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                       KHUIM MEVOTH MHOJEM BHURGUEPONN?
                                                                                 - Chouto Bhag (Part IV)

 
Adim ek chedum ghoran assoph mhunghe mai-paik ek vhod usko zaun aslo, kiteak taka favo tem xinkop diunk zai aslem, taka favo tem nesounk zai aslem, bore rithi dekhin vadounk zai aslem, tem sumar 17 tim 18 vorsam-chem zata mhunosor taka kazar korcho bhar tanchea mathear podtalo, choduch tim 20 vorsam-che piraier (age) chedvak kazar kortalim boro so bhurgho soddun.
 Amchea bhurguea-ponnar gaum-an khonn-acheim kazar zaum-chem aslear, tednam zaiteo formoldadhi (Formalities) asleo, zhoxe porim… Soirik (Proposal).. Chedvachim ghor-chim nam tor konnuim ghaumchim  zanti/zanto borem dekhnar (Soirik-kar) chedva-chi soirik gheun chedea-chea ghora vetalim, soirik ailea uprant chedea-chim  ghor-chim (mai-pai) chedvachi khobor kadunk bountalim zoxe porim tacho sobau, ruph, kitem xinklam, tachem ghora-nem khoxem, oxi choukoxi kelea uprant tankam chedum mandlam vho nam tem sangon utor chedva-chea ghora patoitalim, zor chedum mandlam zalear Chedea-chim ani Chedva-chim ghorchim ek tarik (date) tharaun (set) kazara vhoir uloitalim, zhoxe porim Doth-Dhenem, (Dowry) Roph (Garments) kitlea ghodia-nim zai, bangar (Gold Ornaments) kitlem, Kanknam (Bangles) kitlea povna-chim, Jogh (Necklace) kitlea povna-cho, Almar (Wooden Wardrobe),
Machine (Sewing Machine), Thamon (Copper Utensils), zhoxe porim, Kolso/Bindul anik Xhidi (Dhod) Udka-chi modki (Big utensil utilized for bath water), Chondor/Kopro (usually used to bake Sanna, Dodoll & Hatvoll,  etc.) adi… Heo sogleo vostu adim chedea-chim ghorchim denean magtalim anik teo vostu melonam zalear zaite pautt thi soirik modtali.
bridal couple
Zaitea chedvam-chea ghor-cheam laguim doth dhenem dhiunk godonaslem, torui pun hachem tachem rinn (Loan) buddun (gheun) chedvak kazar kortalim, anik tem rinn tache bhau zodunk lagtoch farir kortale, kitleam-chim ghoram anik xetam passun rinn dilelea-nim aplim kelim kiteak tem rinn tanche laguim farir korunk ghodonk-nam dekun, tech porim kitlim chedvam jivit bhor ankvar urlim hea doth dhen-eank lagon, oxim chedvam ankvar urtat tankam lokh biatin (spinster)  mhunon pachartalim. Hea doth dheneam vhoir somplelea Tiatrist Minguel Rod hanem ek kantarui mhutlelem assa, zachim utram oxim:- 
(ek verse/chorus)

Kitlim chedvam aiz, fulla sarkim sobon,
Boro tho vass tancho veta ubon,
Avoi bapui tancho, lojen veta bhagon,
Hem fokot ghodta aiz dothik lagon.

Chorus.
Mai-paiche bhiranten vadon kitlim chedvam zalim vhodlim,
Doth nam mhun kazar zaunk dukha-nim rodlim,
Gupit avoi-bapaik sango-nastanam ghaum ghara sodlim,
Aiz mevot tanchea hatanim podlim.

Heo adleo kazar-acheo formoldadi hea kallar kainch dissonam, kiteak doth dhennem mhuntat tem Goem azunuim assa pun titlea promanan nhuim, pun Indie-chea dusrea prantani (states) hem doth dheneam-chem kestaum vadoth assa, hem dhor dissa amkam amchea potranim vachunk meuta. Vhoi, hea kallar zanche laguim ghodta tim sogleo vostu aplea chedvak khoxen ditat, zoxe porim bangar, roph dhuv-chem machine, scooter, maruti car, flat, microwave
adi.. tech porim  hea tempar soirik korun kazar zalelim dissoi-nam, kiteak chod xim kazar-am hea tempar zatat khoxen mogan podon (Love marriage), anik hea mogak zath-kath tossoch dhorom passun sor zainam, adim hem oxem ghodo naslem.

Jednam kazar-achem utor zalem mhuntoch rokdich utrachi mhudi (Ring) mhunon ghaltalim, tednam ghaum-an chedeank koutalem kim hachem kazar assa mhunon anik chede tache sorxile pois rautale tachi soirik modoth mhunon, toxench ek pautt mhudi zalea uprant avoi-bapui chedvak ektem khuinch dhadi-naslim, tem bazaar-an passun veta zalear tachea sangata tachi dakti bhoin nam tor bhau astaloch, tech porim kazar zaum-chea adim vokol nouro sangatan khuimch vhocho naslim, zoxe porim hea kallar kazar zaum-chea adim vokol nouro
picture-ak, tiatr-ak, dance-ak vetat, anik zaite pautt chod teomp tim kazar zaunk raulim zalear tim kazarui zaunk pavonam, kiteak tanchea jivitan kitem nam kitem vaitt uprasta.

 Adim jednam kazar zaunk aslem tednam vokol nouro Igorjen dhotorn xikonk vetalim, tednam padri tankam kazari jivita vhoir xikoun ditalo, khoxe porim tanim eka meka sovem vagonk zai thi sozmon ditalo, sukhan thoxem dukhan eka meka-chea sangathan khoxem jionk zai thi sozmon ditalo, hea kallar marriage counseling mhuon Igroz-mathen ghodun hadlam, anik hea counseling-ank chod xim mog kornaram astat, pun itlem counseling ghetlea uprant passun hea kallar chod xim ghou-bailam-chim kizilam poilim Igorjen vetat sozmuth (compromise) korunk, anik jednam tem kestaum thuim palounam zatoch tinch ghou-bailam kortichem (Legal Court of Justice) dhar dhodaita, zacho xevott zaun assa Divorce. Adim 100 kazar- antlem ek Divorce zalelem disso, pun hea kallar hem chaltem zalam. Khuim paulo vho teomp?
 
Adim jednam kazar-ak ek mhoino assa tednam roph xinvonk khass dhorji (tailor) ghora hadtalim, soglo kazar-acho roph tho/thi xiuntalim, hea kallar tosle dhorji bhou thode distat, atam tuzo roph xinvonk tunvem vhoron dhorjea-chea ghora nam tor tachea shop-ar diumcho podta, uprant roxiecho mattou (Cooking shed) mhunon ghaltalim, 2 diss assa tednam gaum-cho lokh tea gharan hevun aplea laguim ghodta thi modoth kortalim, zoxe porim rogdear chonnea-cheam pitt vattunm (to grind gram flour) dhoss korunk adi.. kazar-achem jevon randunk ek khass randpin (Cook) mhunon hadtalim,  toxech gaum-che zante-nente hevun dhukor (pig) martale, matou ghaltale, anik tea donparam bikhareak mhunon jevon vadtalim, hea jevna-nk chod so gaum-cho zanto lokh astalo toxinch lhan bhurguim, tech porim todim bhou bikari, sogot khaun jevun dadhoxi aplea ghora vetalim, pun atam oslim jevnam kelelim dissonam, kiteak veta thuim catering korpi hea kallar vadoth assat.

Uprant tech sanghe voklek vho noureak ross (coconut milk juice) mhunon kadtalim, zho tanchim ghorchim, ixtt/ixttinim, sezarim tanchea angar laitalim,  anik tho ross kadtanam amchim zantim verse mhunon gaitalim to ross kadun sompo sor, aiz hem soglem kainch dissonam, toxech te versui aikonk melonam, kiteak amchim poram te verse xinkonk-nam, fokot xinkleant filmi gitam, hi amchea adleam-chi porompora natak zait veta.

wedding cake
Uprant dusrea dissa kazar, sokalim sumar 10 horar voklek vho noureak belsaum mhunon ditalim zori tor kazar donpar-chem zalear, anik kazar ratchem zalear sumar sanjechea 4 horar belsaum ditalim, tednam chod xim kazaram ratchim-ch zatalim, belsaum dhivn zatoch resper-ak vetalim, resper zatoch photo kadunk vetalim, anik uprant nourea-chea ghara etalim..
Kazara diss sokalim mattou kar (Decorator) mattou nesoitalo, vhoilean vholi (white sheets) ghalun, tech porim vhoir ek border line mhunon galtale, toxench sor bountalim lhan lhan pordhe lamboitalo zancher picture astalem chedo chedum nachta poi toslem, anik tancher boroilelem astalem “Rock N Roll, Foxtrot, Samba, Rumba, Bolero, Tango, Cha-Cha-Cha, Waltz” adi.. gaum-chim bhurguim mattvan kodeli mandtalim, kazar-achea mattvan 2 funelam laun
microphone-acher tore tore-chim gitam vaztalim, jim ami umedin aikotale, soda kadunk mhunon ek khass mhunis hadtale, tedna soda hathanim kadtale, jika ami mhuno ghudde-chi soda ji botan fodtale, dusre sidik muzgh-ank ek stage ghaltale (band stage) zacher ravon muzgh vaztale, hea kallar hem kainch dissonam, kiteak atam kazar-am chod xim hall-ani zatat, anik tosle funkh (blow) marpi muzgh-ui aiz dissonam karan hea tempar soglem
electronic zalam.

Electronics……Hummm… adim electricity nasli, tednam petrol max zoloitale, taka godie godie pump marith rauchem podtalem, nam tor to paloutalo, ek mattvak sumar 8 te 10 petrol max petoum-che podtale, tednam hie petrol max badeak (rent) meutale, aiz electricity sogleak asson zaitem sompeponn zalam.

   Te sanjer photo kadun zatoch vokol nouro nourea-chea ghara etalim, toxinch vokle-chim soirim dairim (family/relatives & friends) etalim, tednam vhor mhunon bhitor kadtalim, vhor bhitor kadtoch voklek sorpoli ghalun ghoran bhitor hadtalim, tea uprant ladavn (Litany) mhuntalim, ladavn zatoch vokle-chea khandar tambdea rongacho sadho (angostre/garment) ghaltalim,
tea uprant mattvan kazar suru, uprant cake katortalim, saudh (toast) korunk chod so padre vigar-ak hadtalim, nam tor konnuim gaum-chea zanar mhunxeak hadtalim, uprant ek saudh-ichem kantar mhunon mhuntalim, kazar somplea uprant sumar sokalchea 5 horar nourea-chim anik vokle-chim ekvotan ximb mhunon kortalim, thuim zaite zan kantar-ui kortale, uprant vokol noureak dusrea dissa vokle-chea ghora apounk ek mhunis dhadtale, tem apounem gheun dusrea dissa vokol nouro vokle-chea ghora vetalim, zaka mhuno aiz vokle-ger kazar, tisrea disa vokol nouro poroth aplea ghora etalim, uprant choutea dissa poroth vokol nouro vokle-ger vetalim, anik veta astanam mattva-chea darvontea-chi morll-achi xir (Half sheet of coconut leaves) todtalim, tea uprant tho darvontto kadtalim. Titlean sogleo formoldadi sompleo.

Honey Moon mhuntat tachi khobor tednam bou thodeank asli, hea kallar vo Honey Moon chalto zala. Ixttando, hi amchea adleam-chi porompora aiz sompli, dissan diss amchim kazaram modern zait vetat, vhoi tednam kazar-ank zaito despez aslo, mhuno eta sumar 5 ozar Rupia tedna-che, pun hea kallar ek kazar ami hallan jem kortaum taka 1 lakh Rupia vodikuch lagta, poile suvater ek borem band aiz kazar vazunk unem unem 30 te 40 ozar rupia magtat, tea uprant hall-achem badem, catering, waiters, drinks, cake, decoration adi…

Ixttando urlelem fudle pautt poloum-chem, aiz itlench puro, punn sor boumtolim ek nodor marun pole diss-an diss soglem bodlot assa poi tacher, anik kitem kitem  bodolchem assa tem kainch sangonk zainam, faleam konem poilim?


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