JAMES DOKHUMA THAWNTHU BU (NOVEL) TE THLIRNA

 - Prof. Malsawmliana

Tun tumah hian Mizo zinga ziaktu lar, Thawnthu (Novels) ngaihnawm tak tak ziaktu, Padma Shree hial dawngtu James Dokhuma thawnthu ziakte thlirna hun kan hmang dawn a ni.

          James Dokhuma hi June 15, 1932 khan Sialsuk-ah a piang a, a pa chu Hrangchina (Chhakchhuak) leh a nu Kapkungi (Ralte Siakeng) a ni. Unau 13 an ni a, kum 1960-ah Chhuanthangpuii, Kulikawna nen an innei a, fa paruk an nei. Zirna lamah chuan Pawl 5 thleng chauh a zir a, hemi hnu hian kum 15 a nihin Sipaiah a \ang a. Sipai a \an chhung hian Hindi leh Gurkhali \awng a thiam hman hle a, Education Instructor ah te a \ang hman hial a ni. Sipai a\anga a ban hnuah kum 1954-ah St.Pauls High School ah Hindi & Vernacular zirtirtu ah a \ang zui nghal a, chumi hnuah Aijal Community Development Block-ah Sanitary Inspector hna a thawk leh a, chutah kum 1960 ah Hualtu Middle School ah zirtirtu hna a thawk leh bawk. Zoram buaiah khan MNF zawmin a rammu a, sipaiin manin kum engemaw zat Lungin ah a t^ng leh bawk. Jail a\anga a chhuah hnuah Political party te zawmin a inhmang chho veleh a, a hriselna a lo tlakhniam chhoh hnuah politics chu a chawlhsan ta a ni. Khawtlang rawngbawlna hrang hrang –YMA, VC ah te a inhmang a, Kohhran lamah pawh Salvation Army khaipa te zinga mi a ni. Tichuan March 10, 2007 ah khawvel a lo chhuahsan ta a ni.

 

            Mizo pa ah chuan pumrua lamah vantlang chung lam leh hleitling a ni a. Tawngkam a  thiam a, thu leh hla thiam, hla phuah thiam, thuziak mai ni lo a sawi pawh thiam, rualkawm thiam leh fiamthu duh tak mai a ni a. A hriatrengna a \ha a, mi thusawite hi a sawi chhawng thiam a, an sawi ang angin a sawi chhuak leh vek thei a, a bula awm a nuam hle bawk.

           

            Lehkhabu hi 42 a ziak a, hengte hi thawnthu (novel) leh Mizo hnam chanchin, mimal chanchin, Kohhran chungchang, Mizo \awng chungchang leh thu ngaihnawm tak takte an ni a. Hla (poetry) hi 40 chuang, Essay leh Article hi 400 chuang a ziak bawk a ni.

 

            A thuziak avang hian chawimawina \hahnem tak a dawng tawh a, chung zingah chuan – Lelte Best Writer Award (1986, 1988, 1991), Academy Award (MAL, 1983), Padma Shri (1985), Best Writer Award (AMSA, 1991), Bhasha Samman (Sahitya Akademi, 1997) te a tel a, hei lo pawh hi engemaw zat a dawng tawh. Kum 1997 khan University of California, USA chuan Honorary Doctorate Degree a lo hlan tawh bawk.

 

             James Dokhuma hian thawnthu ziah a thiam em em a, a kutchhuak zingah hian a tam ber chu thawnthu (Novel) an ni a, chungte chu han sawi diat diat ta ila :

     1. Rinawmin (1970)

     2. Khawhar In (1970)

     3.  Thla Hleinga zan (1970)

     4. Tumpang chal nge Saithangpuii (1981)

     5. Hmangaihna Thuchah (1982)

     6. Irrawady Lui kamah (1982)

     7. Good bye, Lushai Brigade (1983)

     8. Kimoto Syanora (1984)

     9. Gabbatha (1989)

     10. Silaimu Ngaihawm (1995)

     11. Thla Hleinga zan Part –II (1999)

     12. Kham kara senhri (2005)

 

            James Dokhuma hian thuziak hi a awlsam viau niin a lang a, chutih laiin a thuziak ho hi a tlangpuiin thui tak a ni ngai lem lo bawk. Hemi chungchangah hian Pu R. Lalrawna (Gilzom Press neitu) chuan ‘Adult Education Department-a ka awm lai khan Meichher chanchinbu kha kan chhuah \hin a, thuchhuah tur neihloh chang hian rawn ziak teh a, kan tia. Awlsam te hian a tukah khawl chhut thlap hian a rawn dah theih mai zel a,’ tiin a sawi. Tawngkam a thiam a,  Mizo \awng a thiam bawk a, thusawi pawh a thiam bawk. Pu R. Lalrawna chuan ‘ Pu Doa chu, a thusawi turte hi a inbuatsaih lawk vak ngai lova, a ngaithlatu turte mil tawk zelin a sawi thiam a. Fiamthu pawh a thiam a, mi thusawi sawi chhawn leh te hi a thiam em em a, an sawi dan aimahin a sawi chhawng thiam,’ tiin a sawi.

 

A thawnthu ziah hrang hrangte hi hetiang hian han thlir thuak thuak ta ila :

 

1. Amah hi khawvel indopui 2-na lai vel, kum 1947-1952 chhung khan Sipaiah a \ang a, sipai a \an laia a hun hman \hin dan leh sipai nun hian nasa takin a nunah bu a khuar a. A thawnthu ziak \henkhat hi sipai chanchin leh indonaa innghat an ni hlawm. Entirnan, Thla Hleinga zan, Irrawady Lui kamah, Good Bye Lushai Brigade leh Kimoto Syanora te chu indpui 2-na behchhan thawnthu an ni a. Hemi bakah hian  Hmangaihna Thuchah tih chu kum 1971-a India leh Pakistan indo behchhan thawnthu a ni thung.

            Sipai a\anga a ban hnu hian MNF rammu zawmin ramhnuaiah Independence sualin a lut ve nghal a. Kum engemaw zat chu ram tan a sur a sa hnuaiah a hun a hmang a ni. A thawnthu ziak zingah Rinawmin, Silaimu Ngaihawm leh Kham kara senhri tih te hi Mizoram buai kan tih mai, MNF in Independence an sual avanga India sawrkar nen an indo, behchhan thawnthu a ni thung.

            Heng bakah hian Khawhar In leh Tumpang chal nge Saithangpuii tih hi nula leh tlangval inngaihzawnna lam thawnthu tho a ni a. Tumpang chal nge Saithangpuii thawnthu hi hmanlai kan pi leh pute hunlai behchhan thawnthu, Mizo khawtlang nun behchhana a phuah a ni a, hetih lai hian Khawhar In thawnthu hi tunhnai deuh, Aizawl khawpui pawh a indin chhoh hnu behchhana ziak a ni thung.

             Tin, Gabbatha erawh hi chu Bible behchhan thawnthu a ni thung a. Isua Krista ruang hlawmthu, Arimathai khaw mi Josefa fanu, Kristian nula rinawm tak leh Rom sipai hotu, Kristian tlangval fel tak inngaihzawnna lam thawnthu a ni. Kristian Love story lar, Ben Hur, Quovadis te tluka Kristian Love story \ha leh ngaihnawm a ni.

 

2. James Dokhuma thawnthu te hi a ngaihnawm a, chhiar a nuam em em hlawm a ni. A thawnthu ziak zinga 9 (pakua) te hi nula leh tlangval inngaizawng chanchin, mahse a tawpa lungchhiathlak taka tawp chi (tragedy) an ni a. An thawnthu kalhmang pawh a inang viau hlawm a ni. Entirnan, Silaimu Ngaihnawm thawnthu ah hian Sanglura chu sipaiin an kahlum a, a ngaihzawng Ramliani lungleng lutuk chu a tawpah thi ta hial a. Chutiangin Rinawmin thawnthu ah pawh Lalrozuala sipaiin an tihhlum avanga a ngaihzawng Ramhluni khawhar lutuka a awm tak dan thawnthu a ni bawk. An kalhmang a inang hle mai.

            Hetih lai hian a thawnthu pahnih te hi chu a hlimawm zawnga tawp (comedy) an ni thung. Thla Hleinga Zan thawnthu kha a chhuak hmasa ah chuan lungchhiatthlak zawnga tawp a ni a, amaherawh chu kum 1999-a part-II a ziah leh ah khan a changtute –Kap\huama leh Rozami te chu an vanglaia innei thei ta lo kha engtin tin emaw a tawpah an innei ta a. Hlimawm takin he thawnthu hi a tawp leh thei ta a ni.

 

3. James Dokhuma thawnthu hrang hranga thil langsar tak mai chu, a hma lama kan sawi tawh angin, heng thawnthu te hi nula leh tlangval inngaihzawnna lam thawnthu deuh vek a ni chungin inngaizawngte hi an innei lo deuh vek thung a. Tumpang chal nge Saithangpuii thawnthu ah hian Fehtea leh Saithangpuii te hi tluan tling taka inngaizawnga innei zui ta awmchhun an ni awm e. Heng thawnthu a inngaizawngte an inneih lohna chhan hi chu hmangaihna kawng chhuk chho avanga sukuk ta leh rinawmloh avang ni lovin, indona avang a ni tlangpui. Indona avanga nun an chan avang te, hnamdang nupui pasala neih an duh chiah loh vang te pawh a ni awm e.

 

4. A thawnthu hrang hrang kan en hian James Dokhuma hi hnam rilru la na tak mi a ni a. A bikin Mizoram buai behchhana a thawnthu ziakah te hian a Mizona rilru chu chiang takin a hriat theih. A thawnthu pakhat ‘Hmangaihna Thuchah’ ah chuan Lalthanpuia chuan a ngaihzawng, Marathi Kristian nula, fel zet mai Sarah Bibi chu a hmangaih em em a. Mahse nupuia neih dawn meuh chuan a rilru a lian ber mai ‘Mizona rilru’ chu a rawn lang ta a. Hnamdang nupuia neih ngawt ai chuan tiin a hnampui nula ngei chu a thlang ta zawk a ni. He thawnthu a\ang ringawt pawh hian James Dokhuma hnam rilru put hmang chu chiang takin a lang.

 

5. James Dokhuma Mizona rilru kan sawi mek lai leh a hnam rilru put dan kan sawi mek lai hian  a thawnthu \henkhat – Irrawady Lui kamah, Good bye Lushai Brigade, Kimoto Syanora leh Hmangaihna Thuchah  thawnthu te hi Mizo tlangval leh hnamdang nula, hnamdang tlangval leh Mizo nula inngaihzawnna lam hawi an ni lawi a. Amaherawhchu, a tawpah chuan an inngaihzawnna hi lungchhiattlak zawngin a tawp vek a, an innei ta lo vek a ni. Irrawady Luikamah thawnthu hi Mizo tlangval Thanzinga’n K^wl nula a chhanchhuah hnua an inkara hmangaihna lo piang ta chungchang a ni a, amaherawhchu an inhmangaihna an tlan dun dawn chauh a, Japan sipaiin Thanzinga chu an man ta a, an tan tir ta a ni. Hetih lai hian a bialnu Kawl nula pawh Japan sipaiin an lo kaphlum ve daih bawk a, an inhmangaihna chu a thamral ta a ni.

            Good bye Lushai Brigade thawnthu erawh hi chu Sap sipai pakhatin Mizo nula a ngaihzawn chungchang a ni thung a. Mahse an inngaihzawnna hi a tluantling ta lo a ni. Hemi chungchangah hian James Dokhuma chuan hetiang hian a ziak, “Mizo nulate hi sap ti-a kan chhoh en \hin te tan pawh iai awm an nih lohzia leh neih tlak an nih tho bakah “Sap indah san zia, kan Zosapte meuh pawh khan Pathian thu chu min duhsak mahse, hnam nihna lama min hmusit si zia a tarlang a.’ Kan Missionary te kha Pathian thu lamah fakawm em em mahse, nupui pasala innei meuh tur chuan mi an hnualsuat si dan te pawh ka thai lang tel bawk a ni” tiin he thawnthu a ziah chhan a sawi.

            Heng thawnthu ah te hian hnamdang nula tlangval nen an inngaihzawn chanchin te a lang na in heng hnamdang nena inngaihzawnna thu te hi James Dokhuma hnam rilru put dan rawn tarlangtu vek an ni thung.

 

6. A thawnthu ziakte zingah Rinawmin, Thlahlei nga zan, leh Khawhar In te hi Nowgong Special Jail leh Gauhati District Jail-a atan laia a ziakte an ni a. A thawnthu zingah Thla hleinga Zan hi a lar leh mi hriat hlawh berte zinga mi a ni a, a kutchhuak zinga lar ber mai ni lovin Mizo novel zingah chuan a hmingthang berte zinga mi a ni awm e. A tirah thawnthu lungchhiat takin a tawp a, mahse chhiartute ngenna vang liau liau in kum engemaw zat hnuah kum 1999 khan Bu 2-na a ziak leh a, a tir lama nula tlangval inngaizawng, innei thei ta lo te kha, a tawpah an innei ta a. Hlimawm takin a tawp leh ta a ni.

           

7. James Dokhuma hi Mizo ziak mite zingah chuan Mizo \awng thiam leh \awngkam hmang thiam pawl tak a ni awm e. Khawhar In  thawnthu a nula hmel \ha, Biakliani chungchang a sawina hi han tarlang ila, 

            “ Ka mita a lan dan ang takin ka sawi chhuak thiam lo zawk a. Nula dangte nena khaikhin ralah chuan sephung chhunkhawm zinga khuavang lamdar ang, a ti han ni nalh zia lah chu thlasik lai la lung ang maia sen no hiam leh a mitmeng ngaihnobeina romei zam chek te chu, sawi chhuak thiam ila han chham mawlh mawlh tak ka nap a. Lal\in eng mai mah nise a hm>l chu  ka’n en \hin a t<ma la hman ngai loh ‘siki’thar ang vela chei chuan ngailo kimtlang hi ni ber hian ka hria a. …..A mi biak zawnga a hmui zohniar ang maia sen hiam leh a ba bii-cha invuah dik tak, thlasik zo vu rang maia var, \hen chunga min han nuih saih mai chu, pachang thinrim pawh nui nghal vur vur a mawi a ni…..”

            Nula hmel\ha a sep dan hi a thiam em em a ni.

8. A thawnthu ziak te hi zir tham an ni a, School, College leh University ah te pawh an zir hial nghe nghe a ni. Irrawady Lui kamah tih hi Pawl -9 ah zirlai atan hman a ni a, Tumpang chal nge Saithangpuii leh Thla Hleinga zan hi College-ah BA zirlai atan hman a ni bawk a, Mizoram University-ah MA (Mizo) zirlaiah Khawhar In hi telh a ni bawk.

A tawp berah chuan   James Dokhuma hi kawng hrang hrangah thiamna a ngah hle a, Mizoten kan hriatrengna tur kawng chi hrang hrang a hnutchhiah bawk. Thawnthu phuah thiam(Novelist), chanchin chhui mi (Historian), mimal chanchin ziaktu (Biographer), Hla phuah thiam (poet), thutluang ziak thiam (essayist), thusawi thiam (orator) etc. tiin kan hre nawk ngei ang. A lehkhabu ziak te a ngaihnawm a, Thawnthu (Novel) nilo, a Essay ziakte pawh hi School, College leh University zirlaiah te pawh a tel nual nghe nghe a ni.

 

            Thuziak a ngah mai ni lovin belhchian a dawl a, holam deuhin a thuziak hi a chhuah ngailo. A thuziak reng rengah hian Mizo \awng dik thlapin a hmang \hin a, ziak zawm tur leh zawmloh tur te, \awng upa hman hun te a hre em em a ni. James Dokhuma ang hi Zoram khawvel hian a nei leh tawh lovang.