From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha: Majestic Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata India

From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha:

Majestic Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

 International Airport Kolkata India

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Awesome Aerial View of Incredible Imphal Valley with Loktak Lake Manipur...

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This video clip "From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha" offers viewers awesome aerial view of incredible Imphal valley alongwith Loktak lake  in Manipur -  one of the beautiful states of North East India.

Breathtaking Aerial View of Beautiful Loktak Lake Manipur India

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This video clip "From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha" gifts viewers breathtaking aerial view of beautiful Loktak lake situated in Bishnupur district near Imphal Manipur India. This is the largest freshwater(sweet) lake in North East India. 

Amazing View of Incredible Imphal Valley while Landing at Imphal Airport

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This video clip "From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha" gifts viewers the amazing view of incredible Imphal Valley while landing at beautiful Imphal airport in Manipur India. Imphal is the second largest airport in North East India. 

Spectacular Indigenous Games Festival in Imphal Manipur

Spectacular Indigenous Games Festival  

in  Imphal Manipur

Three days live telecast of spectacular  Indigenous Games Festival by DD Sports  held in Imphal Manipur India from 10th to 12th December 2015 has indeed created a great curiosity in the minds of viewers including myself about this beautiful and  culturally very vibrant state.

Imphal Airport
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Manipur is a state in  North East India with Imphal as its capital. Sometimes it is called with alternative names such as Kangleipak or Sanaleibak. 

Bird's Eye View of  Beautiful Imphal Valley
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May be small but Manipur has been powerhouse of sports and produced a number of Olympians & Arjuna Awardees such as P.Nilkamal Singh, Thoiba Singh,  L Tiken Singh, L Bombella, M C Mary Kom, Devendro Singh,Sonia Chanu, Chinglensana, Kothajit, Kunjarani Devi, Dingko Singh, Sarita Devi. It may be surprising to many that  Modern Game of Polo derives its origin in Manipur where it is  known as Sagol Kangjei.

Manipur is also known for Loktak Lake. The etymology of Loktak is Lok meaning "stream" and tak "the end". It is the largest freshwater lake in North East India & renowned for the phumdis floating over it. Phumdis is heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil and organic matters at various stages of decomposition. Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park in the world floats, over it.

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There are many spectacular indigenous games of Manipur also. Indigenous means originating in and characteristic of a particular region, territory or country. This gives the culture or games historical distinctiveness.

Tradition of sports and games dates back to the ancient history of Manipur. It has been a history of small kingdoms which were in intense competition with one another. War among themselves and with Ava (Myanmar) which is in the adjacent  east resulted in martial tradition. Emergence of martial tradition in turn gave driving force to the development of indigenous games in Manipur.

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Indigenous Games of Manipur:

1. Thang-ta & Sarit Sarak (Manipuri Martial Arts)

2. Khong Kangjei ( Manipuri Hockey)

3. Yubi Lakpi (Manipuri Style Rugby)

4. Hyang Tannaba (Boat Race)

5. Mukna ( Manipuri Wrestling)

6  Sagol Kangjei  (Polo)

7. Kang

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Soul-stirring Marathi Film "The Silence"

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This video clip "From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha" is from a awarded Marathi Film "The Silence" . "The Silence" is based on a true story - a heart touching, soul stirring film that portrays the ordeal or trauma  of a minor, raped  several times by her own maternal uncle.

The film is presented by SMR Films, directed by Gajjendra Ahirey, story & screenplay by Ashwini Sidwani and produced by Navneet Hullad & Panna Bhukhanwala

Raghubir Yadav, Nagraj Manjule, Anjali Patil, Kadambari Kadam are the main cast.

Sparkling Indigenous Games Festival Imphal Manipur

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This video clip "From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha" captures some sparkling scenes of Indigenous Games Festival held in Imphal Manipur India from 10th to 12th December 2015 on Manipur University Ground .

One- to-One Valiant Thang-ta Martial Art of Manipur India

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This video clip "From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha" gives an opportunity to the viewers to watch one-to-one valiant Thang-ta martial art of Manipur, one with sword in hand and the other with spear in hand. This martial art was demonstrated during Indigenous Games Festival held in Imphal Manipur from 10th to 12th December 2015. 

Manipuri Girls Demonstrating Marvellous Manipuri Martial Art in Imphal

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This video clip "From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha" gives an opportunity to viewers to watch Manipuri beautiful girls demonstrating daring martial art during Indigenous Games Festival held in Imphal Manipur India from 10th to 12th December 2015. Inspiring women, encouraging women & empowering  women. Amazing. Is not it? 

Huyen Langlon - Unique but Unhighlighted Martial Arts of Manipur India

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This video clip "From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha" is an effort to highlight the unhighlighted,  to  explore the unexplored, to popularize the ignored, to universalize up-till-now little known -   the unique,  the unparallel   magnificent martial art of Manipur India. Huyen Langlon, the Indian martial art from Manipur, consists of two main components Thang-ta or armed combat or Sarit Sarak or unarmed fighting. The primary weapons of Huyen Langlon are the Thang (Sword) and Ta (Spear). Huyen Langlon exponent generally  holds spear and shield with serpent motif (pakhangba).This video clip will definitely create curiosity among the viewers and fire their mind for knowing more and more about  magnificent Manipuri Martial Art. This martial was demonstrated during Indigenous Games Festival held in Imphal Manipur India from 10th to 12th December 2015.

Unique Rugby Manipuri Style Rugby - Yubi Lakpi

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This video "From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha" gifts viewers a unique Rugby - Manipuri Style Rugby that is Yubi Lakpi. "Yubi" in Manipuri means coconut and "Lakpi" snatching. It is generally played on the beautiful turf of the palace ground or at the Bijoy Govinda Temple Ground. Each side has seven players in the field.The field is about 45x18 metres in area. One end of the field has a rectangular box of 4.5x3 metres. One side of the field forms the central portion of the goal line. To score a goal a player has to go the goal from the front with his oiled coconut and pass the goal line. The coconut serves the purpose of a ball and is offered to the king or the judges who sit beyond the goal line. Yubi Lakpi has been one of the seven games played at Indigenous Games Festival held in Imphal Manipur India from 10th to 12th December 2015. Interesting. Isn't it?

Sagol Kangjei or Kangjai -bazee or Pulu of Magnificent Manipur India

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This video clip "From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha" gifts to viewers the modern game of Polo which has its origin in Manipur India though formalized and popularized by British. It is known as Sagol Kangjei or Kangjai-bazee or Pulu in Manipur. This was one of the three forms of hockey in Manipur, the other ones being field hockey called Khong Kangjei and wrestling hockey called Mukna Kangjei. In Manipur, Polo is traditionally played with seven players to a side.The players are mounted on the indigenous Manipuri pony. There are no goal posts and a players scores simply by hitting the ball out of either end of the field.The oldest pologround in the world is Imphal Polo Ground in Manipur State of India. The Manipur Polo has been one of the seven games played in the Indigenous Games Festival held in Imphal from 10th to 12th December 2015.

"THE SILENCE" IS NOT ALWAYS GOLDEN

 "THE SILENCE" IS NOT ALWAYS GOLDEN

"Silence is golden" means it is often wise to say nothing but the film " The Silence" is not golden in true sense of the proverb. It coaxes you, coerces you, convinces you to break the silence & raise your voice against the vices of so called "cultured society". 

The Marathi Film "The Silence" is based on a true story - a heart touching, soul stirring film that portrays the ordeal or trauma  of a minor, raped  several times by her own maternal uncle.

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On 8th December 2015 at 4:PM  in NDMC Convention Centre Delhi
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The Icy and Gripping  Thriller Film  "The Silence " in German released in 2010