in memory of my dad B . Jamgou Ngaihte (1913-1966)

(L) Biangtung Jamgou Ngaihte (1913-1966)

Pa min: B Vunglian Ngaihte (Lawibual khua sattute laka khat ahi)

Pian na: Lawibual khua ah 1913 July kha vel in a piang hi.

Laisinna: “1927 in Khristian suak in, Mission munpi Tinsuang ah School ka kai pan hi.  1931 in Lower Primary exam na ah Churachandpur bial pumpi ah 2^nd position ka pang hi.” Himahleh Vangtah huaitakin apa (Vunglian) in huaikum maha asihsan ziak in School kai a sun zom thei nonta kei hi.

Zineihna: 1935 March in Upa Lienhrang Hualngo tanu Lallienthang (Thangi) tawh akiteng uhi.

Nekzawnna: Loukhoumi inkuan himah leh Singpi huan bawl, Lengthei huan bawl chihkhong a kivatna ahi. Sum dawnna leng a kivatna khat ahi a 1947 in Thanlon Circle Office ahihlai in Civil Supplies lama ‘dealer’ apang in dawr a bawl hi. Huailai mah in Limlatu leh Sawptu (Photographer & Developer) leh Puankhuitu (Tailor) leng hi in, hia nasepnate ah mite ngaihnat mahmah khat ahi.

1951 a Paite Trading Company Phaipi (Imphal) khopi sunga Maxwell Bazar (tuni chianga Thangal Bazar kichi) pat khiakin hong om a, huai a Manager hihna len dinga chial a om in Sept kha in mohpuakna alapan hi. Akithuahpihte Beampu (T. Vungkhothang) bang,  T Jampu BA (T. Jamkhothang) bang, Tualpu BA (H Tualvung) bang, Khupkhozam leh H Thongkhogin chihte bang ahi uhi. Huai muna eimite pansan bulpi khat suakin huaihunlai a mite Phaipi khopi sunga Paite Company  midang tampite om uhi.

Khotang a kizatna

1. A pianna khua Lawibual leh a sehvel ah

Khawtangah ‘Kuli Upa’ achi mai ua, khawtang a ‘singnuai gammual a kizatna’ ah lamkai in apang sek hi. Hausa upa hikei mahleh ‘buhsun saliang’ hausapan a pesak ngei kei uh. Asihni in leng Lawibual hausa (L) Tualkhanthang in ‘ka sanggam ahi’ chi in Zampi tum in ava gal hi. Khua thum kizawm – Paite tenna Lawibual, Hmarte tenna Tinsuong leh Thahdoute tenna Khuongjang te ah ‘khotang thudot thulak khat’ ahi gige.  Name leh nam kikal abuaina a omdek lai in avenna dinga thulai genpi khat ahi zelzel.

2. Kaihlam nuai khuate ah

1946 in misia/ minautangte lakah buhsun saliang haksa sakna leh deihlouhna a kipana, Thadou, Paite, Hmarte (Khothangte/Kholhangho) hong kigawm khawm in meeting honnei ua, huai ah amah Chairman in apang a, Saia (Hmarte) Secretary ahihna nuai ah Thanlon a om ‘Menzies sap’ kiang ah thutun in delkhum uh a, huaiban in Imphal lamtan in ava delhzui uhi. 1947in Khul Union Khawmpi a oma, hiaia Khupzathang Khaute President, Saikham Secretary, Thongzakham Gangte Asst Secretary leh Treasurer Jamgou telching ahi uhi. Aman Vumzadawng tawh Finance lam a enkai uhi. Hiai ‘movement’ pen KhulUnion /Sinlung Union hong kipatna ahi.

Laisinna lam awl mohna ah

1950 in PNC in Education lam hahbawl ding chi in Songtal Junior High School honkhiak ding deihna in fund raising bawl uhi. Hiai School Committee ah amah Secretary leh  Finance Secretary hihna lensak uh a school akipatkhiak zawha staff-te khaloh leh stationery pawimohte khawng Thanlon a ma kiang vala sek uhi.

Politics vai ah

1948 in Paite heutu lian Pu Thangkhai, Pu TC Tiankham, Pu Tualchin, Pu Nengzachin leh upa bangzah hiam in Paite National Council (PNC) chih dinkhiak ding hoihsa in Kaihlamnuai akipan heutu bangzah hiam tawh Tangnuam a Khawmpi a vakihel ding in chial uhi. (Huai meeting a Proceesings  amh khutlgelh a om muhtheih khenkhat omlai hi.) Kaihlamnuai gam kaih leh Vangai tanpha PNC mite kaikhom a khompi neih ding leng Tangnuam Khawmpi in hoihsa ua, huchiin Phaitong a Khawmpi nei in oma, huai ah amah Jamgou Kaihlamnuai PNC President hiding a tel ching in om hi. 1953 in Suangkot (Bukpi) ah PNC Khawmpi Lian oma tua ah President ding in Pu Lal-au tel ching in oma amah (Jamgou) Vice President ding in tel ching in om hi.

PNC mina sep leh bawl

1951 kum in Imphal PNC Unit phukhiak in om a, amah Chairman apang in Deputy ding in Ms. T. Pauli hi a, Secretary T. Gokhenpau, Asst Secretary R. Kamkhanthang Guite,  leh Treasurer T. Jamsuan (Police) te pang uhi .

1953 kum mah in Manipur ah PNC President sik leh taang in Tribe Commission, Election Commission chih khong Imphal a hongzilai un vakimuh pih uhi. Amah kithuah pih ding/ kamlet dingin PNC laisiam masate na pang zel uhi. India Prime Minister Pu Nehru in Imphal ahong phak lai in leng amah vakimuhpih in Paite puandum bat in limbang va kilak pih hi. Delhi akipan hongpai Election Commissioner in polling station dikloute genchian ding in DC Bangla ah sam a, Pu Thansang BA a kamlet dinga tawnpih in genchetna va nei uhi.

1955 in Sadar Area Iril Phaizang a om Guite khua Hangaikot vehna va nei uhi. Huai a kihelkha midangte – Kamkhanthang, Kama, Ngulzaching, Pauli, Chalmoi, Zamkhogin, Doupu, Thangzamang (Photographer) chihkhong ahi uhi. 

Taksa damtheihlouhna ziak in 1956 vel a pan a inkuanpihte omna Lawibual pansan in hong khawsa in kum 1966 March 30 in a leitung hinna hong bei hi.

Atate:

(L) B L Ngaihte (A inkuanpihte Beulah Lane, Lamka ah teng ua, tapa 3 leh tanu 2 aneihte lak ah tunin B. Lalzamang, Rose Ngaihte leh Mary Ngaihte damlai in khovel mun tuamtuam ah khosa uhi. Azi Luanzaching leh atute Beulah Lane a in uah om uhi).

Atapa nihna (L)Hrangmunthang Pherzawl High School a Class VII azilai in 1954 in Toupan ahinna la hi. Amah lou atanu khat Manzaching in leng Thanlon a dawr bawl a omlai un ana beisan a, huailou pasal nGoukhangin leng naupang chikin sih san hi.

Atapa thumna (L) Upa B. Vumgin leh atapa neupen (L) B. Zamkhawkam (@Kamte) leng  Bungmual khua a teng in Bungmual ah vui in om uhi. Amaute muntuamtuam ah zi-le-pasal nei in awm uhi. Azi it mah mah (kanu) Thangi leng in Bungmual ah vui in om hi.

Tunichiang in kei atapa lina (B.Langkham)te inkuan New Lamka leh New Delhi kawmtuah in ka khosa uhi.   Atanu Zamkhanniangte inkuan leng Bungmual pansan in om ua, atate uh bel muntuam tuam ah kithehdalh uhi. Atanu neupenzawm Thiankhoching (@Chingte) Simveng Lamka ah  khosa ua, atate uh bel mun tuam tuam ah om uhi. Ataneu pen Manzavung (@ Vungi or Vungnou) leh a inkuante leng Shillong pansan in om uhi.

A pianpih pasal khat leh numei khat in zi leh pasal neilou in beisan uhi. Asanggamnu (L) Chingman (@Chingtawi) leh a pasal (L) Upa Juanthong tapa lianpen L. Ginkhozam Ngaihte leh asanggamte Lailam Veng, Lamka leh mun dang tuamtuam ah khosa uhi.  

Khangthu sutna (Genealogy) kimtawktak in oral tradition akipan in chiamtehin na om a, huai ah amah (Jamgou) pu Awnhil te unau 3 nahi ua, huaite Awnhil, Kimthawng leh Songluai nahi uhi.

October 24, 2012

October 24th

Dearest children and grandchildren, 

We had a pretty quiet birthday yesterday - the 24th October (quite a difference from from the October 19th). I offered to 'take her out for a 'movie' or a'eat out' somewhere in a Dilli joint if she was willing to go and Sam was available and willing to take the two old people 'out'. She refused though saying she could not think of standing in front of a movie hall at her age and she did not care too much for 'outside food' anyway!  It happened that it was a 'day and night out'   for Min and Sam too had to go to the Airport to met a friend coming from abroad. So settled down to have a quiet evening watching an old movie 'ARZOO'  in the TV. The movie was quite a craze when we were in our teens – and it was a great time to watch a movie together that reminded us  of our former days. I kept telling her how popular the old songs were in those old old days! Later, we had a prayer of thanksgiving on the bed – thanking God for what a great blessing and a great support she has been for me and for all of you throughout all these years.  Perhaps the prayer went a little too long, she went off to sleep before I could conclude! She had said to me not to ask God for her to see more than her 75th birthday. But when I told her that was still a long way off - she said  even 70th birthday should be fine. Anyway, I did not mention the  number of years in my prayer though and left that decision to God! One thing we agreed though was to ask God for not too long a gap between the two 'ends' and we believe the good Lord will permit us that!  

Love to all,

Pp

Ps. She did get  a number of 'happy-birthday' calls though throughout the day! 

A journey of FAITH is based on a story of LOVE

(personal meditations on Heb 12)

Host of witnesses of people who took the same journey and are now the cheering crowd,

For us to throw off everything that hinders and every sin that entangles

And to run with perseverance the race marked out for us

Only to look unto Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith

Who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame

Now sat down at the right hand of the throne of God

This journey has a happy, joyous and glorious ending

This journey also has lots of trials and hardship along the way

The challenges in the journey served to keep us on tract - the need-based requisite disciplines

These hurdles along the way are but struggles to make us come out stronger and fit

The secret that keep us going is to keep our eyes on the One who had endured even death

The Goal is the Reunion of the ‘lost loved ones’ with the ‘Lover’ – God who is LOVE

The Goal had been set the day the Union was broken in the Garden of Eden

The separation was because the Holy God cannot compromise on His holiness

To make the unholy holy ‘sacrifice’ is what’s needed

Symbol of sacrifice to come, was offered by the high priest in the holy of holy alter on earth,

The fulfillment of the symbol made by the Lamb of God offering Eternal Sacrifice to the throne of God

The exhortation from Mount Sinai was to fear the ‘holy God’ – even to be mindful of the holy mountain

Anyone who transgress was in danger of death as the holy God is a ‘consuming fire’

The mountains shook and people melted in fear when the holy One spoke

The mountain was a burning fire, darkness, gloom and storm;

Trumpet blasts, a fearful voice speaking of fearful words – of demanding holiness from the unholy ones

But today, the exhortation is to come to Mount Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem, city of the Living God

To come to thousands upon thousands of angels, in joyful assembly

To church of the firstborn whose names are written in heaven

To come to God, the judge of all men, the spirits of of righteous men made perfect

To Jesus the mediator of the new covenant

To the sprinkled blood that speak of a better word than the blood of Abel

So the exhortation is not refuse him who speaks and not to turn way from him who warns from heaven,

To receive a kingdom that cannot be shaken

As whatever can be shaken will first be removed

So let us be thankful and worship God acceptably with reverence and awe

Not ever to forget  - God is a consuming fire.   

 Lk/17/3/2012

Charting one’s life journey to becoming a rightful citizen of a country whose builder and architect is God

(meditations on Heb 11)
Experience required         

·     A walk of Faith

Having Faith (being sure and certain of things hope but not yet seen) that

·       God is

·       To understand God is the Creator of all

Relation with God by Faith

·       God is to be worshipped in spirit with all heart, mind and soul

·       God accepts only true worship

·       God is righteous and hates ungodliness

·       God warns of punishment through things not seen and provide way of escape to those who fear God

The call of God

·       God calls to go to a place he would give later as an inheritance even without knowing where

·       To make home in a foreign country and live in tents

·       To look forward to the CITY with foundations whose architect and builder is God

Walk in Faith

·       Nothing is impossible with God

·       To live in faith till death

·       To see and welcome things hope for in a distance even when not realized in their own lifetime

Walking by Faith on earth

·       To admit being aliens and strangers on earth

·       To show that they are looking for a country of their own

·       To not thinking of the country left behind and not taking the opportunity to return

·       To looking rather for a better country – a heavenly one

God’s relationship with them 

·       God not ashamed to be called their God

·       God prepared a city for them

Their attitude towards God

·       Readiness to offer even the most precious (and graciously receiving it back from God)

·       To worship learning on the top of a staff

Preparing the coming generation

·       To bless the future generation

·       To foresee and act upon the future (even if there would be a gap of many years – e.g. Joseph – 400 years)

Faith in Action

·       To see and act in faith and not to be afraid of the king’s edict

·       To refuse to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter

·       To choose to be mistreated along the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time

·       To see the disgrace of Christ as greater value than the treasures of Egypt because of looking forward to reward

·       Not to fear the king’s anger but to preserve because of seeing the Invisible One

·       To pass through the Red Sea by faith and walk on dry land

·       To march around in faith around the walls of Jericho till they fell

·       To act in faith and not to be killed with those who were disobedient

Power of Faith

·       To conquered kingdoms

·       To administered justice

·       To quench the fury of flames

·       To escape the edges of the sword

·        To turn their weaknesses to strengths

·       To become powerful in battles and rout he enemies

·       To receive back the dead and to see the death raise to life again

Choices by Faith

·       To be tortured and yet refusing to be released as waiting to gain a better resurrection

·       To face jeers and floggings

·       To be chained and put to prisons

·       To be stoned

·       To be sawed into two

·       To be put to death by sword

·       To go about in sheepskins and goatskins

·       To be destitute, persecuted and mistreated

·       To wander in deserts and mountains and in caves and holes in the ground

·       Not to receive as yet what had been promised

In God’s eyes

·       The world not worthy of them

·       God had planned something better – together – to be made perfect

Langkham 17/03/2012