2024-04-21 05:23
As was Godot; as is IndiaAs it is all the timeJust as Pakistan and just as China, And no more does anything rhyme.Newspapers say after demonetisationIndia has now become Bharot The name my g… Read More
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2023-12-13 10:31
Religion, Politics, and All the State ChicaneryAbove: The Sacrifice by Leonardo Bistolfi (Image: Nancy Cantwell/Unsplash)An Introduction to Conventional SacrificeWe usually refer to&nbs&hell…Read More
2023-12-05 13:17
Typography can make or break your design. This series is based on some of the Hollywood films from the 1940s onwards (Casablanca et al), which are as easily recognisable as Nike’s swoo… Read More
2023-12-02 17:23
My hometown is not what it used to be anymoreThat doesn’t matter as long as I get back thereOf course it’s never the old place, the old time anymore And it’s ever in small… Read More
2023-11-25 09:16
Ladies and ladas, you can always bleach your moustache if you’re tired of waxing it. We will talk about this some other day. Here’s a collection of moustaches created using curly… Read More
2023-10-06 04:41
You always have multiple angles to look at things; and you can check those from informed, independent, and sometimes, alternative perspectives. You can as well do it like a real troglodyte t… Read More
2023-06-21 06:08
The present conflict in Manipur has reopened the old wounds between the union of India and the erstwhile kingdom of Manipur though it is not helping anyone, with thanks to the charismatic Pr… Read More
2023-06-17 13:42
quentin tarantino’s types in his film posters (2003–2023)this series is a representation of typefaces in quentin tarantino’s film posters. my research associates and i have… Read More
2023-06-15 13:18
So much has changed in the coverage of conflict in Manipur this year across Mainland India. The latest Meitei–Kuki conflict in these peripheral areas is commanding an amount of airtime… Read More
2023-06-13 07:57
All the original photos are taken from three lanes next to Jyoti Nivas College in Koramangala 5th Block. This series, with 99 wordmarks, has been created with an objective to help analyse vi… Read More
2023-06-04 04:30
What are the implications of ethnic-based politics and nationalism in our contemporary world? The State is an individual writ large.PLATOReferring to the above idea of Plato, it is eas… Read More
2023-05-12 15:05
A partisan reflection on the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur Manipur has been in the news again, and as always, for all the wrong reasons. The ongoing crisis is more of an existenti… Read More
2023-03-28 10:14
Just imagine the time when the first car was invented, and we can picture how people in those days would have thought that those will save time, and a huge amount of that. Think also about a… Read More
2023-03-16 13:27
Light & Sight“We can regard our life as a uselessly disturbing episode in the blissful repose of nothingness.”― Arthur Schopenhauer#absurdity #life #nothingnessOp… Read More
2023-03-14 14:25
lalboi i knew him since he was a schoolboyi know him we live in a small hamletbut since long, in this place of eternal sadness where we grew up he knew there’s a world way, way beyond… Read More
2023-03-13 09:11
Display typefaces are usually like a proud human being with their ‘oversized’ miens. However, Kokchao Display is a set of modest characters that will give headers and headlines a… Read More
2022-11-09 03:53
A collection of American and Japanese guitar brand names and notable usersA solid guitar and rock n' roll are like pork and awafadigom—they always go together so effortlessly. Out of t… Read More
2022-11-06 05:09
PROLOGUE All the primary letters in Meitei Mayek are named according to human anatomy, except for Atiya (in image # 7/10). That's just a starter. Numerals are also shapes that con… Read More
2022-10-07 16:08
A mundane weekday reimagination of Manipur in both the times of amusement and solemnity in the aeons of the State of Nature, which is a real or hypothetical condition of human beings before… Read More
2022-09-25 15:35
IntroductionWhen we become a citizen in a democracy, it does not guarantee making a difference between the private/personal and the public. As much as the privates comprise a public, the lat… Read More
2022-09-20 15:32
Between the State and an individual there are nuances that only an informed deliberation can shed light on their grey areas, but this is more of a nightmare, with respect to the Government o… Read More
2022-09-05 15:32
pop music (n. uncountable)a type of music, usually played on electronic instruments, that is popular with many people because it consists of short songs with a strong beat and simple tu… Read More
2022-08-25 07:52
Checklist — Writers on Writing 6 (Ezra Pound)The last in the six-part series, Checklist — Writers on Writing features six writers on the craft of writing and their writing proces… Read More
2022-08-13 04:54
A brief recollection on the 75th Independence Day in IndiaPosted on 14 AugustIndia is celebrating its 75th Independence Day this year. After a couple of centuries under direct or indirect co… Read More
2022-08-01 13:13
delight and daydreams1xxx................................................you be doing the things that you always doi can see you only when you're readywalking on this tight rope, neverknowin… Read More
2022-07-20 03:41
A Review of SI Wicklen’s The Typography of Index (Originally published in The Indexer Vol 1 No 2 September 1958)When people say we should not judge a book by its cover, they are ignori… Read More
2022-07-01 13:07
In a peripheral state such as Manipur, using the term mainstream has a chance of becoming a misnomer, for the simple reason that everything is away from the Centre in this part of the world… Read More
2022-01-04 03:41
Checklist — Writers on Writing 5 (Ezra Pound)From the series on six writers on the craft of writing and their writing processes: today we have Ezra Pound who lists six kinds of writers… Read More
2021-12-05 06:44
The neoliberal agenda in the National Educational Policy especially in the area of tertiary education in India needs more scrutiny. In August 2021, Karnataka became the first state to i… Read More
2021-11-01 13:07
The Smell of Men – Selected PoemsPublisher: Red River (22 August 2021)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 8195305601ISBN-13: 978-8195305605Image: AmazonAccording to trans… Read More
2021-09-05 15:20
I woke up today,As an insectKafkaesque? Fuck no;But asA shit-stained hayingkhongyambiLike Ibopishak would write aboutSee my heroin-deprived, shit-stained underwearThis is fucking Kafka… Read More
2021-08-30 04:46
Checklist — Writers on Writing 3 (Jack Kerouac) from Belief & Technique for Modern Prose Six writers on the craft of writing and their writing processes: From reading the Roman-Rap… Read More
2021-08-29 04:56
Checklist — Writers on Writing 1 (John Steinbeck)Six writers on the craft of writing and their writing processes: From forgetting your generalised audience to the necessity of &l&hell…Read More
2021-08-29 04:30
Checklist — Writers on Writing 2 (David Ogilvy)Six writers on the craft of writing and their writing processes: From reading the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing three times to the nec… Read More
2021-08-29 04:23
Checklist — Writers on Writing 4 (Kurt Vonnegut)Six writers on the craft of writing and their writing processes: From having the guts to cut, to the necessity of ‘being crazy d… Read More
2021-08-26 14:17
All of us are familiar with film remakes. Now, what about a poetry remake? Yes, you can squeeze a haiku, say, out of Ginsberg’s longass Howl; or you can also write a sonnet based on a… Read More
2021-08-25 05:10
What’s the deal with preferred gender pronouns? Why are people so pronoun-conscious these days? Is it an assertion of one’s identity? Is it a new phenomenon of identity politi… Read More
2021-08-24 20:23
☴ Contents A Distraction as Introduction The Pegasus ReportDaily Records The Conspiracy of Disruptionists and Obstructionists Privacy Concerns with Technology Government Surveilla… Read More
2021-08-24 15:42
💀Contents Preface Introduction So Here They Are: Fitting In 1. Banality of Evil Banality as Opposed to Absolute 2. The Milgram Experiment ‘You Have No Other Choice, Sir… Read More
2021-08-24 15:41
💰 Contents Introduction: Rich Countries, Poor Countries The Gap Between Rich and Poor CountriesHow Rich Is Rich, and Poor Is Poor? The Curse and Cycle of PovertyEconomic Ineq… Read More
2021-08-24 11:55
Students, academics, professionals, politicians and activists across the eight northeastern States—Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura&m&hell…Read More
2021-08-19 12:24
When altruism influences us in making decisions and taking action, we do it for the sake of the cause. Everything else is secondary. And it is called a voluntary work for a reason. A Cross t… Read More
2021-08-04 16:16
INTRO Early evenings are always delightful out here in Imphal valley—so much so that at least for some moments, amidst the pandemic that has become synonymous with… Read More
2021-08-02 05:25
And here I present the second set of artworks created during the the Great Lockdown of Twenty Twenty (check the first set: The Summer of Corona 1: The Days of Uncertainty):… Read More
2021-08-02 04:49
Meitei yumjao are becoming an artifact these days. This post showcases a collection of façade that adorns a yumjao. Today in Imphal, you will be considered lucky if you chance upon… Read More
2021-07-30 20:56
📖 Contents Preface Page Previews (A sneak peek of the pages on the PDF) Thangjam Ibopishak on Apunba Lairik Wit Is Educated Insolence List of Published Works List of Awar… Read More
2021-07-29 18:22
🎸 ContentsIntroductionStrike Up the Band When the Band Begins to PlayDo you love typography? (resources) Band Together Rock n’ Roll TypesIntroduction Many rock n’ roll… Read More
2021-07-29 15:46
It was a wonderful day! I went for a trip to Lamlai in Imphal East with a few friends. We had a good time and came back relaxed, after having some good food and going for a wonderful drive a… Read More
2021-07-28 07:57
A reflection on how informed considerations in designing even the smallest of objects like those of signboards and banners in a public space can entirely alter the essence of a city Imphal:… Read More
2021-07-16 11:44
BACKGROUND Memories of wars and conflicts are seldom celebratory in nature, unless in exceptional cases when you are on the side of the victor. For tragic event… Read More
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