Meitei or Meetei, a dominant community in the valley area of Manipur, has a complex religious synthesis of the imported Hindu religion and indigenous belief Sanamahism. Krishna in the album excavates the hypocrisies behind all religious aspects in the region. In addition, the number depicts more about the divisions among people under some unethical religious beliefs.
In the previous PRUCK series, Abok 1, 2 and 3, Tapta’s lyrics keep ‘SEX’ at bay. But all of a sudden, this PRUCK-4 brings the lost element with harsh criticism of girl students in song Manglan. The song Khabar, meaning ‘newspaper’, is all about the role of print media in the changing world of Manipuri society. Local newspapers are bulged with sengdokchaba (erratum) for committing illicit things in the societies.
The songs that really make this album popular are Second Hand and Hingkho Hairo. The latter is a perfect narration of the pang and pain of citizens living in the region where security of life is so uncertain. Composed in extremely sentimental notes, the number even tells that the current revolution in Manipur is futile.
What is wrong with wearing second clothes by second citizen? The song Second Hand portrays Manipuri people as second-class citizen in the eyes of Indian government. The song shows a scene of Manipuri clothe market dominated by second hand wardrobes transported from other developed Asian and European countries. It points out the poverty of the region where there is no beggar and slum cluster.
The title track Kadomdano narrates the future of Manipur heading to the dark. It tells a reality that has bitten the political situation over the last few decades. In Manipur, any social groups or political parties have no proper leaders who can stand up at international level. Corrupt society, gunfights, curfew, massacre are what in the number Haidorakpa Maru which is indeed a perfect rock and roll composition.
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