SAWLÂKIA HE AHY EIH MAW?

Sawlâkia he Marapa lâ a châpa vâta nata Marapa eih a châpa vâta, su nano nanopa liata lâ awpa a vaw byuh hapa chhaota Marapa ngâlâh hrua tyhpa ama châ. He he Marapa khodâh chhao a châ hra. He ‘Eih’ châna liata Marapa âmo ta âmo eih a châna amâ pahnopa hlâ chhaota chi hropa ta ama vaw pahnopasia via.

 

TA.Chhohu

                Puhpa J. Buana (Padma Shree Awardee) ta he hawhta a reih “CHERAW LEH SAWLÂKIA (SARLAMKAI) TE HI HNAM DANGTE’N LAM VE THIN MAHSE, A NEIHTU DIK TAK CHU PAWI LEH LAKHER TE AN NI.” (Ref Zobawm Issue No. 58. 8th September, 1987, Saiha) “Cheraw kân (Rakhâtla) nata Sawlâkia he chi hropa ta lâh ty hr’ei sala, ahneituh dopa la Py (Lai) nata Lakher (Mara) na ama châ,” a tah. Cha yzie cha Rakhâtla he Py (Lai) na eih châ ta, Sawlâkia he Lakher (Mara) nah eih a châ, a tahna a châ.

                Puhpa J. Buana he Mawrâh liata chyhsa mo alâluapa hry liatahpa châ ta, chho bia chyhsa ta cha apahno leipa y veih ei tahpa ta reipa a châ. Ano he khaw chhuh (printing press) ahnei tuapa, Stationery Daoh ahnei tuapa nata Scout & Guide liata hmia â sahtuhpa a châ. Ano moh pachyupa ta J. Buana College, Lôlei chhao paduapa a châ. He hawhpa moh alâluahpa ta Sawlâkia he Marapa lâ a chânapa a palâsapa he Mara nah châta ngiatlâh châpa nata atlychakana pha kawpa a châpa ta â lâ.

                Sawlâkia chôchâh he uhthei via penawh ta vaw buakhei kaw ei ta, a chhâpa cha a châna dopa a padâh awpa nata a moh a lei awpa ama chi vâta a châpa ta â lâ. Marapazy ta Sawlâkia he Marapa lâ a châ vâta a theina lia momaih ta Marapa lâ (kiah) awpa ama khonaziezy biehneituh penawh hnohta ama vaw tlôkhei tyh thlyu aw. He a ry liata châropa tawhna heta â pahnotheipa ta â lâ.

To,

                                The Minister i/c Art & Culture,

                                Gov’t of Mizoram, Aizawl.

Ka pu,

                I hnena ka thusawi tur hi ngun takin min lo ngaihthlaksak la, a rang thei ang bera siamtha leh turin ka ngen a che.

                Sawlâkia Mizo hnam dik tak Zophei te, Zotung, vailen hma lam chuan Sailo khaw lam mite chuan puan ze mawi tak an tah thiam a - ngun em em a an kher neuh neuh peih avang ni ngei awm a, Lakher hnam kan lo vuah tak mai te hnam lam chi khat a ni ve mai a ni.

                Mizoram hi Assam ram tanga kan chhuah hnu a U.T Gov’t  kan lo neih tak khan Tribal Research Department a lo piang chhuak ta a, chuta an hotupa Pu. Laithanga a lo awm khan Lakher ho chuan Mizo zinga hnam chi hrang leh chhim kila awm an nih avangin an hnam lam chu anmahni ngei hian a tul chuan entir thei sela an duh a, chuvang chuan ‘Kan hnam lam Sawlâkia hi keimahni ta bik a ni a, chuvangin keimahni ngei hi a tul chuan kan lam thei tur a ni’ ti lamin Tribal Research ah hian thu an thlen ta a ni awm a, chumi avang chuan Pu. Laithanga chuan a hming a lo thlak danglam ta a, Sarlamkai a lo vuah ta a ni, tih i la a tlangpui chuan a dik thei awm e.

                Chutia Tribal Research in hming a lo thlak tak avang chuan Lakher ho chuan an phal leh phal loh pawh pawisa lovin hming danglam pu in an lam ta thin a ni hi. Kan Cheraw Dance kha Bamboo Dance min tihsak hrehawm kan tih ve ngei ang.

                Hei hi Lakher ho tan chuan rilru natna lian tak mai reh thei lo, hling ang mai a pai hrehawm a lo ni ta a. Pu. Darchhawna, Director a lo nih lai khan Art & Culture (or Tribal Research) hotu a ni a, a hnenah khan he lam hi kan Mizo hnam inpumkhat leh zual theih nan Sawlâkia a tih leh theih lawm ni? tiin ziakin kan thehlut a, chumi hnu chuan vawi tam tak chu puipunna ah pawh hian Sawlâkia ti a lam an awm nual tawh a ni.

                Tunhnai Cultural Dance lam a Chief Minister Trophy intihsiakna May, 29-30, 1997 an neih khan an puanna ah te pawh khan Sawlâkia an tih ka lo beisei tehlul vei nen, Sarlamkai tiin an hmang ta tlat mai a, Lakher ho kan tih thin tuna Mara lo invuah thar ta ho saw an tina dawn em mai a, chuvangin he lam a hming dik tak Sawlâkia tih leh nih sela a tha ngawt ang. A hming dik tak a nih mai bakah kan Mizo hnam integrity lo chhe tan mek hi a thawidamna kawng khat a lo ni dawn bawk a ni.

                Ka ngenna hi i lo tihlawhtlin chuan Mizo hnam tana hnathawk tha tak i nih tih ngam a ni ang.

Yours faithfully,

R. VANLAWMA

Zalen Cabin, Aizawl

Note: Rampar Daily News Issue 145, Siaha Dt.26.08.1998 tawhta la pachhuahpa châ ta, Puhpa R. Vanlawma he Freelance Writer, Politician riahphapa nata châro athaipa châ ta, he hawhta chyhsa rônahpa châ ta, Mawpa (Tlaikaopa) chyhsa ta la pahno leipa y thlyu’ veih ei. He hawhta chyhsa ta Sawlâkia Marapa Lâ a chânazie a reopa he vahnei â chhih ngâsâ.

Sawlakia

SAWLÂKIA – SARLAMKAI TA LÂPA A VAW CHÂNA DÂH

Kô 1987 nota Mizoram Art & Culture Department tawhta lâ awpa a vaw ngiah ta, he he Aizawl su liata a châ. He no heta Department lâ tawhta Marapa achuhaipazy cha lâ awpa ta pahnosa khao leip’ei ta, hrua khao hra veih ei. Âmo (Tlaikao) nah sai ta lâ awpa a vaw chhuah ei ta, he he Aizawl MSO chhithatuh penawh pachâ dâh châ khao leipa ta, palâsa lei awpa amâ chhuah. He hawhta amâ vaw chatôhchamy hapa he Department nata Tlaikao nahta so thai kawpa ta “Cha khiahta la Sawlâkia la lâ leip’aw pi ta, Sarlamkai na eima lâh aw,” tahpa ta Sawlâkia cha a chhâh (step) zy panano chakhyhpa ta nata a lâ yzie chhao taochhyh laihpa ta ama lâh (pamosa) pyly haw.

He tawhna heta sawtlia viapa palôh liata Sarlamkai he a y hmeiseih tlai khiah ma tahna palôh a vaw y pathaopa ta â lâ. He heta a tao/sapapuapa cha kha hlâta Py (Lai) nata Sawlâkia chôchâh liata Mara nah amâ vaw chhuhrao tyhpa hlao patlohsana hawhta pachâpa he a vaw pei kaw.

He chôchâh liata pachâ dâh chi 2 (no) y ta, thokha ta Aizawl MSO nah heta chi hro hmahta châ hr’ei sala tlâ vaw palâsa molo ei sala a pha awpa tlai, tahpa ama y. Tlaikaopazy chhaota Sawlâkia ta kiah ei ta, cha hawhna hra chata Assamese nahzy chhaota pamosa a byuh tita Sawlâkia tlâ kiah hra aw ei ta, tahpa ama y. Thokha heih ta, a châ awpa hawhta châ khai ta, MSO Aizawl nah taopa he â do thlâhpa hawhta ama reih hra. Cha dei châ leipa ta Marapa lâ a châna ama palâ papuana châ ta, a pha thlâh na tahpa ama y hra.

A kheihhawhpa a châpa chhaota he daihti nota MSO palôhrupa liata lai kawpa cha, Sawlâkia he Marapa eih châ ta, a theina lia maih ta cha Marapa cheingei ta ama lâh/kia awpa nata pamosa awpa he a châpa ta â lâ. Sawlâkia pamosa awpa a châna su lia maih ta – Delhi tlyma, Guwahati tlyma, Shillong su tlyma a châ hapa chhaota Marapasaw sai ta ama pamosa tyhpa kha athei (pahno) thlâh hra tlôh ei ta.

Written by Shri.TA.Chhohu

Camp : Siaha Vaihpi.