"U Duma Kyllaiñ" or rolled tobacco which is the Khasi rolled cigarette can still be seen in use. 😄😄 This picture was taken by @kronosynchronicity in Nongstoiñ.
Khublei Shibun @kronosynchronicity for sending this! 🙏🙏
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U Duma Kyllaiñ
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U Mot Sahnam ia u myllung ka ri, U Soso Tham ha Saitsohpen
@kronosynchronicity says:
U Mot Sahnam ia u myllung ka ri ha Saitsohpen la jied ia kane ka jaka ha Saitsohpen da ki trai shnong, haka jingialam i (L). W. Knight bad i Bah Palwan Deingdoh, ban buh ia une u Mot Sahnam na ka bynta u myllung Soso Tham. La sngewthuh ba ha ki por ba u dang khynnah, u myllung u juh bha ban leit shong kai barobor halor une u lum, na kaba iohi kyndiang ia ka jingitynnat jong ka shnong sawdong. La pynwan dur ia une u maw da u wei na ki pyrsaksiew, U Albert. C. Tham, bad i batai kumne: "Ka Sur u Myllung ka iai pyrta, hato ko hynñiewtrep ha shkor kin sawa? Ki kyntien kordor ba ngin niewkor, ha ki sngi jong ngi u hynñiewtrep ki ba mynta" ha ki jingthew jong une u mot la pyndonkam da u sien hynñiew bad la thaw ia u na u maw Sohra. Lah ruh ban pule ia ki jingthoh baroh laidong ia ki kyntien ki ba sot na ki poitri jong u myllung.
La plie paidbah ia une u mot sah nam da i (L) Prof. I. M. Simon ha ka jingialang bala pynbeit daka shnong lem bad ka jingdon ryngkat ki bahaing u myllung haka 29/12/2007.
The monument for Khasi Poet Laureate U Soso Tham in Saitsohpen was chosen under the leadership of (L) W. Knight and Bah Palwan Diengdoh to commemorate the achievements of u Soso Tham. It is understood that when he was a boy, the poet would love to sit on this hill, where he could see the all-round beauty of the hamlet. The monument was designed by the poet's grand nephew Albert C. Tham and he says: "The voice of the poet continues to echo, can the hynñiewtrep hear them? valuable words we should hold dear, in the present day of the hynñiewtrep". The measurement and design of this monument has been based on the number seven and it has been made with Sohra stone. Three sides of the monument have also been engraved with verse of U Soso Tham.
The monument was opened to the public by (L) Prof. I. M. Simon in a gathering arranged by the village administration and the relatives of the poet on 29th December 2007.
Thank you @kronosynchronicity for this! 😄🙏
Photo credit @kronosynchronicity
English translation by @speakyourroots
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Ka Tlang Ka La Wan da i Dari Kupar Kharwar
Ka Tlang ka lah wan!
Ka Tlang ka lah wan;
Ka jingtyrkhong ka lah sdang,
Ki borti ki tin um lah sdang sei;
Ban tong um na shyngiar na thwei,
Ki khiew phiang ki tin um ha la rong baitynnad;
Ïeng ap pali bad ki lok,
Oh! katno jingsngewtynnad,
la ki khanatang khana kai ngi ïa shahskhor ïasngap;
Ban pyn myllen ïalade katba ka um kam pat dap,
Ngi shah ïa ka khriat bad jingpjah ka tlang;
Khlem jingsalia ngi leit tang ha ïing ban ïa biang,
Haba la sawa bolbaring kit um bad sha
wah sha shyngiar ki ïa mareh bran;
Dei hangta keiñ ngi ïa sngewthuh ba ka tlang ka lah wan!
– Dari Kupar Kharwar
"Ka Tlang ka lah wan!" is an original Khasi poem written by @dari_kupar 😄
Khublei Shibun for sending your poem! 🙏@dari_kupar is a Life Coach at Avenues, Shillong. He is an avid photographer who tries to tell stories with pictures that he finds on most of his searching and inspiration deep in the woods, up in the mountain, on the side of a stream, a tiny tea shop in the city, on the buzzing street and busy market. He’s a wanderer who is not lost, tangba shu bakla lynti ha khep ha khep 😅😂 He also finds inspiration in music, books and the people he meets.
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Mynta ka taïew ngi kynmaw ïa ka lyngkhuh sngi ïap jong u myllung ba radbah ka ri Khasi u Soso Tham ha ka 18 tarik u Nohprah 1940, da kaba ngin post ïa ki poitri ba lah noh synniang da ki paralok followers jong ngi. ✏️✒️📃Ai ba ka jingshem mynsiem, ka jingshemphang bad ka jingieit ri jong u myllung Soso Tham, kan long ruh ka jingïohkynti jong ngi ka ban pynkhlaiñ ïa ngi kum ka jaitbynriew. 🏞️🌄
This week we commemorate the death anniversary of Khasi Poet Laureate U Soso Tham, on the 18th of December 1940, by posting poetry that has been generously contributed by our dearest followers. ✏️✒️📃
May the inspiration, conviction, wisdom and love for the Khasi land and people of the poet U Soso Tham be our inheritance that strengthens us as a community. 🏞️🌄
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Red tea in Laitlum
Wow! This is so captivating 🤩🤩 and that cup of red tea is the perfect accompaniment to the view! 🌲🏞️🌄 The location is Laitlum, Meghalaya.
Khublei Shibun @dapp_theguyfromthehills sa ïa kawei ka post kaba itynnat! 🙏🙏
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Ka Lorni or the Grey-backed Shrike
"Ka Lorni" or the Grey-backed Shrike sighted by @longnamkharpuri in Mawlai Mawroh, Shillong. Thank you for this! 🙏
She says: "Shrikes really enjoy sitting on wires and poles and just staring. This one was easy to capture because it just sat there for almost 15 minutes." She also added that they have shrieky calls. Like we say in Khasi "Ki dei kiba pah kaw kaw".
Maybe that's how the name "Lorni" came into being because the Shrike sits and observes and then shrieks loudly? Or was it that the bird's nature suited the word? 😂😂
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Ka Rangkylliaw
Look at this beautiful moment when the mist transforms what we see and know 🤩🤩🤩💚💚💚 Thank you @dapp_theguyfromthehills for sending another series of enchanting pictures!
He says: "Ïa kane ka jaka ki ong Rangkylliaw. Ka hap ha ka shnong Mawrah bad ïa kane ka jingkieng la shna da ki nong Mawrah. Ka Mawrah ka don ha ka Khatarshnong–Laitkroh Block, East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya."
This place is called Rangkylliaw. It falls in the village of Mawrah and the bridge has been built by the people of Mawrah. Mawrah village is located in Khatarshnong-Laitkroh Block, East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya. Mawrah is situated 8 km away from Khatarshnong-Laitkroh and 32 km away from Shillong.
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Nongwar village
These pictures of Nongwar village have been sent by @dapp_theguyfromthehills 😀😀😀🌄🌄 Thank you for sending your beautiful pictures!
Before we travel the world, let's travel our own homeland!
@dapp_theguyfromthehills says "Nongwar is situated 18 kilometres from the Sub-district headquarter of Shella Bholaganj. The village has a population of 750 people and about 301 houses. Nongwar is surrounded by hills on three sides. The hills of Mawsynram and Nongtrai and the plains of Bangladesh can clearly be seen from the village."
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Sawdong ka lyngwiar dpei
Sawdong ka lyngwiar dpei.
Ngi shong syaid ding ban sngap
khana i mei:
Ki khana tang khana puriskam.
Ki jingsneng tymmen, ha ngi i sam;
Ban pynneh ki rukom ki riti ki
dustur.
Ban im ka jaitbynriew bad
shaphrang ban iai tur!
@dari_kupar
"Sawdong ka lyngwiar dpei" sent by @dari_kupar 🌄🔥
Katno ngi sngew kmen bad sngew myllung ka mynsiem haba ngi iohi ia kum kine ki lyngwiar dpei kiba bun na ngi ngim don shuh ha ïing 💜💜💜
Thank you @dari_kupar for sending this nostalgic picture and for the heart-warming poem! 🙏
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The river Phot
These beautiful pictures have been sent by @the_shutter_bug07 😃😃 Thank you!
He says about the river: "Ngi shait ong ka Phot. Ka dei ka wah ba wan na Mawsynram, na Nohkalikai, Daiñthlen…lai pateng khohsiew. Ka iaid lyngba ka shnong Nongriat bad ka poi ha kjat Nongwar bad ka leit mih sha Shella."
"We call the river Phot. It comes from Mawsynram village, from Nohkalikai and Daiñthlen falls…It passes through the village of Nongriat and then Nongwar and finally flows to Shella."
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“Monolith Stones Shillong” as shown in Jean Baptiste Oscar Mallitte’s 1870s photograph
Nathaniel Majaw says:
We finally located the magnificent stones as shown in Jean Baptiste Oscar Mallitte's 1870s photo "Monolith Stones Shillong". These memorial stones are tucked away in a quaint property in the beautiful and peaceful Nongkseh Rim.
The Khasi "Mawbynna" or monoliths/ megaliths are markers of history, culture, tradition and religion. Writers see language and literature emanate from them; indeed they are a repository of the past, present and future.
Many monoliths and megaliths were destroyed in the great Assam earthquake of 12th June 1897. Thus, it is such a great joy to find these structures still standing after so many years.
Congratulations to @nathanielmajaw and his team on finding these particular megaliths. 👋👋👋 These pictures were posted on Twitter on the 4th of February 2021. Thank you for giving permission to post these pictures! 🙏🙏🙏