The Shongthu Chate

Guys, tomorrow marks the first anniversary of our first meeting in the ICSSR-NERC Guest House for the ten-day Research Methodology Course (RM2017) organised by ICSSR-NERC, NEHU Campus, Shillong. Looking back those days we spent together, I never expected that we will continue to connect like this, thanks to social media, particularly the WhatsApp group. Slowly, I started missing those good times. How nice you all were! Those days, I used to be very rude, you all know. My memory about the way I treated you all never pleases me but remembering that all of you had always tried to understand me makes me realised the kind of people you all were. In your own way, you all have always tried to help me out—sometimes with gifts, treat, and even by correcting my mistakes. On my birthday, I never expected that a birthday cake would be arranged. Oh, I let you wait till about 11:30 pm on that day. Some of the gifts you guys had presented to me as a token are no longer with me but the memory i...

INTRODUCTION: Every human being in this World wants to be a successful person. But it is a simple known fact that only few people are able to taste the fruit of success in their lives. Writing about 2000 years ago, the Apostle Paul stated that everyone run in a race but only one wins the prize (I Cor. 9:24). The reason why only few people excel in life can be many and varied. In this short write-up, an attempt shall be made to address how the youths should realize the purpose of life through education, and become a successful person. As a boy, I used to ask myself: Why did God created us? Why am I here for? Am I worthy of living a good life? etc. Sometimes, I pour out my doubts to people whom I trust. But their explanations never satisfy me. The following passages are some of my thoughts based on my experiences in the past years regarding all these confusions as I grow with education. PURPOSE OF LIFE: At the outset, I would like to make clear that God created us with a purpos...

Vannoi gamtin hi ivet leh Pathen thilsem Gam-le-Go, Ju-le-Va ho venbit ding dan thu hatah in amachal tan, eiho India Sah-Solam gamkai jong hatah in ahin mutpha tan ahi. Sat-le-Dap anitin a akikhel jing a, Ganhing (Ju-le-Va) ho akemsuh jing to kilhon in Vannoi a Pathen thilsem ho homtho na jong akhang jing tan ahi. Hiche toh kilhon hin Kuki-te masang khosat dan a Gam-le-Go, Ganhing (Ju-le-Va) ho poimo dan, chule tukhang a hiti ho venbit lou apoimo dan thu ah lunggel ana seikhom’u hite. Amasan, Kuki-te khosat dan a Thing-le-Go, Ganhing/Ju-le-Va ho poimo dan phabep ana ve masa’ute. Masang ipu-ipa teu khang chun tulai khang a khantouna toh kisai a manchah jat jat hohi ana umlou jeh in Pathen thilsem jatchom chom ho mangcha’n nitin hinkho ana mang ji uve. Hiche hi Kuki te seh seh hilou in Vannoi a Jat-le-Nam jouse masang hinkho mandan jong ana hiding in ginchat ahi. Kukite hi thinglhangmi, chule thinglhang loubol a kivah te inahi utoh kilhon in Pathen thilsem ahingthei leh ahingtheilou...

Mihem jousen melhoi ding akidei sohkeiye. Adeh in khangdong hohin tahsa damthei ding; hoiding-phatding; mi O’chat hiding tiho hi aki ngaisang dehset-e. Hinlah thilpha hi akihet ji vang in abolnom ana kitam jipon, phattou nading sang in setna lamjoh ah ana kilhamang nom ji’e. Hitobang khangdong thilpha la he a bolnom lou chu nahi khah-em? Vannoi Leisiet hi ivet leh chihna lam asan cheh-cheh toh kilhon in, mihiem lunggel jong akikhel jing’e. Hitobang ma chun mihem dei dan jong akikhel jing in ahi. Khang thusim (History) in phatbih hi ahin hom toupeh in, tuvang hin imajouse computer (internet) thahat a bolthei ahi tah jeh in computer-age, ahilouleh mobile-age tin het ahi tai. Masang chun mihem te hi louga-soh leh gamga hon ana kivah un, tun vang hitia hinkho mang chu ki-um nalai jong leh atam tapon; thilbai jong ahi tapoi. Hijeh hin kivah nading in Regular Income neilou akhoh tan; hiche nading ahin natoh (Job) neilou ahung poimo lheh tai. Job hi jat tampi umjong leh eihon iha ngaisang...

Tulai khangdong lekhasim atamjon agel thupipen chu Degree nei a Government Service kiholding tihi ahi. Lamchom chom a tohthei (kineh hol nathei) tampi umjong leh Govt. Service neiho ingaisang na’u hi achom neo-marxism post-. Hiche hi ajeh tampi umjong leh atohmun a kon akichol (retired) tokah a lhalo (salary) kisuhtah a amu jeh, chule natoh neocha hijong leh innsung khat kivah nakham asan tei ji jeh-u hi ahi. Eimite lah a service ikhohsah jeh uvin achesa kum-10 vel sung lekhaso chom chom’a article kana jih naho ah keijong natoh neiloulai kana hi vang’in ‘Career’ lam toh kisai thu hohi kana ha jih pen’e. Chutia khangdong ho tilkhou toh natoh hol kahin kop jing lai’in Pathen lungset in MPSC noi’a Asst. Professor (College jilkung) kilhen na exam chu kahung lolhing in, tukum February lha chun appoinment kana mu uve. Chujou in, April lha chun posting mun eihin pedoh uvin ahi leh thinglhang lam peh College khat kahung chu kha in ahi. Kihasei hih jong leh Thinglhang mun hohi phaigam san...