Mizo: Saruakna

BISHOP PAINTS NUDE FIGURES - Rinu Varghese Saturday, 1 August 2009.

A Reverend in the northeast state of Mizoram has a very eccentric and unique hobby of painting: draw nude pictures of men and women. One of the first Mizo to be ordained a Bishop, Rev Stephen Rotluanga says his art of drawing nude pictures is nothing but plainly revealing human figures created by God, revealing God's glorious creation and further proves that God is the "greatest artist" of all time. For him, drawing human figures is his favourite subject like other great artists - Michael Angelo and Leonardo da Vinci. His exhibitions are held both in India and abroad. None of his works are available for sale.

SARUOKNA (Nakedness) - L.Keivom

(Tin, Adama leh a nupui chu an pahnihin saruakin an awm a, an zak lêm loa. - Gen. 2:25)


Saruakna tih hi secular term chuan nudity tih tur ni mahse rilru leh thlarau lam huap zâwnga religious term-a hman dâwnin, ‘Nakedness,’ tih hi dik zâwka ka ngaih vângin ka hmang a ni. Kan thu \obul chu Mizo Puithiam pakhat, Aizawla Bishop hmasa ber (2002), Stephen Rotluanga lemziak (painting) a ni. Amah hi Roman Catholic puithiam a nih mai bâkah lemziak lama tui leh thiam tak, Toronto-a Ontario College of art and design a\anga hming chher khawpa zir chhuak ngat a ni. A hming rawn lâr zualna chhan ber pawh saruak lem ziak a nih vâng a ni. Chu chu Pathian thil siam mawizia leh ropuizia târlannaah a ngai. A thlîrna mit a\anga thlîr phâk lo te chuan mak leh rapthlâk an ti, Puithiam tih chi loh hulhualah an ngai. Tu nge mitdel zâwk tih erawh chu, engkim saruaka siamtu, Pathianin a hriat chian ber a rinawm.


He thua HYG-a titiah chuan saruakna thu ai mahin kan mizia tlangpui pahnih chiang êm êm mai a lang a. Pakhatna chu kan kawrawngzia a ni. Hre âwm taka thil kan sawi te hi, eng thu pawh ni rawh se, kan han inzâwt chiang a, mi sawi kan lo hriat chhâwn, a dik leh dik loh mahnia chhui fiah tum loa mahni duh zâwng zâwnga kan tihpunlun a lo ni deuh vek a ni. Kan kawrawn dân thûkzia pawh kan hre phak loa, hriat kan duh bawk lo. Kan kawrawnzia min hrilhtu chu lâwmthu hrilha nêkin, tlâwma lain, huat kan chîng. Pahnihna chu, kan kawrawnzia chu thup mawina turin bumna leh lemchan nun kan zir a, zêldinna bawihah kan tâng a, kan nihna anga saruaka lang ngam kan awm tak lohna hi a ni. Chû zia pahnih kawl hnem ber chu tu dang ni loin kan puithiam te leh kohhran hruaitu te an ni mai thei. ‘Thlaraua a\angin ka hmu’ tia khawtlâng hrilh fo te hi kawrawng zual an ni duh. Thlaraua hmu tak tak te chu thli ang an ni a, an awmna hmun hmunah, tu sawi tam ngai loin, an nungchang leh thu hrilah hriat mai theih a ni. An kalna na a nghîng a, an thu leh hla fîmin mi a kaitho a, a thawi dam bawk. Engpawhchu ni se, a mimirin mahni theuhah kan dinhmun kan inen chian a tha.

He a chunga thu kan rawn tar lan pawh khi a tira sâp tawnga report tu thu ziak atang chuan lemziaktuin saruak zawk a ziah duhna chhanah buaina tur a awm der lo. A rûka a tih thin a ni lo a, saruak lem a ziah te chu a zahpui lo a, India ram leh khawvel hmun hrang hrang art exhibition-ah te pawh a lemziah te entir tawh thin bawk a ni tih kan hmu. Amah chu a thil tihah a chiang a, a buailo. A buai te chu bumna leh lemchanna tukverh atanga thlîrtu leh thîktu te niin a lang. Mahse an buaina thu sawi si loin mi dang lehkhabu ziak leh lem ziah, chîk takin an chhiar tawh leh en tawh pawh ni lo, a lehkhabu hmêlhmang pawh an la hmuh ngai loah min luhpui an tum ta; a taka hmu ngei tawh leh chûng lehkhabu te chu ngun taka lo chhiar tawh  te kha min ti luhai letling hlauh a ni.

He titi tlânna atanga zir tur pawimawh chu mî thawnthu phuah emaw belhchian dâwl lo thu sawi emaw rin a, a dik leh dik lo thlu loa thutak anga pawma khûkpui vak hlauhawm zia leh chung thil laka in vên fimkhur leh inthiar fihlim tulzia hriat a ni. Chu chu hruaitu leh hotu nihna dinhmun chelhtu te tân a pawimawh lehzual. A chhan chu kan dâwt thu khûkpui kha kan hruaite pawhin thudika ringin an lo khukpui ve zel thin avang a ni. Kan lo inawk palh a nih pawhin, kan tang a ni tih miin min hrilh hriat vêleh inlamlêt vat a pawimawh. Kan hriat hnu pawha luhlul chhuaha kan inlamlêt duh loh chuan dâwt bawiha tân reng kan thlang zawk tihna a ni. 

[He article sap tawnga mi hi discussion board (HYG-Hmar Yahoo Group)-ah khel a ni a; chutah chuan a kal thui zeal , DaVinci Code tih te a  srawn sawi chhuak a, mi tam tak , kohhran hruaitu te pawhin chung lehkhabu te chu an buaipui hle a ni awm a lan danin, tin, chhiar ve lem si lo hria niawm taka sawi, work of fiction tih inziaksa kuau lehkhabu te pawh, thudik ang maia rawn sawi pawl te an awm. Chung vel leh kan ngaihdan tak rawn tarlana duh vangin a rawn ziak a ni. He article original hi http:// inpui.blogspot.com/2009/08/ saruokna-nakedness.html  ah dah a ni a.

A ziaktu hi retired foreign diplomat (IFS) niin, mizo (hmar) litterateur zahawm leh zah kai tak a ni. Tunah Delhi ah a awm. Enge Bangalore mipui te ngaihdan phawrhlanve hrim hrimna’n Hmar atangin Lusei tawngah ka let a (12th sept 2009)  ka han dah ve mai mai a ni – Samuel Lalrozama Hmar.]