"Ungakhohlwa bangane, sihamba sobabili" (Rose Auslander)

Isihloko sanamuhla besilokhu sintanta ekhanda lami kusukela ngiqala ukuya e-India ngo-December 2018. Ekhalendeni le-advent, umama enginikeza lona minyaka yonke, kwakunamabhukhimakhi amabili kazibuthe. Futhi omunye wabo wayenaleyo nkulumo phezu kwayo. Lona kuzoba umbiko wami wokugcina ngesikhathi sami eNdiya futhi ngandlela thize ngithole lokhu kufaneleka. Imicabango yami yayihlezi inomunye noma enye, ngisho noma ngezinye izikhathi kwakuthatha isikhathi eside ukuphendula imilayezo nama-imeyili. Futhi ngiyazi ukuthi nani niye nacabanga ngami, nazibuza ukuthi ngenzani, ngenzani, futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, uma futhi ngibuyela nini eJalimane. :-)

Manje ngibuyele lapha, kakade amasonto amane. Isikhathi sihamba ngokushesha njengaseNdiya. Anginayo "impilo yansuku zonke" yangempela okwamanje. Futhi ngiyajabula ngokuthi ingqondo nenhliziyo yami kunesikhathi sokucubungula izinkumbulo kancane kancane, okuhlangenwe nakho nezinto engizifundile ngaphambi kokuba ngibuyiselwe emsebenzini wansuku zonke, ama-aphoyintimenti, imisebenzi yasekhaya nokunye. Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi kungenzeka ngokushesha kangakanani ukuthi zonke izinguquko okungenzeka ukuthi uhlele ukuzenza ohambweni kungazelelwe zibonakale zikhathaza kakhulu ukuthi ungabhekana nazo. Nalapha futhi, umhlaba uqhubekile nokuphenduka, ebengingakacabangi kakhulu ngakho ngikude kangako.

Kodwa manje emavikini ami okugcina eNdiya. Ngesinye isikhathi ekuqaleni konyaka ngacabanga ukuthi ngingathanda ukubona okuthile okuhlukile enyangeni yokugcina yohambo lwami kune-Eco Village, eyayisiphenduke indawo yami yokunethezeka ngandlela-thile. Eqinisweni, angizange ngifune ukuhamba kakhulu futhi ngibheke noma yini. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngase ngizwe imibiko eminingi ejabulisayo evela kwabanye abahambi ngeNyakatho-mpumalanga yeNdiya. Futhi akugcini lapho, ngase ngihlangane nabantu abalungile ababevela lapho noma abasahlala khona. Imvelo enkulu, engakathintwa kanye nezizwe ezisagcina amasiko azo endabuko futhi ngaleyo ndlela zibonise ukuhlukahluka okumangalisayo kweNdiya. Uma ubheka imephu, ingxenye ye-India ibonakala sengathi akuyona eyakho ngempela. Enyakatho yeBhutan, eningizimu yeBangladesh nasempumalanga yeSoutheast Asia iqala ngeMyanmar. Futhi i-Kolkata ikude kakhulu ngokwezindinganiso zamaNdiya, ngakho-ke isinqumo senziwe ngokushesha: Ngizoya enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-India ngo-April. Lapho uManjit enquma ukungiphelezela futhi ekwazi ukuhlela yonke into ezungezile, ngajabula - ngakho ngakwazi ukuthatha ingxenye encane yentofontofo yami kanye nami. Kungase kuchazwe kafushane, ngaphandle kokwephula amalungelo omuntu siqu, ukuthi akubonakali nhlobo futhi akulula neze ukuthi umqondisi wokuvakasha olula athathe ikhefu lenyanga futhi aphinde asebenzise imali ohambweni. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, lokhu kuhlobene nezimo zokusebenza, ngokuvamile ezihluke kakhulu kulezo zalapha eJalimane. Kodwa futhi kuhlobene nesibopho somndeni, ikakhulukazi isimo sezezimali. Kimina, yilobu bungane noManjit ikakhulukazi obenze ngabona umqondo wokuzithoba, ngomqondo wokonga, ngamehlo ahluke ngokuphelele, kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke ukuwuzwa. Ngingabhala okuningi mayelana nalokhu manje, futhi imininingwane eminingi engiyizuzile ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule imayelana nakho. Kodwa manje ngingathanda ukukuyisa enyakatho-mpumalanga yaseNdiya.

Hhayi-ke, zisuka nje, ngoba ngaphambi kokuba siqale ngangihlale ngingahlelelwe izinsuku eziyishumi e-Kolkata. UManjit wehlelwa yingozi kudala walimala emlenzeni okuvele ukuthi akazange aphathwe ngendlela. Ukuxilongwa okuvela kudokotela, owabe esebhekisisa kakhulu emlenzeni, kwaqala ukwesaba futhi kwenza kube nzima ukuphuma. Ngakho ngachitha isikhathi sami eKolkata. Njengoba ngilithanda kakhulu leli dolobha, lalingekubi kangako. Ngaphandle kokushisa. Kodwa ngakwazi ukudla ngidabula kuzo zonke izindawo zokudayisa zasemgwaqweni futhi.

Mhhhh, isemishi elimnandi elosiwe eligcwele imifino emisha

Endaweni yobisi kwakukhona ilasi eqabulayo ntambama noma ubisi olushisayo nolumnandi kusihlwa.

Lona umthengisi wami we-chai. Uphethwe yikhanda ngalelo langa, uyangitshela kamuva. Futhi ukuthi uya e-Bihar ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ukuvakashela umndeni wakhe. Uhlala lapho isigamu sonyaka. Okwamanje uzofika umfowabo ezodayisa lapha. Laba bobabili bahlanganyela ibhizinisi.

Lona umshana we-chai-wallah. Akayi esikoleni, kodwa usiza ngokudayisa itiye lobisi elimnandi. Izinyawo zakhe zibukeka njengezekhehla, isikhumba njengesikhumba. Uma yena noma umfowabo bengibona ekuseni, bebevele bagcwalise inkomishi enkulu ngaphandle kokuthi ngikhulume okunye. Lapho ngihlezi eduze kwesitendi endleleni ngifake ikhadibhodi noma iphephandaba ngaphansi kwami, bobabili babevame ukuhlala eduze kwami. Sabe sesihlala lapho, sithule, ngezinye izikhathi sithakaselwa abantu abadlula ngendlela.

Ukukhangisa ngokhetho kudwetshwa odongeni lapho. E-India, iqembu ngalinye linophawu. Kukhona nesizathu esiphathekayo salokhu: abantu abaningi abafundile futhi abakwazi ukufunda amagama amaqembu ephepheni lokuvota. Bese bebeka uphawu lweqembu abafisa ukulivotela.

Ezinsukwini eziyishumi kamuva, udokotela wanikeza ok ukuthi uManjit wayesengakwazi ukuhamba, inqobo nje uma ibhandishi lishintshwa njalo ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbili. Ngakho sahamba. Ekugcineni ngihamba ngesitimela futhi.

Indawo yokuqala bekuyiGuwahati esifundazweni sase-Assam. Bekuneqembu labantu abavela e-Assam e-Eco Village ngeholide likaKhisimusi. Sasithinte omunye wabo, uKaushik, futhi ngempela wenza konke ayengakwenza ukuze ukuhlala kwethu eNyakatho East kube mnandi ngangokunokwenzeka. Lapho sifika eGuwahati, umkhosi woNyaka Omusha wase-Assamese ka-Bihu wawusezingeni eliphezulu. Ngakho sakwazi ukuvakashela umcimbi womdanso wesintu kusihlwa.

Futhi ngemva kwalokho kwaba khona ukudla okungcono kakhulu futhi okukhethekile engakuthola eNdiya. Inhlanganisela yezinto ezikhethekile ezivela ezifundazweni zaseNagaland, Meghalaya nase-Assam. Esikhundleni esingavamile eNdiya, lena ingulube ephekwe okungenani ngezindlela ezinhlanu ezahlukene.

Kwangenza ngaphelelwa amazwi ukuthi abantu abangenisa izihambi bangaba kanjani ohlangane nabo isikhashana nje ekuphileni kwakho ohambeni. Kodwa lokho kuvame ukuthathwa kalula eNdiya.

U-Kaushik usibonise isikebhe sakhe, yena nabangane bakhe abathathu abasakhayo njengamanje ukuze banikele ngohambo lwasemfuleni e-Brahmaputra ngonyaka ozayo.

Ukusuka eGuwahati saqhubeka saya eKaziranga National Park. Umngane wabasebenzi be-Eco Village usenendawo enezindlu zezivakashi lapha unyaka wonke. Nalapha futhi, samukelwa ngokufudumele. Lapho ngicela ukukhokhela u-Sunny, umnikazi wemvume nomnikazi, ngendawo yokuhlala, ukudla kanye ne-safari, wenqaba, ethi, "Abangane base-Eco Village bangabangane bami futhi."

Lapho izimvula zezimvula ezinkulu ziqala emasontweni ambalwa ezayo, iBrahmaputra eseduze izoqhuma usebe futhi ikhukhule yonke into. Izilwane eziningi zasendle ezivela engxenyeni yepaki yesizwe engemuva kwendawo bese zifudukela kwenye indawo, zivame ukuwela amasimu azungeze le ndawo futhi.

Lapha emaphandleni, uMkhosi we-Bihu ugujwa inyanga yonke, noma okungenani inqobo nje uma izisebenzi ezivamile zingakwazi ukudela amaholo azo. Laba besifazane bafika lapho sesizohamba nge-safari futhi badansa bese behamba nami.

Kwabe sekuyiwa esiqiwini.

Ngangifuna ngempela ukubona obhejane, abasebaningi eKaziranga. Kodwa kwaqala kwabhukuda umndeni wama-otter wadlula kithi. Kuhle futhi, ngangingakaze ngibone ama-otter ngaphambili. Ziyatholakala naseSundabans kodwa azivamile ukubonakala. Kwakukhona abantu abaningi lapha, ababehlangana ndawonye ukuze badle isidlo sasemini ngesikhathi esisodwa.

Kumelwe kube khona obhekile ukuze abone ukuthi akukho yini okusele enhlanzini enkulu.

Abekho obhejane okwamanje, kodwa inyathi enkulukazi yasemanzini ehlanganyela utshani obusha bamadlelo aluhlaza nezinyamazane. Kukhona nezingulube zasendle lapha.

Bese kuthi-ke, ejikeni elilandelayo, sibe nenhlanhla ngokuzumayo. Izibonelo ezimbili ezinkulu zihamba ngaphesheya kwemfunda kwesokudla sendlela yethu.

Ohambweni oluqhubekayo sibona obhejane abaningi bekude kwaze kwaba yilapho simangala le ntokazi ngesikhathi igeza lapho ibuya.

Emgwaqeni obuyela epulazini lika-Sunny, eliqhele ngemizuzu emihlanu kuphela ukusuka ekungeneni kwepaki, ezinye izingane ezimbalwa zidansela uMkhosi we-Bihu.

Umalusi waseJalimane uSundari (ohunyushwa ngokuthi "muhle") usevele elinde ngokulangazela ukubuya kwethu.

Indlela isinambuzane esingabukeka ngayo...

Futhi indlela opholi abaluhlaza abafihleke kahle ngayo ensimini yombila...

Ngemva kobusuku obuthathu eSol Village, njengoba u-Sunny eyibiza kanjalo le ndawo, uhambo luyaqhubeka ngebhasi oluya e-Jorhat ukuze kuthathwe isikebhe esiya e-Majuli sisuka lapho. Kungenzeka ukuthi lesi siqhingi sasike saba esinye seziqhingi zomfula ezinkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Kodwa-ke, kule minyaka eyikhulu edlule lehlile lisuka ku-1000sqm laya cishe ku-400sqm ngenxa yokuguguleka komhlabathi.Ososayensi bathi kungenzeka lihambe eminyakeni engu-20. Yaziwa kakhulu ngabahlali bayo, iningi labo elingamalungu esizwe samaMishing, okuyiqembu elikhulu kunawo wonke eNyakatho-mpumalanga yeNdiya. Izindlu zabo zakhiwe phezu kwezingodo, kungenjalo zaziyogcwala amanzi ngenkathi yezimvula. Ngaphansi kwalezi kuvame ukuba nezindwangu ezinkulu abesifazane abeluka kuzo ama-saree amahle nezinye izindwangu.

Imvelo esiqhingini yinhle. Ama-orchid asendle amila ezihlahleni yonke indawo.

Uma ngibheka la masimu elayisi, ngakhunjuzwa kakhulu ngokuhamba nginqamula eKabodia naseLaos.

Uhambo lwebhayisikili olunqamula isiqhingi esiyisicaba lwaluhlelelwe usuku olulodwa e-Majuli. Umsebenzisi wendawo yokuhlala uzidwebele imephu ngokwakhe futhi ufake zonke izindawo ezibalulekile okufanele uzibone lapho uvakashele lapha.

Sikwazile ukufinyelela ingqikithi yazo ezimbili. Imephu engenaso isikali nemayela ayinembile. Lapho sifika ebhulohweni lokuqala ibalazwe elalithe siwele kulo, kwase kucishe kube semini. Kube kuhle ukuthi besivele sidle isidlo sasekuseni nalabafana ababili abahle kanye noyise wabo endleleni.

Ngemva kwesikhathi esasizizwa siphakade, sagcina silitholile ibhuloho elalizosiholela kwesinye isipesheli saseMajuli, idolobhana lezitsha zobumba. Kanye nokweluka, izitsha zobumba zingenye yemisebenzi yezandla ejwayele ukwenziwa ngabesifazane abampofu.

Ngesikhashana nje, kwakhiwa isitsha sesitsha lapha, esibe sesishiswa eziko ezinkulu.

Indawo elandelayo engaya kuyo kwakuyindlu yezindela yamaHindu, iSatra. UMajuli naye uyaziwa ngabo. Izindela eziningi kwadingeka zithuthele ezweni elikhulu ngenxa yendawo ehlala incipha. Izindela zalezi zindela ikakhulukazi zikhulekela unkulunkulu uVishnu. Futhi kwenye yezindela, imaski yendabuko yenziwa ngesandla. Bengifuna ukubona lokho.

Ngivele ngakwazi ukufonela abazali bami ngesikhathi ebesivumelene ngaso, phela kwakuyisonto lePhasika.

Futhi-ke kwadingeka sibuyele emuva ngokushesha. Asiwahluleli kahle amabanga futhi ngemva kokushona kwelanga ngangingafuni ukugibela ibhayisikili elidlekayo elingenazibani emigwaqweni emibi, engakhanyi.

Ngikujwayele ukugibela amabhayisikili amade futhi bengikuthakasele ngokuphelele uhambo olude, kuyilapho uManjit esezophelelwa yithemba. Kodwa alikho iloli elama ukuze lisibuyisele kanye namabhayisikili ethu endaweni yokulala.

Bekungeke kube nesikhala esingaka.

Ngenhlanhla sasifike lapho siya khona ngemva nje kokushona kwelanga futhi sakwazi ukugibela isikebhe siphindela ezweni elikhulu ngakusasa ekuseni.

Indawo elandelayo yayiyidolobhana laseMariani, cishe amahora amathathu kuphela uma uhamba ngebhasi usuka eMajuli. Lena ukuphela kwendawo kulo lonke elaseNdiya lapho ungabona khona ama-gibbons. Inani elikhulu lemindeni ye-gibbon lihlala ehlathini elincane. Indawo encane, elawulwa umndeni iseduze ngqo nesiqiwi.

Ngakho-ke singasuka ekuseni kakhulu ngakusasa ngethemba lokubona ezinye zezinkawu ezihlome isikhathi eside, ezinjengomuntu.

Njengoba kungekho izinkawu kuphela kuleli hlathi, kodwa futhi ezinye izilwane ezidla ezinye, kuqala kuphela ngokuphelezelwa okuhlomile kanye nomhlahlandlela.

Ngiyaqaphela ukuthi lapha enyakatho-mpumalanga azikho izivakashi eziningi zasentshonalanga njengakwezinye izindawo eNdiya. Akekho okhuluma isiNgisi. Imali yokungena eyisibopho ephindwe kashumi ezivakashini ezisuka kwamanye amazwe nayo iyadingeka lapha. Nokho, kwakufanele futhi. Ngemva kokuhamba ngokukhululeka ehlathini bese sigudla ujantshi wesitimela, sithola izinkawu zokuqala. Awekho ama-gibbons okwamanje, kodwa ama-langurs amahle.

Khona-ke kungazelelwe umqondisi usinika isibonakaliso, uzwa amaGibhoni. Basekude, kodwa ngokusobala yena noshayasibhamu banombono wokuthi bangazitholaphi izinkawu ezishaya umlozi. Ngakho-ke masigijime. Maphakathi nehlathi eliminyene, kancane kancane ngokuqhubekayo. Impempe iya ngokuya iba phezulu, bese iyathula futhi, sishintsha indlela futhi. Futhi ngokuzumayo awuzwa lutho ngaphandle kwezingoma ezingavamile zamagibhoni. Ngithola ama-goosebumps ngenxa yokushuba komsindo. Bese ngiphakamisa amehlo ngibone umndeni wakwaGibbon. Izithandani ezinomfana. Lezi zidalwa ezintathu zenze umsindo ongaka - ngihlabeke umxhwele, anginandaba nama-leeches azama ukudlula ezicathulweni zami namasokisi ezinyaweni zami.

Bese kuba-ke lesi sicabucabu esikhulu ngendlela emangalisayo, ulwembu lwaso engicishe ngangena kulo.

Uma ngibuya ohambweni lwami olujabulisayo, uManjit akaphathekile kahle. Ukulimala, imithi aseyidle amasonto amaningi kanye nezinsuku ezinzima kufanele ukuthi kumphathe kabi. Ngakho-ke sinquma ukuhlala ezinye izinsuku ezimbalwa e-Gibbon Forest ukuze sibone ukuthi singakwazi yini ukuqhubeka nokuvakasha njengoba kuhleliwe.

Ngenhlanhla izinto ziba ngcono maduze futhi singasuka e-Assam siye esifundazweni ngegama elithi Nagaland, okuzwakala kungaqondakali kimi. Ingxenye yokuqala yomzila ngesitimela oya e-Dimapur yenziwa ngokushesha. Ebangeni elingu-75km elilandelayo ukuya e-Kohima kufanele ugibele itekisi. Kuthatha amahora amane ukufika lapho uya khona ngenxa yemigwaqo emibi.

Bekungenye yezindlela zokushayela ezinzima kakhulu empilweni yami futhi ukubuka bekungekuhle ikakhulukazi saze safika. Ukusuka eKohima kwadingeka sihambe ngemoto elinye ihora ngeSUV ephithizelayo siya endaweni encane esentabeni. Lapha uKaushik wayesihlelele indawo yokuhlala ukuze sithathe uhambo lokuqwala izintaba siye eSigodini saseDzükou esiseduze ngakusasa ekuseni. Idolobhana, izindlu kanye nezakhamuzi zangihlaba umxhwele. Amaphesenti angu-90 awo angabomdabu baseNaga, ababengabazingeli.

Indawo engcono kakhulu yokugeza ekuseni bese uxubha amazinyo akho.

Bengingahlala ekhishini amahora amaningi futhi bengiyohlala ngithole imininingwane emisha.

Nakhu kugeziwe. Awekho amanzi agelezayo.

Kodwa sasifuna ukuqwala izintaba. Ngakho sahamba ngemva kokudla kwasekuseni. Okokuqala kwadingeka sishayele futhi siye endaweni esemthethweni yokuqala indlela eya eSigodini saseDzükou. Ngakho kwaba elinye ihora nesigamu umgwaqo omkhulu onqamula ehlathini. Ukuze ufinyelele esigodini, esicishe sibe ngamamitha angu-2500 ukuphakama, kufanele uqale unqobe umehluko wokuphakama okungamamitha angu-1000 futhi ukhuphuke kakhulu.

Uma isiphezulu, yonke into ekuqaleni imbozwe yinkungu, ecwebezela kancane.

Futhi umbono omangalisayo.

Sabe sesihamba kule ndawo cishe amahora amathathu kwaze kwaba yilapho sifika endaweni okuwukuphela kwayo yokuhlala ekhona. Kuhle ukuthi sifake ukudla. Ukupheka esimweni sezulu esinomoya kuthatha isikhathi eside kodwa ngandlela thize kuzwakala kumnandi. Futhi njengoba abaqhubi bendawo yokuhlala kufanele bafake yonke into lapha ngezinyawo, amanani aphakeme ngokuphindwe kabili kunokuvamile.

Besingahlangani namuntu endleleni. Ngaso sonke isikhathi nganginombono wokuthi akukho muntu ngaphandle kwethu. Nokho, nganginephutha elikhulu. Lapho sifika, enye yezindawo zokulala ezimbili yayigcwele kakade, namatende ambalwa anikezwayo. Futhi ngemva kwethu, abantu abaningi ngokwengeziwe beza, ikakhulukazi amaNdiya asemancane, futhi idokodo lesibili lagcwala ngokushesha futhi laduma. Izingoma ezihlukene zaphuma kuzikhulisa-zwi eziningana ezincane ngesikhathi esisodwa futhi abafana abathathu bacabanga ukuthi kuhle kakhulu ukudlala imidlalo yabo yokudubula kumaselula abo ngaphandle kwama-headphone. Kwakunzima kimi ukuqonda ukuthi kungani ubungafika endaweni enkulu kangaka, ebukekayo bese ubanga umsindo. Kodwa kwakuyimina ngedwa isivakashi sangaphandle futhi lokho akuzange kukhathaze muntu ngaphandle kwami. Ngike ngabhekana nezimo ezifanayo e-Eco Village. Kunabantu abaningi e-India abangakwazi ukuthula kahle kangako, okungenani lokho kuyisipiliyoni sami. Azikho futhi izindawo eziningi lapho kuthule khona. Mhlawumbe yingakho kungajwayelekile kubantu abaningi ukuthi baphuthelwe wumsindo wezimoto ezishaya amahutha. Manje kwase kufanele ngihlanganyele indawo yokulala nabantu abangaba ngu-30. Kwakubanda kakhulu ngaphandle ngemva kokushona kwelanga, okuwu-6 ntambama, futhi ngangingakuhlomele kahle. Indawo yokulala nayo yayingenayo imibhede, kodwa wawukwazi ukuboleka lokho okudingayo ukuze uthole imali. Iphedi elincane lokulala nezingubo zokulala ezimbili kimi. Yayingasekho imicamelo. Angisafuni ukukhononda futhi uhambo oluhle lwenzelwa okuningi, kodwa ubusuku lapho bebubuhlungu kimi. Futhi ngakusasa kwaba yimina owadela. Kwadingeka ngizabalaze ngehla entabeni, wonke amathambo, wonke umsipha wawubuhlungu. Yeka indlela engangijabule ngayo ngemoto eyayisilinde phansi ukuze isiyise eKohima. Ngangidinga ubusuku ukuze ngilulame. Futhi njengoba lalingekho ithikithi lohambo lwethu oluqhubekela phambili, nganikezwa ubusuku besibili. Ngeshwa, umbhede ehhotela wawucishe uqine njengephansi endlini yokulala, kodwa okungenani wawufudumele futhi uthule.

Bengingathanda ukubona okuningi kweNagaland futhi ngeke kube uhambo lwami lokugcina lapho. Kodwa bekusele elinye igoli ngaphambi kokuthi sifune ukubuyela e-Kolkata. Isimo saseMeghalaya futhi ikakhulukazi indawo iCherapunji eyangikhanga njengomlingo, nakuba kuthiwa iyindawo enemvula kakhulu emhlabeni futhi imvula akusona isimo sezulu engisithandayo. Kodwa nganginesithakazelo esikhulu ezintabeni, ehlathini kanye namabhuloho akhethekile akhona lapho. Kodwa okokuqala, sasilindelwe amahora angu-14 ngemoto. Ngenhlanhla ngabona udokotela ngayizolo ngezwa ngiba ngcono ngemva kokujova esinqeni kanye nemithi ethile. Kodwa nami angikwazanga ukulala lapha emotweni.

ICherrapunji itholakala ezintabeni zaseKhasi eduze komngcele waseBangladesh. Sathi sifika sekuhwalele izulu laliyidliva futhi ngakusasa ekuseni kwakungabonakali kahle. UBen ovela eFrance wayenathi endaweni yokulala futhi sasifuna ukuhamba ndawonye siye edolobhaneni elincane laseNongriat elisezintabeni, elaziwa ngebhuloho elinezitezi ezimbili elakhiwe ngezimpande zezihlahla eziphilayo. Amalungu esizwe samaKhasi akhe la mabhuloho ezindaweni eziningana zaseMegalaya. Kuthatha iminyaka engaba ngu-15 ukuthi ibhuloho libe namandla ngokwanele ukuhamba kulo. Amanye ala mabhuloho aseneminyaka engaphezu kuka-200 akhona. Ukuze ufike e-Nongriat kufanele uqale ushayele imoto futhi. Indawo eyisicaba ebonakala lapho kakade ingeyaseBangladesh.

Saba nenhlanhla yokuthi izulu belina kakhulu usuku lonke. Umshayeli wetekisi usitshela ukuthi izimpophoma azibonwa ezinsukwini ezimbili ezedlule.

Ngenhlanhla, lapho sifika lapho siqala khona uhambo lwethu lokuqwala izintaba, lalinganile, kodwa umswakama wawuphezulu kakhulu. Sabe sesilindelwe umzila wezitebhisi ongamakhilomitha amathathu kuphela. Ekuqaleni kwakuwukwehla kuphela, kodwa kamuva futhi kwakhuphuka umqansa futhi. Kodwa indlela yayiyinhle ngendlela emangalisayo futhi yangenza ngakhohlwa wonke umzamo.

Lapho sifika eNongriat, sasilindelwe indawo yokuhlala enhle, ephethwe uBryon nomkhaya wakhe. Kufanele kube njani ukuhlala endaweni enje? Cishe wonke umuntu lapha wayemamatheka. Futhi nakuba sasizizwa sengathi sisemaphethelweni omhlaba, cishe wonke umuntu lapha wayekhuluma isiNgisi. AmaKhasi angabantu abakhethekile e-India noma kunjalo. Ngemva komshado, amadoda ahamba ayohlala nomkhaya wakubo kowesifazane, izingane ziqanjwe ngowesifazane, futhi ifa lomndeni liba endodakazini encane.

Leli hlathi lezinganekwane elinabanye abahlali abanjenge-elf seliphenduke enye yezindawo engizikhonzile eNdiya ngemva kosuku olulodwa nje.

Ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbili zokukhuphuka izitebhisi ngokungakhathali, ngiyaqaphela ukuthi umzimba wami uya uba buthaka futhi. Ngigcwele amandla ngesikhathi ngihamba ngezinyawo, kodwa lapho ngivuka ekuseni, yonke into ibuhlungu, amehlo ami abomvu futhi avuvuke, futhi nginezinhlungu zokugwaza ohlangothini lwami futhi okwangiletha kudokotela eNagaland. Ngakho ngiphumula futhi usuku. Bese sikhuphukela emuva njalo ngezinyathelo ezingu-3000. Sishayela eShilong futhi sisuka lapho ngemva kobunye ubusuku sibuyele eGuwahati. Izintaba zesishingishane esake sahlasela ogwini olusempumalanga yeNdiya zidlula lapho. Izulu liyayidliva futhi idolobha lonke alinawo ugesi. Singahlangana nomngane wethu u-Kaushik sekwephuzile futhi kafushane nje ukuze sivalelise. Amasonto amathathu e-Assam, eNagaland naseMegalaya ayemahle - kwakukuhle ukwazi ingxenye ehluke ngokuphelele yaseNdiya. Yebo, isikhathi sasifushane kakhulu futhi ngabona futhi ukuthi ukuhamba ngokushesha ukusuka endaweni eyodwa kuya kwenye akukona okwami. Ngemva kwengxenye yokuqala yohambo, empeleni ngangihlale nginjengokungathi ngikhishwe futhi lokho kwakubonakala ngokucacile emoyeni wami. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngezinye izikhathi ngangikhumbula ekhaya, okwakungenjalo ezinyangeni ezandulele. Kodwa ngabona ukuthi mhlawumbe sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ngivalelise eNdiya kanye nabo bonke abantu abakhulu engihlangane nabo. Ngifisa sengathi ngabe angizange ngichithe izinsuku ezintathu zokugcina ngilele ngigula lapho ngifuna ukujabulela i-Kolkata futhi ngithenge izinto eziyisikhumbuzo, kodwa lokho akusizanga. Bekungekona okokugcina ukuhlala kwami eNdiya. Kodwa manje iJalimane ingilindile nabanye abantu abathandekayo.

Ngiye ngafunda ukuthi zimbalwa kangakanani IZINTO engizidingayo ukuze nganeliseke futhi ngijabule. Kodwa ngafunda nalokho engikuntulayo ngezinye izikhathi ukuze nganeliseke futhi ngijabule - kodwa lezi akuzona izinto ezibonakalayo.

Bangane abathandekayo, ngiyabonga ngokungiphelezela kancane ohambweni lwami ngenkathi ngifunda. Ngijabule nganoma iyiphi impendulo emibikweni yami. Kimina ngokwami bekuyindlela enhle yokucubungula engihlangabezane nakho. Futhi uma abanye abantu benesithakazelo kuyo, ngijabula nakakhulu.

Mhlawumbe kuze kube ngokuzayo. Ngesinye isikhathi.

HAYI.