A gelh: Tual Khan Suan ( Suanpi)
Minam khat i hihna (national identity) i lah khiat na ding a kisam a hi; minam dangte tawh kibang lo kampau , lai, ngeina, zia leh tong, ki-ukna ngeina tuam neih ding te kicing takin i neih hangin i tenna gam, mun leh mual kician i neih kei leh minam gam (nation state) khat in ciaptehna ngah ding hamsa hi. Zomi te pen a tunga i gen minam khat hihna (national identity) dinga kisam teng a kicing in nei i hih manin Kawlgam , India leh gam dang mun tuamtuam ah minam khat in hong kiciam teh hi. Minam khat i hih mah bangin a beisa hun lai pek panin i pu leh pate pen a mau leh a mau ki-uk minam a hih bek hilo in, minam dangte tung ah to’ kai ngeilo uh hi. Mangkang gamkek te i gam hong lut uh tak ciangin zong a suakta minam leh gam i hihna bul phuh in gam ukzia ding hong gelh uh a, minam dang te tawh kibang lo in a tuam vilvel in hong uk uhhi. Nitum ngeilo gam a kici ngei mangkang gamkek te in hih bangin Zomi te a suakta minam i hihna leh gam leh lei nei minam khat in hong ciaptehna uh pen1896 kum a Zogam vaihawm zia ding Upadi (The Chin Hills Regulation, 1896) in kipsak mahmah hi.
Kawlgam in mangkang gamkek kumpi te ukna nuai panin suahtakna a lak ding ciangin zong Kawl mi te in minam khat a kiciamteh Zomi te vai ding a mau deihna bek tawh vaihawm theilo uhhi. Kawlgam suahtakna kisai thu kikupna a nei makai U Aung San leh mangkang Prime Minister Attlee te thu kikupna sungah Zogam leh Zomi te vai ding pen Zomi te tawh kikum masa lo in minam dangte in gensak theilo a hihna Attlee in na bul let mahmah hi. Zomi te vai ding pen Zomi te phalna omlo pi’n kivaihawm theilo a hih manin Zomi te tawh thukimna lak masak ding kawlmi makai te hong hanciam kik uhhi. Hih thu pen kawl mi te in Zomi pen leitung ah minam khat in a ciamteh ut loh uh hangin leitung minam dangte in Zomi te pen leitung ah minam khat in hong ciaptehna uh kilang sak mahmah hi.
A suakta gam leh minam khat a leitung in a hong ciapteh a hi, Zomi te pen i veng a om Kawlmi te in minam khat in hong ciapteh ut loh bek uh hi lo in, minam hihna beina dingin a tawntung in hanciam den uhhi. A tunga i gensa mah bangin Zomi te vai ding pen minam dangte in a mau deihna bek tawh vaihawm sak theih a hih loh manin 1947 kum February 12 ni in, Shan gamke Pinlong khua ah “ Kawl mi te sa tanh leh Zomi te sa tanh kikim ding” cih thugui bulphuh in thukimna lai i makai masa te in letmat na thuh uhhi. Ahi zongin tua thukimna laipi pen laidal tung bek ah om a, kawl gam in suahtakna a ngah taktak ciangin Zomi te pen hong kinuai siah in “ I sa tanh kikim lo” hi. Zomi in tanglai pek pan i pu leh pate tenna gam teng a hi, “Kalay-Kabaw zanggam teng leh Khamhti-Homalin gam ciangciang pen ko gam a hih manin Zogam in hong ciamteh sak un” ci’n Kawlgam thukhunpi gelhna ding a kisam mahmah thu zonna a hi, 1947 kum April-May kha sunga kibawl Maymyo Inquiry ah a nget uh hangin tua thu pen hong kizep mang sak hi. Kawl makai te in mangkang kumpi te hunlai a kizang gamkhen zui nawnlo in a mau deihna bek tawh hong bawl kik uh a, mualtung gam teng pen Zomi te a tuam vilvel a tenna gam khen ( Chin Hill Special division) ci’n min khat tawh i pu leh pa tenna gam teng hong khen sak uh a, kam khum tawh hong khem uhhi. Hih pen Kawl mi te in Zomi te minam khat i hihna a beina ding hanciamna masa pen a hihi.
Kawl gam ah gam uk kumpi te’n min tuamtuam zangin a kikhel zel hangin Zomi te tawh kisai a muhna uh pen kikhel ngei tuanlo hi. Zomi te pen leitung ah minam khat i hihna pan a bei mangna ding a hanciamna uh zong a beisa hun pan kipan tuhun dong mah kizom to den lai hi. A diak in:
(a) Zomi te pen kawl mi suah sak sawm uh.
Minam khat hihna dingin lai (literature) neihna pen kisam mahmah khat ahi hi. Zomi te in Zolai leh Zo ngeina sin theihna pen mihing khempeuh ngah theih pianpih hamphatna (fundamental rights) a hihi. Minam khat peuh in a ma minam lai leh ngeina a theih nawnloh ciangin minam mangthang hi a, gam sunga om minam te a mangthang lohna ding in a mau lai leh ngeina sin theihna ding lampi a honsak ding pen gam uk kumpi te i tavuan a hihi. Amau leh a mau a hih zawh kei uh leh zong kumpi te in huhna a piak ding uh a hihi. Tua bangin gam uk kumpi te in a gam mite a kepcing ciang bek in tua gam dingkip zo pan bek hi. Tulai takin Zolai leh Zo ngeina sin theihna ding gam uk kumpi te in hong huh lo uh hi. Zomi te in a mau minam itna tawh a hanciamna uh a hi Zolai leh Zo ngeina sin theihna ding lampi a bawl uh ciangin zong kumpi te hong khak sak lai hi. I Zogam ah Zolai leh Zo ngeina sin theihna pen kumpi te in hong phallo uh hi. Tua bangin Zomi te in Zolai leh Zo ngeina sin theih ding a phallo bek uh hilo in, a lang khat pan in Zomi te’n kawllai leh Kawl ngeina pen sang ah hong sin sak uhhi. Kawllai pen tan lang (beginner) pan in ut leh ut loh thu hi lo in, hong sim sak uh a, sang laibu khempeuh zong kawl lai vive tawh hong sinsak lai uhhi.
Tua bangin Zomi te in Zolai leh Zo ngeina theilo in Kawl mi suak khin ding cih ngimna tawh Zomi naupang no te tungah kawl kumpi te hong hanciam bek uh hi lo in a khang cing khinsa Zomi te tungah zong lampi tuamtuam tawh hanciamna hong nei lai uhhi. Mangkang kumpi te hun lai pek pan ki pan Zomi te’n galkap sungah minam dangte tawh om khawmlo in Chin Rifle Regiment tawh Zomi galkap tampi in gam hutna dingin na sem uh hi. Kawl kumpi hong khan ciangin tua a om sa Chin Rifle Regiment ah Zomi te omsak nawn lo in minam dang te guang uh a, a mau deih bangin nasem in minam dangte tawh hong kimai mial sak uh hi. Tua bek hilo in Zogam ah kawl galkap tampi hong puak uh a, Zomi te tawh sisan kigawm theihna ding in Zomi numei te hong suksiat sak uhhi. Hih bangin Zomi te pen leitung ah minam khat i hihna a beina dingin lampi tuamtuam tawh kawl kumpi hong hanciam uhhi.
(b) Zomi te pen Kawl mite biakna biak ding hanciam uh:
Zomi te in a beisa hunlai in pusa pasa biakna (traditional beliefs) bia uh a, tua pan in Chirstian biakna Zogam hong tun teh pusa pasa biakna sangin Christian biakna a hoih zawk lam a theih uh ciangin Zomi te Chirstian biakna ah kikhel uhhi. Tulai takin cileng Zogam ah Chirstian biakna a bia pen mimal 75% sang in tawm zaw lo hi. Minam khempeuh in a mau upna pen suakta takin bia thei ding cih thu pen gambup thukhunpi sungah a om tei hangin laidal tung bek ah om a, a taktak in Zomi te in a mau biakna tawh kisai nasep silbawl ding khempeuh ah kumpi ( kawlte) phalna lo tawh kisem theilo hi. Tua bangin Zomi te in Christian biakna tawh kisai suakta takin upna thu tangkona leh biak piakna a neih theih loh lai tak in, kawl kumpi te in a mau biakna pen Zogam ah hong puak to uh a, suakta tak in nasem thei uhhi. Zomi te biak inn lam ding hong ki phal loh lai tak in Kawlmi te biakna inn (tat tung) lam na ding kumpi te’n panpih in Zomi te tang tha (volunteer) sam lai uh hi. Kawl biakna a bia utlo Zomi te sungah nasep hamsa mahmah ta seleh, lampi tuamtuam zang in han ciam uh a, Kawl biakna a bia dingin Zomi te pen an leh tui, sum leh pai tawh zol uhhi.
Tua banah sang lai simna leh biakna pen khentuamlo in Zomi naupang te a neu tung a kipan kawl biakna sungah a lut theihna ding un, sang laisin bu sungah kawl biakna tawh kisai thute hong sinsak lai uhhi. Hih pen kawl kumpi te in Zomi naupang no te kawl biakna sungah a kaih lut theihna ding hanciamna thupi mahmah khat ahihi. Tua bek hilo in, mun tuamtuam pan Zomi naupangno te kai khawm in kawlgam ah sang kah sak ding in khem uh a, Phonggyi sang ah kawl biakna sin sak uhhi. Hih bangin kawl kumpi te in biakna tawh kisai in Zomi te biakna bei mang na ding leh Zomi te minam hihna bei mangna dingin lampi tampi zangin hanciam to den uhhi.
( c) Minam ni bawl ding phal lo uh:
Minam khempeuh in a mau minam tawh kisai ciaptehna te kepcing theihna, pawi bawl theihna pen namdang khatpeuh in a khak tantheih lo hamphatna (inalienable rights) ahi hi. Kawlgam sungah zong Kawl mi te in a mau minam ni dingin December tungkha liik zawh ni (10) ni ta in bawl uh a, gam bupsung ah zong kumpi zum khempeuh kikhak hi. Hih pen a mau ( Kawlte) a dingin ni manpha mahmah ni ahihi. Kawlgam pen minam tampi tenna gam ( multi-nations state) a hih mah bangin kawlte bek hilo , minam tuamtuam tampi tawh kilam khia gam khat a hihi. Tua hi a, Kawlte in a mau minam ni thupi a sak zah khat un, minam dangte in zong a mau minam ni leh ngeina tawh kisai ni thupi te thupi a sak ding uh pen a lamdang hilo hi. Ahizongin gam uk kumpi te thumeilet (policy) hoih loh manin Kawlmi a hilo , minam dangte pen a Kawlmi suah sak ding leh a bei mangna ding hanciamna tawh minam dang te ngeina leh minam ni te Kawlgam sungah bawl ding hong kiphal nawnlo hi. Zomi tampi te tenna khuapi a hi Kalaymyo a om Kalay University ah zong sangnaupang te makaihna tawh Zomi namni bawl ding thu nei te in phalna a piak loh pen Zomi te minam beimangna ding kumpi te thumeilet khat a hih manin dah huai mahmah hi. Zomi nam ni pen Zomi te a dingin Kawl gam sungah minam khat hihna a hong lak bek hilo in, leitung bupah minam khat i hihna hong lak a hih manin tua ni beimangna ding hanciamna pen Zomi nam beimangna ding hanciamna a hihi.
Thu khupna:
Zomi nam ni a kibawl sim a kigen den thu in Zomi nam ni a hong pianna leh a deihna a hihi. Zomi nam ni a kibawl sim a i phawk kik ding thu tampi te sung pan in Zomi nam ni i deihna pen zong kisam pen khat in ka um hi. Abeisa hun lai in i makai masa te in i minam sungah thumanna (justice), tanh kikimna ( equality) leh suahtakna ( liberty) a om theihna ding ngimna tawh minam bup huam in thu leh la a vaihawm ni uh pen Zomi nam ni ding a kiciam teh a hihmanin, Zomi nam ni deihna pen i minam sungah tua thute a om theihna ding ngimna ahi hi. Minam (nation) khat sungah namphung ( tribes) tampi om thei a, namphung ( tribe) khat sungah beh ( clans) tampi kigawm theih mah bangin Zomi nam ( nation) sungah zong namphung ( tribes) tuamtuam tampi leh beh ( clans) tuamtuam tampi om hi.Tua beh leh phung tuamtuam tampi om te in thumanna ( justice), tanh kikimna ( equality) leh suahtakna ( liberty) a kikim tek a ngah tek theihna ding pen makai masa te ngimna a hihi. Tua bangin i beh i phung tawh kisai thu leh la te, paizia ngeina (customary laws) te leh huang sung huang pua te hoih tak a i kep cing theihna ding leh, lai leh ngeina kepcing theihna ding lunggulhna tawh Zomi nam ni a hong piang khia zong a hihi. Tua a hih manin i minam ngeina, lai leh kampau te hoih tak leh suakta taka kepcing theihna a om nawnloh ciangin Zomi hihna zong beimang ding hi. Leitung ah tua bangin minam mangthang tampi na om ngei khin a, mai lam ah zong a mau minam a kemcing lo te hong mang thang lai ding hi. Zomi nam te leitung ah minam mangthang a suahloh na dingin; (1) I minam tawh kisai ciaptehna te kemcing ding, (2) lai, kampau leh ngeina te kem cing ding, (3) Gam leh lei it in puah leh zuun ding, (4) Zomi naupang te in Zomi a hihna a theihna ding hilh in pantah ding leh (5) Ei mimal kivakhna tek tawh minam kepcing theihna ding nasem to leng Zomi pen leitung ah kipkho den zo ding hi.
Date: February 19,2007
