Da U Bah Philip Marwein
Kum u Nongthoh kotkhubor u ba la slem tam ha ka jylla bad u ba ha iing ha sem jong ka Print Media, nga dap da ka jingkmen bad ka jingkyrmen kaba Khraw, ban tip ba ka Kotkhubor Khasi ba la rim tam na ki Kotkhubor Khasi ba mynta bad ba la paw bha ha ka kyrteng bad ka nam, Ka ‘ U Nongsain Hima’, ka la kynjoh 60 snem ka rta mynta ka sngi (6/12/2020) jong ka jingshakri pathai khubor ba khlem thait jong ka, ia ka Ri, khamtam ia ka Jaitbynriew Khasi Khasei. 60 snem jong ka jingiaid lynti ha ka kam pynphriang ia ki khubor bad khamtam, ha ka jingpashat ia ki jingmut jingpyrkhat jong ki 9 ngut ki Editor bad bun bah ki khraw pyrkhat halor bun bah ki mat bakongsan kiba ktah ia Ri bad ka Jaitbynriew ha kine ki 60 snem, khlem pep ka la long ka jingmyntoi kaba Khraw bad ka jingtei ia ka Ri, ka Jylla bad ia ka Jaitbynriew Khasi Khasai.
Ki Ktien Phira ba la Seng Nongrim naduh ba la pynmih nyngkong eh ia ka Kotkhubor ‘U Nongsain Hima’ ba la shon hakhmat eh ki dei ” Ka Hok ka kyntiew ia ka Jaitbynriew “. U Nongsain Hima ruh ha kine ki 60 snem jong ka jingshakri jong ka, ka la iai imsgi ban shakri ia ka imlang sahlang kiba dei ki nongpule jong ka Kotkhubor, ban ai ia ki khubor, ia ki jingpyntip, ia ki symboh jingpyrkhat bad ia ki jingthoh pashat jingmut kiba shisha katkum ka hok, ym kiba thok bad ba lamler, namar ka thok ka shukor bad ka lamler ka pynjot pynpra ia ka imlang sahlang hynrei da ka jingshisha, da kaba pynshong nongrim halor ka hok kaba tei ia ka imlang sahlang bad ka kyntiew ia ka Ri bad ka Jaitbynriew. Kane ka mut ba ka Kotkhubor ka iai imsngi ban pathai ia ka jingshisha, ban pyntip ia ki jingshisha bad ban pynphriang ia ki symboh jingmut kiba sngur. Ka Nongrim jong kano kano ka Kotkhubor ka long ban thoh ia ka jingshisha, lym kumta ym
don ba shaniah ia ka bad ka shah kyntait mardor ha ki nongpule bad la hap ban khang khyrdep noh (to write and report the truth, only the truth, nothing else but the truth). Ha shi lynter jong kine ki 60 tylli ki snem haduh mynta ka sngi, ki 9 ngut ki Editor bad ki nongai khubor kiba hapoh jong ki, ki la phikir bha ban shah Ialam ha ka hok bad ka jingshisha.
Dei halor kane ka Nongrim ba kane ka Kotkhubor ka la ioh ia ka jingshaniah jong ki paidbah nongpule. Nalor kane ka Nongrim, ka Kotkhubor ‘U Nongsain Hima’ ka la kham slem bad ki nongpule ruh ki la dep bna, la ithuh, la mlien bad la juh ban pule ia kane ka Kotkhubor khasi. Shuh shuh, kane ka kham ai bha ia ki khubor lyngkot, ki khubor ba jia ha ki nongkyndong kynshrot bad ha sor ruh kumjuh. Nalor ” Ka Pyrta U Riewlum”, ka ‘U Nongsain Hima’ ka la mih ha ka por jong ka jingiakhih paidbah ki Khasi shibyndar bad kiwei ki riewlum ban ioh Hill State na ka jylla Assam. Ki paidbah ha kito ki por ki la iaknieh ban ioh pule ia ki jingjia ialeh ban ioh Hill State ha ka Kotkhubor U Nongsain Hima bad ha ka Pyrta U Riewlum. Ha kito ki por ki paidbah ki kham iabeh ia Ka Pyrta U Riewlum bad hadien ia U Nongsain Hima ban ia kiwei kiwei ki Kotkhubor kiba la jah jyndam noh mynta.
Na ka bynta ka kotkhubor ban kynjoh 60 snem jong ka jingshakri paidbah, ka long kaba jwat tiaw na ka bynta ki trai jong ka Kotkhubor. Ki la don bun ki Kotkhubor khasi kiba mynshuwa kum ” U Nongkit khubor ” , U Para Ri”, ” U Nongprat Lynti”, “U Korbar Ri”, ” Implanter”, “Ka Sur U Paidbah”, ” Ka Sur Shipara” ” U Lum Shyllong” , ” U Nampliang” bad kiwei ki Kotkhubor ki la kyndam. Ka jingkylli ka long balei ki la jah noh? Ka daw ka long ba kam long kaba suk ban seng ia ka Kotkhubor bad ka long kaba eh ban bteng khlem sangeh ia ka namar bun ki daw kiba Khraw. Na ka bynta ki trai nongseng kotkhubor donkam ka jingtrei shitom, ka jingiaineh, ka jingkitkhlieh, ka jingiaishah, ka jingtip bad ki buit kumno ban pyniaid ia ki kam ba iadei bad ka kotkhubor. Hab nang ban jied ia u Editor, ki staff hapoh jong u, u Chief Computer operator bad kiwei ki staff hapoh jong u, ki computer staff hapoh ka administrative ophis bad nangta sa kiwei ki staff hapoh ophis kynthup ia u Acountant, ki circulation manager bad ki staff hapoh jong u, u Press Manager bad ki Technician hapoh jong u kiba dei hapoh jong ka Printing Press section. Hapoh ka circulation section donkam ia u manager bad ki nongiarap ia u, donkam ia ki Kali bad ki driver ban pynpoi ia ka kotkhubor sha ki jaka bapher bapher jong ka Meghalaya, khamtam hapoh Ri Khasi Jaintia. U nongpeit ia ka Printing Press u hab ban khmih ruh ia ka jingdonkam jong ka kotsada (news print) namar ka kotsada ka nanglut nanglut. Ka jingpynlut ha kine ki kam baroh ka long kaba shyrkhei. Kumjuh ruh ban pyntyllun ia kine kiei kiei ka long ka kam kaba jwat shibun Lymda kam don ka jingtrei shitom, ka Mon kaba jwat, ka jingtip kaba biang bad jingiaishah. Nalor kine kiei kiei baroh donkam ia ka seng ka dang kaba bit babiang bad kaba lah ban kyrshan la kumno kumno kumba 3-4 snem tam. Kane kam dei ka kam khunja kai hynrei ka dei ka Karkhana pynmih Kotkhubor. Namar ka raw material ki dei ki khubor, ki jingpynbna, ki jingthoh article, ki Advertisement, ki Editorial bad ki shithi sha u Editor bad ka Kotsada, hynrei ka mar ban die paidbah (end product) ka dei ka Kotkhubor. Ia ka kotkhubor la die tang T.5/- kawei hynrei ban pynmih ia kawei ka issue (shisien shon) ka shongdor bun bun lakh. Lada ka kotkhubor kam ioh ia ki Advertisement na ki tnat sorkar, na ki paidbah, na ki tnat sorkar India bad na ki kompeni bapher, ka kotkhubor kam lah ban ieng. Ban shu ap tang na ka jingdie is ki kotkhubor ka long kaba eh na ka bynta ka kotkhubor ban ieng ha la ki kjat.
Ha kaba iadei bad Kane ka bynta jong ki jnit ki jnat khnang ban lah ban pynmih tista khlem sangeh bad khlem thait ia ka kotkhubor ” U Nongsain Hima” haduh ban da kynjoh 60 snem lynter, ka burom bad ka nam ka leit sha ka Kong A.R Lyngdoh Mawphlang, I ba longtrai, nongpynmih bad nongshon ba mynta, bad kiwei de kiba la longtrai, nongpynmih bad nongshon ia ka kotkhubor, u Nongsain Hima. Kumjuh ruh ka burom bad jingiaroh ka leit sha u Editor ba mynta bad ki Editor bad mynshuwa lem bad ki staff jong kiba la lah katne ban iai shakri ia ki paidbah nongpule bad kiba la iohnong shibun ha bun ki liang.
Ki 60 snem kim dei ka jingkut jong ka jingshakri U Nongsain Hima, hynrei ki la long tang ki mawkyrdon. Ka jingkieng ka dang jngai bah. Kaba donkam mynta ka long ban pynjanai shuh shuh shuh ia ki jingkam jong ka jingshakri. Dei ban ai shuh Khan bun ki khubor bad ki jingthoh kiba janai, ka rukom thoh kaba Kham bha, ban ion ia ki reporter bad ki Editor ki ba Kham tbit ha ka ktien khasi, ki editorial, ki shithi bad ki report kiba ih bad thew tarajur bha. Shuh shuh, ka dur ka dar jong ka kotkhubor kan kham itynnat bad khring nongpule.
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