NINGSING MAMISING-10

                                                   Vadodara khongchat-i

Vadodaragi Maharaj Sayajirao University campustani. Dr.I.G.Patel Seminar Hallda Sahitya Akademina sinba north-east amadi western young writers meetki houdokpagi thouramda eisu sheireng pakhi. Bhabok mayamga mayoknana diseda sharuk yagadaba kavisingbu famhanba marakta onthokna mai pungamdana famkhi. Mit pumnamak eingonda yenglakliboi khallubagini. Imalonda ama English translation ahumga lanthokkhi. Shanda naina thikhiba Manipuri sheirengduna pronounciation chumdaba english sheirengsingdudagi henna bhabokki thamoi joy toukhi haiba pana pana khangjakhi.

Stagedagi  kumtharaklaga  lunch chaba thoknarakliba mayam marakta khongbu oiminnariba tamo Budhichandrabu thirui. Tanjaduda tunglomdagi khongthang kallap haigatlakpi amana eigi lengbanda kollaga hairei, ‘hi!, yours  Sahitya Akademi’s poem is so nice. I love that poem’. Charangnaramba wakhalgi leichil ado takkhiba khangoude hek yengbada aki maithong chenbi lengmannabidugi thagat waheida. Nokmi nokmi kithi kirumnana  khumkhi ‘thank you’. Magi saktamduna faohankhiba akibadagidi wari makha taraktuna eigi english arangbi mapal thokkhradara haibagi akibana mang thakhi.

          Maong tajadaba lunchto charaba tung tamo Budhigi fiji koiyan yan leiba tanbadagi hera haiba wakhalga loinana thouram pangthokfam hallda changlakkhi. Ngasaigi nupidubu supnagi ‘thank you’ dang hairaga thadokkhibagi nungangba ama leihouri. Lunch chafamda ukhidaba mabu hall manungda amuk thirui, huran mityengna. Laina chankhi naitom famduna leirammi. Ikai iki pumba namtharaga  ‘hi’ hairaga noktuna manakta famtharui. Ngasaidi onthokna haraona toubani. Adubu eigi kaya friendly oikhidaba maongduna waroukhimalle handakti ching lemna khumlak-i. Broken englishta wari sajilli. Maming, leifam,houjik kari hotnariba mathang mathang hangi. Lousinba ngamhoudba khara yaorasu ayambanadi lousilhoui. Mamangdasu asigumba thouram amuk anirak yaorubagi experienceti khara leijarabani. Ithanta non-Manipurisingga marketingkasu chatminnakhrabani. Adubu kuina lollaktrabana khara heijariba malesh marolsi ngangthokpada tounge tight oi. Ishada confidence irei leitabadouna tuo-i.

          Shipraga ngaihak famminnaduna meiba chingminnabadagidi eigi leitonsi mei hougatlak-i. Camera louthoktuna photo lourui ching lemthokhrabi magi. Adubu lon sudabi itouna famjinhankhrabi mabu amuk mei hougatlaklaba eigi  englishna mahi langthok-hankhi. Pungkhai faramloi kuinadagi khangnaraklabi imannabigum nok kheminnaduna loinakhibadu. Hanglak-i, ‘ Akademina lam koibagi plan sinbra?’. Eina sinde khumbadagi ‘Vadodara city manungsi koiningbra?  Yengba yaba fajaba mafam yam lei. Nang koiningladi koirusi. Houjik thabak leitradi chatlusi’ hourak-i. Mathum-maranglak-i, chatningbana. Harao harao khumdokkhi, ‘hoi koiruse, eigi pagadabadi loikhre,pararoi’. ‘sigi sessonsi loiraga thoklasi’ haibadagi  loiba ngaiminnei.

Ithanta pongjei marup ama fangjabagi laplaba meeramsida. Adubu khudakta khangnabi imannabisina sakkhangdaba mafamsida koirusi haibasida tamo Budhina thinglakkadra khanjanei. Amuksu ngakchei  thouna fabi itousida. Akibana landarakke toubada tangna fangba khudongchabani, sira si,changlaga chang  haiba wakhalna namhatchakhi. Shiprada hairui ‘eigi fellow amada chatke taklamge aduga chatsi’. Manabu oina hairak-i ‘mahaksu chatningladi chatminnasi’. Tamo Bhudidu eibu kaya thousa wasadabagi waroubaga Shiprana nupa chatminnabadu nungairoidra khanbaga houge khalludabani.  Mana adumna ningsinglakpaduda wakhal lumjabaga loinana hoi hourakke haiduna tamoda hairui. Chatninglaga leirambana harao harao yarak-i. Oja Priyobartadi chatninglamloidra khanduna houramdre.

          Maram natte Shipragisu. Maharastragi Punedagini. Eikhoina thungliba hotel Harmonyga building punba theatregi office amada thabak touri hai. MS universitydagi Archeologyda doctorate fanglabini. Ratan thiyamda yamna ngaojei tammi. Kajalna pummu muhallabi mamit, misi changba maya, akotpi furit, hek yengbada maring marang ubadagi tamo Budhina hairak-i, ‘Prema nakhoi namannabisigi masaksi ubada kihe!’. Eina noklaga khumkhi, ‘Tamo mapan thirasu thamoidi yam fajei’. Taxi ama wairaga mahakna haiba mafamsisingduda chatli khitang haibada henna bhap tasinkhibana lon faonabada thoina awabadi oikhide. Ticket peisa pige toubada mana ngamduna puthokkhii. Uhou-i lupa chahum louthoklaga kakkhibadu. ‘ Karino  touheiribra guidesu toubiba peisasu tinghanba’ haibagi  nungaitaba wakhal amana yeikhi.

Laxmi Vilas Palace!  Indo saracenic structure! Mandir,Masajid,Church, Gurudwar gi structurena pullap lengonnaduna lepli ngaranggi sana konung ngasigina museumdu. Matam ama ishei nongmai amadi natki harao kumheisingna nillamba ngasina ichik chikhouraba darbar hallduda khong thangjinbada karinoma faokhi. Maharaj Sayajirao ahumsubadu matik magun leiraba darbar membersingga pukning changna ishei taduna leiribagum khallak-i. Tamo Budhina Shiprada eikhoigi kanglagi matangda kanna shingthari. Thoina pukning changdana taribi Shipraga eikhoini wallda yekliba laising,thong thongnaogi design, floorgi decorationda mit laothoktuna yengminnei. Nakongda hapliba headphonedagi ekhoina chatliba yengliba mafamsingi maramda taklakli. Ningsing mami kayaga loinana amuk lakkani tamngamdraba mafamdu thadoklamkhi.

 Ngaihallamba taxiduda tonglaga amuk chatkhi Maharaj Fateh Singh Museumda. Shiprana ticket kakke tourakpada cheikhi, ‘piganu ei pige, nangna guidesu toubiraga peisasu puthok-idu ngaorabra , ei ikaiba fao-i, ei pige Shipra’ makhut faduna khamna khamna namdana kakkhi. Mana hai ‘nakhoi eigi guestni, aduna eina puthokkani’ ‘nanggi statesu nattana nangisu meeramni masi’ hairubada ‘adu oirasu eidi mafamsida thabak touraga leiribani’ haiduna mana chumnaba yetli. Tamo Budhichandradi noktuna kumhei yengkhi.

Chahicha 19-20gi Tongan tonganba nongchup amadi nongpokki paintingsingna museum aduda nganthoirammi. Lam koiba pamjaba Maharaj Sayajirao III na malemgi mafam kayada koirubada purakpani hai miniaturedagi houna  chaora chaoraba ayekpa laisingdo. Meeoibana semjaba kalagi khutsemna meeoibabu shumhatpiri. Yug yug khudingda shak shonnaduna ngakna yengnaduna leihoiri. Kayada mapok fakhraba he kalakarsing!

   Fanek thambal leikhok, lei machugi rani fi sari matek setladuna meitei nupida nupi ataknana chatliba khongchatni. Museum yenglubadagi thorakpada  panaribasingduna  ‘Japanesela?’ hanglak-i. Shiprana Assameseni khumkhi. Manipurini chaothokchariba eikhoibu Assameseni saktaklakpada  ping lao-i. Adubu toubimal khangba uttuna itadudadi karisu hairudre. Tamo eikhoinimakna museumgi meesingduda ‘eikhoi Manipurini’ satakkhi. ‘Manipur kadai liege?’ amuk hangjillakpadagidi ‘Manipur khangbidaba?  Bharatki north east stateni, Bharatki map yengbidbra? Bharatki state fao khangbidba?!’ Khara saoningba swar chenna khumdokkhi . Tamo Budhidi  ‘Mary Com khangdra? Handak olympicta bronze fangbado’ hangbata nattana  Manipurgi history, kala sangskriti,sportki maramda sugaina takkhatlak-i. Shipra yaona museumgi meesingdo kayadi pukning changdana nokmi nokmi tari. Tamogi iramdam shaktakpagi waroldo sum maril chatlakpaduda  ‘tamo loisillalasi’ hairui. Museumgi meesingduna tamo eikhoinibu maong ama oina ururamalle, eigi camerado louraga museumgi mamai chinglaga  photo thou-oina kappikhi. Eikhoina ting sokna Manipur saktakpado manada happara haptabra khangde mee ama oinadi harao harao toubirakhi. Saoningluba ei ikaijakhi, Shipragi  mangda.