YMA SAKHMING AN KO

-      Dr Malsawmliana

 

‘Rualtin khum zaleng insiam, YMA sakhming an ko’ ti a V. Thangzama’n a lo phuah  Young Mizo Association (YMA) hi a indin danah Mizo zawng zawng huap pawl a ni a, a din tirh a\anga tun thleng hian Mizo hnam tana a lo thawh ve tawhna leh a pawimawhna hi sawi tham a awm ^wm e. YMA hi Mizo hnam leh mipuite \hatna tur leh hmasawnna tura din a nih avangin theihtawp chhuahin a kal chho ve zel a, Mizo mipuite pawhin kan ngaihlu chho zel niin a lang a, a lawmawm hle mai.

          Kum 1935, June 3 (Thawh\anni) zanah Zosap Missionary Pi Zaii (Miss K. Hughes) chenna Inah Zosap Missionary te leh khatih laia Kohhran hruaitu \henkhat te an inhmukhawm a, he an inhmuhkhawmna ah hian pawl din zai an rel ta a. YMA History (1935-1995) ziaktu C. Vanlallawma chuan hemi zana an inhmuhkhawm leh pawl an din ta mai hi an tum reng vang pawh a ni lo, tiin a sawi. Tichuan an p^wl hming tur te an han rawt kual vel a, khawvel puma \halai pawl, Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) ang deuhin Young Mizo Christian Association (YMCA) tih te pawh rawt an awm a, chutah Zorema Pa (Rev. David Edward ) chuan, “Kristian tan bik anga kan tih chuan mi kan hip tawk lo vang a; Wales rama Young Wales Association ang deuh khuan ‘Young Lushai Association’ i ti mai ang u hmiang,” tiin rawtna a siam a, chu rawtna chu lungrual takin an pawm ta a. Hemi zan hian an pawl din YLA chu a hawn ni atan June 15, 1935 an ruat nghal a. A hming chungchangah hian Pu Muka chuan, ‘A hming bula ‘Young’ tih pawh hi nula/tlangval tihna ni lovin hnam \hang lai tihna ni zawk’ tiin a sawi. (YMA din chhuah \an dan, YMA Chanchinbu, February, 1999)’

          YMA dinna tura inhmuhkhawma tel te hi sawi dan chi hnih a awm a. C. Vanlallawma chuan hemi zana tel te hi chiang takin hriat theih tawh loh mahse hengte hi an tel ngei ni a a hriat thu a sawi, chungte chu - Rev. David Edward (Zorema Pa) Upa D. Thianga, Rev.L.Evans (Pu Niara), Upa Chawngzika, Miss K. Hughes (Pi Zaii), Pu Muka, Rev Chhuahkhama, Pu Vankhuma, Pu L.Kailuia B.A, Pu L.H.Liana leh Upa CH.Pasena. (YMA History 1935-1995). Hetih lai hian hemi zana tel ngei Pu Muka chuan  a tel a sawite chu hengte hi an ni ve thung - Rev D. Edwards, Rev L. Evans, Pastor Chhuahkhama, Pu Pasena, Pu D. |hianga, Pu Muka, Pu L. Kailuia, Pu Vankhuma, Pu Hrangaia leh Pi Zaii ( in neitunu) te. Eng pawh nise, hemi zana inhmukhawm te hi an ngaihsanawmin Mizo hnam hmakhua ngai tu tak tak te an ni a, an ngaihtuahna a\anga thil lo chhuak hi Mizo hnam tan a rotling a ni tlat.

          YMA Minute Bu hluia a lan dan chuan he pawl dinchhan hi ‘Tlangval hoin an hun awlte a \ha lama an hman a, an nundan te a dik lam leh a hrisel zawnga an neih theihna tura fuihna a ni” tih leh thil dangte a tel a,  hemi anih avang hian YLA a tel turte chu an fimkhur em em a, vantlang duh loh Zu in chunga tel te, nungchang mawi lo taka awm te chu member an nih ve phal sak an ni lo.

          Tichuan June 15, 1935 zanah chuan Khatla a ‘vai sikul’ an tih mai Nepali School (tuna Central YMA Office thlanga mi)  ah mipui inkokhawmin ‘Young Lushai Association (YLA)’  chu an din ta a. A hawnna hunah hian mipui intihhlimna tur te ruahmanna an siam lawk vek a, Pu Hrangaia hovin lemchan hmuhnawm tak ‘ Bishop’s Candle Stick’ tih chu an chang a, mipuiin an hlut hle a ni. He lemchan a tel te chu - Tv Darthantluanga,  Tv Sangliana, Tv Lalkailiana, Tv Chawnghranga, Tv Biaktluanga, Tv Mangkhuma, Tv Lalchungnunga leh Tv Thanzuala te an ni a, he lemchan hi YLA pual lemchan hmasa ber a ni. ( C. Lalropuia, YMA Chanchin, 1985)

           C. Vanlallawma chuan YLA an din tirh hian an hruaitu te hi an inthlang nge an inruat tih a hriat tawh loh a, an hruaitute pawh Officer tiin an sawi, a ti bawk.

          Hetianga Mizo zawng zawng huap zo p^wl, YLA a din chhoh takah chuan a bikin \halai ten an bawh em em a. |halaite hmasawnna tur ngaihtuahin zau takin hma an la nghal a. kawng hrang hrang heng hriselna lam te, infiamna, rilru lam hriselna leh zirna lam a hmasawnna turin rampum  huapin hma an la chho ta a ni. Tichuan Mizoram hmun hrang hrangah YLA Branch a ding chho ta zut zut mai a ni.

          Kum 1945-46 chho velah Mizote zingah Politics a \hanharhna nasa tak a rawn piang chho a, a bikin lehkhathiam ten ram leh hnam veina rilru an pu chho \an a. Mizoram pawh Sap hovin Lushai Hills ti a an lo vuah tawh pawh chu a huap zau zawka a hming thlak duhna a lo awm chho a, hetianga boruak in\hial chho karah hian Mizoram political party hmasa ber, April 9, 1946-a din pawh ‘Mizo Union’ tiin a hming vuah a ni nghe nghe a. Hetianga Mizo hnam hming hman a nih chhoh takah hian kum 1935 October 27 a din Lushai Students Association (LSA) pawh September 1, 1946 ah Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) ti a thlak veleh nghal a ni.

          YLA hruaitute pawhin ngaihtuahna fim tak hmangin hun lokal zel turah ‘Lushai’ tih hi hman zui a remchang reng dawn lovin an ngai a nih hmel a, a kum leh October 7, 1947 ah chuan ‘Young Lushai Association (YLA)’ chu ‘Young Mizo Association (YMA)’ tiin thlak a ni ve ta a ni. Hetianga MZP leh YMA ten Lushai aiah Mizo an hman chhoh tak vang hi ni maw,  Kum 1952 September 27-a District Council memberte \hukhawm chuan ‘ Kan ram hminga Lushai Hills tih hi Mizoram tiha thlak ni tawh rawh se. Hemi Sorkarin a thlak theih loh pawhin a ti theitu hnenah bawhzui ni rawh se’ tiin an lo rel tawh a. Hemi thu bawhzui zel hian Pu R. Thanhlira, khatih laia Rajya Sabha MP chuan kum 1953 September ah Parliament-ah ‘Lushai Hills District’ tih  chu ‘Mizoram’ ti a thlak turin Bill a pu lut a. Tichuan Parliament chuan pawmin ‘Lushai’ tih chu ‘Mizo’ ti a thlak a ni ta a, chumi ang chuan kum 1954-ah ‘Lushai Hills District’ pumpui chu “Lushai Hills District (Change of Name) Act, 1954” dan hmangin Mizo District ti a thlak a ni ta a ni.

          YMA hruaitu hmasa te hian ‘Mizo hnam thang lai (young)’ tana thil \angkai tak ni tura he pawl an lo din hi an ngaihtuah a zau in an hmakhaw thlir a thui hle a ni. YMA a din hma hauh pawh hian Mizo \halaite, a bikin Kristian zingah \halai te inhmuhkhawmna leh inkhawm te pawh nei \hin an lo awm tawh a. Kum 1928 velah Bilkhawthlir khuaah ‘Tlangval Inkhawm’ an lo nei tawh \hin a, \halai han intihkhawm a, infuihna hun han hman te pawh an lo ching tawh \hin a ni. Zirlai pawlte pawh a lo ding chho ve \an ta bawk a. Chutiang boruak karah chuan kan Zosap Missionary te hian \halaite khawvel hi an lo thlir thiam a, Kohhran behchhan deuh roh, ni chiah si lovin, Kohhrana rawngbawltute telna tlak ni si in YMA hi an lo din chhuak niin a ngaih thei. Prof Laltluangliana chuan, ‘tichuan \halaite kawng dika kaihhruai nan he pawl YLA (YMA) hi dina lo ni ta a. Kohhran huang chhunga khurkhung lovin, Kristian lote pawh kawng dika hruai luh an nih theihna turin Mizo \halaite insuihkhawmna tur pawl hi rilru zau taka bul \an a ni’ a ti bawk. ( Kristian |halai pawl chanchin, p.20)

          YMA hruaitu hmasate hian ngaihtuahna fing tak an neih chu ‘tanpui ngaite \anpui’ tih thuvawn atan an lo thlang hi a ni. Hei hi Mizo hnamin ze ropui tak kan neih ‘Tlawmngaihna’ nen a inzawm tlat a, Mizote rilruah chuan a mikhual lo a, a bet tlat a ni. Chuvangin tun thleng hian ‘YMA leh Tlawmngaihna’ tih chu thil inkawp leh thuhmun sawina tlukah kan ngai a, tlawmngai pawl tiin kan sawi a nih hi. Hetianga Mizo hnamin pi leh pute hun atanga kan ze ropui taka mai YMA nena hmeh bel theih tura an lo duang hi an ngaihtuahna a lo fing hle mai tih loh chi a ni lo. Hei hi tun thlenga Mizo te rilru a YMA ti nungtu leh chhem alh rengtu, fuihtu a ni reng a ni.