Manmasi Year Book, Vol. III: Thlirlâwkna

By Joseph Joute, Chief Sub-Editor, Manmasi Year Book, Vol. III

Manmasi Year Book (Vol. I) buotsai ṭan(tir)-a inthawkin ka laibungpa Timothy Z. Zote felna zârin a kûl a taiin ka lo ṭhang ve a. Sinthawna chi hran hran leiin Volume III buotsainaa hin chu a tâwptieng ka ṭhang thei chau a. Hriet naw kârin hun le pawisa tam tak sêng hnungin tlângzar thei dingin a hung um nâwk tah a, lâwm a umin a ropui hle.

Ditsak takin a Copy tharlâmhlawk, la tlângzar lo chu “I lo chang ve ding le i lo thlîrlâwk (Preview) ding” tiin a mi hung pêk a. A lekhabu (MYB) ka hmu hmasa taka ka lungrila hung inlangchu, “Tuhin chu mihai Year Book angin Size, Design le Layout hai khawm a hung ang ve pei tah a. A hma nêkin chin lemin inphân lem sienkhawm, a tulai lem a nih,” ti hi a nih a. To ṭawka ka lungrila ka regard tak ruok chu, Timothy Z. Zote’n, harsatna tamtak, hrilsietna le demna kârah; a la hung thaw ṭâwkṭâwka, inngaitlâwm tak le thiem taka mi hnuoia lût peiin, teireina leia mi chunga um thei dinga a la hung puitling nâwk elna hi a nih!

A Nina: Manmasi Year Book hin Zo nauhai tamtak a mi kei khâwm zie chu a bul kan ṭan tîr laia inthawk khan ka hmu tah a. Hmar ṭawng hmanghai chauh ni lovin, khawvêla Zo hnathlâkhai (Chin-Kuki-Mizo-Naga) po po chu Manmasi Year Book hin a mi kei khâwma, an hlutsak seng bawk niin ka hriet. Year Book dang dang hai leh a hlutna a’n angnawna, a special bîkna chu; Year Book dang haia ang General Knowledge thil tam tak a um bâkah eini tlângmihai Culture le History tam tak ṭhang tharpeihai ta dinga ro inphûmrûk a um sa hi a nih.

Thlîrdân pangaia thlîr chun MYB (Vol. III) hi Book size, phêk 225-a sa, paper quality khawm top quality, paper back cover (Color) a nih a. Tulaia lekhabu tamtak, National Standard Publication hai Standard a nih. Overall-a ding chun lekhabu hnawksak lo tak, a sûngthu fûn kim vieu si, Rs.250 chauva hrietna tamtak inchâwk theina a nih. Tuita tum chu English deu vawnga ziek a ni a, Mizo le Hmar tlawmte chau a nih. Asanchu, eini political playground-a harsatna ei tuokhai le hnamin sawrkara ngen ei nei hai mithiem lem, Scholars le Journalist dang dang haiin an hriet awlsam theina dinga hmadawm sukdang met a ni a, chuleiin I lo hmu pha khawma lo hrethiem din ei ingen nghal bawk a nih.

A Sûngthu (Contents): Year Book tam tak chu a sûngthu (Contents) hi a ngai deuh vawng, up-date pei le up-date ṭhel dâm a tam thei êm êm a. Manmasi Year Book (Vol.III) ruok hi chu, chuong angaRegulars tamtak um zing bâkah Year Book dang haia um ngai lo, Zo hnathlâkhai chanchin le nîna tamtak a um a. Abîkin, Latest Who’s Who hi national le international level-a mi chu hmu ding a tama, eini Zo hnathlâk laia mi hi chu ṭha taka compiled le sut hi hmu ding a um meu nawh. MYB-in a record hi thil hlu tak la hung ni pei a tih.

Thil dang po po nêka hlu ka ti chu, khawvêla Zo hnathlâk hnam chi hran hran bâkah ei unau Naga hai Politics chenin kimchang taka record a nih a. Hieng anga hnam hran hran Political le Church History record-na lekhabu hi lekhabu pakhat chauha hmu ding chu um kher naw nih!

Khawvêla ei châm sûnga ding chun thil pawimâw ve tak tak, Naga Political Movement, ZORO political Movement, Local-Self Government in Manipur, Kuki Movement in Process, Analytical Study of the Conversion of the Hmars into Christianity, The Hmar Struggle for Self-Determination, ti le Manipur (Village Authorities in Hill Areas) Act, 1956 and its Impact on the People’s Administrative System ti hai hi mi tamtak tiem thei dinga English ngeia sie an nih a.

Chun, Article pawimâw tak tak le tulaia India rama North East mi hai ngîrhmun le thil tuok tamtak chungchâng thua Social Profiling senior journalist pakhatin a ziek dâm, Journalism and Mizo ti dâm, Sin Zawngna Lampui (Career guide), Hmar Music ti le Article dang dang ṭawng hran hrana mi a um bawk a. Year Book lai po pova chu a Contents a chi (varieties) a tamtakin ka la hriet!

A sûnga thu um a tlângpui thu chun, Mizo-Tedim-Chin-Kuki) group hai ta dinga rotling thu tam tak a um a nih, ti hin dittâwk el inla. A bâkchu i hriet nuom chun lo tiem ve el tah rawh!

The Good and The Ugly: Thil iengkim thaw a thieng a, thil iengkim thaw a ṭha kher nawh, ti ang khan, thil iengkim inpâk a thieng a, thil iengkim a ninawnaa inpâk a ṭha vawng kher nawh hang ti’ng ei tih. Thil hrimhrim a ṭhatna a um chun, a ṭhat nawna khawm a lo um ve pei hlak ti hi khawvêl le a sûnga thil um po po ah a’ndik a. Mihriem chungah khawm a’ndik a, mihriem kutsuok chungalek lem chu a’ndik nâwk zuol a nih!

Manmasi Year Book (Vol. III) khawm hi famkim lo mihriemibuotsai tho a ni leiin a famkim chuong nawh ti hi hel lovin hang hril el ei tih. Ka tinasan chu, buotsaina kawngah, sum-le-pai, tha-le-zung, hun-le-ni tamtak a lût a. Dûthusâm anga a hun taka Print le tlângzar thei a ni nawnaa dâm. A sung thu lâk khâwmhai remkhâwm lai hun le hun lo fe pei leia thil lo danglam tah si hai inmil naw met met dâm a um thei a.

Abîkin, Latest Who’s Who (National le International) le Statistical Dataṭhenkhat, hi a lekhabu Press-ah a um lai zinga lo danglam dâm an um leiin, abîkin India Council of Ministers hi sawrkâr thar (BJP sawrkâr)hmaa Congress ṭhuoi UPA sawrkâr (2013) a mi kha a la ni leiin a “Tulai naw de” i ti el thei. Problem leh a’ndik naw hulhuol a ni nawa chu a up-to-datenawna met a ni leiin tiemtuhai lo hrietthiem dingin ei hang zepsa a nih.

Statistic le Dataṭhenkhat, abîkin Census thil dâm a Latest lo deuhbesan khawm a um thei a. Chuonghai chu “Hlutna dang nei” bâwmah ei khum el naw chun thaw dân dang a um ta chuong nawh a. Chuleiin, thil iengkim mâni hunpeiah an mawi ti ang khan, hieng thil “The Ugly” a lo um zeuhzeuh hai khawm hi ṭhenkhat ta ding chun “The Good” an la ni thei tho ti hrein i lo ngaiven ve ding nia.

The Good and The Ulgy a um a, amiruokchu; “It is Bad” ti ding ruok chu a ni nawh.

Editor lem chun inthlahrung takin a hrilfie tah a; ka hung hrillâwk ve a nih. Chuleiin, a Year khawm hi 2014-2015 ti a ni khawma mak ti naw rawh. 2014-a sut, 2015 le hmatieng peiazawr ding a ni a, hmatienga thil la hung tlung dinghai chu a’n hrietlâwk vawng thei si naw leiin 2015-a thil tlung (ding) a lo um naw a ni khawma, Year Book hai fedân a nih ti hrein Io ngaithiem el ding a nih.

A tlângpui thu chun, insit a um naw êm êm a, eini Zo hnathlâkhai ta ding lem chun hieng ang Year Book sut thei hi ei la um naw tih inla ti suol kher naw manih.

Tuhin tlângzar dinga zofel vawng a ni tah a. Hun sâwtnâwteah tlângzar ni vat ta’ng a tih. Copy hi tlâwmte chauh sut a ni leiin a dithai chun ngaiven ṭhat ngai a tih. State dang tienghlutsaktu an tam bîk deuh leiin chang naw thei a nih. Mâni ṭawngaYear Book ei neisun nanana chu nei ngei ngeitumin lo ngaiven la, nei ngei (tum) bawk la, mivar laia tiem sa nîng i tih.

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