U Muong's 'Bicycled' Life!

[By Pu DARSIEMLIEN RUOLNGUL, New Delhi]

(Noted Hmar Mizo litterateur Pu L. Keivom turns 70 on July 15, 2009 and many have wished him a long life. Among them is Pu Darsiemlien who reminisces the time he had spent with Pu Keivom. I would say this is an interesting and fun-filled piece on Pu Muong's bicycled life. Inpui Editor)

U Muong ka hriet tanna hi iengtik kum am a nih ka hriet chieng ta nawh a, kum 1960 chawhma tieng (early sixties) vel lai chu a ni ngei el. Khanglai khan kan khuo Muolvaiphei a hin a hung ngun ve khop el a. Kan khuo naupang ruol khan kan lo ngai ropui thei hle el.

Lekhathiem tak le hlaphuok thiem em em a ni thu hi kan hril ngun hle hlak. Ka u Lalzarlien Darngawn (ka papui naupa) leh an inpawl hlak leiin an in a khan a hung leng zing zing hlak a. Pathienni hin a hlaphuok an inchuk hlak a, zan inkhawmah hlapawl an sak bok hlak a, kan ngai nuom thei hlak ngei!

Chuong hun laia a hlasakpui hlakhai ka hang hriet thei chu ka u Darthanglien, ka pate Sub.V.L.Ringa (L) naunu, khanglai huna nunghak hmeltha le hlasakthiem hmingthanghai, rawl lien le infawn tha em em u Lalhruoi, u Khawtinsuok Pharmacist, u Tlanthang Pharmacist le u Lalzarlien hai an nih. An hlasakhai kha lo record inla tulai khom hin ei la ngainuom hle ka ring, thiem tak an nih.

Khang hunlai khan saikal (cycle) nei thei khom an la vang hle a, kan vengah khan saikal nei pahni pathum vel chauh kan um niin ka hriet. Chuong anga saikal naran khom a la tam bek naw lai khan u Muong hin saikal changkang deu el, motorbike ang handle nei, a gear khom thlak thei a hung chawi hlak a, chu saikala a chuong en ding ringot damin naupang kan tlan khawm hlak. Ama kan ngaisang bok, a cycle kan hmu nuom bok, u Darthanglien hai ina an hung leng chang dam hin a suok hun inchanin tuolah naupangruol kan thung thap hlak a, a a then lem chun bangawng a inthokin kan va bi vel hlak!

Kum 1962 October-a HSA conference Sielmata a um tumin ama Pu Muong ziek, Thangsiem le Sangi tienami chu Drama-in an inchang a, u Thangkhawl (Pi T.Kholly) leh a Starring-in an thanga, ama ngeiin perkhuong perha ‘Dawn ve la nuinhlui thamral hnung’ ti hla (ama phuok bok) a hang sak dam chu ngainuomum tak a nih. Hi drama an insuo tum hin W.Burrows hai nupain an hung tawiawm ve leiin u Lalzar (Pu L.B.Sinate) in an tonghai kha English in tongringnaah a hung hril ve pei a, khang dam kha a lo va ropuiin a lo va inhoi de aw!

U Muonga hlaphuokhai hi a hre tam pawl ka ni ve ka ringa, chuonglaia ka la hriet zuol deu pakhat chu Saikot High School ( or M.E ? ) farewell an hmangnaa an sak dinga a phuok a nih, an ti hlak ‘Lenruol kimten tuon hmun kan relna, sikul run zar hnuoiah……damtakin Mangtha’ kha inlar le sak hlaw tak a nih a.

Voikhat chu kan khuoah Churachandpur bieltu SDO sap a hung rieka, mipuiin programme kan neipuinaah hi hla hi thalaipawlin kan sak a, SDO pa khom khan mawi a ti ve hle ning a tih, lawmmanin Rs.100/- zet a mi pek a, a hnungah thalaipawl haiin hi Rs. 100/- hin ruoi ropui tak kan the nghe nghe anih.

A dang pakhat nawk, mi’n an hriet inlar bek naw, keiin ka dit bek bek chu ‘Aw I Mawi chuong Kan Lengna Hmartlangpui’ ti kha a nih. A thu a that el bakah a thluk khawm mawi ka ti em leiin perkhuong per ka’n hnik le invet chilh ve lai, kum 1970 vel khan AIR Imphalah Instrumental Music in kan khum nghe nghe a, a mawi khop el. Khang record/tape hai dam kha a bo vong ta chu a ni ding ana, ka’n pam ngei el.

U Muong artikul ka tiem hmasatakna nia ka hriet chu a thupui ka hriet ta nawh a, a mumanga OFFICE OF THE NEW SINLOONG a hmu thu a ziekna a nih. A thu fepui danhai lem chu ka hriet vong thei ta nawh a chu ka mitthlaah a la cham zing. Ka hang ngaituo kirin hi artikul ka tiem le hnam hmangaina tieng hla a phuokhai hin ka nunah sin nasataka thawin, hnam hmangaina le hnam tadinga thahnemngaina nasatak a mi lo pek ziehai ka hriet chieng deu deu chu tie.

Kum 1974 khan HSA General Hqtrs ah General Secretary ah thlang ka nih a, Inchuklai Nun Editor ka chel bok a. Chuonglai chun U Muongin tienami tawi (short story) le Essay a ziekhai, ka dit em em hlak le ka ngaisang deu deu hai chu cyclostyle-a her dok ka nuom a. Hienglai hin U Muong chu Nairobi, Kenya a a umlai a nih. Lekhahai thonin a tienami/Essay thenkhat hieng, Lalnunnem Ka Ngai Em Che, Hmangaina Ruongpuon, Beiseina Khamhrui (Essay) etc insuo ka nuomthu ka hril a, ama khomin a mi lo phal pek leiin ka’n suo a, a tiem anhoiin zor khom an tla hle.

Inchuklai Nun editor ka ni laia ka rawn tak hlak chu u Muong hi a ni a, ama’n a tul ang anga thurawnhai mi pein, ka thawsuolnaah mi zilin ka thawthat naah mi’n pakin a min fui hlak. Artikul ‘Nairobi Notebook’ ti a hung ziek hlak a, Inchuklai Nun khom a suk phuisui pha hle. Hi lei hin Inchuklai Nun ka enkol sung (1974-77) khan a hma a sawn hle in ka hriet, Editor ka ni hlim khan cyclostyle-a her dok, subscriber 400 chuong met chauh kha a nih a, a hnungin Printing Press-ah kan sut a, subscriber khom 1500 an chuong hiel bakah regular takin a suok a.

HSA ka thuoina chungchanga khom u Muong hi thurawn ka lakna tak a nih. Lekha khom kan inthon rawn in thurawn tha tak tak khom a mi pek hlak. HSA ka thuoi sung (1974-80 ) khan u Muong bakah hieng Rev. H.L.Sela, Pu Liensangvung, L.Rokung Upa H.L.Daka, J.C.Chongkholien hai hi an inah panin an thurawn ka lak zing zing hlak bok.

Protector of Emigrants sinthawa Mumbaia kum thum le a chenve vel ka um hnunga New Delhi tieng ka hung suok nawk laivel khan u Muong khom Male, Maldives-a inthokin an sungin an hung suok ve a, Delhiah umtlangin, makpa a ni-el khelah ruoltha le adviser takin ka hmang zom ta pei a. Delhi Thurawn regular deu taka a hung suok khan kei khom hun sawttak ka lo chawlsan ta hnung, artikul tawite te ka ziek tan ve nawk tah a.

Artikul zieka ngaidan dang dang hang thursuokna a hin u Muong le kan inlaichinna hi a saptong takin ‘love-hate relationship’ ang vang vangna neiin, a kar chun hang ‘inbakkei’ deu nok nok chang um hlak sien khom ama hi mi lungril lien tak le hrietthiemna hautak a ni ang bokin kei khom ka lungril a lo chin bek naw boka, kan inruolthatna le kan inngainatna sukbo nek hmanin sukpungin a suknghet lem a, hmatieng peia khom kan sunzom pei ka ring.

Ei Pi le Puhai lo ti hlak dan takin u Muong hi ngalfima dam dingin kan ditsakna insangtak kanu leh kan inhlan a nih.

U MUONG, HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY TO YOU, and many many happy returns of the Day!