EI SINGTANG MI (TRIBAL)-TE LEH I GAM LEH I LEITANGTE UH TOH I
KICHIMATNA THU UH SUINA
By Revd. Hangpi Manlun
i). Thupatna. Awle tami article tungton a igennuom pen ahileh, ei singtang mi adieh a Manipur a tengte leh igam ileitangte uh toh ikichimatna thu uh ahi. Tualeh singtang mite (tribal)-te khu atangpiin chini in akikhenthei a, phaijang atengte leh singtang/muoltung a tengte ihi uhi. Etsahna ding in ei Manipur a singtang mite khu (hill tribal) ihi ua, Phaijang (plain) atengte khu Boro leh Mikir ichite uh leh adangdangte ahi uhi. Tualeh ei singtang mite leh midangte ikibahlouna uh ahileh eite khun tenna ding gam-le-leitang dettah inei ua, Namdangte leh midang tamtahte khun gam-le-leitang mumaltah neilou in a kituon koikoi uhi. Tualeh Manipur a itenna gam uh jong Pasian in ipu ipate uh leh ei tu-a atu atate uh tenna ding a, ang napieh leh sesah gam ahi Tuabanah Mangkangte (Britishte) hatlaiin jong igam ileite uh ang vaihawmkhum sawm ziehun ipu ipaten anadou ua, tuachin amauten zong igam anuasiatding laiun ang nasuhdetsah uhi.Tuin itenna gam uh toh ikichimat dante uh isui ding uhi.
2). Pasian khu gam-le-leitang ah alunglut hi. Pasian in a mitel Israelte khu Egypt/Igipt gam a genthei tah a suoh-le-sal a aumlai un a lungsiet mama in Kanan gam ah Mosi leh Joshuate tungton in anapui doh hi. Tuabanah a mitelten Pasian lung atuohlou chieng un jong migam ah suoh-le-sal in anapuisah a gentheitahin jong ana umsah jeljel uhi. Tuabang a umchieng un, Pasian nangawn jong betheilouin, “Bangchin migam ah Zion laate kasathei ding uoi chin” agamte uh ngai in ana um leng uhi. Tuabangma in eiten jong igam ileite uh ang buoi a, thamlouin tantheiding bang in umtamaijenlei, Pasian nangawn ibiehding bangtah un ibethei sih ding uhi. Tuaziehin itenna gam uh khu Pasianin ama ibiehthei jing na ding ua, ipu ipate uh hun a kipat a angpieh ahichi khu imanghil sih ding uhi.
3). Eite ading igamte uh khu i ‘Nu uh leh hingvahtu’ ahi uhi. Eite ading in ileitangte uh khu ipienkhiehna uh leh ikipatna uh ahi. Naungeh khu anu gilsung apien mabang in eimite khu itangthu/khangthute ua igen mabang un Khul, Chhinlung/ Sinlung apieng leh kipan in ikigen uhi. Tuabang ahitaleh eite ading in igam ileite khu ipienkhiehna uh china ahi. Tuabanah, eimite khu Pasian guoljawlna tang in government ah sepna hoipipi neinan lei jong za lah a sawmgiet (80%) phielte khu khut nnasep a neh-le-tah sui/zong leh kivah ihi uhi. Naungeh khu anu noitui a kivah mabang in eite ading ipu ipate hun leh tunidong in ikivahna uh tangpi khu igam ilei a pieng ann leh bu-le-balte ahi uhi. Tuaziehin eite ading igam ileite khu ikingahna uh leh hingvahtu ahi uhi. Thamlouin, i Zodawn ua pieng haichite khu Phaijang a kitoi leh halhat a kiching haichi toh kibanglouin tui/lim in hoi mama uhi.
4). Eite ading in igam ileite uh khu ikhangthu, hun-le-nite simna banah pi-le-pute gu-le-tang lupna munte uh ahi. Nidang lai in ipu ipate un hun-le-kumte asimding chieng un, tulai bang in calendar leh laibu chite a neisih ua, tuachin tuami lou kihokum chite leh igam ua silthupi khat tun kumte in hun-le-kumte a na chiemte uhi. Eite ading in igam ileite khu hun-le-kum leh hate simna leh ichiemtena uh ahi. Tuaban ah asatsa gamte uah agu atangte uh iphum ua, ahansuongte uh khu tuni dongin eite ading in igam ileite uh chiemtena hoitah leh dettah ahi uhi. Tuaziehin igam ileite uh khu ikhangthu uh leh ihun-le-nite uh sutna leh chiemtena ahijiehin midangte mohtanthei leh khut aluttheimoh ding hilou uhi. Tualeh ikepjou lou chieng un ikhangthute uh nasan simthei leh sutthei ahinonsih ding a, ipu ipate uh hagau nasan jong lungkimlou ding uhi.
5). Eite adingin igam ileite uh khu i rights uh leh identity uh ahi. I gensa bang un singtang mi ihinazieh uh jong singtang gam a ipienzieh uh chilei ichi khiel sih ding uhi. Tuabanah, singtang gam a teng leh khosa ihizieh uh leh singtangmi ihiziehun, India government in jong singtang mite hamphatna leh dopsangtheina ding in siltamtah ang bawlsah uhi. Tuaziehin igam ileite uh ikepzou nonlou khah chieng un i rights uh leh identity nasan uh jong imansuo ding china ahipai mai hi. Tuaban ah i gam ileite ziehun, kagam, ka lei, ka tawndan (culture)-te uh chin ikipaupithei giep uhi.
6. Ei mite adingin igam-ua pieng sing-le-suongte khu ipien-ua kipat ishini dong un ikingahna uh ahi. I pu ipate hun leh tunidong in igam ua pieng sing, guo leh suongte louin na kikhawsathei lou hi. Etsahna ding ipien tung ua kipatin sing-le-guo akibawl lupna, touna, nauluoi, ann nehna dingin singkuong, malta kuong, inn ding guo, mau bii leh adangdangte louin na kikhawtheilou a, i shichieng un igam leitangma uah sing akibawl kuongsung ah i kisiel uhi. Tualeh igam/khuolou mun khat a ishikhah chieng un jong iluongdapsa khu igam ileitang ma ua vui dingin ikipuo ua, tualeh akipuoloutepen a khuo atuite un zong nahpitahin a mawsah uhi. Tuaban ah kolgam/vaigam a shi a kivuidente ngel khu nasia isa mama uhi. Tami umzie ahileh igam ileitang ua ikivui utman uh leh ingainat man uh ahi. Tuaziehin eite ading in igam ilei leh igam ua pieng sing-le-suongte khu ipien tung uh leh ishini dawngua ipoimaw jing uh ahi. Tuabanah igam ua huikhi lang hiauhiaute khu khopi a air condition sang in zong nuomin manpha jaw hi.
7). I gam ileitangte ziehun ipu ipa laate (Sannemla), gam ngailaa leh adangdangte iphuoh un isatheigiep uhi. I pu ipate uh leh tuni dong a igamngai laate uh, isannemlaate uh leh adangdangte khun igam ilei leh historyte uh toh zong kizopna lientah anei uhi. Nidanglai a itangthute uh- etsahna ding in-‘Khup ching leh Ngambomte’, ‘Galngam,’ ‘Penglam leh Lengtonghoi’ chite jong igam ileite ua teng leh khosa in itangthute uah ina gen sonson uhi. Tuaban ah kagam kalei chia zaila a ioite uh jong igam ileite uh genna iphuoh uh ahi. Thamlouin nidanglai ipi ipute un ishijou chiengua a hagaute nasan uh zong tuna/khawldamna ding agente uh khu igam ileite ua mun-le-muolte ana hilai va-ia uhi. Bangzata eite ading a igam ileite uh manpha leh umzie nei ataile? Tuaziehin igam ileite uh itankhahchieng un igamngailaate, ipu-le-pa laate zousie jong aumzie umlou leh zuathu asuohta ding hi. Tuaban ah imisiemte un i culture, history leh igam ilei tanchinte uh research abawlte uh jong umzie umlou ahing suohtheina lai ding hi.
8) Gam leh leitang ineilaisia uh silzousie ibawlthei/saithei ding ua, imansuo/tanchieng un silzousie ma itanding uh china ahipai mai hi. Atomkim in gentalei igam ileite uh ziehin silzousie kisaithei in kibawlthei giap hi.I gam ileite ziehun politics, nam-le-gamvai leh Pasian nna zong kisemthei in kisaithei giep hi. Mi gam mi lei ah tua igente kibawltheilou ding a, tuanahsangin-in ipu ipate satsa gam leh itenna gamte uah foreigner or refugees kihitheilai ding hi. Thamlouin eite khangmaiban ah itu ita khang hing um dingte tanpha in suoh-le-salin itangsah thei ding ua, nikhat ni chieng in amauten eiten isepkhielnate ziehun hing mawsah ding ua, ahin kikhelta ding hi. Tuaziehin, Upaten “Sia/sik asatlaiin sat in” achi uh hun laitah jong hikhawmawlou ding hi.
9). Zalentah a hingsiemtu Pasian ibiehtheina ding uh leh akhantanhoi ipuohjahtheina ding un igam ileite uh ikepbit ding uhi. I gensa mabang un ibieh Pasian zalentah a ibiehtheina ding un gam zalen leh galmuong ipoimaw jing uhi. Masanglai a igam buailai leh tutung mama in jong igam ileite ang buoitah ziehin, i Pasian ibiehding bangtahin ibehteita sih ua, ada um mama mai hi. Tuaban ah igam ileite uh mite deigawtham ahitahzieh in tunung chieng a mite suhbuaitheilou ding a kivaihawmna tuom khat neitheina ding a zong panlah a suhdet ahuntahzet hi. Tuabang a kivaihawmna tuom leh igam ileite uh khu suhdet in hing umta leh tunua chieng in jong koiman ang subuai un ang lahsahsawm non sih ding ua, tuabanah ikim ipam ua i Khristianpite mabang un igam ileite tungton in Pasian khu galmuong tah in ibie un akhantanhoi zong ipuongzahtheita ding uhi. Tuami atahtah ahing tuntheina ding in theitopsuo in Pasian buon in ithum jing ding uhi.
10). A khente ading in igam i leite uh manphalou bangin um leh jong igam ileite uh itna leh kepbitna ding ziehin luong-le-ban tamtah ikikham/zam un, sisan naisan tam toh zong iluong uhi. Ipu ipate un igam ileite uh anasatlai un sa-le-gal tamtah anadou ua, natna leh shina jong anatuoh uhi. Tualeh tu in zong igam ileitangte uh tanthei ding a ikingaitahzieh un luong-le-ban tamtah kikham in aliem abaitamtah kium in, sisan naisan tamtah jong luong in, asun azan in itha izungte itlouin ipang ua, atomkim in genta lei tamte khu igam ileite uh manphatna suhlatna ahimai hi. Tualeh eite maimai ihisih ua, khawvel pumpi entalei TV leh radio leh adangdangte tungton in imu un izathei ua, atamzaw kidouna, buoina leh kitha kimatna zieh khu gam leh leitang kituna zieh ahipen mai hi. Tuabanah, igam ileite uh khu ei mihingte pung nanlei jong inches khat jong pungsahtheilou ihiziehun inei sunsunte uh ittah leh duattah in ikemding ua, midangte luamai ding leh tan dingin iphalsih ding uhi. Tualeh igam leh ileitangte uh vengbitading a lungsim munkhat pua a theitop a pan ilahlaitahun, melmapa setan nnasepan zieha in nambing lungtangte, let-le-lal utnate, sum-le-pai etlanate ahisih leh nou kou kichinate ang umsahlouna ding in jong theitop in thumna, dihtatna leh gin umnatoh panla jing va-ui. Tualeh itupte uh tangtun nading in lungsim mun khat pua in selung tuibang gawmkhom jing in zaitha patbang san in machieng isuon jing ding uhi. Getkhel getval aumtah leh simtute kung ah ngaisiem ikingen uhi.