Editor,
Ha kine ki khyndiat bnai ba la dep ngi ioh-i ba la don ka jingjer kyrteng thymmai ia ki katto kane tylli ki surok/lynti syngkien bad ki dong ki shnong hapoh u pud u sam jong ka sor Shillong kiba ka Sorkar ka lah dep pynmih lane pynbna paidbah bad ba lah pynmaw ruh ha ki kot khubor. Ngam da sngew donkam ban da niew kyrteng hangne ia kito ki kyrteng surok/lynti synkien bad ruh ia ki kyrteng shnong ba la pynkylla thymmai bad buh da ki kyrteng kyntien Khasi, hynrei nga sngewdei bad dap jingkmen ruh haba la leh ia katei ka kam ka ba ai jingkyrmen ia ka lawei jong ka Jaitbynriew jong ngi “ban im ka kyrteng – sah ka nam” bad ban sngew eh rngiew bad sngew skhem ka jinglong trai jong ngi ia la ka jong ka ri bad ban ym shu ia kut jah rngai tang ha ka jingpyrta shla “ha la ri lajong – leh katba mon”.
Hynrei kawei ka ba pyndiaw bad pyn-i jem daw/jem rngiew ka long ba ia kawei ka surok bah bna nam hapdeng ka sor Shillong jong ngi ka ba la dep jer dep thoh nam la kham bun snem mynshwa ha ka kyrteng u Syiem nongialeh radbah ba khraw ban iada pynneh ia ka jinglaitlud ka Jaitbynriew Khasi jong ngi (Preservation of the then Freedom) – kata ia ka kyrteng u Syiem ‘Tirot Sing Syiem’ la khein ne leh dew thala bad bym suidniew namar ba ia katei ka surok bah ba la kdew haneng la ju ioh sngew ba wat ma ngi ki trai muluk ruh ngi dang ia smat ban khot da ka kyrteng rim ba la dep pyndam, kata da ka kyrteng G.S Road (Gauwahati-Shillong Road) haduh mynta mynne bad wat ki sign board ruh hajan baroh shi lynter ka surok ioh-i ba dang iai thoh hi “G.S Road” ym “ Tirot Sing Syiem Road”.
Haba ka long kumtei ym dei ba ngi shu ialeh kai bad khein dew thala pynpoh dor ia la u jong “U Syiem ba khraw ka nam bad ka kam”?. Te u khyllah shi sngi lei un khien briew aiu lada ma ngi u paid Khasi – Pnar ngim peit ngor bad phira hi da lade ha kum ki tei ki khep. Narmar kata to ngin ia peitmat bad kyndit bynriew noh ban lait na ka jem daw jem rngiew bad yn ym dei ban sahkut “ha kaba la mlien la myllen bad la eh ban bthat ia u kynjri jong ka” bad namar ba ka por ka her ka mareh stet ioh poi sha ka ba ngin kum klet , leh lyndet bad ngin bret.
Namar kata ka kyrteng ba la jer la thoh don nam ia katei ka surok ka dei ban long shai pura “Tirot Sing Syiem Road” bad ym dei shu ai lyngkot ne thoh lyngkot “TSS Road” ba ioh ka shu iai sah lane poi biang sha ka kyrteng “G.S Road”. Kane kan long ka jingpyn kynmaw ha ka ba iadei bad kiwei ruh ki kyrteng jong kito ki surok ba la dep jer dep thoh ryngkat lang bad katei ka surok “Tirot Sing Road” bad kita ki long kumne harum:
- Kiang Nangbah Road
- J.J.M. Nicholroy Road
- Mavis Dunn Road
- Soso Tham Road. Sngew dei ban da don ki sign boards kiba biang ha khah khah ha shi lynter kitei ki surok ba la kdew ha neng khnang ban paw shai bad ban iai ia tip bad iai sah kynmaw khlem klet shuh.
Ki sorkar ryngkat bad baroh ki ba ju shim khia ban iai pyrta ‘ieit jaitbynriew’ to ngin ia kyndit thiah bad iai peit mat bad peitngor bad la sngew dei ban ai jingmut ban pyndonkam hok ia ka kyntien pyrta “ha ri la jong – leh katba mon” kum ha kine ki khep jing buh pynsah nam .
Khublei, bad ia kynthoh lem maphi ki nong pule lada don jing bakla bad jingduna,
Rngh C.Mylliemngap,
Madan Laban, Shillong.
Phi don ban ong eiei?