Bandh / Blockade apat i lem lawh bang?

~ T. Zamlunmang Zou, Delhi

Manipur Legislative Assembly Session ah Chief Minister pu’n tam bang in Bandh toh kisai Inpi theisahna bawl hi. Manipur ah kum 15 (1995-2010) sungin bandh leh blackade 628 vei um a, tuate zieh in Manipur state in Rs 2828 crore to Rs 3000 tah suplaw hi. State pumpi a bandh chiengin ni khat in Rs 5 - 6 crore ki suplaw a, National Highway te a bandh chiengin ni khat in Rs. Rs 2 to 3 crore ki mang chi hi. A leh bang i lem lawh ua le? I ngette uh a lawching jelna amah?

Kum 1990 lai vel in Indian Danbu’n ang phalsah dungjui in Manipur tanggam a 6th Schedule koi ding deina in bandh chivel ina bawl sam uhi. Hinanleh ‘local adjustments and amendments’ zaw chie koi ding chi’n ang na thoidam ua, kum 20 jou in MDC ang gingkia pan hi. Tuni’n ANSAm ten kum 20 peisa a ina au zezuna uh hing gingsah kia ua, lampi dang umlou bangin bandh ma toh hing kipan kia lenlon uhi.

Lalpa tello that tum zawng engmah lo mai ani

~ Pupu Zou

Wherever I am, while driving, working, eating and even in the meeting, this beautiful and straight to the point song strongly haunts my heart and soul. I used to keep musing the whole day, it echoes and re-echoed time after time. Epecially, I like this stanza: Nitinin ka nunnah duhthlan tur a awm a, Tisa duhna leh thlarau duhna a ni; Thil tha tih ka tum changin thil tha lo ka ti thin, Tisa duhna in min hneh fo thin a. *That ka tum ve leh ka sual thin, Thil tha tih theih na reng ka nei lo; Lalpa tello that tum zawng engmah lo mai ani, Aw Lalpa nang chauh ka that na i ni.

Free translation of the first two stanza: There's a choice to choose in my daily life, the choice of flesh desires and spiritual way. Whenever i long to do good deeds, the flesh desires overpower me and i often did wrong things. When i try to be good, i often commit sins, i, by myself have no power to do good things wichout the help of God.

SINGNOU SUON AW, I GAM SA SENGTA E

~ T. Zamlunmang Zou

Tulai Zodawn dum diidiei, hing ngiingei, dam diidiei, vot in huisi kikhaw harhar chite hinawnlou in I gam gawta e, huisieng kisamta, tui lah kang deudeu, a satung lah ki gaw vetvot chite ahita hi.

Lungdam huaitah in I DCpi uh Ms. Jacintha Lazarus, IAS in i gam gawta gemgumpi ahing lainatpi vanguut hi. NREGS job card tungtawn a singnou suon ding chite bang DC dangten sawm khollou uhi. Hinanleh eima khuo a tabang DC i neikha pen uh mipi’n nasatah a tosot poimaw hi.

MDCte Tungah Kinepna Lien??

Tukum Manipur Autonomous District Council member telchinga um teng teng jatatna salaam ka hingbuh utoh kiton in na gam mipite’n na tungua kinepna lienpi nei ka hi uh chi na bil ua sontel banga na bah ua, na kawmg ua na ki gatah tinten ua, na lungtang suongpeh tunga naki gel dingun ka hing theisah malam uhi..

Mipi tampi ngaidan in a min puo maimai a MDC na bang na dingua, hinanleh Zogam Thusuo vaisaite’n na sil bawltheina uh ka mu phaban uhi. Na semthei a na hing um chiengun na gam uh hing ngilvawt sih un. A masa pen in i gam lailam a a ngiemdan in geldoh unlen, Muollum leh Behieng a kingahna kham skul na hingtun doh teitei ding uh ki lunggul tinten hi. Lamka khopi zot ngai vateh lou a i innmun a skul ingkai thei chiet chiengun i gam dinmun hing detdou dinga, i zoudawnte hing seltha kia ding ahi bou hi.Laisimna kisuuhlou ziehin i zoudawn ki taisan zing ahiman in skul hoitah poimaw masa pen hi. Zoudawn khuote i taisan chieh, i gam neu deudeu himai lou amah? Tua ahiman in zoudawn a laisimna hoi poimaw masa pen hi.

Walking Down The Memory Lane

At the very outset, let us travel down the poem composed by Spandan Bhattacharyya:

Travelling down the memory lane is not all black 'n white.

Travelling down the memory lane is not all lacking light.

Travelling down the memory lane is not eye filled with tears.

Travelling down the memory lane brings fresh and soothing air.

Travelling down the memory lane is college, fun and friend.

Travelling down the memory lane is full of curves and bends.

Travelling down the memory lane is a test of time and mind

Travelling down the memory lane is a joy of it's kind.

Poet: Spandan Bhattacharyya