How many days in Manipur ?
Kansham Modar Maring *
Great!! We got 365 days in a year
Every Week has 4 Sundays so 4X12= 48 Sundays in a year
How many Days left for School? 317 days!! No problem!
Every month has a second Saturday so 1X12= 12 2nd Saturdays in a year
How many Days left for Class? 305 days!! Fine!
Every Year at least 30 days for General Holidays
How many Days now? 275 days!! No change!
Every Year at least 30 days General Strike
How many days you get? 245 days!! Not Bad!
Every Year at least 30 days Economic Blockade
How many days you enjoy? 215 days!! Good!
Every Year at least 30 days Bandh
How many days you are at School? 185 days!!
Every Year 2 days for Fresher's Meet at Schools
How many days you got lecture now? 183 days!!
Every year 4 days at Schools for Sports Meet
How many days now you are at classroom? 179 days!!
Every year you seek at least 5 days casual leave for some reason
How many days now you went there? 174 days!!
Every year a teacher takes a leave for 3 days at least
How many days you have? 171 days!!
So you have at most 171 days for School and at least 194 holidays in a year
24 hours a day so you have 4104 hours to study but!!!
Do you know how many hours you study in a day?
Every morning from 9:00 AM to Evening 3:30 PM you are at School
So you are at School for 6 hours and 30 minutes
How many hours you have for study? 17 hours 30 minutes!!
Every day at 9:00 PM till morning 5:30 AM you are on bed
So you are on bed for 8 hours 30 minutes
How many hours you could study now? 9 hours!! But!
Every morning from 5:30 AM till 7:00 AM you spent for cleaning and breakfast
How many hours you have now? 7 hours 30 minutes!!
Every morning you prepare for School and took 30 minutes
How many hours now? 7 hours!!
Every lunch you spent 30 minutes to fill your stomach
How many hours you can study now? 6 hours 30 minutes!! But!
Every dinner you spent 30 minutes
How many hours you get now? 6 hours!!
Every morning while studying you took 30 minutes for rest
How many hours now? 5 hours 30 minutes!!
Every night while studying you took 30 minutes for relaxation
How many hours you got now? 5 hours!!
Every day you got 3 hours away from study for light problem
How many hours you could study now? 2 hours!! But!
Ever morning you spent 1 hour running after for drinking water and bathing
How many hours you have for study now? 1 hour!! But!
Every night you are disturbed by sounds of festivals and gun shoots for at least 1 hour
How many hours you have for study? 0 hours!!
Oh no! "The Land of Jewels" has no time for study!!
* Poem written by Kansham Modar Maring (DIA, NIC Ukhrul District, Manipur) . The poet can be contacted at kmodar(at)gmail(dot)com
This poem was webcasted on March 03 2012.
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