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Ningol Nachom, Imphal (2026)

04/06/2026

Chapter 31

Conclusion.
The last chapter.

Behind the curtain.
Houkhiba thoudok mateksing ashi ningshingluraga thamoi henna kai sarat . ngasidi akaiba thamoisina pirakpa cheinasina hik hik loana makhol thokna kaphalli, laibak thibi shajibugi purnima , nangi nangal na thamoi amabudi matam chuppagi laiman oihanli, khanjinkhraba fhijang ni, amukhanna amuk uba fanglaroi ngasidagi saktam shi, fhijang marumda matam chuppagi adumak lotsinduna leikhrani.
Kangkhong chairaba imphal, Japanese singi bomb gi attack pao mathang mathang yourakee, Darjeeling da lairik tamduna leiribi majaebemma thambalsana gi nakongda yourakee, masadu amukka henna epai houyee, magi mama, mapa, machin manao singdu karamba fhibamda leiramdoino khallubada, henna henna pukning waba haibadubu kham thengna wai. Darjeelingda leiba telegram office ta chattuna ,mayum gi pao lounaba hotnei.
Pao di thakharey, adubu khudkta paokhumdi fangadaba nttri, nong ninidi tangaifadana changkhini.
Ngasisu telegram office sida magi mamannabi radhika chennari.
Office tagi thoraklaga kapli thambalsana...
Radhika na thambal bu themjinli.
Themjinlabasu tariba awa mapaoduna engtha tapthana leiba ngamjadey.
‘’ tapthaba fathaba tammu thambal’’
‘’ ngamdarey langtaknabasibu fajinnaba hotnabada’’
‘’ madusu chummy, adubu yarikhei nasadu themjinba tammu, keisu tourammoi ‘’
‘’ wakhalsinasi fana amata khanba ngamdey radhika’’
‘’ eina nang oiramlabasu fhibamsida awa cheina fangani, adubu awaba da sum khanjinlaga leibadi esa wanaba sinjaba oigani’’
‘’ eina warisida henna awaba amasu lei’’
‘’ kari karamba makhalgi awabano’’
‘’ chahi lishang kaya wana ngaijarakpa magi mapao su eie taningee, lanfamsida mabu awafamda taramdra asitani eina wajaba’’
‘’ keisu thoidokpa touramloida’’
Asumna warsi sana awabana yomlaba thambalbu themjinli......
Somdana kamdouri sanaleibakta nongma nongma gi laan gi lanlong kansinlakee, british singna Japanese sing gi mayokta changsingadaba lallong.
Nongma nongma di sum sum houjinkhi, anglo American army kaya Manipur da thunglarey. Ekhang khanghoudana achouba lanfam ama oirakley.
Japanese lanmi gi general mutaguchi ekhang khanghoudana makhoigi head quater da lakkhi, bishenpur amadi ningthoukhong da attack touriba Japanese ki commander yanagidabu mathou cheksinna toudey haiduna mamit ee kabamakhei saorakhii loinana 33 division na aroiba oina Manipur tampaak yougadaba silchar lambi kakadabani haina order loukhi.
1944 may gi ahanba sarukta Japanese 15 division di litanda leikharey, tha anigi matungdadi general yamacho gi troop singna khungang singda haithakharey, chingthak chingkhong chingyada laklaga kanglatombi amadi ukhrul gi marakta leiba maru oiba lamdamsida magi division adugi kangbu macha macha thokna chaithokharey, kanglatombi lousinkhibibadagi Japanese singna nungshigum amasung mapao chinthaktagi yengtharakpada british singi bunker saribasingdu erai laina loina ukhi.
Somdana kamdouri imphal sagolmang gi lambida leiba taretkhul khungangdagi khajik chatlaga lambigi oiroi pangba nongchup pang na leiba nungshigum hairiba chingduda britsish sing amadi Japanese singi marakta akanba khut thoknakhi.
Nungshigum gi lanfamsida Japanese sing british singi khutta maithiba nangkhi. Japanese singna nungshigum lanfamda maithikhraba matung atoppa mafam kayada soknaba lanfam singsu tapna tapna loisinlakley, british singi khutta ngamnamak Japanese singna loina maithiba nangley.
British na maipakpagi pao ashi khonthang yeina prithibigi mafam pumnamakta shandokharey, Japanese sing hainingai leitana awaba kaya mayoknakhi.
Laanda maithiraba Japanese army amana hairamkhi...
‘’ takaney... no... haanaa’’
Makhoigi Japanese singgi marolda hairibashi artha handorakpadadi ...
‘’ awangba pamelda shatkhrabi, eikhoina hekluba ngamdrabi’’
Laan su adumak loirey.
Laan loirakpaga keiga thambalsana su mayumda thorakley, masu mahei mashing tamba loirey.
Nongmagi numit mamagi mapam moirang lamdam maikei panglakee...
Moirang lamkhai mapa yourakpadani, tayumba du makhut nama yaodana leplaga leirambadu.
Mi thaduna pao haikhibani, tayumbaga unanaba haiduna.
Mfam chaba upal amagi makhada anidu unary kuirabagi tungda...
Oiramliba magi fhibamdu ubada ninghanei thambal, adubu amuktadi unagey areppa ama khangey haiduna laklibani.
Anidu ngaihakti waa ama ngangnaba ngamda tumin yengnaduna lei, waa hekta houdoknaba ngamdey.
Adubu thambal ngasi matam kuirabagi tungda tayumbaga unajabasey fangbada asuki matik apenbadi pokchei, adubu mitludagi peegi erik nattana wahei amata haiba ngambagi thounadu leitey thambal, aduga tayumbasu yengjaba nattana wahei amata haiba ngambagi matik leijadey.
Ngaihak mikup khara tuminna leiruraba matung...
Thambalna...
‘’ kamdouri nungairibara’’
Tayumbasu awaba pumba khangjinlaga...
‘’ nungairi’’
Anidu makha tana awai akhum tounei..
‘’ nang eibu waroubara’’
‘’ waroudey keigi warouruni, warounabagi maram amata piyu’’
‘’ nangi telegram gi marol hankhidabagi’’
‘’ adugibu waroudey, keigi eina warouruni, fhibam na matam na pumnamak oihankhibani’’
‘’ adubu fhibam na matam na pumnamak machu olhanlabasu , shanglaba chahi kayasey nahakthakki eina wana khangkhi, nangbu mikup amata khandaba yaokhidey, wakhaldagi khak thadokhidey’’
‘’ houjikti eigee wakhal khalluranu, bomb machetna panbadagi miga mimanaba ngamdraba punshisigi amuk wakhal khalluranu, khallubagi kannafamsu leirararoi majaebemma, eie matik chadaba, miga mimanaba ngamdaba, soinairaba mishak ama haibadu oirey, eigee maramgi wakhal khallga punshibu chaneinaba oina thoklani’’
‘’ eidee khangani, kanana nangbu soinai hairiba, eigee efamdadi khwaidagi matik chaba mishak amani, nangbu eigee punshi khongloi oijagey khallibani..’’
‘’ taha taha louba fhirepna punshibu leikha tana chingthakhiba yai, fhirep tu hongdoku’’
‘’ esana yana louraba fhirepni , eidee hongba ngamlaroi’’
‘’ khut namma yaodraba mimanadraba eina karino houjik tougadaba,nangbu nungaina khak thamba ngamlaroi’’
‘’kanana nangonda adumna hairiba’’
‘’ mina haiba haidba adugi thiranu, eie muk matik chadaba mishak ama malem gi mfamda khak leiramloi’’
‘’ malemsida leiriba miyamlaktagi nangmuk matikchaba mishak amadi leitey’’
‘’ adugira telegram hanlakhidabadu’’
‘’ eina ngonda telegram toukhi, ehemshi ebemma mayolsana gi mingda, ngonda pibiyu haiduna’’
‘’ nangi telegram du eie fangkhi, nangna eibu nungshibirambagi eina kayada penjakhi. Eisu panthadana nangi telegram hanba lakami, telegram office ta laklaga telegram du tourammi’’
‘’ nangna pirakpa telegram dudi eigonda yourakhide’’
‘’ maramdi ‘’
‘’ maraksida nangsu eisu gyan tanadaba ama leikhi’’
‘’ mtou karamna’’
‘’ numituda nangna touramva telegram du thadrikhei, echemshi tharaksana na munduna telegram du manghankhi, aduna nangna pirakpa telegram du eigonda youkhidabani’’
‘’ madi kari maramgi’’
‘’ eigee pokminabi echemshi mayolsana ga etei ibungo sanamatum ga makhoi anigi punshigi mari ama sagatpada eina achouba thoudang ama loukhi, echemshi tharaksana na etei bu lonna nungshijei adubu khudingmak aremba oikhi, magi ningba kai, magi lambida ayetpa p*khi haiduna eigee punshi warida mana pal oiduna thattuna thamkhi.’’
‘’ wafamshi kamdouna khanglakliba’’
‘’ echemshi tharaksana laan ,manungda masagi akanba anaba amadagi leikhidarey, mana siramdaida echemshi ebemma mayolsana gi mafamda s**t nanna loina tamlakhi eie, karigumba wafamshi ,mana haidoklamdrabadi houjiksu khanglamloi, echemshi ebemma na wafamsigi ,maramda lanley su haijakhi. Mahakna lotsinlamba telegramdu mashi natra’’
Thambal telegram ama khutsinnei tayumbagi makhutta.
Telegram du ubada ningshinglakhi. Ma masamakna hairaga telegram machine du panariba mishaktuda ehankhibani.
‘’ maney waheisingsey eina hairaga engrajida ehankhibani’’
‘’ eibu thajabiyu, eigee nungshibadi hongba naidri, ngasi eina nangi nanakta laklibashi telegram shigi lanna lounariba wafamshi sengdokpakhakta nattey laklibasey , punshi gi oina nangi nanakta lengdana leiragey haiduna khong thangdoktuna laklabani’’
‘’ nangbu eigee nakta lengdana leiba ngamladraney’’
‘’ ngamlani, eie nanga punshigi aroiba mikup faoba leiminaragey haiduna laklabani’’
‘’ adudi houjikmak chatlashi’’
‘’ mang thana khutsamnana pubiro’’
‘’ puragey nangbu’’
‘’ moirang leela taret ki sayonfam , thangjing chingna ufam oiba, loktak emagi masaikon sida punshisey lomjagey’’
‘’ thambal’’
‘’ eidee nangi punshi eyaida shatpi singel thambal oijagey, esana ekhong na thongna nangi telegram gi paokhum pirabani, nangi nakta punshisey hingjaragey’’
‘’ shanglaba chahi kaya nangi telegram ngaibada waraba punshisina ngasidi momom nokcharey’’
Asum touna sabi sanou anishi nungshi panthung youkharey.
Laan khoiraba matung, tangdu leitaba Manipur ama oirey.
Plane pokkhaibada leikhidaba englandagi lakhiba pakhang macha amagi imphal war cemetery da leiba mongfam amada...
Mapaduna englanda gi machagi mongfamda lakli, machabu unaba pukmen paomennaba mongfamda.
Mongfamgi leimaiduda hikna hikna kapli..
Aduga pithraigi kompaak macha amada wahei khara haklaga machagi mongfamda thamli...
‘’ your fathers mind often travels to this grave far away from leeds england’’
Laan loiraba matung.. ekui kuidana chahi kharagi matung british singi makhuttagi Manipur su ningtamba fangley, adubu ningthoupanba leibak ama haibadudi oidrey.
Thambalsana college ki ojha ama oirey.
Macha piba ani ningol ama pokee.
Tapna tapna ahal gi matam su oirakee.
Nongmagi numit mapuroiba tayumbaga....
‘’ thangjing harobasibu handaksibu khong chingni hai chumbara mama’’
‘’ chummi chummi’’
‘’ aunthokna yaoningkhreda naha oiringeida oiramladi kaya nungaigadaba’’
‘’ matamdu amuk maning hanlanshira’’
‘’ pamjadre’’
‘’ karigi houjikta naha oiramladi nungaini haikhibadai’’
‘’ matamdu yamna wakhi, nongma, nangna thangjing laida heiruk kaba lakkhibada , eidee thabak aruba amagi chairenda chatkhi, eina hallakpada nang lakammi takhi, eina kayada wana khangkhi, nang thengnahoudabagi, ahing kaya tumba yakhidey’’
‘’ nangdi chairen ningthougi machanupiduga ymna loinaba pamkhibadai, ma uradi nangdi loijakhibani, eigasey kaokhibani, heega tonglaga khuman khoirambaga chatkhibado, ningshingluraga ymna saoningeeda houjikta’’
‘’ nangdi kege pakhang kayana khurak hangdana ekoi koikhibado, likon mafamda heegatnakhiba kaya, eidee chaklamdoi mandabara’’
‘’ahal oiraga loina kotharakerisibu maida... nachasingna takhiba tarey, pension chatlamdaisida’’
‘’ tagey tajasanu, nangdi miotpini, telegram amanasu chahi kaya eibu otkhibani’’
‘’ telegram gi wafamdumuk houdoklaklabara’’
‘’ kaoba ngamdey adugeigi telegram 1940’’....... the end......

03/06/2026

CHAPTER 30

The death cloak.
Nong ninishi nong leptana chubaga nonglei ho nungs**t ho marakta lambi thong sembagi lambisey chap lepkhibana khut hangba matamni. Shinmi ayamba pothanaba matamni, shijasu nganta hougattuna purnimani haiduna mana leiriba emungdugi kumnom ayamba shat shat loisinli, mana manil nainadana.
Shija du potfam fambiduga hainakhiba matam ama leibana chingangbam mamtop ta laigi luk katpa yaoba nangnaba nganta loisinduna fhiseng setlaga thorakley.
Ahal dugi thongan mapa leirak machinduda nongdambana thengnou haiduna kadomdagino insinlaktuna sarat ka thengnaraey.
Sarat amadi shija anido awai akhum tounei....
‘’ shija kadaidano ayuk anganbasida’’
‘’ ebung emabok ekashini ga chingangbam mandopta khuraigi utsav yoaruge tourambani’’
‘’ yamna feina adudi’’
‘’ um laigi luk khunbasey eisu amuktadi yaoningbani, laibakna faduna yaoba fangley’’
‘’ ado nabung waa amata haigedana’’
‘’ kari wano haiyu’’
‘’ horen nungthil utsav hallaklaba matung, khongnang ani karak mapada eie nangbu ngairamgey, nang eivu unaba soidana lakku, laktaba yadabaniko’’
‘’ hoi lakkey, utsav hek hallakpaga’’
‘’ taha taha laktrabasu yani, pungduda soidraga loirey’’
‘’ hoi ebung’’
‘’ ado shija waa ama chithahourey’’
‘’ kari wano’’
‘’ nahangei fajabadagi ngasi nangi saktamsey amukka henna fajei’’
‘’ ekaida ebung’’
‘’ fajei haibabu fajei haibani, karigi ekairuni’’
Asum touna mana hainingba wahei kharadi sarat na nakchetta yeiduna nganghouyee, shija mamai mamit fong fong sai,ekairap touyee, sarat na hairakliba waheigi aronba artha kharasu waheigi nungi echelda yaori haiba mahak khangee.
Aduna mahak kuina mayok yaba ngamjadey...
‘’ ado ebung eie chtlugey, emabok na lakmandarey haiduna waa thoklamlani’’
‘’ hoi chatcharuro, horen pung 3 soirakpa yaroiko’’
‘’ soiroiye’’
‘’ khongang ani karak mapa’’
‘’ kaojaroiye nachan na khongnang makhongduda lengdana ngaibirammu’’
Asumna pukmen paomenaramlaga emabok ekashini gi mayum younaba chatkhi.
Makhoina houjikta ngangnakhiba saknakhibasingdu mamitna uhouba, tahouba leikaigi machem sabi chinganbi, utsab houbiramdey haibagi khara saoningduna leibaga, yenakha mayagi pungthon makhongda leplaga migi s**tra kuptra yengna yengna mathanta porok sonli...
‘’ ngamkharey, ngamkharey, misingsey kadaidagino, houjikmatamsidabu, shambu hourabadi lairunu haibadu chumkhreda, kokta sham houba mi laideko, eina haisini,ayuk ngantasida lukhrabi mana mellei ga langadana, houjik leikai taklaga eina khongoinaradi fajafam leiroisey, mamit mana ethak hek thakadana hengo henganaradana, mitsey aunthoknabu nakhrey toujasarisey.’’
Ashi hairadana mathanta sonlouyee.
Somdana emabok ekashini houduna khongna fana sangna khongbu oina chatminaduna khurai gi chingangbam mandop utsav chafam du youramley.
Hek youbaga mamtop tu erang langee, lan manung oibana , lanjenaruba kaya sagei natei ngai sen thoudok ama thoklabanina kuina punludraba matung punbagi ymna harao tayamnei, chak chanaba gi thouram amasu yaoribani.
Ekhang khanghoudana atiyadagi Japanese singi bomb yaoba aeroplane sing tapna tapna paisinklkpa hourakhi, bombing adu kongba keithel, ukhrul lambi lishang s**tna chingarel faoba toukharey, adumna nongthaktagi kaptharakpa bomb duna utsav touriba chingangbam mandoptusu bomb tarey.
Bomb duna hek pokhaibaga shijatombisu thawai hakchang setna khairaley.
Yum kaya amasu mei chakhi, micham prajadana henna sokkhi, chingambam mandop ta bomb thadaduna mi kaya sirey haibagi pao tabada, thwai khubak ta haptuna chenlakley saratsu. Mafamdu yousinlakapadadi shijatombisu asiba hakchang oiduna taduna leirammi.
Madu ubada sarat thamoi kairey, mana khanjaramba asha pumbasu houjikti hikthakharey, amuk hanna nouna mayol chonglaklaroi, ngasai ayuktani, fajakhraba momon mitnokna yomlaba maithong ama, aduga houjikna bomb na panlaba ashiba hakchang oina shijatombi na yamfak tabagum yengheidraba fhibam amada leirambadu ubada kokthakta atiyasey nantharakley.
‘’ shija eidee mangjaredana, karino nangna ngasi touramliba matousibu, nangbu eie ngairammu haibadai khongnang ani karakta... sey hougatlo shija shijatombi’’
Ashi hairaduna sarat tengtha naoina kapli.....
Mangumba thoudokni oiramliba fhibamshi, ngasai ayuktani harao harao na wari sanakhiba, khongnang makhongda ngairamgey hainakhiba, aduga houjikna pumnamak ki taionabada lonthoktaba ekheng teirba saktam amana mitmangda taduna leirambadu ubada madi thamoi sokharey.
Shija gi hakchangda nttana atoppa ashiba hakchang kaya amasu ekoi koina taduna lei.pungkhai amagi manungda malem sey pumyot yotsinkhibani, nongthaktagi kaptharakpadu mayoknaba haiduna leimaida leiba anti air craft ki nongmei kayana kaptuna Japanese singi aeroplane singduga mayok yakhi, adubu micham miyamdi nongmei makhol na kha lai khangdana chenakhiba ngaktani, komda, pukhrida, khongbalda chongthaduna lotnakhi, kapkhatlaklaga mathakta ahumlak pokkhaiba topshing adugi makholna thadarakpa bomb kaya pokkhaibagi makholga, sidaba mi kayasu masana sirey khanjaba mikupni, akibana yomlaba akibagi masakni, pungkhai amaromgi matamdo, sarat su chak toklaba matung ngaihak pothaba matam oibana famungda ngaihak hiplingei, bomb thadabgi makhol tai haiduna chenthorakpada , mahi mahi khurai maikeiromdani hainarakpada kham thengna nungsha thikhi.
Khurai chingangbam mandop ta utsav chaba chatkhibi shijagidamak thawai wakhi, karimta toubiramdaba haiduna lambida chatna chatna lai khoiramkhibani, aduk sanglaba lambel do afing afai oi, apunanaba amana pubagum lamjingduna pubana youkhibasu khanghoudey.
Mafamduda yousinlakpadadi shijatombidi hakchang ga thawai ga khainarey, utsav chaba chatminabi emabok ekashini gi ashiba hakchangsu taduna leiri, khwaidagi nungaitaba thoudok hairaga amuk maraksida yum amada punna leiminnaba mioi taretmak amuktada Japanese singi bomb gi meina da punshi p*khamnabasini.
Chingangbam mandop ki thoudoksina Manipur pumbada tapna tapna sandokhi....
‘’chingangbam mandapta chak chaba amata hingdarey’’
Poirei tampaak ta laibak thiba thoudoksina wari oihourey, asiba hakchang singdu uraga kapna laonaba gi makholtana p*k thanli, thoudok tu thokhraba matung sifai mayam laktuna yengsinli, ashiba hakchangsingdu gi aroiba mathou mangam pangthoknaba amuk sinba hourakley.
Chingangbam mandop ki thoudokta nttana, Japanese singna yumlakta bomb thadabadagi yum kaya mei chakhi, nupi angang kaya makhong kakpa yao, makhut kakpa yao, soinairba punshi mahing amadasu hingba takhi.
Hey laan nangi cheinada mi khudingmaksey asaba khang amada ngoubaga pangkhak oi.
Ashiba hakchangsingdugi aroiba mathou mangam pangthoknaba magi magi emung manung, sagei natei gi mi laktuna hotnari, adubu shijatombigidamaktadi kanasu laklamdey.
Magini kana chongthokpiraktrabada sarat na magi nupini haiduna chongthokee, punshigi louna leinakhidrabasu, asengba nungshiba oirubana, siraba magidamak aroiba mathou mangam du mahakna pangkhi, makhut makna sanskar gi meiree chukhatkhi.
Seihouda nungaibata saruk oikhibi, leimakonda shatpi singelni haiduna mama mapana wangna thambikhibi mahakto ngasidi leiman chanley, pumnamak laan magi khudolni.
Mahakna shinmisingi chak thongnaba lakkhiba numitagi houna sarat na magi punshi wari khangluba numittagi houna , mabu lousinbigey, punshigi nakta thamlagey khanjakhi, mahakna yum panlurabasu, keidouyegey, maraibak thirabi oiduna hallaktuna leirey houjik, asumna asum mathanta chanafam khangdana manghanbadu pamdraduna , magi punshibu kanninglui. Adubu ngasidi mikupsida aremba ni khudingmak magi wakhal.
Ngasigi shajibugi purnimashi magi punshida adumak meitaan na wakheidribafaoba meisa langduna leihourani.
Houjikti haina haina sanskar du loirey.
Sanskar du loiraba matung ningba kaina mayum younaba hallakley sarat su.
Mayum youraga makhong shangna tingthoktuna mamittana mapi chadum chadum sinthaduna lei saratsu, houjiksu mitmangda uri, momon nokpa maithong.
Nongma mana leirang nakta shinmi shingi chak thongna thongna saramba warigi tangkak matek ama su ningshingakee sarat.
Nongmagi thoudoktu shijatombi, shimising gi ayuk chara nangnaba leirang nakta famna famna chak thongee, chafu do cheng suraba matung, souba ngairingei tanjadani, nungsha da leirubagi waraduna sarat su eshing khujai amata thakey haiduna changlakpa matangni.
Sarat na eshing thakningee haiduda khujai ama kanduna lamsinli, englaba pun gi eshingdu thakpadagidi meisa langlambadu farey.
Chaning khara tarakpada...
‘’ kari yensangno shija ngasidi’’
‘’kobishak tougey tourambani ebung’’
‘’ haoranida’’
‘’ kobisingsey chathokhiudradi saga sarey, patha pumthaduna mangba tarey haiduna tourabani, shinmishingsinadi kobi panbada suktok peithokliba, adubu einadi manghaningdriba’’
‘’ kobi chaba fei na’’
‘’ cha bagan da gi lakpa Bengali nupa amana eibu nhandi boudi kobi ymna chabasey shan na tannei hai hairakpanemi, eina nokpashi magi waduda, kanana tambirino khangdey, aduga mana eigonda boudi boudi haibasida, makhoigi marolda kari hairino hangbada, eche natraga eteima hairibani hairakpada ney hek tai, makhoigi mingousey kayadi heinadarey’’
‘’ chatnabi tonganbagum tongan tonganba lon kaya amasu lei, shija madugi thoina khallunu’’
‘’ ado ebung, ngasidi nachan na ebungi mafamda minamkhiba wafam amadi lei, punshisimagi ebung gi mafamda wafamshi minamlagey khankhi, adubu minamba ngamgani haiba thajaba ngamlaktarey’’
‘’ kari karamba wafamnoney echan na minamba hairisibu, nangna eibu karamba matamda, karamba warigi tangkakta punshigi oina minamba yaokhrageney eidee thajadey, eie nang khangnarakpadagi minamba amatabu yaokhidey haina khallido’’
‘’ebung na khangdaba ama lei’’
‘’ eina khangdaba’’
‘’ amatabu nattey ymna lei’’
‘’ adudi eina khangdabasindo khangnaba hairodana ngasidi’’
‘’ebung na matam ama oja oiringei, nungtigi schoolda lairik takpa lakpado, eisu heiningmankhraduna lonna lonna school gi yenakha da houba wapal marumduda eigee sheidangfam oiduna nungtigi lonna ebungna takpa paradu eie yahouyee, mayek chatnaba paba ngamnaba eie kanna hotnakhi. Samaj sina micham miyam gi machaningol singdi lairik tamba mangee, chtnabi na thingee haiduna thatlaga thamba paldugi chekpal wangmado eie na hek hek lonna lonna chongee, fongna shingnaba ngamludrabasu eigee pangal na lonna shingnarui, eibu pokpa ema epana lairik tambasey mange haiduna thingee, adubu einadi lairik pu ymna pamjana hourakpa oibana lonna lairik heiningkhi, eyambasingna sijinaramba amanba lairik, boy singdo eina lonna kana khanghandana thamjei, ebung na takpa para na eigee punshi gi lamjing mangaal oikhi, nongma ebung na eibu ukhibado, eina uhaningkhidey, khanghaningkhidey, eie ymna pakhatkhi, thina cheirakadra haibagi, eheigidamak lakpani hainingdraduna eina minamkhibani, ushoi chongba yengba lakpani haiduna, asigidamak ebung na nachal bu ngakpiyu’’
Shija gi waadu tabada engak ngakna ngakchanaduna yengee. Adugei gi school gi thoudoksing mamitta shang shangna urakee, hek hek yenakha da leiramba, thoudoksingdo, madi echam chamba thoudok ngakta oiraboi khallubani, adubu khudingmaksey echam chamba thoudok amata oiramdarey.

02/06/2026

Chapter 29

POISONOUS IVY.
Telegram amagi maramgi ningba kairabi ama haibado mahak oirey, khallamba khudingmak taioinarabada punshina ekangda eraknarey thambalsana, nongma natraga nongmadi soidana telegram hallakhini haibagi achouba asha amadi thamakhibani. Adubu chahidi nongma nongma houkhibana magi telegram gi paokhum fanglaktrabada ningjabasu tapna tapna sum mami samba hourakhi.
Radhika na themjinlaga henna henna kapli...
‘’ yarey thambal, nasa wanaba singanu, life ti move on touba tammu, thoudok amada adum echenda chennaraga leiba hounadey, nangna touribadu nasa wanaba sinbaga pangkhak oiroidra’’
‘’ sinlibani radhika, adubu punshigi ahanba nungshijaba misak amabu thamoi sengna nungshijakhibasibu eina karamna kaogani, eie mabu khak kaoba ngamgadaba mandey, adubu amuktadi eie mabu unaduna magi mang da leptuna thouna ymna fana mafam da wafam amadati hangningee, kari maramgino eigee telegram gi poakhum amata hallakhidabasigi maram asitani eina hangningbasu’’
‘’ hangfam thokee wahangdo, ado laanlaksida , nangi wahangdo matang chadari, hangba tarabasu laansida loikhisanu, amta pukningdo fathakho, tasin khomjinba tamkho, kana khangba yamna thajadana nangi telegram gi marol hanlakpasu’’
‘’ eidee thabu thajaraktarey, matamduda mahak chairen ningthou gi machanupidugasu eigee emangda lenakhibani, maga nungshi panthung yourambasu soiroi’’
‘’ nangsu ymna henjinna khanjinmankhare ebemma pukningdo khara chaothoko’’
‘’ pukningsibudi chaothoklagey haibabu, mana eigee efamda thamoida hoo panbi thabiribasey eibu otliba ntra’’
‘’ wakhal gi makha ponba ngakni, nang ymna henjinna khanjinmankharey’’
Asum touna thambalsana gi wakhal bu laksinnaba radhika na kanna hotnajakhi, houkhiba punshigi wari kaya magi mafamda lithoklaga masadu khara yangbadounasu faobadouna touyee.
Somdana kamdouri...
Nongmagi numit ama..laan kansinlakee haiduna English maam nupi ama manipurda leiba yadarey haiduna dimapur da truck ama da tonglaga thoklakee, lambiduda dimapur romdagi changlakpa majati british royal engineer amaga lambida thengei.
Makhoi anidu pothafam amada ngaihak pothaduna wari sannei.
British ki royal engineer duga English nupiduga asumna wari sannei....
‘’my fair lady where have you come from’’
‘’i have come from imphal’’
‘’ oh where ever is it, we did never heard of the place and we have already been on the way from Bangalore for ten days’’
‘’ well you are not far away from now’’
‘’ good that is relief , but where it is, what is it and what do we find when we get there’’
‘’ you will find a little paradise on earth’’
‘’ a little paradise on earth’’
‘’ yes , its amazing country’’
Maam nupidu adumna hairamlaga mana tonglakliba truck tuda kakhtkhi, royal engineerdusu Manipur youba lambi adomda truck tu tongna tongna lakee.
Matamdudagi houna hainahourey lamdam asibu singthanaduna , a little paradise on earth laireipakki lamdam, laan laktringeigi mamang, Manipur haiba ingna chikna leijaramba lamdamshi mahousagi fajabana p*k thanba ayeeng asaa chang amada leiba da leiba lamdamni, achikpa pamba kabi kayana kabita kaya eba, fajaba kayabu sheithaduna mama leibak nungshibagi leishi leithonduna sheireng wareng kaya eduna sahitya gi pukkei langei thanna thamba leibak ama oirammi, adubu houjikti kadai, ngasidi ningthijarey hairiba lamdamsey laangi cheitheng fangley.
Prithivida british ki michangda leiba leibak ki lanmi kaya Manipur da laan soknanaba dimapur lambida leppa leitana changsinba hourakley houjikti.
Chaora chaoraba makhal kayagi garnishing, kangong taranithoi ntraga tarataruk panba , achouba yotki chen panba gari kaya amsu tractor kaya amasu changsinba hourakley.
Lambi sorok kakpa, lambi koilas thaba semba saba gi thabak khumang changsinna paisinba houkhi.
Overseer, muhori, engineer , contractor, labourer nongma nongmagi eshing echaogum jara jara hengatpa hourakee.
Japanese singna makhoigi base camp Burma amadi Singapore da saringeida somdana imphalda british singi thourang chap chana khumang chaosinlakley.
Chaora chaoraba anti aircraft gun, aeroplane kapkhainaba achouba top Manipur gi mafam ayambada khinkharey.
Aeroplane, paikhatfam, tafham oinaba airstrip kaya semmi, imphal airstrip, tulihal airstrip, kangla airstrip, koirengei airstrip asinachingba.
Nongma numit ... shijatombisu thabak leitaba numitta , leikaigi machem oibi amaga plane tafam da leiriba plane sinngdu yengba chatlammi.
‘’ eche plane singsidi yamkharey, asuk yamba plane singsey nongthakki lambida thaplaba miramdagi eikhoi sitana pairakeniko, laan thengnaba haiduna’’
‘’ nungdum nungshi enao gora sifaisingsey, Meitei eikhoi Japanese singi khuttagi kannaba laklibani’’
‘’ khngdarey eche yeknaba kana , marup na kana, kanana chumliba, kanana lanliba’’
‘’ nang heirido chummy, adubu manglamchatta bomb thadabadi Japanese singsina ni aduna yeknavashi japan na oigani’’
‘’ adudi eche khongjom landa british makhoina Meitei epa epu kaya hatkhibaduna kari, makhoishi eikhoigee marupni haigadra’’
‘’ hoiney madusu chumminey, khangdreda ebemma, bhap men amata tajadeda’’
‘’ eche eisu gyan manglibani, ayuk nungthil khetnaba leitarey, laan haibasina oihanliba ahongbasina, bunker kaya sajinli, makhal makha kayagi machine sing khinjinlakee, lam kaya lousinli, loubuk lamhang kayasu makhoigi adum oisinkhi, khangdarey kamdouba, lam leijadaba yumfam munbikhraba prajasingsina kadaidano leirugadaba’’
‘’ nongma kangdana lambi thong kaya semli, turel mathakta achouba yotki thong kaya amasu semli, aduna eikhoina makhoibu fattaba ngaktada yengbadi faroi khalli’’
‘’ sifai nasu khurak hangdarey, eidee yumlakta leibasu pangkida kijei, eche, ahangba yumsingda makhoidi changsinduna leibasu hourey houjikti, nhansu eche ebemcha hoigi mi leitaba yumduda sifai naha khara changsinduna leihouyee.makhoidi English ngangba ngakni, makhoisingdugi marakta amana eigonda munna yenglakhi, eidee mityengdu aunthokna heinakhidarey eche’’
‘’ shijatombi, echegi waadi makhoiga onsinnaba hounadey, makhoidi amangba jati ni haibashi khangna chatkadavaniko’’
‘’ hoi eche’’
Asumna makhoi anidu airfield du yenglamlaga mayum younaba lakee.
Lepta asum lakpana nungthilduda lamshang lakpa wai haiduna keithel macha amada changsinlag potfam fambi nupi amadagi shijatombiga lakminariba leikaigi machemduga singju chakhisi haiduna chai.
Lambi nakandana gora sifai kharasu patrolling chatli, kwa yonbi, potfam fambi ahal oirabi amana...
‘’ sathi paan charoloa’’
Asumna hairakpa, sifaisingduna changsinlaktuna hanubi potfham fambi kwa yonbidudagi paisa piraga kwa leiduna chai.
Madu ubada shijatombidi engak ngakee. Maga sengju chaminaribi machedusu...
Shijana...
‘’ emabokti lonliga ymna khanglamena’’
Potyonbiduna...
‘’ khangley sum moiga thengnabadagi eisu hanna khanglamdey.
Potyonbiduga shija ga makha tana wari sannei...
‘’ ado emabok makhoisey miramdagi lakpa gora sifai ngaktani, emabok pu makhoiga kouna ngangnabasey kidabara haimi’’
‘’ karigi kigani, makhoisu mini, eshorna semba, aduk tuka tuki thiba hounadey, emabokki mityengdadi mi haibasey kanglup furup naiba hounadey khalli, shinglida chenliba angangba ekhengsey machu amatani’’
‘’ adubudi chumba aduda...’
‘’ mi haibasey loina tinaraga makhoigi pukchel khangani, makhoigi maraktasu afaba kaya ama yaoribani’’
‘’ eidee makhoisey kaya thajaba ngamdey emabok, makhoiga loinaba haibasey afaba oiroi’’
‘’ ebemma , ekui kuidri tha amamukki mamangni, eigee eshunupa amakhak tarak tarak yaojabadu kangnachiktuna malaria narabada asibagi khayat taragdaba da, sifai amana quinine haiba hidaktu thinlakpadagi eshugi thawai manglamgadabadagi thawai kanba ngamkhi, aduna emabok na makhoibu fttaba ni, yeknaba ngakni haina karamna inthoktuna khanduna leiba ngamgani, yeknaba haibadu makhoini haiduna kayam kuina eina khut lanthoktana leigani, makhoina khut lanthoarakpada’’
‘’ adusu chumminey emabok’’
‘’ ado shija ‘’
‘’ kari haigey hayeng khurai chingangbam mamtop ta utsov ama lei, nangsu emabok ka punna chatlushi kari haigey nangbu’’
‘’ ngammoida ekaida’’
‘’ hai angaobi mitop natteney, emabok ki ymna naknaba mari mata amaniney’’
‘’ adu oirasu ekaijeida’’
‘’ hai ekainingai leitey, utsov macha ama katkadouribani laigi, luk khundoribani, eshor gi bhok khunba haibasey awa ana pumba koktoini, nangbu wakhal shanti oina leiingdabaraney’’
‘’ leiningey adubudi’’
‘’ leiningadi hayeng eney ga loinana chatlasuki ayuk anganbada, eigeesu khongbu oibinaba leitey, naha nakhoiga chatlabadi wabasu khangloi’’
‘’ farey adudi eney na chatshi hairabanina nganta houba laklagey’’
‘’ lako lako, pung 9 gi adaida eie loisinduna leiramlagey’’
‘’ hoi eney leirammo’’
Leikaigi machem oibidudi wari sanabagi onthorakpada leiramdarey, magondadi houbidey haibidey haibagi saoningbagi maong matou ama eut utli, wari sanaringei chatlagey ga hairamdana adumak tumin f*k hougatlaga chatkhibagi maong oina touyee.
Shijasu wakhal nungaijadey, harao harao ngasidi thabak kommi haiduna thoraklaga punna plane tafam yenglushi, ngaihak asawai koithoklushi haina punna wakhal nungaina thokminaraklaga ymna warouna machem oibisina magonda wahei amata hairamdana chatkhibasida nungaijadey.
Mana nungaijadabadu ubada...
‘’ hai shija karimta khallunu, saoningduna tourini, ngarang nhan na eie mabusu houkhibani, adubu mana yakhidey,aduna aniraksuna hairubagi artha thoktey haiduna thokpani, aduga saodunagasu touriye, mi macha pukchel p*kpa haiduni magisey, marou leikhraba, nang karimta nungaitaba touganu’’
Shija du wakhal khara chaothokchei..
‘’ hoi emabok eie karimta nungaitaba touraroi’’
‘’ ado lamdo lappanina, mina chak taklamdai mamtop ta changbadu emabok ti nungaijadey, aduna nasana khangna naha nangna lakuko’’
‘’ hoi hoi’’
Asumna pukmen paomenaramlaga shija su mana leiriba makhoigi mari mata thokpa dugi yumda lakee. Punshi echel na hiden hongba mafamda masu hiden anirakti hongley laan lakngeidagi, amukna sangaiprouda mama ga mapa ga punna, houjikna amuk chingmeirongda, masina oiramba tai, punshidi leppa leitana chenthaba echelni.
Somdana kamdouri, numitsimagi nungthil gi matam, sarat longna hiptuna wakhal khalli.
‘’hayengdi sajibu gi purnima numitni, april thagi tang kung, engshok lishing amaga chamapan nifhu humdoi 1943, yaifaraba purnima numitsida matam kayadagi eina kuina khanjaduna leiraklaba wafam ama mafamda soidana fongdoklagey, shijatombi nangi nafamda, eina nangbu punshigi oina lousinlagey, laibak thirabi khongul da tarabi nahakpu eina nachom semduna chetna molang makhada taibang kanana fangamdana thamgey khallabani, nangbu laibak thibi mingthol haibadudi fanghanlaroiko, thokliva numit thana sakhini, nangi leina choijainahalaroi, nangi asha yaodraba punshibu eina asha gi mangaal soidana pigani’’
Ashi hairadana shekhar momon nokchei, matam kayadagi lottuna thamlakpa magi nungshijaba du fondoklagey asi youna khankhi.
////// end of chapter 29/////

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