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| Amnesia- A New Faith
Beer
Purkhako Santan Hoa Timi
An Elegy to Amnesia
You are the children of your brave ancestors
The earth is wet with your sweat and blood
Let you take the enlightened path of your ancestors and
lead by setting some proud examples
To count among those who took care of the welfare of
life and this earth
To value the simple Daurosurwal*
With a Dhaga Topi* on one’s head, a Khukuri* wrapped to one’s waist
Wearing clarity and fearlessness on your chests
Let you march ahead towards light
Let you be together, work together as one human tribe
Man and nature hand in hand
Let you etch and pass down the story of your nation and soil
You are the children of your brave ancestors
Translation of the poem “Beer Purkhako Santan Hoa Timi” by B.B.Gurung
From the book of Nepali poems “Pratham Koseli” by Rustam
Gurung & B.B.Gurung
Daurosurwal- Traditional attire of the Nepali people
worn by men
Dhaga Topi- A type of traditional hat worn by men folk
of Nepal
Khukhuri- A double edged machete with an inward curve
and also a well known symbol of Nepali people
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Makhel : Back to the Origin
9.8.2014 We arrived in Makhel 30 Km. south of the capital Kohima after a rough and bumpy ride on the Hero Honda Super Splendor bike . Steering clear and keeping out all the potholes that cover the disfigured NH 39 between Kohima and Mao, affronted by swarm of Indian army convoy trucks and buses blowing storm cloud of dust and diesel fumes and tackling rude and rowdy policemen at the border checkgate was intense both body and mind . Sacred Banyan Tree at Makhel Makhel is a name of a small hamlet here in Mao which also belongs to an important family of the Naga tribes with the same name- Mao aka Ememei. My wife Akatoli was accompanying me to this short trip to Makhel. I had first heard of Makhel from my hostel roommate Joseph(Kaihrii) a resident of Makhel back during our post-graduation days in Shillong. Since then the legend about Makhel had always intrigued me and that feeling stayed wi...
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