The Shongthu Chate

1. HSE 2007: During my higher secondary days in Imphal (2005-07 ), I was in such a situation that I could neither afford to go to school daily nor buy enough reading materials. My aim was just to complete my Class-XII. Since I was not regular in the class, and was not able to owned required text-books, it was a difficult task to prepare for the HSE Exam. With the little materials in hand, I thought I should give my best whatever it takes. A couple of months before the exam, I decided that I should try to get 70 percent. Seeing my seriousness on the eve of exam, a neighbour, who was teaching in another higher secondary school in Imphal, bring me additional sheets from the school and gave it to me. She told me to used for writing practice because she knew that reading alone is not enough. Using those papers given to me by that lecturer, I was able to passed my HSE (Arts) with 71 percent. This little act of kindness have changed my outlook and even my academic career to a great exten...

(My personal choice not in order) 1. Glena Thangpu: Pu Glena Thangpu ana minche laitah chu Class-IX/X kasim lai, guhthim'a mao ana kiha bol jilai ahi. Hijeh hin cassette ana sem atamjo kana ngai kha'e. Tuchan a kamelchih ho chu: Janlai Huilhi, Molhoipah, Ngaichullou, Leihaopah, Simple Lanu (with Thangjalen Doungel), Themjil Chapang (with Seiboi Tuboi), chule adg. anahi. Ama lasah ho lah a kana ngaisang chu 'kalungset nahi', 'lungset dihtah', adg. ana hi. Chule cassette nunung pen Leihaopah asem chai chun mit a vetthei din visual album khat jong ana boldoh in ahi. Geldoh thei khat chu Glena Thangpu hi Laijon Miuzeeko Award ana kisan khat jong ahi. Chule amahin Pathen la jong phasah pi ana khumdoh man'e. 2. Seiboi Tuboi: Seiboi Tuboi hin joldei la ana sah kahet sun chu Themjil Chapang hi ana hi. Cassette khatbou kana ngaikhah vang in alapi hi kana ngaisang ma ma'e. Chomkhat jou in Pathen lam ah ahung kipe in, tuchan a Pathen na tong jing chu ahi tai. ...

(Unforgettable Corporal Punishment during school days/Image: John Gougin) Ka-School kailai kagel pou pou le kamolneh kagel doh tha tei ji'e. Ka neolai chun mol kilap jing na school a kai ana kihi jeh in mol ana kine kha jing'e. Mol kana ha neh napen chu talking mother tongue ahi. Hiche anoi a hin mol kijepdan, ahilou leh punishment kipeh dan, kanato ho phabep hintahlang inge. 1. Tophel Kijep: Tahsa chung a hin mol'a jep nathei mun tampi umjong leh tophel (butt) hi ahoipen ahi. Ajehchu Tophel hi itobang in kijep jong leh gu-le-chang asuhkhah lou ahi. Hijeh hin jilkung tampi in tophel hi ajepnom uve. Ahin tophel hi imoh jep le aphanan, keiho kijep dan vang chu suhmil thei hilou khat ahi. Ajehchu ka-jilkungpa uvin ijep ding teng uleh bang (wall) ah tengpum khat aphut masa jin, hichu itilto adoi tohchet sah a, chujou teng ikhut teni a bang kison a, itophel ajep ji ahi. Hiche kibol najeh pipen hi ito ajep teng kichat jeh a ikong(waist) kima de jikhu akibol lou nading, chu...

At least once in my lifetime, I’d thought about committing suicide. That was back in the middle of 2014. I was not serious then, but it had a story I considered worth sharing. Some of you may be interested in it. On 1-8-2013, MPSC issued a notification for recruitment of some 91 posts including MCS, MPS, SDC, MFS and EO. I was about to complete my M.Phil. course then, and was desperately looking for a decent job for survival. That was what my family and friends expected of me too. So, I decided to try for the said MCSCCE Exam 2013. Though I didn’t prepare seriously, I somehow cleared the Preliminary Exam, and had to go for Main (Written + Interview). I wrote the Main and get through for the Interview. In April 2014, I faced MPSC interview for the first time where my performance was of an average considering that I was not serious enough for such a prestigious exam. When MPSC declared the result around 8:00pm on 21-4-2014, the last day of the interview itself, I found my name mis...

Eimi te hi masang a itoh inabah ula kahe pon, tuthah hin ama-le-ama kithat [suicide case] atamlheh tai. Thinathei-Lou (poison) don'a thiloi; Khao a kikhailih loi; ajat jat akija jing tan, pohnat umtah ahi. Toset toh a ahinkho liem jong atamcheh cheh tai kiti le kisei val lou maithei ahi. Gari toset a thiloi; thal a kikaplih loi; gamlah-a kisukha a thiloi…seijoujai ahipoi. Gam khangtou jep ho lah a suicide toh kisai a kihilna hi akiha bol in, eiho lah a hi kihekhalou tobang ahi. Hijeh a hi hetthem na jong lhasam dehset ahi. Masang jep lah in it-umtah sopi khat gamlah in ana kikhailih in, hichu video recording ibol uvin muntin a ina thethang uve. Tunaicha in mikhat ana ohlih kit in, hiche jong chu Facebook/WhatsApp muntin ah alim akimu kit tai. Phaicham miho lah a vang hi a-ohlih jouse kiphinna in ajui ahi kit-e. Hitia thise a lum hihen lang, dammo a thi hijong leh, athi jou nung lim/video ikapdoh doh uva athe thang masa ding ikichu tho jeng jiu hi hetna lhahsam jeh jong hint...

Model School a Class-IX kasim lai in khatvei ehbuh kaki lholut khah in, hiche hi tuchan a kasuhmil theilou ahi. Kum 20 nailam vang ache tai. Model school phatlai tah a chu simlai 3000 val cheng ana phaji ahin, Class-VI a pat chung lam se chu section-ni a kihomkhen ji ahi. Chapang atam dungjui in ehbuh jong ka-10 hamkhat anahi. Ahin, ehbuh le junthahna kigom ahi jeh in ka atam vang in short-break teng ehbuh chu ana kiki chutho ji ahi. Chujongle ehbuh ko hochu adaltan ding commode umlou, anoilang chu hompai jel ahi jeh in Pen ima ilhahsah le anung sodoh je umlou ahi jenge. Model school ehbuh lut kha jousen ihetdiu ahin, ajen a kijen, ahivang a aboi a boi ahi. Hiche ehbuh apat longlha eh-Twi hochu Vadung a luonglut a anoilang a min aneh kit ahi atiuve. Nikhat hi Long-Break pet in juntha din kache in ahile ehbuh sung chu kakilho nal in akosung (manhole) a chun kakeng jetlang kamal gei kathung lut khatan, ako pang a chun kasuh got in ahile ka-toka jouse avom henhun jeng tan a...