Eugene H Chinzahao in hon paisanta

EUGENE H CHINZAHAO

(20.5.1952 - 31.8.2025)

Paite pau a kisuah tanchinbu minthang, Tongluang pankhetu, Pu Eugene H Chinzahao in, zunkhum ziak a damlouhna tungtawn in August 31, 2025 in hon sihsan ta. Ama' chiamteh dan in laibu 45 val lamtham ana suahkhia hi. Phuahtawm tangthu bu hunkhop ana suah ban ah, khovel tangthu ngaihnop huai taktak, eipau in ana letkhia a, huaite' ziak mahmah in simtute' ngaihnat ana loh mahmah hi. A thugelh luang ziaiziai te'n simtu te hiip hi. Eugene Chinzahao ahihleh lailam khansakna dia meiseel detu poimoh tak ana hi hi.

Lungthul (T) ah 1952 in piang a, apa phamta H. Vialkhojam hi a, anu phamta Nemkhoman ahi. 1962 in Singngat ah tenglut in, huchiin, 2009 vel in Lamka ah teng pan hi. 1984 in Vakzaniang toh kiteng ua, ta 4 (numei 1 leh pasal 3) nei a, tu 3 meel muman hi. Khominthang, New Lamka ah khosa uhi.

Convention School, Singngat leh Hill Model High School, Singngat te ah siamsin ana pan a, Vimala Raina School a kipan 1983 in pawl X zoukhia hi. CCPur College, Lamka ah PUC IIyr tan zil hi.

Aman 1986 apan laigelh ana pan a, a laigelh tangpi te ahihleh Paite laipau khansak na, gam leh nam vai, tangthu phuahthawm leh lehkhiat, leh Pathian thu  chihte ahi. Siamsinpawlpi magazine, Tongluang, Souvenir, Message of Life, PCI Messenger, Kristian Thukijakna chih te ah a kallak in article ana gelh touzel hi.

2008 a Zogam.com Writers Award hawm deklai a ka na interview lai in, "Tutan in lai 45 val ka bawlkhe ta. Ka gelh lamktak khenkhat thei napi’n a bu min ka mangngilh leng tam," chi hi.

Lailam toh kisai a i dinmun a genna ah, "Laigelh a lunglut tampi om mahleh, mi hausate lunglut lou ua, mijawngte lunglut jaw," chi hi. Lailam khansakna di toh kisai in, "Khopi liandeuh dawmte leh Lamka khopi mun tuamtuam ah lailam a phattuamna seminar omzel hewnla, laibu sim a phattuamna, laigelh tam a phattuamna, leh Laibu lei a phattuamna te kitheihsiam sak zel poimoh," ana chi hi.

Lai ana gelhte toh kisai, a muhkhiat leh mipi' muhdan hi a atheihte hichiin gen hi: "I pao ngeina dan a lai i gelh aleh mipi’n simkhiak nuam a sa uh. Ei pao tualsuak sang in lehkhiak a ngai thupi i tamjaw ua, nidang sang in laibu lei nachang i theijaw uh."

"Paite pao in lapao a late’n lungsim a khoih a, lapao lou a la kiphuakte la a bangkei a, sinlai kulthuk honjel zou kei deuh. Huaijiakin laphuaktu leh satute’n lapao theitawp zat hoih ka sa," chi in leng na gen hi.

I iit in, i suun petmah.

EUGENE H. CHINZAHAO' LAIBU BAWLTE TE (2008 TAN): 

1. Lohchinna Thuguk

2. Hindan Bawlhoihna

3. Itna Tuipi Sap

4. Kros Tung a Jesu Thugen Sagihte

5. Israelte’n Entebbe Luh Uh

6. Hallup a om Patate Tangthu

7. Bill Cllinton leh Monica Tangthu

8. Thukhun Lui Hilhchetna

9. Loktak (Literature)

10. Calvin Thusinsak 5 te

11. Kitenna Thu a Dawnnate

12. Romeo & Juliet Tangthu

13. Paite Grammer

14. Tullel Heisa Pal

15. Lungvai Tangpa

16. Gulf War Tangthu

17. Israelte Gamtatna Thupi

18. Detective Tangthu (I)

19. Detective Tangthu (II)

20. Detective Tangthu (III)

21. Marquis Thubuai

22. Lungkham Meipi Jing Nuai Ah

23. Meet me in Hawaii

24. Richard Cole Tangthu

25. Berlin Calling (I)

26. Berlin Calling (II)

27. Laisiangthou Sindan

28. Eli Cohen Tangthu (I)

29. Eli Cohen Tangthu (II)

30. Israelte leh Hezbollahte Buaina Thu

31. Operation Pentagon

32. Detective Tangthute leh Heutu Laibu

33. Chiamnuih Bu (I)

34. Chiamnuih Bu (II)

35. Galatia Kisinsakna (Co-author)

36. Laisiangthou a Thillamdangte (Co-author)

37. Phaitong Tangthu (Co-author)

38. Intermediate Sinlai (Co-author)

39. Suanpu leh Hoihkim Tangthu

40. Innsung Nuam Neihdan (Co-translator)

41. Detective Tangthu 5 (Nga) te

42. Wayne Cole Tangthu (I)

43. Wayne Cole Tangthu (II)

44. Niangnou leh Thangpu Tangthu

45. Ningvom leh Awnkhai Tangthu

46. Kristiante Kitenna Thukhun

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A pata un a kingai mahmah ua, a kikhe-lah mahmah uh, chih a muhtheih hi. Naupang in a hanky in a mittui a nuul a, a hanky mah zang in a pa'n ama' mittui le nuul hi in a kilang hi. A kikawi ua, paisan di hileh kilawm in a pa a ding tou a. A u te'n va let sawm mahle uh naupang in a pa mah a leen tinten hi. A kap den a. Apa'n a paisan theikei. Khatvei a pa'n a pomtou thaknawn hi.

Hiai video clip, 1:43 a sau ahihleh, February 16, 2024 ni a Greater Noida a Roman Catholic te' naupang kepna mun leh school kithuah mun khat a kila ahi. Naupang pen ahihleh kum 3 mi, Mark Thangitlian ahi a, apa' ahihleh Joseph Aidouliankap ahi.

Chandel district a Singtom khomi, Joseph Aidouliankap in azi, Manhauching toh goutan ta, pasal 3 leh numei 2 nei uhi. Joseph' zi ahihleh December, 2022 in damlouhna ziak in ana mualliamta hi. A tapa upa pen uh Francis, songnawi, wheelchair toh kithuah den in om a, anuai ah Justin, Linzy, Jessyrose te kizom suk uhi. A neupen ahihleh, video a i muh, Mark ahi.

Meitei gal ziak in May 28, 2023 apan Sugnu kiim a singtangmite' khuate haal in hong om hi. Joseph te innkuan leng, Naga te khua ah va kikhem khia uhi. Huai apan in gamkawm khawng tawn in hong paikhia ua, Lamka hong tung ua, huchiin, June 2, 2023 in Singngat a St. Joseph School huangsung a om relief camp hong tung uhi. Joseph pen ahihleh a khomun a duty din om suak a, naupang teng leh a pi uh (Joseph' nu), Joseph' cousin, Tungthang in paikhiat pih hi. 

Naupangte' maban ding a ngaihtuah ziak in, Tungthang in, a saptuam uh, Roman Catholic, a priest te tungtawn in, a unau ua a lianpen chih louh, naupang 4 teng Aizawl ah paipih hi. Huai apan Guwahati a pai in, Guwahati apan train in June 24, 2023 in Delhi tunpih hi. 

Catholic te' etkolna nuai a home ah, aneu gel munkhat ah omkhawm thei ua, a lianzaw tegel mun tuamtuak ah kikhen uhi.

A kholam uapan Singngat tan, Joseph hong tun chiang in, a tate ngai lawtel a, muh ut lua ahihman in Tungthang in February 15, 2024 in Delhi zinpih hi.

Huchiin, Joseph in a tate, kipaktak in va muthei a, himahleh, khelah ngoih-ngoih in nusia hi. Mark in apa kiang ah, "Papa, ang pei vang, ang zui ning," chi in kap ngeu-ngeu mahleh, apa'n pikiik thei di dinmun in dinglou hi.

Joseph ahihleh anu leh a tapa lianpen toh Singngat a St. Joseph School a relief camp ah khosa tou uhi. Singngat khosak a IDP te' omna dia kibawlna mun, Munpi ah, nna sem in kuan zel a. July 23, 2024 in taksa chau in buaisia a, Singngat CHC leh Lamka district hospital tut himahleh, dam zoulou in July 24, 2024 in mualliam ta hi.

St. Thomas Parish, Singngat' intekna nuai ah, relief camp mun ah a luang khakkhiatna hun zat in om a, Singngat hanmual ah vuiliam in om hi.

Tu a kum 3 leh kha 6 pha ta, Mark in zaw, a anglum a khiatlah mahmah, apa' mel mu kha ngei nawnlou ding ahita.

‘Singngat Special’ vaak a mitta

by Haumuanlun Samte

“Duhthusam i chih lametna ahikei. I lam-et phaklouh thilte duhthu a kisam ahizaw.”
-V L Mangzou

Laigelhsiam VL Mangzou in August 17, 2019 nitak dak 8.30 vel a sin natna ziak a ahon omlouhsan hun in, i gam khimpi ziing bang hial hi. Social media ah suunna thu kithehkual zungzung hi. Khenkhat adin a school teacher lui uh ahi a, khenkhat adin biakna vai leh khotang pawlte a heutu lui uh leh a seppih lui uh ahi. Police station a duty pih uh bang ana hi a, kholai a vaakpih, meltheih, lawm, WhatsApp group a chiakpih, leh inveng bang ahi. A vuina program August 18, 2019 hunzat hun ah, Mualkawi a a innkuam uah gaaltu tam petmah hi.

Mi hiaizahzah in hiaibang a VL Mangzou a suunna ziak uh ahihleh mi tam ana sukkhak ziak ahi. Amah toh kitheite adia chiamnuih gen siam, polhnop, midang panpih ut gige, phattuamngai ana hi a. Mimal a kitheihpihloute adin bel, a thugelh ziak mahmah ahi. Kum 2003 vel apan Lamka tanchinbu tuamtuam leh internet ah a gawm in thugelh 100 val bang ana gelh a, itna tangthu 10 veel gelh hi.

Nidang in Singngat a ka inn-gei uah mawltual lianpi a om a, a siik ah YPA Hall leh Silver Jubilee mualsuang a kitung viahvuah hi. Neulai in hiai kiim ah chek sing leh sing biim khawng kikoih reihruih sek hi. Valnou honte’n guitar tumkawm a laa sa in, khavak nuai ah hiaimunte hong taan gige sek uhi. Huailai khawng apat ahi, VL Mangzou te lawi in Lengtong Paunou leh S Chingnu laa te’ a hon na awih-ihmut sek uh. 

Laa leh thu lunglut, mi lungleng mahmah, VL Mangzou, a lunglenna te thumal a a gelhkhiatte ziak in  laigelh gil taktak hong piangkhia a, huai te i literature adia gou manpha ahi hi. A lunglenna ziak in itna tangthu hoih taktak a hon pia hi. 

Ama’ thugelhte tungtawn in Manipur Police Traning Center, Panggei mun om dingdan khawng kisuangtuah thei a, Singngat kholai bang, Guite Kual leh Mizogam bang ah hon vakkual pih a, ama’ mit tungtawn in Lamka khopi khodung teng kimuthei hi. A na totkhakna sa mun-le-mual leh a lawm-le-vualte pansan in tangthu lunglut huai pipi phuahtawm gelhkhia a, awmthei petmah ahi dia, mi tamtak in atak sa in a tangthu a ‘a nungaknu kua ahia’ chi khawng in kan hial uhi.

Hiai vual bang en le, “Mualsuang gelhsiamte’n thumal nalh taktak a a khuakkuak bang un ka lungtang ah a min khuak in a om a, thaimang vual ahi nawnkei. A nuih puakropte ka bilsung ah a kikhum a, hichi zodeuh leh chihna ding om hetlou amel kilawmtak mai, ka mitnauta ah chiklai peuh a muhtheih gige dia zutbelh in a om hi.” Hiai ahihleh VL Mangzou’ itna tangthu gelh khat apan eukhiat ahi a, a thugelh siam leh thuuk dan muhtheih hi.

Khanvual a polhsiamna, chiamnuih a gensiamna te ziak in mi teng toh kihou thei in, mi’n ngaina mahmah uhi. A chiamnuih gente mah a gelhthoh a hon bawl chiang in, gam keek diak hi. Lamka College a kailai ua a classmate, Laltanpui in, “History exam ni a long answer guk hong suak inchin, ‘Answer any five’ kichi hive aw. U Dong in a vek a ana dawng kha, thaisiat sang in chi a a paper tawp a, ‘Check any five,’ chi keuh ahi aw,” chi in gen hi.

“2000 lak vel a BYF Hebron te Zoudawn veh dia Town Bus dim a hohtou hive ung aw,” chi in Ginsuan Haulai in kahtvei hon hilh hi. “Singngat a giaktou, nitak kikhopna hun ah amah hong ding. ‘K’on kithuahpih theihna uh omsun chi in kou Singngat BYF te le mi bangzah hiam in ka hon zui di uh...’ hon chi chu, ki-ettuah liak a om. Kou mah le a gari a dimkhin hita. Amau hong bangchi kihen di aduam, chih ana kingaihtuah guk laitak a, ‘-- chithei di dinmun a ka omlouh ziak in poi ka sa,’ hon chi a, kinui zaak,” chi hi.

Delhi a om, Lia Nianghoihching in, “A thugelhte apat a mizia di ana kingaihtuah khia: mi pau nuam mahmah hi di, a lawmte lak a a central of attraction ahi ngeingei di. Thutuam pipi tampi bangchi-chi hiam a hon lemkhawm inchin, a gennop pen tamlou chik hel geih. Chiamnuih dan a sim utte adia le hithei, a focus tak en utte adia le muhtheih,” chi in a muhdan gen hi.

VL Mangzou’ hinkho tangthu - a hihkhelh leh a hihhoih hitaleh - iim neilou in gelh miahmiah mai a. Simtute adin ki-mekbelh theihna ding tamtak om a, kivelthakna ding bang in zattheih hi. A thiltuahte tungtawn a thil a gelhte’n simtute hon pawllim mahmah hi. “Ka hinkhua a ka thiltuahte leh ka duhthusam mawlchik a ka gelhkhiakte, mi khenkhat in hinkhua nuamsaktu taktak a ana zang uh ahi chih ka theih chiang in ka kipak petmah a, ka hunlui saupi phawkkik thei dia ngaihtuahna chiimtak hon petu, Pathian thupina ka pia hi,” chi in ana gelh hi.

A thugelhte ana sim gige, Lamphel a om Muante Khuptong in hichiin gen hi, “Chiamnuih ngaina leh dawl thei mahmah mi ahi di. Experience hau mahmah, huaikha simtute lunglut theihna di hisap a gelh siam hivaw.”

Gam-le-nam a ding leh khotang bawlna hoihna din tamtak ana gelh a, issue leh thil buai khat a gelhchiang in, a solution dia a theihte pe zel hi. Thil a gelh khempeuh te, “Kei’ ngaihtuahna lel ahi a, a dikpen ka chi tuankei,” a chih in thil tampi gen hi. Mizawng, daikilkal mite’ aw in pang tawntung hi. A thu gelhte luan in luan thoh a, simsuak ma koihkhiat theih ahi ngeikei. Khat i zoh chiang in abaan a dite kingaklah pah zel hi. 

VL Mangzou ahihleh May 28, 1972 in Singngat ah piang a, Hill Model High School, Singngat leh Lamka College te ah siam ana sinkhia hi. “‘Buai’ zoh in Hill Model High School ah kum thum teacher in ka sem a, naupang za-thum valzek a pha ua, a min uh ka theigai vek,” chi in aman ana gelh hi. Manipur Police in 2001 in luut a, Head Constable tan tung hi. Azi Ngaihlun leh a ta li te tun in G. Mualkawi ah khosa uhi.

‘Singngat Special’ kichi singpi khum genna dia ana kizang zel himahleh, VL Mangzou in a thugelhte column min dia a hon zat nung, ‘Singngat Special’ in khiakna leh gen tuam daih a hon nei hi. A khanletna mun Singngat vangkhua pansan in gelhzel a, amite leh amun-amual te a thugelhte ah zeptel zel mahleh, a thugelhte’n atangpi in i gam pumpi huap suak vek hi. A laigelhkhiat te tungtawn in a min in i literature ah a mang ngei nawnlou diing mun a luah hi. 

Amah ngaina khenkhat kipawlkhawm in a laigelhte kikaikhawm a, a bu in kibawl hi.

(Manipur Express ah 26.11.2019 in suak)