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Mori araj suno, dastagir pir   O my Lord, pay heed to my appeal   (repeat) Mori araj suno Mori araj suno O my Lord, pay heed to my appeal Rabba sachiya, toon tay akhia see   My true Lord, you had said Ja oye bandiya jug da shah hain tu   “Go man, you are master of the world Saadian nemataan terian daulataan nenh   My bounties on earth are your treasure Saada naib alija hain tu   You are the viceroy of your Creator” Changa shah banayaee rab saneyaan   You made a fine king indeed, my sweet lord Paulay khaandayaan waar na aundi eh   All I have gotten are endless beatings Mainu shahi naeen chaidi rab saneyaan   I don’t want kingship, my Lord Mein tay izzat da tukkar mangna haan   All I need is a morsel of respect Mori araj suno, dastagir pir   O my Lord, pay heed to my appeal   (repeat) Mori araj suno Mori araj suno O my Lord, pay heed to my appeal Meri mannain tay tairian main mannan ...

9.8.2014   We  arrived in Makhel 30 Km. south of the capital Kohima after a rough and bumpy ride on the Hero Honda Super Splendor bike .  Steering clear and keeping out  all the potholes that cover the disfigured NH 39 between Kohima and Mao,   affronted by  swarm of Indian army  convoy trucks and buses blowing storm cloud of dust and diesel fumes and tackling rude and rowdy policemen at the border checkgate  was intense both body and mind .   Sacred Banyan Tree at Makhel  Makhel is a name of a small hamlet here in Mao which also belongs to an important family of the Naga tribes with the  same name- Mao aka Ememei. My wife Akatoli was accompanying me to this short trip to Makhel.  I had first heard of Makhel from my hostel roommate  Joseph(Kaihrii) a resident of Makhel back during our post-graduation days in Shillong. Since then the legend about Makhel had always intrigued me and that feeling stayed wi...

Lahorijan 2.8.14                                                                  This Road to Paradise                                                               my child the road to god is swashed from the gutter and the drain of our minds                      ...

                                 Aswaklanta: A Photo Essay, Site specific performance at Aswaklanta Guwahati. April 27, 2014.  Aswaklanta is a historical monument under the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The origin of the site is steeped in the oral tradition and Hindu mythology of the region. The name Aswaklanta is thought to have been derived from the fact that Krishna’s horse(Aswa) weary with the great war(Mahabharatta)took shelter(Klanta) at the same site . This site specific performance employs the mythical narrative of Aswaklanta as a symbolic representation of today’s modern man inhabiting the region .The performance was part of India Foundation for the Arts   (IFA) Extending Arts Practice programme and performed alongside Hare Krishna Talukdar, a senior artist based in New Delhi. Water...