NINGSING MAMISING-13

Parikhya fal:

Ashit awanthagi nungthilni, nura thanglabi machanupibu langna fengdoklage khallabi imaga makha thangbagi loubukta una wana thaduna ishing lumminnei . Fana khoirabi  kakke yadana pammuna khakhanlliba shamlang marakta chaktariba hiksingbu yettumna thin thinduna fabagum makhut penna faraba tungda irujabinaba famhalli. Kangna sumdatlaba marei marei leisillaba fadiduna ishing chaisillaba nanganda  pangan pumba puthoktuna takhatlak-i. ‘Ayo ima ayo ima...’ Sapon teiradi  nura kokte khanjabi imana chafu amuba shangaina khethagum khethabagi cheina khanglingeidani, soroktagi ta Suranjitna laosillambadu, ‘imabok, Premahoigi parikhya haidok-e, taton Sanatombigida leihoubani.’ Nura takpa cheina khangba chap lepminnei. Fanektang setchilhallaga ‘yengucho, thuna lak-u’ haiduna eibu sorok panghalli. Mangasubagi parikhya falni haidoklibado. Sorokta pharmacy famliba mamton Sanatombida hanglui , ‘mamton eikhoi parikhya haidok-eye…’.Mayambagi macha amasu eiga class amattada taminnabana eigi role no. khanglaba mamtonna hairak-i, ‘ namada nga thongu haiyuko. Nangna first tare. Adubu first divisiondi youdre second divisiondani.’ Kok ngaona ngaona amuksu harao amuksu suktha hallak-i. Langtaknana ngairamlibi imana hanglak-i, ‘kamaitouraba?’ ‘khangde mamton Sanatombina first eina tai hai , first divisiondi  youde second divisiondanisu hairak-i.’ khangsao saogatlak-i ima, ‘ angaobi, firstsu tai firsti youde seconddani haisibu karino, asibuk ningthina khanglaga lakte, yamna thuna chatlu, fajana hanglak-u, chabada faba oina toudana’. Ishuk sukthana amuk hankhi. Lambida mamtondu laklambada thengnei, ‘mamton, firstsu secondsu tai haido kamainano imana hanglucho hairak-i’. Eibu pamkhatlaga mamtonna noklaga hairak-i, ‘ apangbisidi, mayamdagi nangna mark ihen henna fanglasu first division youdouba markto sudabana second divisionda pass toure haibani. Gyan taradra?’ Gyan  henjinna tasinkhi, second divisionni haibagi khalna lumhanjaduna haraoba ipok poknakhide imasu  eisu. Mamtonna hairakpa khuding tamlasu nga thongba chage haibadudi leitonsina khatpa thokhide. Imanasu bhap oikhide, numittuda nattana atei lakkhiba numitsingdasu...

            Inga ingengi nongjuna pat turel mabuk chonba matamni. Ikop patki ngayok firm manungda uba anganfou mamun faba fadba ishing ichaona louba laktringei lok-hounaba hotnabada leikai pumba khoirel masa painaringeini. Matric parikhya haidokle haibagi pao sandorak-i. Firmda loina chatnakhibana ibung ahalgi macha inaoga eikhoinida leihou-i yumda. Chahi fabattriba angangni jat thikhraba. Matamdu makhoi tongan chare. Pobigena nahong fidu pairubabu loukhidoure khanduna  yallaga frang frang chongduna kapkatlak-i. ‘ Namitsu pangba heitriba angang nangna napot luba hourabra?’ haiduna eigi machingdu lakpadagi angangni kaobamakhei dam dam futhei. Furasu fidudi adummak konduna leikhi. Angangga yumga sennabada kadaida kanana pairamgani khangdaba parikhyagi fal yaoba khabargi khongul liruba ngamkhide. Numidangwai firmdagi karaklaga imana haibadagi tamochadu eigi role number yenglunaba soroklomda thokkhi. Thawai nik nik laoraklibani ngasai nungthildagi. Karam thoklagaba? High School thadoklamdaigi farewell numitta oja Irabotna makok,mathang,ahumsuba tariba eikhoi ahumbu first division youraknaba schoolgi yatra makhongda pusinbiduna khurumhankhibadu kamdouraklagaba? Ojagi thajaba hatlabadi loiredako ei. Kayam lapnabu thirubano khangde khabardu, pung ani ahumgi tung pao haotaba puduna hallakkhi tamocha. ‘abem! third divisionda yaorak-ehe’. Atiya pumba kintharaklaga nallakpagumkhi. First division youbirakpa lai khurumlaga second divisionsu nattaba third division. Mangga chap mannakhi. Mit na yungkhatkhibani paoduda. Numidangdu chara henkhi, thawai nungaitaba, ikaibana mapan thokpa ngamkhide. Famungda tharo malo onduna fanek fijida pisu napsu itei teisilladuna khonjen thoktanaba khutna chin kanna mensinjaraduna leikhi. Tamochana mapanda ngangbadu tai ‘lairikti pajadraga taningde’. Leikai koithorakpa mamton Pakkada pabana ‘eikhoi nupisi third divisionda pass tourakpagi chakka chao yadana kap leire’ tambada mamtonna noklaga ‘ah! eikhoi Mangaldi third divisionda pass tourak-ena haraodana nga thongbaga chahouri’. Chakngan charaga yumgi mee pumba firmda chatnakhi mathang numittusu. Inaoga eikhoinida ichik chikna leihoukhi. Machi machi khudinggi chap chap leptuna ungkhi. Makhoi anidubu first division youraklamgadra? Ojasing, imannaba imannabisingi mangda maisi karam utkaba? Imungda angang sumlingei mapandagi  kourak-i, ‘Prema!Prema!’. Thoktuna yenglubada mamang leikaigi ka Ibungodu sumangda khabar ama paiduna leplammi, ‘Nangi parikhya haidokpagi result yenglabra? Khabar sida leire’. ‘Yengdri ka, eikhoi tamochanadi ngarang yenglure, ka na pubirakpase nungai, ei amuktaga yengningi’. Role no haiduna ka eikhoi ani changna yengminnei. First divisiondadi yaodre senglabada second divisionda amuk yengthei. Khang-u urak-i eigi role no. du. Onthokpani firstsu nattaba second divisionda yaorambaduda haraoduna chongkhatkhi. Tamochana asengba paodu puraklamlabadi mikuptugi nungaibadu fanglamdabasu yai.

            B.A. parikhya haidokpa numitni. Eikhoigi louba khabarda ‘B.A. gi parikhya haidokle’ haiba pao machet ama thengnabadagi khangbani. Irong Chesabada jila parishadki vote leplaga kahoudraba oja Angoubina lingkhatpa NGO amada assistant secretary oina peisa fangba nattaba hundokpa thabak ama touri matamdu. B.A. tamlingei ‘ima ei M.A. tamgeko’ hairubada ‘naral leiraga tammu’ hairakpadagi M.A. tamningbagi khourangba pumba namsinduna social workta punshi katthoklage khankhibani. Aduna parikhyagi falduda pukning kaya changlukhide. Numittu oja Angoubi leiramde. Iche Memchaton eikhoini ka Samadka che chang suba yaba khara suminnaramlaga hallasi haiduna thorakminnei. Office puminnarasu pukchak hunnaba hotel fambada oina maipunaribi iche Rasidagi hotelda changlaga poknafam khabar loubatai amukta yenge hairui. Manipuri honours ki mapada asum yengtharui. Minga loinana first classta yaorakpasingdu mathang manao naina amadagi ahum faoba irammi. Ahumsubadu urakpada ‘ah! eigi ming yaore, ei first classta yaorakle’, haiduna haraobana chongkhi. Yum yourakpada imana hairak-i, ‘parikhya haidokle khanglabra? Sanai machanupa atonbaduna nangi ming khabarda yaorak-e tamlammi. Liktusu pithoklui nungaini nang. M.A. tamge hairadi madu kaiba nattana  upai leite.’ Lambida thengnarakpa oja Angoubida parikhya ngamlakpagi pao tambada eigi share sharuk lupa lising manga puthokpa ngamdabadagi bandhan thammo haiduna ingaktagi louthoklaga pikhiba sanagi liktu handokpiro M.A. yamna tamninglakle haining haining haiba ngamlakkhidrabani. Yaramdabi imana yarakpagi haraoba mapan shatpa ngamkhide. Self help group mayamgi peisa pullap khomlaga bankta thamjinbige hairaga voteta puthakhiba peisa singdoknakhre  mahagi meeni ngangriba oja Angoubini. Kayada charangnahankhiba aduga amaromda kayada  laona fatpikhiba eigi academic careergi lambelbu B.A. parikhyagi falduna.

            Numidang chak chaba toklaba matungni. Phone lak-i, Inaobidagi. M.phil. tamminnariba imannabani. ‘Prema nangi role numberdo amukta hairak-o.’ ‘ karigi role number no Inaobi?’ ‘Net kido, net parikhya haidok-e. JRF  faorise eikhoina khannaba mee amagidi nattre nangi oiramgadra khalli amukta hairak-o. Bijoy eikhoini internet yengli.’ Mihun ting ting chong-i. ‘Inaobi ei kaore, admit cardta amukta yengkhige.’ ‘yengo yengo eikhoi ngairabani’. Document mapei maraktuda set faktuna thirukhi. Thiringei Inaobina hairakpa role numberdumak eigi admit cardkidumakka chanarambaduda haraobana ithak houkhi, ‘ Inaobi, mani eigine, ei yaore. Inaobi asuk yamna nungaiba pao pibirakpagi laman tolle nangi, ei nangbu punshigi kaoraroi Inaobi...’ Kana kanada phone tousige eigi nungaiba paosi tamnaba. Oja ama ningsinglak-i, M.A. tamlingei Net, JRF thao haiduna satra satrisingda inot tattana hapkhiba oja ama. Imannabi imannabasingna PH.D. entrance test thakhiba matamda yumna  research touhannaba peisa leite haibadagi test yaokhidabagi ningdol pomba itou ubada ‘JRF faonaba kanna pao madu faorabadada nanggi ningba thunggani’ pukning thougatpikhiba ojani khanna eigi nungaiba paodu tamge khanna phone tourubani. ‘oja ei JRF faore’. ‘ Role numberdu chumlabrane?’ kanthanana khumlak-i. Lakak tou-i maka lamjaramba khonjendu mangkhi ikhanaosidagi, karinone haiba wakhal ama khalhankhi. ‘chumme oja,Inaobiga Bijoygana internetta yenglaga houjikta hairakpane’. ‘munna yengu, nangi paper threedu yam hundokammi, mark yamna keisu fangdabani’. ‘eh! Oja ei handakti full answer irammina, amatta chitharamde. Mamanggi Net faobadudabudi nangdadana khara hundokammi, handakti loina ijarambani.’ ‘ ide ide lanbasu yam yao-i, role number onnaramgani’. Ghor pumhal halle full answer touramliba eibu touramde hairakpada gyan mamle. Upai leitana hai, ‘hoi oja, role numberdo chumbra lanbra amukta yengkhige, thamjarage.’ Sunda yengduna ngaihak lep lei. Matamdu laptop leidri, internetki duniyaga samnadri. Hostelda leiminnabi iche Cleogi kagi thong thillui. ‘Iche Cleo, Net parikhya haidokle hai amukta yengbigera?’ Admit cardtu khutta pairi, role numberdumak JRF kida yaorammi, ‘ yaore, yaore, congratulation! Achapot pija taba’ iche Cleona haraona hairak-i. Ichegi  kagi lamyaiduda famtharaga angaobigum ‘iche Cleo, ei yamna nungaiye  yamna nungaiye, iche eigi  role numberdo soidreko amuktaga yengbiyu…’ mitta pi ira chenkhi haraomanbana…