History re-visited
Boboi Pukhrambam *
Retreat, Advance; Retreat and Advance,
Were the Wars we fought with AVA.
Kangleichas herded, houses locked –
And Chillies were burned like LAVA
Manuscripts burned, Feelings inflamed;
All that of Ramandi was coerced on us.
Our Forefather's souls were made to cry.
And the end of Kangleipak came, thus.
Rituals changed, our Customs replaced;
Our beliefs were compelled to compromise.
1723, the year Sanamahi was abolished; thus,
Preaching of our Almighty could no longer mesmerize.
Motherland invaded, our Land annexed
Our Seven Clans didn't just take a glance.
It was the Swords of all PARI and EMOM
That made with their bullets, romance.
The Ramandi shall be replaced;
The Bengali transcripts, we shall burn.
Our history shall once again be graced
And, we all shall take a new turn.
Our Lands parted, our feelings sacrificed.
The urge for Freedom is again suppressed.
The struggle for Freedom shall repeat again;
The Kangleichas shall rise against the oppressed.
More Lives shall be lost.
More sacrifices would be made.
To make our generations prosper,
We need to put our lives at Stake.
To Freedom, To Freedom, To Freedom.
* Poem written by Boboi Pukhrambam for e-pao.net
The Poet is a resident of Shillong and ncan be contacted at pukhs_bob(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)in
This poem was webcasted on December 08 2013.
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