'Eshing Eshing' (Water Water)
Synopsis, Director's Note and Casts & Credits
Directed by Sarungbam Biren , Manipur Theatre Academy, Wangoi's production

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A scene from 'Eshing Eshing' (Water Water) played at JN Manipur Dance Academy on 5th January 2014
Pix - Bullu Raj

Synopsis

In civilised cities, if one comes across a man with flat nose, narrow eyed, broad cheek and short in height, begging for food by holding out his hand, the poor person would surely have been one of the individuals from Manikhul.

Some of the brave youngsters had not been seen at the place, perhaps they could be leading others with red flags in their hands or conditions might have forced them to be inside four walls of a prison.

As days gone by many a grown up children, the pillars of the nation, are all made to be handicapped.

Widows and women, separated from their husbands, are made to live and suffer the censory eyes of the society.

The standing question that remains asking in the hearts of all people of this land is:
Won't here ever be the soft dawn of an early morning?
Are we all unfit to live?
Will there be an another change in the present existence of ours?


In place of these question marks to all these questions, the society and the mass must venture to put a full stop instead of the question marks, or these question marks would surely become a source of violence on a sooner day.

Is that what we are waiting for?

A scene from 'Eshing Eshing' (Water Water) played at JN Manipur Dance Academy on 5th January 2014
Pix - Bullu Raj

Director's Note

For the life dragging in miserable existence without any adequate food and home to live in, our mind should adopt a strong resolution :
"Arise! Awake! stop not till the goal is reached."

Many a person who, in the name of patriotism earns fame and money and does wrong with the powers in their hands, and these people have become objects of fright to the eyes of innocent common people. Unless this ugly trend is changed, the natives as a whole, will face a downfall on one day, and for no reason, many a precious life will be lost away.

No civilisation can grow unless fanaticism, bloodshed and brutality stop forever. Till the habit of exposing themselves to be the most righteous people commanding obedience of others with a pathetic and cruel motive is not changed into desirable ideals, no progress and development can ever be brought.

A scene from 'Eshing Eshing' (Water Water) played at JN Manipur Dance Academy on 5th January 2014
Pix - Bullu Raj

Casts & Credits

On Stage:
Langamba : Ch. Premjit
Mapa : E. Brojen
Pujari : S. Subaschandra
Police : Y. Poloi
Khunja Ahal 2 : H. Khomdon & W. Amuba
Politician : Th. Naba
P.W.D. Eng. : N. Ojit
Soinaiba Nupimacha : Th. Pushpa
Head Master : S. Mangoljao
Paomee : L. Sharat
Naha 2 : L. Khamba & R.K. Manisana
Loiyangambi : Ch. Lilabati
Hanubi : S. Chandrakaia
Khunja : L. Sumita, W. Romila

Directed by Sarungbam Biren ,
Manipur Theatre Academy, Wangoi's production

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