cause of your mistakes  But what i hated...

     image credit: https://www. /covid19 Once again the world experienced something terrible in 2020 A dangerous virus outbreak over the countries Many people have been affected, from adults to age ones It hurting them deeply, both physically and mentally No one thought this could be happen in this year and it spreading in speed.  "HONESTLY, I THINK WE ARE WAITING FOR GOD'S HELP BECAUSE DEATH IS AT OUR DOORSTEPS." - Twa woman, Rwanda The challenges faced by the communities The challenges faced by the community related  to the COVID-19 health crisis, including confinement , social isolation, emotional/mental issues, verbal and physical abuse, lose of income and financial difficulties, access to health information, preventative and emergency healthcare, and many other language and cultural barriers. Time and time again, when emergencies occur, minorities and indigenous people are at risk of being excluded from life-saving humanitarian intervent...

What language do you speak? Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil and English. Loud and clear? Yes! Are you new to this area? Yes. First time working here. Don't worry, you just have to learn the rule of their game. When you enter the building, remember to use only the lift on the  left side. That is for maids and dogs. When you ring the doorbell, smile. Not too wide, they'll  think you're too friendly. Go straight into kitchen. If she ask if you're menstruating, say no. In the corner, you will find your cup and plate. If she is in a good mood, you might get some leftover tea. Never tell them, you eat beef and pork. The hall is a neutral zone. Take your time so she doesn't think You're not working hard enough. Don't touch any fragile objects, their gaze on you can make you nervous. If something breaks, you will have to pay for it. The bedroom is a war zone; Try and clean it while she is around. Let her supervise your eve...

Image credit: Sachoiba Inka Behold, the princess, Behold the queen of dance! Following the bright sun till eve; She is from Ramting Kabin. Beneath her cheek are necklaces As she joins the dance on the sound of a log drum; Of tarou and Siantwei that unite the song. Let the crowd behold thy show and welcome  Like penkarop that sing at noon. During the time of joys She dances over his sweet voice. She is a beauty, a dream of her mother. She took away her grief and pain, With devotion, she rejoices with her mate in new attires. On her head shine is a reithao And cover herself with Pwasin as the leaves on a tree. She is a perfect song. a song for the soul. She wore an unbeatable shield  Like the massive storm and rain. Legend sing in praise of you Go on my man, as they try to mark us  As a pleasing joy filled the air The man has assigned a dove for us...

She was burning your garbage, her sari caught fire and she died. He was cleaning your manhole, a pipe burst and he died. She didn't receive he wages, she hung herself and she died. He was wading through the drain, he inhaled poisonous gases and he died. Remember. The dead don't die. When the media turns a blind ear, And the state is unaccountable, When there is no money to send his body back home, and the public is indifferent, when his family is not given any jobs, And the city lives on in oblivion, Remember. The dead don't die. As you build your new house, carelessly discared your waste, As you choose your blinders And preach your progress, Remember, The dead don't die. And when you constructy your walls, And lock your gates, When you look paste the filth, And praise the state, Remember. The dead don't die. *This obituary is dedicated to the undocumented and unreported death of waste pickers, sweepers and manual scaveng...

Immortal Revolution Another government to another system Another ethnic-boy, set-ready charge Another battleground to another war Another protest to another march March with me, march with me who cares if they're shooting We got to keep on moving Like Gandhi, we're a freedom fighter  We was trying to very patient, we got variation  So now we're going to fuck with you And soon you'll see The evolution of a revolution. LooK! This 21 century, immortal revolution. Where nobody cares whether you live or die. Another law to another innocent blood Another woman to another crime Another student to another man in charge Another year to another violence Another gun fest, drop another bomb Another army man to another monster Another white collar criminal at large Human rights violation, we continue the saga. You murdered and stole his religion Your man rape and send your man to justice You speak equality and forget t...

                               Image source: pinterest What peaceful hours I once enjoyed How sweet their memory still, When I was with  you But they have escaped in tear; And carry the sunshine where darkness is rife Which the world can never fill. While I love someone it goes away; Like a free flow river whither the end? I'm drowning with my own thoughts I'm tired of doubting myself whether you are coming back. Finding the other way in some corner of me Just to hold your hand. Wanted so much to speak to you, But it killing me with your absence and silent. I smiled through the tears and pain; Just to see your sweet face Hidden the tear has fallen, Saying great when am nothing yet, Even harder for selling with hurt, More difficult to have or let go. How old shall one like dying life be? All lose and nothing left to gain Emptiness had booked the room...

Snake Bite Human, Who Killed The snake? Picture credit: https://www.image search.com  If you asked yourself quietly in refection A minute ticked by "You" "Me" 'Yes. You, but not you.' So now you are asking who killed the man? We all know human evolution is about the origin of human beings and some believed according to scientific knowledge man transformed from animal. It was known for centuries that man and the Apes were related. At heart, their anatomy is similarly by research.   However, the first book of Mosses, called Genesis. In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. With non-living beings and living beings. Finally, HE created man in his own image Male and Female. Now, we are floundering in belief of both like great waves in an ocean in correctable responded. Some said the book of Genesis is truth likewise other said a man is an origin of Apes. To addressed this question was a man are real human or ...