Nishikanta SagolsemIn Kanglei’s heart, an euphony resides,Cheijing – The majestic ‘strument, our pride.Its melodious tune, a declining pride?Once royal furtherance, it did adore,Yakairol to Chingkheirol, incomplete with thee.Now forgotte..

Laishram Malemnganba MeiteiDivine providence bestows individualized blessings,An inescapable presence, ever with us.The enchanting smile, an ornament of our souls.The tears streaming down our faces:Could it be because we fail to embellish our own beauty?I..

Laishram Malemnganba MeiteiWhat role does fate ask you to play,To guide me through each passing day?With steady hands, you lead the way,Through life’s storms and trials, you stay.In times of sorrow, when I’m lost,And hope feels distant, almost..

Nishikanta SagolsemO dear ! Dear jeopardy,In grief, I call you this.O ear! Dear ear.This ear has heard ‘the exquisite ’ of your land.The land- O land ! The enchanted land,Where upon her eyes douched and dazzled with splendour,Her hair lanced b..

Rajendra KshetriNever ever underestimate The Power of Poppy Poppy hates anything and everything 'legal'In love with anything and everything 'illegal'Be it cultivation immigrants and trade 'Legal is illegal ' and 'illegal legal ' Thus spake Poppy the flowe..

Rajendra KshetriNever ever underestimate The Power of Poppy Poppy is stranger to ‘Industrial Economy’ Poppy knows no 'Agro-Economy'Poppy is allergic to 'Mixed-Economy'Poppy lures stakeholder with quick returns Poppy propels GDP through 'Opiate..

Rajendra KshetriNever ever underestimate The Power of Poppy Poppy obeys not The law of Nature But the man-made lawThe contorted law of the land That makes Poppy the most sought after crop...

Rajendra KshetriNever ever underestimate The Power of Poppy The hills are blue and lovely The mole -hills and mountains are green and luscious But Poppy has plans to unleash And miles to spread across the hills And miles to spread across the hills...

Rajendra KshetriNever ever underestimateThe Power of PoppyPoppy is dangerousWhen used as a political weaponAs bargaining chip to blackmailPoppy is most lethalWhen used as WMD ...

Rajendra KshetriNever ever underestimateThe Power of PoppyPoppy has changed the oft-quoted phrase“Politics makes strange bed-fellows”To “Poppy makes strange bed-fellows”Oh! the power of Poppy gone politicalTwins they are Poppy and ..

Rajendra KshetriNever ever underestimate The Power of Poppy Poppy is for the powerful Poppy is against the powerless Poppy has perfected the artOf kissing the backsides of authorityOf kowtowing to the 'Big Brother '...

Dr Asem Tomba MeeteiMothers weep, a mournful choir,For sons lost ‘neath war’s fierce pyre.A gilded serpent seeks the throne,On promises of dreams unknown.Bribed with trinkets, shadows kneel,Before a king whose heart is steel.Wind whispers tale..

Dr Asem Tomba MeeteiEma Sekmai River, once a crystal vein,Now bleeds, a wound that brings us pain.Your bones, your lifeblood, cruelly taken,Since childhood’s dawn, your waters slaked.Mothers drew from you, pure and bright,For cooking, drinking, morn..

YashimaFor the sake of her children,She lives tolerating the many hardships of life.Even when the greater surroundings and the world give her immense pain,she holds no hard feelings and says still from her unblemished heart,“I am living and enduring..

Rajendra KshetriNever ever underestimate The Power of Poppy Poppy plays pantomime games Game of Thrones Game of ethnic cleansing Game of fallacious fabrication Game of concoction distortion falsehood and lies...

Herojit PhilemBallot ballet blocks bulletsGunshot gallops. Widow weeps,Mother mournsBut Battle’s brawl blowsSweet-scented screams. A wounded warrior waitsRecovery, Relief, and RevolutionElection eclipses effigies. Victim’s veinF..

Rajendra KshetriNever ever underestimateThe Power of PoppyElection is round the cornerPoppy loves election mostElection time Poppy timeA time of election freebiesWhen Poppy fangs out shamelessly..

Dr Soubam SophiaraniIn realms where courage reigns supreme,A brave king stood, his noble dream,Yet amidst the gallant and the bold,Lies a tale of treasures untold.Not all hearts beat with strength and might,Some falter in the throng too long.While kings c..

KN AgarwalThe Sun has risenThe Warmth has descendedThe Flowers have bloomedThe butterflies swim in the airThe birds are chirpingThe earth emits fragranceThe sky has openedThe rivers are singingThe trees are green and swayingThe hills look majesticEverythi..

Aditya RajkumarOh the dearest gift,that is what life is.To be born is a gift,in this world of bliss.To this world we come,with nothing to our claim.And all the things to come,is a story waiting for a name.When death comes to greet our ends,greet him like ..

Dr Ranbir LaishramMiles away from your humble abodes,Miles away from your loved ones,You dwell in the scary thicketsAnd keep a night-long vigilAt the foothill conflict zone of 'Kangleipak'Against the ruthless terroristsTo safeguard our homelandWearing hea..

Irengbam BijentiSpringtime has returned, nights and days smiling,oh Summer;The laments of the nightingales have became louder;And now the world is made of humiliation, despair and pain;The breeze is like a poem sung by the Loktak Lake;And its beautiful wa..

Thongram Birjit SinghAwake youth of nation civilizationCourageous &  powerful daughters & sons of the soilArise from slumber,Friends have conquered the spaceRace for bliss of development in this mother Earth.Be a victorious Nation striving wi..

Dr Ranbir LaishramAt the foothills of our crumbling homeland,At the conflict buffer zoneAll through the long day,Bullets are flying in the air,Macabre bombs blown, like play toysWhile villagers were lying lowYou still braved.Like a ferocious lion on the p..

Rajendra KshetriNever ever underestimateThe Power of PoppyPoppy is second to noneWhen it comes toPropagating/Speaking/Telling LiesPoppy is past masterOf falsification...