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!!