Kan Zinna –VIII (Mara District, My dreamland)

By Pu Ramthienghlim Varte, Senior Anthropologist, Shillong

Ka sawrkar sinthawna le inzawmin Mara ram Saiha District sir a tula. Tarik Ni 12 March 2012 khan Shillong suoksanin Mizoram ka pan a. Mizoram a ram kilkhawrna tak Myanmar le inrina hmun a cheng, unau Mara hai hih N.E.Perry in ‘The Lakhers’ lekhabu 1932-a alo ziekhai khah an ni a. Mizoram a Saiha District hi Mara hai intel khawmna hmun ana, an District Hqrs. chuh Saiha a nih. District Council neiin Sixth scheduled hnuoi a um an ni a. Saihai District hih 1965.81 Sq.Km. a lien ani a, kum 2005 Saiha District statistical handbook ang dungzuiin mipui 62,835 an um.

Mara Autonomous District Council election 2005 ah member 22 le nominated seat 4 arengin 26 an nih. MADC constituency a voter hi an tamnaw khawpel a,hieng Tongkalong, Phura hai chuh voter 800-900 inkar chauh constituency a siem a nih. Phura constituency a inthlang nuhnung taka tling chuh Pu Beisa vote 228 hmuin a tling.

MARA HMING UMZIE

Lakher tiin sawrkarah zieklutin lo umhai sienkhawm pipu huna khawm Mara tihi an inkona lem alo ni awm a; amiruokchuh, Lusei haiin pat khera fakzawng hlak hnam anni leiin La-Pat; kher-kher, ‘La-kher’ Lakher tia ko anlo nilem chauh. Chuleiin, N.E.Perry khawma a lekhabu a ‘Lakherhai hih an hnam hming indik tak nia inlang chuh Mara tilem ding a nih’ tiin alo ziek ta reng a nih.Chin hills a inthawk thlang an hung thla a, chuonglai khawm chun Mara tia inko anlo ni tah hrim a. Chun, Mara ti hming umzie le a hming an putna san hi mumalin an hriet biknaw a, thenkhat chun an thlatu hming ni dingin an ring. Chun, an pilepuhai thlang an hung thlak hma khan an ram dinga ruot bawngnene le khuoizu luongna ram um dinga ringna annei tlat a, chuh ei ram, ei chengna ding a nih. Chutaka cheng dinghai chuh eini leiin MA RA (MA-Mang, RA- Ram) ei nih tiin. Chuleiin Mara ti umzie chuh “Mang ram” tina khawmin an ngai a. Tuta an chengna ram hih Maraland ‘My Dreamland’ tina ang a ngai pawl an um bawk.

MARA TAWNG

Chun an tawng hih Tibeto-Burman sungkuo ami hieng Hmar, Mizo (Lushai), Paite, le dang danghai leh an dang hlein ka hriet a, linguist haiin a ngiel-a-ngan a study nei dingin dit a um. Asanchuh, Tibeto-Burman sungkuo a mi nekin Austro-Asiatic tiengpang leh an hawrawp keikhawm dan hi an zul em el. Entirnan: Hlychho, Thylua, Krizyhpazy, Byhna, chyhsa,thylai le dang dang vowel umlova consonant letter pali neka tam keikawpa word siem hi a tam em em a, ei unau Khasihai leh anin ang. Chun an tawng awphawi le ari hrim hrim hih eini leh an ang nawh hlein ka hriet.

PALAK DIL

Siemtu kutsuok Mizoram a Dil lien tak chuh PALAK DIL Marahai delna Mizoram sunga um anih. Hi Dil hih Mara tawng chun PALA TIPO ti ani a, a umzie chuh Lemzotu Dil tina a nih. Saiha a inthawk nisa thlakna tiengpanga um 102 kms. vela hla Phura le Tongkolong khuo inkara um a nih.A lienzie chuh a dung 2850.50 feet ( 870 metres),a khang 2206.60 feet( 700 le an thukzie chuh feet 50 vela ngai a nih. Artui ang deu hlekin an biel a, a dil chiehnawng tu dingin a kawlvel chuh ram ngawpuiin an huolvel a nih. Hi dil hin chanchin a hau em em a, a sunga hin Sai, Samak le Sazuk ki tha tak tak a um a, a nghaktu Rulpuiin a dawlhai ki nidinga ring pawl an um. Mynmmar a Rih Dil le inzawmna nei a ngai pawl an um bawk a.Forest Department, Mizoram le Central sawrkarin a ngai pawimaw em em duot taka a enkawl a nih.

MARALAND POLITICS

India ram Britist sawrkarna ringkawla suokna dar inri le inzawmin hnam hnufuol le fuollohai chanvo in anga um danding khah Pu Gandhiji thupui tak ani leiin North East India state ( Assam) ram sunga hnam hnufuol, nunphung hrang nei, tawng hrang hmang an umve ti an hriet a. Chuonghai chanchin hrechieng dingin Sub-Committee on the North East Frontier (Assam) Tribal and excluded Areas ti G.Bordoloi inrawina hnuoi ah indin ani a, Bordoloi Commission ti a nih. Hi Bordoloi Commission a Co-opted member dingin Lushai hills a inthawk Pu Saprawnga le Khawtinkhuma ruot an nih nghe nghe. North East India hnam hnufuolhai umna po po chuh kum 1947 tawptieng khan hi Commission hin a sirsuok vawng a. Chuong hun lai chun Mara hnam thuoituhai chun a hrana Council nei dingin hnina anlo pek a. Chun, kum 1945 lai khan hi thu le inzawmin Sap missionaryhai hril varna le thurawn angin Serkawr khuoah Mara lal 30 chuonghai inhmukhawmna neiin Additional Superintendent, Lushai Hills District kuomah MARA tadinga council hran nei dingin memorandum anlo pek tah reng a nih. Amiruokchuh, Mizo Union party khan hnam inkei bing tumna a ngaiin an ditpui naw a, chuleiin, Assam sawrkarin Sixth Schedule para 1 sub- para 2 a regional Council siemtheina dungzuiin Pawi-Lakher Regional Council (P-L Regional Council) tiin July 1951 khan order insuo a hung ni tah a. An hqrs. dingin Saiha ruot a nih.

Chuonga Mara haiin a hrana District Council annei theinaw leiin tawpsan an tum chuong naw a. Mara Freedom Party (MFP) tiin party an hung indin tah a. A hmasatakin Pu B.P.Chaliha, Assam Chief Minister kuomah Mara District Council neina ding Memorandum an pek a. Chun kum 1965 Mara District Council nei dingah an thil nawr anga boruok a um theinaw leiin MPF chun P-L Regional Council chuh an hung boycott tah a. Hi kum vek hin P-L Regional Council election nei a hung nia. Mara rama MFP hminga candidate siemin inthuruol takin an thlang-tling vawnga, Amiruokchuh, tukhawmin Oath taking an lak nuom nawh. Chuleiin, hi term sunghin Mara ram chun P-L Regional Council members nei lovin an umve tawp a nih.

Chuonga boruok a um phing chun MFP chun Mara ram sunga dingin Interim District Council andin ve tah tawpel a, mipuiin anlo tlawptlat bawk a. Saiha khawpui ah lam hrawna neiin ‘P-L Regional Council tawp raw se’, ‘Mara District Council kan dit ‘ tiin. Chubakah, Interim Council member hai chuh Mara ram sunga rorelna anni kuta hin sie vawng ani a. P-L Regional Council ah Leiman (House Tax) pek talo ding, thubuoi reng reng Interim Councilin rel a tih, P-L Regional Council leh inzawmin VC umlo ding ti le dang dang an hung rel tah pei a. Chuonga an buoi mup mup lai vangduoithlak takin P-L Regional Council Court le office chuh a hung kang tah a, Court lem chuh a kangvam vawng ti a nih. Chuongchun Pawi (Lai) le Lakher (Mara) inkarah buoina nasatak a hung um tah pei a. Chuphingleh, P-L Regional Council Office chuh Lawngtlai tieng sawn a hung tah a. MPF hai ruok chun a tha lem dingin ringna an nei. Chuongchun Council session khawm mumalin a um thei ta nawh a, Mizoram buoiin a hung nang nawk ta pei bawk leh.

Kum 1970 chun Mizoram boruok khawm a zie a hung um ta pei a P-L Regional Council election chuh nei dingin Assam sawrkar chun thu a hung insuo nawk tah a. MFP chun boycott ta lem lovin theitawp suo a MFP-in a tam thei ang tak member ni dingin thang an hung lak tah a. P-L Regional Council ah thuneina an hung changve thung tah a, P-L Regional Council office khawm chuh Saiha tieng an hung sawn kai nawk tah a nih.

PLRC SESSION NUHNUNG TAK CHUH

Lai le Mara memberhai hih 5 ve ve an na . Chakma member pahni leh. Cuoncil Chairman ah Pu S.Pailei Mara tiengpang a ni a, Dy Chairman ruok chuh Chakma a nive thung. Chairman an ban naw chun CEM peithlak ding ( no-confidence motion) Lai tieng member a inthawk an hung putlut ding ti an hriet si leiin Chairman chun inbanna a thelut nghal a. P-L Regional Council nuhnungtak chuh Shri A.K. Dewan Dy. Chairman Chakma Chairman na hnuoi ah nei a nih. Mizo tawng a hriet sinaw leiin a buoitlak hle ning a tih. Memberhai thil hril chuh a hriet tlatnaw leiin rorel danding a hriet tanaw a. Mara tienga memberhai lungsen tuorlo chun Mara tawngin an hung beive tah a, chuh Chakma le Pawi (Lai) member haiin anlo hriet bik sinaw leiin Pawi tienga memberhai chun Pawi (Lai) tawng einei ve tho annawm tiin an hung ngirsuoka, Pawi (Lai) tawngin an hung hrilve tah a. Chakma le Mara haiin an hriet bawk si nawh. Tawng inhrepaw derlova insel buoina a um tah leiin Chairman beidawng taluo chun ‘Chairman ka nina a inthawk kan ban’ tiin session keihruoitu ding umlovin an suktawp tah ringawt el. Pui tak an nih.

MARA DISTRICT COUNCIL A PIENG

Lushai Hills District U.T. a hlangkai dinga thu a hung invawr suok leiin kum 1971 September thla khan PLRC thuoituhai Delhi tieng a political leaderhai inhmupui dingin an fe nawk tah a, hi tum hin Chakma tienga inthawk Pu Atul Chandra Chakma a thangsa ve nghe nghe a. Lushai Hills District U.T. a hlangkai ani ruolin keini PLRC po hih U.T. ah mi sie ve ro ti chuh an thilphut a nih. Amiruokchuh, Pi Indra Gandhi Prime Minister chun ‘Lushai Hills po hi U.T. a um sienla, nangni PLRC hi chuh autonomous District Council pekve ning in tih. Chu ding chun Home Ministry va dawr ro’ tiin alo hril tah a. Chuphingleh, Pu Pimput Garg Special Secretary to U.T.le mi pawimaw dang danghai an inhmupui tah pei a. Hienglai khawm hin Chakmahai chun iengkhawm lekha a hrana Autonomous District Council nei ding hnina le nawrna an nei dernaw a, Special Secretary to U.T. an hohlimpui lai Bengali tawngin Pu Atul Chandra Chakma chun ‘ Chuonga a hrana Autonomous District Council Pawi le Lakherin an nei ding chun Chakmahai khawm a hranin District Councilin sieve law law ro’ tiin alo hrilve a nih. Hieng hun laia an indawrpuihai Lushai Hills Dsitrict DC chenin Bengali pachal vawng anlo ni bawk leiin Re-organisation order Para -3 Pawi-Lakher Regional Council ( Re;organization order 1972 chuh 1^st April 1972 khan hieng a hnuoi a anghin siem a hung ni tah.

i. The Lakher Autonomous Regional Council ii. The Pawi Autonomous Region Council iii. The Chakma Autonomous Region Council tiin.Chuleiin, Pu Zakhu Hlychhho Mara Tobul ti a zieknaah unau Chakma hai hih sentence khat tawngbau hmanga Autonomous District Council hmu an nih tiin a ziek lang nge nghe. (Source: Mara Tobul By Z. Hlychhho).

Chuongang peiin Mizoram khawm U.T.ah hlangkai a hung nive tah a; chu ruol chun Meghalaya le Arunachal Pradesh statehai khawm tharum thanglo le thisen farkhat khawm far derlovin a hung piengve tah a nih.

Chuongangin eini khawm State sawrkar dang danga ei thil ngei mek District dam, Sixth Schedule hnuoia rorelna dam le thil dang danghai hih tharum thanglovin hma la lem inla Pathien ditzawng ani bakah Sawrkar khawmin ami ngai pawimaw lem naw ding maw ?.Mizoram a chie lem hin chuh Hmarhai tihin misuol, helhmang, Mizo inthuruolna suksetu, rukru, tuolthat hmang etc.etc. ti’n an mi hmu RAMHUOI vawng tah ni’n an lang a; a ruka milo tantu unau tamtak khawm a kei tim vawngin an lang bawk a, a pawi em el.

( Kan zinna- IX next ).

“ Hnamdang dan thahai la veng ei ta,

An dan suol thik lovin,

Inpumkhata ngir tlatin,

A pawngbik a phaibik umlovin,

Hmatieng ke pen ei tiu. “

30, March 2012