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Chakliba Thammoise Eigini Magi Natte
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Dr. Moirangthem Jiban Singh *

Heart on fire! Chakliba Thammoise Eigini Magi Natte



Krishnananda: Bibi, nangsisu angakpanihe! Chaore-sangle, leisabi mapungsu fare, fana gyan tarabra khallubani, taramdri! Nangna eibu ningsingba ngamdre, eemannaba kharagi maming hairak-u haibaduda 'Kiran' hainasu pankhiba yai. Adubu, madi eemannaba natte, maming mannaba oiramgani. Meegi machaduda keidou-bagi cheirurino? Nangna cheiruba, Kiran kouba angang-do houjik eingonda call touraklammi, angang-do mathawai nungaikhidre. Gyan khara taro. Hayeng ei nanakta lakke, ningthina wari sannasi.

Saroja: Ei nahakpu kanano haibadumadi khara-khara laksinba ngamle. Toubatabu nasaktudi ningsingba ngamdre.

Krishnananda: Kamdouna? Karamba upaina nang eibu laksinba ngamliba? Fare nangna leiribase Bangalore-gi karamba mafamdano? Ei hayeng lakke.

Saroja: Eigi nungsinaba leijei. Eingonda amuk ayetpa pibirak-kanu.

Krishnananda: Nang-ga nungsinariba nupado eisu masak munna khan-i. "Mana nang-bu tasengna nungsiba natte. Nang-gi hakchang amasung naran-nathumsingdo kallak-mihoubadagi khudum channaba tat touribane."

Saroja: (lanna takhibadagi) Kari! Ei magi maran-mathum pamlubagi-ni haibaaaa. Eigi hakchangsisu mangonda kat-thok-khre nang keidouge hairinooo….

Krishnananda: Nangnabu yabirabadi, ei mangonda nangidamak bikhya niyu hairabasu nijaruge.

Saroja: Karino nangna pamlibase? Eigi hakchansira natraga lan-thumsira? Eigi nungsinaba thugaibiganu.

Krishnananda: Bibiiiii…., nangsu amukta khanthaduna yengune, "eina nafamda nungsi fongdok-khibadi, supnatang-gi eesagi chahi 12 subata (7th Std. kari-ngei) mangairingei-dani. Matamduda nahakki eemung-manung, eema-pabung amasung nachin-nanao kanasu masak munna khangjadri. Matamduda ei lan-thum pamba khanglamkhigadra? Lan-thumgi khaluragadi nangondagi henba meiyam-ama lei. Eidi nangbu thammoi sengna nungsibani.

Saroja: Ado, eigidi nungsinaba leijare. Nangsu malemsida leiriba nupiraktagi apamba-nungsiba ama khallo. Eingondadi yetpiranu.

Krishnananda: Handak mapoksimagidi, nahakna eigi ahanba & aroibani. Eina nangbu nungsibase malemsida anisuna fangloi.

Saroja: eibu thammoi sengna nungsi haibadumadi yarage. Adubu, kamdouna thajadoino.

Krishnananda: Nangna eefamda haikhiba waheisingdo ngasidi nang kaoramalle? Eidi kaodri.

Saroja: Aay! Eina kari-kari haikhiba? Amukta hairak-une.

Krishnananda: Nahakki ta-heidraba waheisingna maram oiduna sak-khiba wasak amadagi, nangidamak matik chaba mee ama oinaba hotnabada ei ngasifaoba chahi 14 eema-eepa, eechil-eenao amatagi masak ujaba fangdri.

Saroja: Oh! Aduk sanglaba matamse! Eigi karamba haiheidraba waheina, nahakki aduk kallaba wasak? Eibu amuktadi ngakpiyu.

Krishnananda: Nangi naran leite. Laira macha oina pokluba eigi irani. Nangi ashada Chahi 12 chupna Manipurda handribani. Ngasidi, "Nang-gidamak ei thawai loubasu ngamgani, thawai thabasu ngamgani."

Saroja: (lanna takhibadagi) Hatlo! Eibu hatlo. Kaida liege nangbu? Khara thuna eibu hatlaga nang nungaina lelloko.

Krishnananda: Nang nana pangbra, Manipuri khangdabra natraga sono chubra amadi oire! Eina ngangbana ama, nangna tabana ama, nangidamak hingliba eina nangbu keidoubagi hattoino?

Saroja: Chanbiduna eingonda ayetpa pibiranu.

Krishnananda: Nupi oibi nakhoigi khongfamdi amuk soibada minok-meisa khangbatana punsigi aroiba panthung oigani. Matam leiringeida munna khanthahou. Ei nangbu thammoi sengna nungsi. Eigi nungsibabu meeraibiganu.

Saroja: Manasu eibu thammoi sengna nungsibi.

Krishnananda: "Eibuna matam ngaiyu haina ngasifaoba ngaihallamlaga, nangna atoppa nupaga nungsinaribado landro?

Saroja: Asuk kuiba matamse lottuna leiraga, houjikna eingonda eeran sinaba hotnariba karigino? Eibu hatlo! Eibu hatlaga nang nungaina lello.

Asumna, eina ngangbana ama, mana tabana ama. Mana nungaitana kappa-do tabada ei wa makha tadana ngeihak tumminna leithok-i. Kapkanu haina themlubabu, hennadum wa-wa kapthorak-i. "Malemsida nuclear & atom bomb anisi nattana atoppa khwaidagi tamthiba pumnamakpu sumhatpa ngamba khulaidi 'nupigi momon meenok & pirang-ni haibase numittuda khangba ngamkhi". Mana kappa tabada ei karimata haifam khangkhidre, pung-pang pang-thakhi. Call kakthatlaga, hayeng Mumbai-da pugadaba pot-chei loisinduna tuminna ngeihak leithok-i. Pot-chei yomsinba loiraduna ngeihak tumthage touru-i, tumba yade. Masu tumba yaramlaroi haiduna call touduna themnaba hotnei, paikhatlakte. Asumna ahingduma tumdana nongankhiba khanghoukhide.

Eigi research program-ga mari leinana tha-2 Mumbai-da training touba loiraga Bangalore-da hek thorakpaga, Saroja-gi machanupi 'Bije & Sur' thengnakhi. Makhoi animak eiga machega leinariba maongse khangdribani. Saroja-na Kamannahalli-da leikhrabasu, makhoi ani punna Tin-Factory da bara louduna leibani. Baragi yumbuduga khatna-cheinaba toubadagi eibu mateng khara pangbiyu haina chatlubani. Eechan anigi mabung saktuna, yumbuduga wari-watai khara saraga chatlage haiduna thouranglingei,….

Khanghoudana lak-khiba nonglei nungsitna purakpa amuba leichinna atiya sinba thungna pumam mamhankhi. Leppa leitana fudit-funa heitharakpa nong marakta laojao-sorok-ta leiramba khudingmak magi-magi maikei thiduna chensinnakhi. Nong hanglaga chatlage haiduna eisu ngeihak ngaibani, nong tapthabadi lairadana hennadum safu kankhatlak-khi.

Chatningbanasu loire, adubu yum thadoktuna chatpa yakhidre. Nupi ngakta leiba yumni. Eina hek leisillubasu fajade. Ei toufam khang-khide. Thenglabasu thengna hallage haiduna ngaihak amuk ngaibani, upai leite. Nong leppa-kouba leikhide.

Asumna, ngeihak khanjanaringei, eechan Bije-na…

Bije: Da, nongsisu hangdre, pungsu a youkhre, hanba farak tarani, ngasi ahingsimadi lek-khrodana?

Krishnananda: Hayengsu setliba firol-si adum setpa haiduni. Karidi upai lei. Eeswarna tamba haiduni. Fare, hayeng ayuk asidagi oina University-da asum chatkhrage.

Bije: Da, kari insang chasige?

Krishnananda: areiba ama hekta thonglo. Nongnaga kanbaga kaida amuk kari thiruge hairino?

Bije: Hoida, Soibum lei. Masiga ngapak ayaibaga thonglageko da?

Krishnananda: Um, madu Bangalore-da atangba insang-nihe.

Asumna, ahingduma ei eechansing-ga leinminnare. Numidang-gi chaklen chaba loiraduna, eechan aniga punna faminnaduna ngeihak wari-watai sannaringei, eechan Sur-na marak thatna, makha tarak-i;

To be continued ...

**** Wari asi houjik-houjik hingliba meeoi 2-gi punsi khongchat-ta yumfam oiduna ijakhibani.
Wari part by part oina meeyamda khudon tamjage.

Wari asi Krishnananda-gi punsi khongchat-pu saruk kaya thokna khaidoklaba matungda, thengnakhiba 'nungsi-nu-ngon-gi' saruk matek amabu meeyamda khudonjabani. Atoppa saruksingdusu soidana khudonjarak-khigani. Masi kanabusu hakthengnana/nakoinana singnaba natraga karemnajaba nachade. Wari asibu kupna neinabiraga punsida tougadaba/touroidabana karino haibado ningsingbiyu. Wari asi ibada yaokhiba asoi-aran khibik ngakpigani.
****


* Dr. Moirangthem Jiban Singh wrote this article for e-pao.net
The writer is a District Nodal Officer for Environment, Karnataka Health System Development & Reform Project, Chikkaballapura, Karnataka, and can be contacted at mjscholar(at)gmail(dot)com
This article was posted on February 21, 2014



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