EDITOR,
Ha kaba nyngkong nga ai khublei ia iwei na ki PARARI kata i Bah/Kong K. Kyndaid na Jowai. Ha ka jingthoh kaba nga thoh ka long ban kynmaw burom ia U NONGNOH SYNÑIANG ia ka THOH KA TAR U KHASI jong ngi uba la ioh ia ka nam ka burom da U KPA JONG KA THOH KA TAR U KHASI ne U Kpa ka Khasi Literature kata U Rev. (Dr) John Roberts. Nga shu kwah ban shu pynshai khyndiat ia ine i Bah/Kong K Kyndaid namar nga la iohi kat kum ka shithi jong i ha U Rupang ha ka 12 tarik U Nailar 2021:
Ha kaba ia dei bad ka jingpynshai kaba ong ia ka JAITBYNRIEW KHASI PNAR: Khublei ia ka jingpynsngew ka jong ine i rangbah ba kam dei PNAR hynrei kan dei JAIÑTIA. Nga don ban ong shim bad pynbeit kumba phi sngewdei ban buh ia ka kyntien. Bad nga sngew ngim da donkam than ban ia kren namar don kiba ong PNAR don kiba ong SYNTENG bad ruh don kiba ong JAIÑTIA, Phi i ba dei nangtei na JAIÑTIA HILLS, phi lah tip khambha ban shim da kaba dei eh. Bad lada phin peit ha ka website jong ka West Jaintia Hills District, phin lap ba la thoh ha ka bynta jong ka Cultural Heritage kumne, ba JAINTIAS ne PNARS ki dei ki Major Tribe hapoh kane ka District kaba mut KI PNAR ki dei KI JAIÑTIA bad KI JAIÑTIA ki dei KI PNAR. Bad lada phin peit ha ka bynta jong ka DANCE and MUSIC, hangto ruh la thoh kumne ngan shim tang khyndiat kine ki kyntien ba la thoh ha ka ktien phareng, “Pnars are fond of dance, illusic, sports and festivals. Bad ka pynpaw ba ka dei PNAR ki dei ki Parari Jaitbynriew ba synshar ha LUM JAIÑTIA (Peit https://westjaintiahills.gov.in/about-district/). Kumjuh lada peit ha ka website jong ka East Jaintia Hills District kawei na ki District kiba dang shu ioh shen ha ka 31st July 2012 phin lap ia kine ki kyntien, “East Jaintia Hills is the home of one of the major tribes of the state of Meghalaya popularly known as the JAINTIAS or the PNARS and other sub tribes like the Wars and the Biate (Pule https://eastjaintiahills.gov.in/about-district/). I Rangbah Edingsan Blah ha ka Poetry jong i kaba i la thoh kaba i la ai kyrteng, KA JINGRWAI LA KA RI, i thoh kumne, RI KHASI RI JAIÑTIA. Lada phin kynmaw ka don ruh ka Poetry i Parad Radhon Singh Berry kaba i la ai kyrteng “KO RI KHASI RI SYNTENG”. Te ka wan hajuh ka shong ha ka jingkwah bad jingsngewthuh jong phi ban jied kano phi lah ban buh PNAR/JAINTIA/SYNTENG. Ngim da donkam ban pharia ia ka jaitbynriew jong ngi hynrei To ngin im sngi BAN TEI IA LA KA RI KHASI JAIÑTIA ha la i jong i jylli jong ngi. Ngam da kwah than ban ia kren kiei kiei ki bym tei khamtam shaphang la ka jong ka RI KHASI JAIÑTIA bad ia la ka JAITBYNRIEW. Hynrei kum U SAMLA jong KA RI KHASI JAIÑTIA ne U HYNÑIEWTREP uba ieid ia la ka JAITBYNRIEW nga don ban ong IM SLEM RI KHASI JAIÑTIA.
Kaba ar pat ha kaba ia dei bad ka ka Jingrwai RI KHASI RI KHASI ia kaba la thaw da U Rev. Dr. John Roberts la sot hi na kata ka bynta ba i Bah/Kong K Kyndait i la ong bad la jer kata na ka KHASI THIRD READER ia kaba la don ha ka THUP POETRY ba la lum lang bad ba la pynmih da I BABU BEVAN L SWER ha ka snem 1981 kaba la ai kyrteng “NA KA THIAR KI LONGSHUWA” (ha ka sien shon kaba ar) iba dei ruh i EDITOR jong ka KHASI AUTHORS’ SOCIETY ha kato ka por. Bad ia kane ka Phang ba i ong ba u thoh kumta kat kum ka jinglap jong i ba U la thoh RI KHASI RI JAIÑTIA, sa nang iai sei bad ia tai ruh bad ki stad wad bniah ne kiba la tip kham bha ban ia tih bniah bad ban wan rah ia ka jingshai kan long ka jingmyntoi ban iatip. Hynrei ha kaba paw pat kaba ngi iohi bad ioh pule ka dei kumta hi RI KHASI RI KHASI. Ha kaba ia dei pat ia kata ka jingthoh ba la shon bad la pynmih da ita i Harison Syiemlieh kan bha phin ia tih bniah da kaba wad bniah lada phin lah lei lei ka kham bha phin leit wad jingiarap ryngkat bad ki stad na NEHU na ka department Khasi bad kiwei ki Rangbah na ka Khasi Authors Society (KAS).
Ia ka bynta ka balai kam i donkam ban ong eiei kumba ngi lah ia tip baroh ba UTA U NONGTHOH u dei hi U REV. DR. JOHN ROBERTS ba la iatip paitbah baroh baroh hi.
Kum ka Jaitbynriew ngim dei ban klet ia ka jingnoh synñiang kaba khraw ba la noh da u Rev. (Dr). John Roberts, uba la ioh ia ka nam kum “U KPA KA KHASI LITERATURE”.
Ha baroh ka Ri U HYNÑIEWTREP, Talwiar U Sohpetbneng,
Ngi dei ki khun U HYNÑIEWTREP tang kawei ka Kyrteng.
Bah M.P Mawkon
Phi don ban ong eiei?