Written by
Sangtea Renthlei

Bus-ah upa seat siam ila

Hman deuh khan ka rawn ziak tawh a, 'City Bus-ah sikul naupangin mi dang - aia upa, tar leh nunau chak vak lo zawkte ṭhutna ken an hreh' tih thu a ri fo a. An luhna sikul hming thlenga sawi lah a tam a, Mizo tlawmngaih­na hlu tak kha a bo mek nia sawi pawh an awm ṭhin.

Hengte avang hian ṭul loah kan hnam inchhuanna 'Tlawmngaihna' thu a hliau phah fo a. Sikul naupangte lah nilenga khuah­khirhna hnuaia awm; an in thlen hmaa an ṭhiante nena âm taka hun an hman duh hun lai lo ni bawk nen, inkhap leh inzilh reng chi a ni bik si lo! Sawi fo a nih lohna turin; a tute tan pawha zangkhaina tur hmangchang hriat lam hi kan mamawh a, ngaihtuahna sen a ngai zawk a ni.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands-a kan awmin ka ṭhiante nen bus-ah kan chuang a. Kan rama bus ang tho a ni. Kan han lut kha ṭhutna awl hmasa saah khan kan inhnawh tel tel a. Chutia duh duhna hmuna ṭhut ve ngawtna chi kha a lo ni awzawng lo! A hma lam kawngkhar hnaih ber kha pitar putarte tan an lo hauh lawk sa diam a. (Tar chak lo tan chhuk leh lawn samkhaina tak pawh a ni) conductor-in min han hrilhfiah chu kan hnar a lian ru hlawm khawp asin. A ding leh vei lamah khan mipa leh hmeichhia an lo ṭhu hrang bawk - hei chu kan ramah a ṭul kher lo ang.

Kha bus-ah khan conductor khan a hna thawh tur a thawk ṭha hle a. Pawisa chauh a khawn lo a, ṭhut­na rem fel leh mi chiau­au kha a hneh em em a ni.

Keini pawhin sikul naupangte dem ngai lo hian conductor-te hian min enin min siksawi ta zawk ṭhin se la. A ṭulna avang zawkin passenger-te pawhin um e-sak vek ila. Harsatna leh nawmsam lohna te kan nei a nih chuan min hrethiam tho ang a. Hei hian tar leh upa zawkte, nunau chhangchhe deuh te, thui tak chuang turte thlengin nasa takin a chhawk thei dawn a ni. Tin, dem bik leh tih bik awm loin lungrual takin kan chuang ho thei bawk ang.

ACBOA lama kan hotute pawh hian kan conductor-te leh driver-te tan hian a khat tawkin mi thiam leh hawi zau deuh rawih sak/ koh sak ṭhin se la. Mipui rawng­bawl sak dan (hos­pitality) leh an tana pawimawh thei tur zirtirna neihpui an nih fo chuan mi tin tan hlawkna a ni zel ang.

- Sangtea Renthlei