Moirangthem Sunita hujik Tungoupok Upper Primary School da SSA teacher oina leiri. Piklingeida Retinitis Pigmentosa kouba leina ama nabadagi 90% ti mit udare. Manipur University dagi English ta Masters ki degree pairabi Sunita mathantana macha ani chaonaba yoklak-e. Mahak National level gi sports tasu medal kaya phangakpada nattana, massage therapist oiduna amasung matam matamga chanaba thabak touduna madom lepchaba ngamna leiri. Mahakka unaduna wari-watai sabada Manipurda disability, nupi, lairik-laisu, amasung lairabagi matangda wapham kaya ama phongdokpirak-e. Madugi paodam ama makhada thamjari.
Anouba Meerol: Eche na Kihom Talks ta “Meeyamnadi eigi disability tamak ubi, einadi esagi ability ujei. Meeyamnadi eigi weakness tamak ubi, einadi esagi strength ujei” hairibasi khittang sandokna takpiyu.
Moirangthem Sunita: Mayam na khallise blind ne hairagane kemta touba ngammaroidaba chak esing thongba ngammaroidaba, thabak ingkhang kemta touba ngamaroidabagi bhapta adum khalleba. Ei esa nadi adu khandeba. Adu khallam tarabadi ngasi ei yourisiphao youba ngammoi haiba. Si marakta budi struggle mayam leikhreko. Emung maktadasu ema baba na nang udrabanina chatluranu, nang udrabanina yaoruranu, adeidi kumei firon touba matam dasu nang udrababina thok uranu, eina di yam chatningba hai tareko. Chatlagasu amuk ema hoida ngangdoinebako, chatlusi lak-o ei help toubiyu khotpiyu, thabal chongbagase yaodoineba adum. Udrasu udana ei thokpa toujage haina amuk anirakti yaorebako. Emanabi singdaga hairuraga khotluraga moidaga samhalaga khothallaga adum touwe ba. Eina di ngamne ana khanjaraga adum ngamjaba. Even eigi husband ga divorce toukhrafaobada, manadi eise exist toubase echa singsiga ngammoi haina khanjariba ne. Einadi ngamnina khallakanda mangondei lapthok aga leirineba. Aduneba eina eigi ability ujei hairise. Adagi strength tadi, mayam na weakness uba haidudi udrabanina mayamna lambi chatpa ngammmaroidra, lairik tamba kamaina tamdoino, noisu adum feel touramgani ngak amgani, haidi blind na kamaina lairik tamdoino haise. Eikhoidi loinamakse memorise toudoineba. Mi amana pabidoine, mi duna cassette ta namma namme, cassette tusu amuk problem neba, haidi at a glance, point mayam do sat-sat underline touraga touba gi facility do amuk fungdedana ko. Aduna strength toh yam chungba hai tare. Adune haise mayam na eikhoigi disable oibei asonba siga nupi oibei asonbasiga ne ba udoise. Ado esa nadi eise si ngamni haibagi strength toh eina ujarine ba. Amuk houjik su nupi singse World Disable Day se 1975 tei UN na announce toukhre ko. Si matung sida nupi singi fibam se fagatlaba hairadi adum yamna fagatpa oide ba. Sise keigino hairadi eikhoida strength watpeineba. Sise keiginodi nupi singse inferiority complex ama adum leijeiba, disable singsu adum leiyeba. Houjik nupi disable singse lairik khara kabak-kabak tammaga class 10 ga fail oiraga adum kunsallaga adum mapan thoktana leibasu mayam yaoriba. Adu keiginoda moina inferior oiraga adum khanjabado, eikhoi ngammaroi eikhoi da strength leite adum khankhibeine ba adumaina khallido. Eikhoigi strength se utthokpa ama chungdra, haidi eikhoigi thouna leiba ama chungeba. Lairik paba oirasu mayam na phat yengaga pabado eikhoidi hanjan hanjan patience leibataba. Hanjan hanjan mi mayum chatlaga si amta yengbiyo hairaga, sungdekaina hairakpasu yaorineba. Even echasing phaoba angang oiringeida ngasaigi shum pasallak adi, pungkhai ama shum passallakpada ‘mamma talle’ hairak-a haiba. Ado einadi whole day pahallaga taningineba. Adugi ningba kaiba mayam do overcome tourakandaneba eikhoina ngasi thabak macha ama fungdana tourak ese.
Anouba Meerol: Aduga lambi thongsi disabled singi oina chatthok chatsin gi matangdadi kayam phaba-phataba oi?
Moirangthem Sunita: Footpath ta chatlani aduga mi mayam famjallamgani natraga electricity department gi wire tinginena loina huttok-huttok aga amuk leidoini. Adagi lambi chatpa maktasu yam congested oiyeba, gari gumba, eikhoi lambi pikpani naba ko. San mayam thadok kani, eina shum haijabada, santhi mayam faijallamgani, adagi keino garbage ki amotpa mayam peisallamgani, udabanina keisu khangde ba. Mathak kheidi mami sami kabak kabak faoraga makhadi ude ba. Eigi si yum sideina asi lambi machin se thokpada ei kayarak leithek eneba khong se. Akut atong do kahngdrabanina. Adugumba mayamse eidi ngamjarani face touba ngamjarani haina yum sidei mapan thok eneba. Adeidi shum thokhridrasu shum pangsallakpa ama yaodoini, chatpa heiroidoini. Haidi khong thangdok pa kiragadi ngasai eina touningiba thabak mayamdo touba ngammoidoineba. Ei office amada chatpa hairagadi ei kiragadi esagi che ama tanabei oirasu amagi oirasu changaga miduda hairudoini. Ei enakta leiramba mi ama hekta da si ama toubiyu hai. Miduna toubirasu toubidrasu. Haidi ekai yam khangdaba haido. Ekairuragadi eina pammiba pot toh amuk oirroidoineba. Houjik pudi khara amuk safareba echa sing chaorak abanina ko. Adum moinasu help toubire adei eingonda mateng pangbiba mi khara leireko eche sing dada hoi. Eigadi kemta thoknaba natte. Eidi ethanta pok aeba. Eikhoi relative singsu Thoubal romdeini Khangabok ta loina leiba. Eikhoi sisida khitang ema ga babaga sida hongatlak ae. Eina khanjarambadi husband se leiragadi ei husband na mateng loina pangbirani kaina khallubado. Adugi hope tumadi ningba yam kaiba ama oi. Eina khalleba, mana hundok amba matam dudasu eina khalleba oh nangise eise nungsiba youdadana touriniko, nungsibagi artha do leitra haiba, natrane? Mana able disable romda oina chatkhreba, nungsiba haiba pot tuda oidrebako.
Udraba ei natrasu awuba suko mapan sungthok thoktradi sungkhang khangdradiko office tung chatpada adum ki. Lam khangdaba amada chatpada adum ki. zekhoi houjik Guwahatida hangat handa adum chatlise flight tongaga aada adum mi ngairammi khotlami.Adum chei angouba paiba ubadei mina adum assist toubirak eko, adui problem leite. Ado kibu kiragadi thong kanthok aga chatpa ngamoidoine. Adum chatpa lambidadi khangeba. Eikhoi Nagamapal lambi sida kongkut achouba ama lei, always esing adum lei. Ahanba ani ahumrak suba phaodi ei chongdharammiko. Mapa do youbada salwar angouba gada setlaga chatladi chabuk na adum chotlaga chatoinebako. Halak aga amuk toubei matam su leitebako office ki in time chattaba yadedana. Nongma ama sidei thokkhra kansida sorak lanbasida nupa ama khak na two wheeler thongba nupa ama khak na khudang sida thengaba. Aduga matam duda mase thoukhige touba, akoibada leiramba mi mayam muslim echin enao su yaoreko, khamma ga khotlaga si mi chei angouba pairisi masi mit udaba mina paibani moi uradi gari gi speed tamthagadabani kainaga moidaga haibibado after my video. Esada yam nungaiba ama di faowe, atleast mi kharadi understand toubiye, aware oibiye haibado, shum leidanako adugumba gase yam nungai. Eidi lambi chatpase enjoy touwe, chattoini, aduga lambida fak laona thengsallamdoini eingondako. Adei onsallaga amuk cheiramdoineba, namit toh udro ana. Ngasaigi chei dugi magun keino khangdabado. Eigi side tei haijaningba haibu government ki side tei TV da bu oirasu programme keika da adum white cane paiba chathallaga si gumba chatlagadi sini sini kaina mayam da awareness do khitang pihanningeba, mise khangdabana mayambaneba.
Anouba Meerol: Eche na thabak tanaba hourakpa matamda khallakhide haibagi matang duda mayamnana thengnabado khittang haibiyu.
Moirangthem Sunita: 1997 dane graduate teacher kouweba, graduate teacher se kouba kansida aa mayam se matam duda yam awareness watleko. Blind gi help touba keikase kaya tounaramdedana. Adeida ei peikha thage haiba matam da yadeba, thabak ki peikha se thage haiba matamsida. Adei eikhoi blind association da hairuraga moina che chang tharaga khotlaga adagi touba yai haibado. Masida commissioner kei-ka da changukanda, udabana kamaina lairik tak kadoino, ana tourak piduneba, khangbra. Adu matam duda blind amasu thaiyeba ta Nishikanta haina. Maga touraga, adagi che chang thahallak aga utlaga permission pikhi. Ado eikhoi khallak oi se adum khange, keinoda mayam da wakhal lon ama leikhreba blind na kamaina taktoino haibase. Aduga aduda yam nungaitaba thudok amasu thok a. Mi ama khak, sida angang ama khak eigi scribe toubiyo eigi ebiyu hairuba. Peikhase akhoidi dictate tourakanda, haidi miduna question do pabirak ani answer do eina dictate tourakanda mina amuk ebidoinidana. Adugi khara toubiyo ana hairu kansida last hour da admit card louthok amadaisida ngammaroi hairak aba. Ada yam shocking oibado. Adei atoppa ama na fan laona chongthok rak aga. ei midudi panningdre, adusu fan laona chongthok rak aga se se se nangi ei echa se oina touhallage ana mana adumaina touraga eraga adum khansu khallak tre. Adoisu wakhal di nungaitedana shum. Houjik ti loina yare IAS phao thare houjikti, adagi amuk houjik kandi NET nung kari-kara sida loina information mayamse loina khangabanina si touba yai khotli loina khangbaninako. Adeigi houjik kan angang singse yam fortunate oi moigidi yam fare haiba. Haidi laptop tei touraga adum scan touthok aga acceptable voice ta adum parak ani lairik paba khotpa adum laire. Eikhoina thaina waba adumainadi wadre.
Master hek loiraga ei private school amada purammi St. Patrick English School haina houjik kisina headmaster sina ei mit ude na adum khangeba adusu eina lotlaga adum touba thabak se khanghandaba ada eina soi touba mapa se shum soinarak pa soinarakpa toubasida nang namit nungaitabra haiyebako. Sir ei nungaite, ei disable ne hairabako adei tok ora hairaba adei mana tokkanu tokkanu nang adum tou. Ei 2000 phao tourammeba. Nung adum tou. Nangi paper singdudi eina correct tourani. Nangna grammar takpase angang singse yamna pamme aduna adum leiyo na leikhraba. Ngasai eina peikha thaba yaakhide haidusu awareness watpagineba. Awareness se kanana kana tougadage haibada officials, office ta leiriba sing education sector da leiriba mayamse loina awareness pigadabane Moisingse loina awareness pigadabane. Kanam khangde haiba. Chei pairaga lakpadane thengjallamaga, namit udara hairakeedoh, ado loinamak mee mayamse loinamak aware oiba ama darkar taari. Sigi mathou sidi eikhoigi ethou natteba, ei amana mee kaya aware oihandoinoba. Adoh handak youtube ta toubadeidi mayam se khara aware oire, eikhoi angang sing blind gi angang sing na hairakle. Madam, eikhoi lambi chatpa yam nungaire ka hairak-ae. Eisu sida thokpada, lambi manakta gari lanthoknaba leppaga leirambada mee changsilaklaga adum lanthokpiyura kaina. Wakhal sida nungaijabadoh, meedi fanayamdi khangamalle. Keinoma chatpada social gathering ama chatkandasu sida changako lakoh kaina nungi seat kaina kaosinbiba, famhanbiba. Wari wataiga sabiba eikhoinaga pammisidi eikhoinadi udrabanina meena koubirakpadoh yamna pamjabadoh, haidi aduiduna atleast eigi manakta meese lei haibagi aware oirakanda esase nungaijaba ama feel toujadoine. Meegi deva karma chatpagase yamna kirambado houjikti khitang di fare. Ekaibasu kharasu ekaiba khangdrabanina manakta leiramba amada ei mit ude haibada sida amukta changminarusi kaina. Eikhoina chahi yamakpei haitare ekai khangaktrise. Angang leisabi macha gumba oiradi ekaigadaba, ekai khangdabagi su yam kannaba leiyeba.
Anouba Meerol: Eche gi mot-ta disable haibasi kari haina define tougani?
Moirangthem Sunita: Disabled haidine eigi mot ta disabled define tou haitaradi mee khudingmak disabled oi. Macha poktaba nupi amasu disabled makhal amane, peisa paidabasu financial disability ne mee khudingi disability loina leiye haiba. Chatpa ngamdaba, waa ngangba ngamdaba, naa tadaba khakta natte, lairabasu disability makhal amane. Macha poktarena , nupa singnaga khainabibaga yaorisisu, nupi duda leibara nupa duda leibara disability makhal amane si su. Adumaina louningeba. Eikhoina esada eise mit se udare, udataradi eigi remaining sense mayamse fajana sijinarakanda yadribase atei mayamsina sougatlaga fajana able na touba thabak touna touba ngammeba. Aduna mit se udre, nabani wa ngange ko, eina nabanise uba pot natteba, eina urise faklang awaobasiga mei siga khitang sida khitang waori waori khara uniko. Ado mathang thengnabada nakhon sineba eina kanano karino haise, khonduda fanaba hotnarak kadoine. Adeigi eisu sida kasida leidana noidi tabadi ngammoiba ado mapan da thok eba sound mayamse eidi sense ta faowe. Angang na aada laoriba, horn khongiba, gari chelliba, langiba khotliba noidi eingonda dang focus touramganiba. Ei mapanda thok eba sound khuding mak se loina khangeba adeigi mit se pura khumjallaba ei nakansida mi ama chatkhiba kanda ei khanganiba eingonda sense faorak kaniba sise kei kinesetic sense haigadra faorakkaniba aduna mi amana mana pangba matamda magi residual, magi residual hearing kanogine adagi mit toh sijinnarakkadoini henna, skin henna sijinnarakkadoini, adei taste henna sijinnarak, lei se henna sijinnarakkadoini adu loinamak. Eina Delhi da leirikanda khalsa haina lam ama leiyeba Delhi university gido adei eina rohini dei chatpa kansidaneko shum chatpakansida khalsa yourak a haibase khangeba kamaina khange haida mai nala manam do aduga manam simasu yam khangeba swaida si youradi si manam ni si youradi si manam ni. Sisida yum sida ka sida fam famna karaidonomma cha thak a kaise adum khangeba manam do. ado yam sensitive oikhatle haiba, tabagi, manamgi sigumba mayamse yam sensitive oirak a ba.
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Ruth Chawngthu