Autorickshaw driver nen thukam hnih khat.

Kan tlai lam tih tur te kan tih zawh chuan, in a han haw mai nan chuan ala hma deuh avang in 'city centre' lam ah kan han kual a.A roof-top restaurant ah chuan zanriah ei nghal mai ila, ti a kan rel zui tak avang leh, a tlai deuh hlek dawn avang in driver in nghah tir chuan zan a haw tlai lutuk dawn a hriat avang in,driver haw tir mai ila, autorickshaw in kan haw mai anga chuan a khat reng reng alawm tiin kan rel ta a. zanriah ei zawh in autorickshaw chu kan han chuang ve ta ngei mai a,tamil tawng thiam ang ang in kan be ve nawk nawk a, he hun rei lo te chhung a thukam hnih khat a kan inbiakna chu...

"Beach road lam ah kal ila sea-breeze a awm tawh anga a nuam zawk ang a"

"tun a kan tlan mek na hi one-way ani a, u-turn awm na thlen chuan mount-road a hla tawh lova , mount road lam ah kal ila kan thleng hma zawk ang"

"OK. chuan autorickshaw hi nangma ta ani em?"

"Ni lo, man chawi (rent) in ka hawh ani a, nikhat ah a neitu hnen ah Rs 150/- hawh man ka pe a, petrol leh a repair man zawng zawng ka tum nghal vek bawk a"

"chutiang ai te chuan second-hand tal te pawh lei la ani mai alawm"

"A repair a ngai zing a, repair na senso a sang hma lutuk a , a hlawk lo zawk alawm"

"Petrol man paih vek tawh hnu in nikhat ah engzah vel te nge ila hlep theih a tlangpui in?"

"Rs 400/- a hniam ber ah pawh ani a, mahse repair man senso hi nitin a chhut theih loh a chuvang in hlep chu chhungkaw chawm nan chuan a sang lutuk chu ani lo"

"Khawi khua a piang a seilian nge i nih?"

"chennai"

"Kum engzah nge i nih?fate i nei em?"

"kum 35 ka nia, fa pathum ka nei a sikul ah an zirlai an ni mek"

"english i thiam em?

"thiam lo"

"telugu emaw hindi emaw tal i thiam em?"

"thiam lo tamil chiah ka thiam,ka fate chuan english an thiam"(nui var var chung in a sawi a)

"chuti chennai a piang a seilian ni bawk si sikul pawh i kal na nge?"

"aw kal lo, ka naupan tet laiin ka pa in min thih san a, ka nu inhlawhfakna ringawt chuan chhungkua ei kan hmu bawk si lova, chuvangin naupan tet atang in sikul kal lova hna ka thawh angai alawm"

"sikul a thlawn vek zirlaibu leh uniform te thleng pawh a a thlawn vek sawrkar sikul te pawh a awm hi , chung te pawh chu i ngaihtuah ngai lo em ni?"

"kan naupan laiin kan veng ah chutiang sikul a la awm ngai hlei nem"

"I pa eng hnathawk nge?"

"cycle-rickshaw khalh a ei zawng thin ani"

"chennai ah cycle-rickshaw kal theihna chu veng pawn lam ah chauh ani sia ,khawi ah nge cycle-rickshaw chu a khalh thin a?"

"an hunlai te chuan cycle-rickshaw kal phal na deuh vek alawm"

"tunah chennai ah khawi veng ah nge in khawsak?"

"Adyar ah"

"Nangmahni in em ni?"

"Ni lo"

"Inluah man engzah nge thla khat ah in pek?"

"In zim te mai ania Rs 1000/- inluah man ah kan pe thin"

Hetia a sawi zawh rual vel hian traffic a jam deuh avang in bul a mi autorickshaw driver chu a han au nghal a, 'Ritchie street' awm na a han zawt a, a chhan chu Ritchie street hma bul a sub-way ah kan chhuk dawn ti a kan hrilh avang in ani chuan alo la hre chiang lo ni tur ani..a hnung a ben keuh pah in..

"Ritchie street awm na chu ka hre ve tho a lawm maw le, ka sawi na ah kal zel la kan thleng ani mai "

"aw le aw le " (rawn nuih let var var pah in)

Chuan Ritchie street kan thleng ta a, a chuan man te kan in pek fel hnu chuan , sub-way lam ah chuan step ah ka chhuk thla ta zel a, ka kal liam dawn hnaih tawh chuan ka han hawi let a, autorickshaw driver chuan min lo la thlir vang vang mai tih ka va hmu thei a!!

Ka han ngaihtuah a, ani tan chuan khawvel alo pian chhuahna chhungkua avang pawh ani mahna, a pian rual chiah a piang ve mi awm thei zawk te fanu/fapa chuan , he khawvel intlansiakna ah hian thui tak an tlan san nghal ngawt mai ni te hian ka hria a!! cycle-rickshaw khalhtu in autorickshaw khalhtu a hring a, hma sawn na rahbi chu an lawn zawt zawt lem lo a ang khawp mai. India ram in zalenna a hmuh atanga chhiar pawh a kum 60 liam tawh hnu pawh hian, zalenna tak tak han chen ve tur chuan an sum neih in ala pha ngang lo ni te hian ka hre thul!!!

Vawi khat Ramnad a ka awm laiin , trawley nawr tu pakhat hian ka closet siam tir hi quarter ah a rawn dah a. Trawley chu ama ta anih leh nih loh ka zawt a, ani pawh chuan man chawi (rent) a a hawh anih thu min hrilh a. Engvang in nge hetiang man chawi a hawh ang chi hian an tih tlat mai aw?? tih rilru ah a awm vang vang mai nia. Thla hmasa lawk in sawrkar in 'scheme' pakhat a siam a, autorickshaw driver ho in an duh chuan soft-loan an tih ang chi, a pung tlem te chauh nei leh , thlatin a rulh ngai tlem te ani a, mahse loan la duh an hmu mang hauh lo nia!! Anmahni hnam zing a caste-system avang hian caste sang zawk ten an lak an phal lo nge ni anga?an eizawn na lam a thil ti thei zawk ten , an dinna tur stand leh anmahni dawr tu tur te awm theihna lai an 'control' tlat anga, chuvang in loan la in mahni in lo nei ve ta pawh nise la , an hlawk phah dawn chuang lo em ni ang aw, tih te ngaihtuahna min neih tir a. Mahse, chung thleng thleng in zawt tur in hun a tlem bak ah, hmelhriat loh hnen ah chuan a sawi ngawt duh in a rinawm bawk si loh!!

A hun lai chuan...

Rotlingpa mi ropui nen chuan kum hnih chhung teh meuh bak ah, kan inhriat hnu chuan Mizoram a ka awm ve tawh chuan hun kan hmang dun hnem a, lo in ngam ta viau pawh ni ila a awm ve viau tawh.

Mahse, a chung a picture a mi nen khi chuan rei kan awm dun lo.Mussoorie a foundation-course training laiin thla thum vel kan awm dun a.Mahse, mak ve deuh mai chu a hnu kum sarih aia rei tawh ah pawh hian, kan in be reng lem lo na in, kan la in ngam dun in kan titi duh zawng ala in ang bawrh bawrh hle mai.Tennis khelh ve kan tum sa sawi..serve dik a har ang reng fu..a dik palh hlauh tum in kan la let thei mang lo, leh lam in an lak let dik in kan la let thiam vak lo ve ve tih erawh sawi lo mai ila..alo zak palh ange!! Mahse ,table-tennis ah chuan kan inhneh tawk ang reng khawp mai. Tlem a han tan loh deuh in ka kang ang reng a, han tan deuh in a kang ve leh dawrh mai si a....tan thiam erawh a har ang reng fu.

Tuktin zing dar 6 hma deuh in ,cook in door-bell a rawn hmet ri a, dar 6 ah chuan playing ground ah PT tur a intlar hman zat zat angai. Tlai lam cultural programme zawh hnu a, dinner ei zawh leh hnu a, a tuk class na a 'discussion' leh tur 'reading material' chhiar a ,internet khawih leh chuan zan dar 12 hma a mut a har khawp mai. Zing dar 6 la rik hma minute 10 vel pawh hi mut nan a thlak hlelhawm tawh thin. Hetiang ang anih avang hian kawng khar pawn a thingpui dah tir a, door-bell an hmeh palh tak hlauh pawh a ri ring lo tur a bubble-gum thial hnu 'bell' a bel tur tih ngaihtuahna min kawh hmuh tu te alo ni bawk nen...!!

Pa fiamthu duh tak, engtin pawh in han in kap kual ila, nui huah huah thei zel anih teh lul nen, zirtirtu te kha chuan han tih vak ngaihna pawh an hre bik lo ani ta deuh ber in ka hria. 'Management class' a 'law' lam an chhiar a, 'Law' class a 'management reading material' an chhiar luih ngat thin pawh khan , ani hi zawng ...an ti ani ange an hau ngai tlat lo!!


A bula ding Robert-a te tak kha aw...mi dang dai ava ni tak em!! manipur lam chhuak ni in fiamthu duh ve tak leh tawng duh ve tak mai hi ania..kan awm ho chhung khan mi dang zawng aiin a lar mai awm e , tih theih tur ani. Mi 400 vel zing ah khan Robert-a hre lo kha chu, an mahni lam zawk ah dik lohna an nei emaw ni zawk le tih theih tur ani. Hepa mak leh zual na chu , tunah Rome ah awm in hman deuh khan min rawn phone a, a driver in puih a ngai a lo pui ta che in office kawt ah a ding tawh a, tiin a rawn sawi a.A driver a rawn pen lut chiah mai chu ka phu zawk mai nia...Rome khawpui, lar leh khawpui chanchin ngah ah pawh tamilian tho driver ah lo hmang a maw le...!!

Robert-a chu brahmin nen room khat ah awm mahse la, bawngsa pickle ei chung in computer a khawih miah miah mai a, a roommate khan computer a hman ve dawn chuan a key-board kha a hru fai mai ani!! Engmah a sawi sel ngai lo, pa rilru tluang tak leh zau tak ani tih a hriat vang emaw ni teh reng dawn ni...!

Vawi khat chu, Robert-a bawk hian manipur lam rawtuai thur (mirungba an ti emaw ni) hi a dawng a. A room ah vawksa nen kan han chhum chiah mai chu, a rim alo na deuh emaw ni sawi sel tu an tam rem rem khawp mai. A hnu ah chuan kan ti ngai ta lo. Jacket fual deuh hi ka ha a kan siam lai chuan, ka jacket ah thleng khan a rim a nam vang vang thei mai nia maw le. A puar erawh kan puar fu mai!! khawnvartui stove hawh chawp in hostel piah tlang ah vawi khat dang chu kan chhum leh hram..kan puar leh viau bawk............

Hei le rawtuai

Hman ni chu hna lam pang a ka kal na ah raw hung hi alo awm a. Rawtuai a awm angem aw? tiin kan melh nghal vat a, pakhat alo awm ve a. Thlalak thiam tak ka nih lem loh avang in duh ang chuan a lem fiah vak lem lo anih hi.

Rawtuai hi a tuai hmasa ber hi a lian ber zel a, chuvang in lak dawn pawh in a tuai hmasa lam hi zuah hram hram theih a tha ti te pawh in an sawi ve thin. Chuti anih loh chuan a rua hi a kum tel in a te tawlh tawlh zel mai ani an tia lawm!!

Rawtuai hi a me viau e ti lo chuan , chakma chuan an lak lai te hian an zak zeh mai mai a, a me an tuar ve hran lem lo ni te pawh in an sawi.

Vawi khat chu Growmore Biotech nei tupa, Dr Barathi mau/rua chung chang vel ka sawi pui ve ngial tawh. Ani hian tissue culture lam a ei zawng in, North-east lam ah te pawh mau chi hi a lo supply ve nual tawh ani awm e. Mizoram chungchang bik ah chuan, mau tak kan tih ai hian phulrua kan tih ho hi commercially a exploit atan chuan a that zawk a rin thu a sawi. A chhan chu a len zawng (vollume) in ang rau rau ah phulrua hi a tak (mass) a tam zawk a, chuvang in transportation-cost a hniam zawk dawn a, paper-mill leh thil dang ah te thawn na man a hniam zawk dawn avang in tiin a sawi.

Tunlai in chanchinthar ah te mau hmang a siam, toothpick,agarbati kuang etc..te Mizoram lam a an siam chanchin ka chhiar zeuh zeuh. Heng mai bak ah hian kan mau/rua te hi ei zawn na tling khawp leh hlawk zawk a hman dan a awm thei angem?