Poetry - Ningthou Kangba's (Manipur)Ancient Kangleipak a "Jeweled land's" tale of dismay & disappointment unfolds.
Once known as the 'Switzerland of India'. In shadows cast by anguish,a tale of sorrow unfolds. Of women in India,many whose stories still remain untold. In the darkest corners of Manipurs streets. A tragedy transpired, where sorrow and torment meets. Women,innocent and pure, faced a cruel fate. Mass raped and killed, their lives stolen by hate. In the secluded heartland of Manipur, where beauty once thrived. Darkness has descended, and innocence was deprived. Women were paraded stripped naked,groped and mauled by a disorderly mob. And happily these men lighted up a flash mob. Those men hunted our bodies as war zones. They felt our chest throb through our broken bones. Families tormented, haunted by the memories they bear. Torn apart by sorrow, burdened with the weight of despair. Their cries suppressed, their lives cut short. By a heinous act of violence, a world torn apart. The streets that witnessed th...