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| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 |
Mizo thawnthu khawvela a chanchin ngaihnawm tawp thei lo chu Chhurbura chanchin hi a ni a, miin Mizo thawnthu hi hre viau mahsela Chhurbura chanchin hi an hriat telloh chuan a kim thei ngai lo. Dik taka kan sawi duh chuan Mizo thawnthu khawvelah hian Chhura ang tluka lar leh chanchin ngah leh a chanchin ngaihnawm bawk si hi tumah an awm thei lovang tih a chiang a ni.
A chanchinah hian thil inkawkal tak tak leh mak danglam tak tak a awm a, naupang leh pitar leh putar chena ngaihnawm tih theih tur thil chi hrang hrang a in phan kual vel a ni. Kawng khata kan ngaihtuah chuan a atna lam hian rilru a kaihruai thui hle a, hmanlai thawnthua mi hming larte zingah pawh a mawl ber tluan chhuak a ni awm mang e tih tur khawp a ni.
Kawng lehlama kan thlir leh thung chuan a finna lai chharchhuah tur a tam hle thung. A thiltih zawng zawng leh a nungchangte hi ngunthluk zawka kan ngaihtuah chuan a buang angin lang thin tak mahse, a atna chhan hi kan hriat tam tak hi chu a u Nahaia a khawngaih leh hmangaihna vang liau liau a ni tih a hriat theih. Naa lah hi mi thatchhia leh zelthel thiam tak a lo ni ve nen. Chhura chanchina ngaihnawm tak takte hi Nahaia nen an thiltih dun leh an pahniha chunga thil thlengte a ni tlangpui.
Nahaia nena an chettlatna kawng hrang hrangah hian Chhura chuan thil hrehawm leh vanduaian eng engemaw a tawk chho deuh reng a. Chu chu Nahaian a bum fin vang a ni a. Naa tellohnaah erawh chuan Chhura hi a hlawhtling thei em em a ni.
A chanchin hi khawilai atang pawn sawi tan dawn ila ngaihnawm tak a ni thei zel a, chanchin tawi leh hlimawm tak tak sawi tur a nei thluah a ni. Chhura chanchin danglamna tak chu, thawnthu dang anglo takin a khawilai atang pawhin sawi tan ila a inlalawn chho thei zel a, a ngaihnawmna a nep chuang lo. Khawi atangin nge sawi tan leh tihtawp tha zawk ang aw tih hi mi tam tak rilru tibuaitu a ni mah mah zawk a ni.
Mi tam takin an sawi thin dan chuan khawvel hmun thenkhat zawl diai duai hote hi Chhura vuak zawl anga sawi a ni thin a. Tuboh lian tak a nei a, chu chuan lei sakhat leh lungte a vaw kehdarh vek a, zawlah a siam a, hmun thenkhat a lo vaw khuar nasa deuhva, luikawr leh phaikuamah a lo tang a, a vuak zawl that peih loh lai leh a kalsan laite chu tlang pawngah a lo chang ta nia ngai an awm a, chung a tih hnua a thih dan pawh hi mi tam takin an hrechiang thei lova, a thih dan chungchangah hian ngaihdan hrang pawh a tam thei hle.
A thihdan chungchang hi thenkhat sawi dan chuan, a zinna tumkhatah tawhsual a tawk nia ngai an awm a. Thenkhat sawi dan chuan a zinna Mawngping khuaah Lal ni zuiin nuamsa takin a thi niin an sawi bawk.
Chubakah chuan a thihdan chungchang hi sawi dan chi khat a la awm leh a. Vawikhat chu an khuaah mite chu hlim takin an infiam a. Chhura chuan nuam a ti em em mai a, tel reng mai chu a duh a, mite chuan an inlamah chawte an va ei a, an va inhraipuar leh te te thin a. Chhura erawh chuan haw nachang pawh a hre lo reng reng a. Chutai engmah ei leh in lova hun rei tak chu intihhlimnaa a tel avang chuan riltam leh taksa chauh luat tuar lovin a thi niin an sawi bawk.
A thihdan hi a enga pawh chu nise Chhura hi a thih lai vel chuan khawkhata mi langsar leh mite hriat lar tak niin a thi a ni tih chu a chiang hle.
He khawvel hi siam anih laia tel ve angin sawina awm thin mahse kum zabi 14-na lai vel bawr khan Mizoram chhaklam khawi hmun hmunah emaw hian a khawsa niin hrait a ni a, chung hmunah chuan a sulhnu thil chi hrang hrang - a fa rep te, a se khalh te, a talhtum tihte hmuh tur tam tak tun thleng hian a la awm.
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The Man called Chhurbura
The most interesting and memorable personality int he world of Mizo folklore would undoubtedly be the great Chhurbura. The reading and study of Mizo tales would be incomplete and much less meaningful if the name of Chhura were left out in the whole milieu. He is, in fact, the unchallenged hero of the Mizo folk world
There is a great paradox in his character, which makes him all the more interesting for young and old. He mai be considered, without doubt, as the siliest of all simpletons among the Mizo folk characters.
On the other hand he could be considered as the cleverest of all the wise men. And all his actions and behaviours on account of which he was considered foolish, were infact, all due to his abiding love and affection for his elder brother, Nahaia, who happened to be one of the laziest of all men. A good number of stories about Chhura pertain to his relations and activities with his elder brother, Nahaia.
In all these heroic undertakings with Nahaia, Chhura invariably came out of the worse sufferer, whereas in all other adventures where Nahaia was not a counterpart, he came out successful with flying colours.
Each episode in the story is rather short and crisp but it has a good lesson and moral to import to the reader or listener. One may start telling the story of Chhura from any part and it never lose its interest. In fact it is rather dificult to know exactly where to start or where to end the story.
It is also said that Chhura played an important role when the shape of the world was made. He shaped the world by beating and hitting the solid earth with his big stone club, levelling parts of its thereby creating hills, mountains, plains and valleys. The account of his death, once again is quite confusing and controversial.
One version says that he died accidentally in one if his long travels. Some suggest that he died as a chief, rich and powerful in society.
Still another version says he died playing one entertaining game called Nghengtawlah-Saiawnah. Chhura once was so absorbed in his game played on a special festival, that he totally forgot to eat anything for a long time, and out of fatigue and physical exhaustion he died while playing this game.
All these versions, however agree that Chhura was a prominent citizen at the time of his death and enjoyed a life of respect.
Although he was considered as one of the creators of this world, according to another tale he was still alive in the 14th century AD, living in eastern part of Mizoram, where most of his legendary monuments have been preserved and can still be seen till today. |
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