Hungpungwoshi Meinaoni (An excerpt from ‘Hungshi shangvawui miwun mirāt khararchān) “Chithāda sāda Maitei Leiphai hila Hungshi shangwui phungphā apamna. Kala Kanglali pamda khaleibing saikora Hungshi Phapengna. Phapeng machutsāda awo-ayi thot eina haophoklaga aja rāshungda agatona Hungthotkhali, Silui alānao akha eina ameiwui shim ungngahānchingda khalei hina” – P. Solomon Hungbungwoshi meinaoni, kaje Hungbungwo eina Maiteiwona MAKHEL ramli pamkasāwui eina KHUMREIli …
HUNGSHI RAMSOM: Hungshi shangwui mibingna ramsom khayao kazat ātam chithārān, athumna athumwui Ramjan (ancestral home)wui eina PHUNGPHĀLUNG’ hoda lungphek akha athumwui ramsom khayao kazat shongzā kachida khuiphungzatta. Ramsom leihā khamathā-zakashi, ngalung china chitheimiya. Ramsom sākapai āpam kachida ngalung china vāngasāmhaowa kala masākapai āpambingli ngalung chi mangasāmmana. Chithādasāda, Phungphālung china vakhangasām āpam kachida Hungshi Shangna ramsom sāya. Hungshi Khayaihungna ngasokazat khangatei …
These gentle folks of hearty laughter and endless mirth Gather this crispy autumn morning of fresh birth To once again share their lives together in a feast Celebrating life and companions returned to the East Simmering in a giant Longpi clay pot mysterious as night An abundance of Raphei chilli powder for a stinging bite Head, tails and all, a …
Kha eina Khao Atam akhali kasār preigaharni chi ngachamri eina okthuisai. Preiva chi phasā rithao kala ngachāngla makānāthuda lui, ahang kānggui kotkhamakao kasuihaoda thangkha preigahar kasātheilui khawo zarruthaira jihaoda chi vāmayonuwa. Maovāmāmān kaji eina zārzi akhali chao ākha pisāda chi anina shaothatkhuihaowa. Ani preigaharni chao chi kharām ngapaireihaowa, kala ngasheireihaida khararreihaowa. Chieina preiva china gahara chili ‘āshāma khaung thārān thingna …
“Though theoretically the hangva is responsible for the administration of the village among its different clan members, practically all the villagers are involved in the administration as well as in the matter of village defense. The village elders command respect from the villagers while performing the duties of public service as a member of the hangva. Otherwise they are …
Accounts of Funeral in Photographs by Ursula Graham Bower “The graves are hollowed out some seven to eight feet underground. The shaft is large enough to admit a man and a body on a stretcher. This shaft leads to the opening of an underground chamber, into which the body on the stretcher can be passed. These tombs are re-usable. …
Maran Kasa/ Feast of Merit “it was the result of their communitarian spirit. That, it was a sign of not having the idea of greediness but dominated by the spirit of sharing. The rich people had the joy in sharing their wealth with the entire villagers particularly with those who were said to be poorer. They believed that by doing …
Khamasom awunga Kholo eina anaomayara Siluiwungwui khararchān Achālakha Khamasom khali Kholo kaho kashāngmi akha leisai. Mipa hi shānghaoda silui kachungkha keisai. Kha, nao mayarnao akha māngpharākhuihaowa. Nao akhamāng leileihaoda aming Siluiwung phokmi. Siluiwung kaho nao mayara hi naoho naotong sāhaoda āva āvāna lumthur eina nganaopamma. Kala nao hili nganuilāk eina rasa phāsangmida shim pānngasakngaihaoda ngalā khuihaoluda hāngchinghaowa. Kha nao mayara …
Lungko “This year, because of the whims of the weather and pests, there were not enough paddy seedlings for transplanting. Then the neighbours chipped in, they shared their seedlings despite the risk of running short themselves. The different colours, heights and maturity of the paddies is a testament of continuing the tradition and social support system of helping each other …
Faling Arhaishi Phungchi Zangkahai Khararchān
