And the Mountain Echoes
“The cries and echoes of the mountains, their needs, the history of the region, things of what was, what is, and what is to come all are floating in the air.” Anugrah Pandi Lepcha
Knowledge keeper behind the expression
“I used the data collected for my research over the past 1 year but as I was drawing the artworks, I realized how powerful lines could be and the representations it could hold.”
ᰣᰪᰰ ᰆᰫ ᰠᰪᰳᰊᰬᰭᰡᰨ – ᰣᰦᰍᰫᰃᰥᰦ ᰛᰨᰵᰕᰧᰳ
ᰋᰤᰦᰭᰊᰤᰬᰰ(
ᰂᰦᰮᰛᰧᰶ ᰕᰨ. ᰀ᰷ᰥᰩᰭᰇᰧᰶ ᰣᰦᰃᰤᰦᰱ ᰃᰪᰰᰀᰦ, ᰀᰠᰪ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰠᰪᰵᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰣᰦᰛᰤᰫᰮᰕᰦᰳ ᰓᰨᰰᰓᰫ ᰊᰰᰶᰀᰦ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰮᰶᰠᰶ ᰃᰪᰰᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰀᰠᰪ ᰎᰥᰤᰦᰉᰬᰳᰜᰳᰶᰀᰦ ,ᰠᰛᰬᰠᰦ ᰋᰫᰎᰬᰛᰬ ᰼ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰆᰫ ᰠᰪᰳᰊᰬᰭᰡᰨ ᰼ ᰃᰪᰮ. ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰅᰦᰳ ᰌᰩᰵᰓᰪ ᰜᰩᰮᰓᰦ ᰑᰲᰶᰗᰳᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰀᰠᰪᰮ ᰣᰦᰊᰩᰮ ᰙᰫᰭ ᰕ .
ᰀᰠᰪᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰞᰤᰩᰰ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰀᰦ ᰀᰠᰪ ᰠᰮᰶᰍᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰠᰜᰨᰮ ᰊᰤᰬᰳᰋᰨ ᰉᰧᰶ, ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰙᰴᰌᰨ ᰣᰦᰌᰨᰠᰦ ᰠᰮᰶᰛᰤᰬᰮᰜᰦ ᰠᰦᰭᰃᰩ ᰕᰪᰜᰦ ᰙᰫᰭᰣᰨ ᰚᰴ ᰃᰨ ᰣᰦᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰰ ᰉᰬᰰᰋᰨᰡᰨ.
ᰣᰦᰍᰩᰭ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰌᰫᰮ ᰆᰫ
ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱᰠᰦ ᰘᰪ, ᰣᰦᰈᰬᰵ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰡᰪᰈᰩᰭᰛᰬ ᰆᰫᰏᰴ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕ. ᰣᰧᰳᰓᰫᰕᰫ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰍᰩᰵᰜᰩᰮ ᰣᰧᰳᰋᰩᰮᰓᰫ ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱᰠᰴᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰣᰧᰳᰠᰪᰵ, ᰛᰩᰵ ᰣᰦᰎᰥᰤᰦᰀᰦ ᰊᰩᰮᰜᰦ ᰙᰫᰓᰦᰮ ᰉᰧᰶ. ᰆᰫ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰓᰦᰮᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰀᰊᰦᰱ ᰕᰃᰫᰰ, ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦᰳ ᰃᰪᰮ.
ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱᰠᰦ ᰘᰪ, ᰣᰦᰈᰬᰵ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰡᰪᰈᰩᰭᰛᰬ ᰆᰫᰏᰴ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕ. ᰣᰧᰳᰓᰫᰕᰫ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰍᰩᰵᰜᰩᰮ ᰣᰧᰳᰋᰩᰮᰓᰫ ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱᰠᰴᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰣᰧᰳᰠᰪᰵ, ᰛᰩᰵ ᰣᰦᰎᰥᰤᰦᰀᰦ ᰊᰩᰮᰜᰦ ᰙᰫᰓᰦᰮ ᰉᰧᰶ. ᰆᰫ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰓᰦᰮᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰀᰊᰦᰱ ᰕᰃᰫᰰ, ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦᰳ ᰃᰪᰮ.
ᰝᰦᰰᰑᰥᰩᰰᰓᰫ ᰕᰪᰕᰧᰶ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰣᰧᰳ ᰣᰦᰌᰤᰬ ,ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰃᰤᰬᰭ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ.
ᰉᰬᰳᰑᰥᰩᰰᰓᰫ ᰕᰪᰕᰧᰶ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰍᰩᰵ-ᰡᰧᰶᰎᰨᰓᰫ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰀᰨᰜᰨᰍᰤᰩᰯ ᰈᰫᰵᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰍᰝᰦᰰ ᰓᰦᰠᰦ ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰆᰫᰌᰬᰱ ᰜᰩᰊᰪᰰ ᰢᰦᰮᰓᰫᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ.
ᰠᰦᰮᰑᰥᰩᰰᰓᰫ ᰕᰪᰕᰧᰶ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰚᰫ ᰟᰦᰲᰊᰩᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ, ᰠᰛᰬᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱᰠᰴ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰃᰤᰶᰡᰨ.
ᰣᰪᰰ ᰑᰜᰧᰶᰑᰥᰩᰰᰓᰫ ᰕᰪᰕᰧᰶ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰟᰦᰲᰊᰩ ᰌᰬᰱ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰜᰨᰋᰫᰭᰠᰦ ᰙᰪᰱᰊᰩᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰉᰬᰳᰡᰧᰶ ᰡᰨ.
ᰍᰦᰮ ᰣᰦᰃᰤᰦᰱ ᰎᰪᰳ ᰊᰃᰫᰮᰜᰦ ᰆᰫᰠᰦ ᰠᰫᰳᰀᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰣᰦᰉᰩᰮ ᰜᰤᰰᰓᰧᰶᰡᰴ ᰜᰤᰩᰳᰢᰦᰮ ᰕ. ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰣᰶ ᰃᰫᰛᰫᰵᰜᰦ ᰆᰫ ᰝᰪᰌᰨ ᰠᰫᰳ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰎᰟᰦᰲ ᰊᰬᰭᰜᰪᰵ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰣᰦᰜᰪᰳ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰎᰧᰯᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰟᰤᰪᰭᰢᰦᰮ ᰕ , ᰣᰪᰰ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰌᰨᰜᰦ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰣᰧᰳᰊᰦᰲᰘᰩᰵ ᰀᰩᰰ ᰌᰧᰵᰶᰢᰦᰮ ᰕ. ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰡᰪᰝᰪᰳᰛᰬ ᰣᰦᰜᰤᰨᰭᰌᰨ ᰉᰧᰶᰌᰦ ᰕ. ᰟᰦᰲᰊᰩᰠᰦ ᰌᰩᰭᰓᰫᰚᰴ ᰜᰧᰶ ᰋᰤᰦᰭᰂᰪᰳ, ᰆᰫᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰆᰬᰓᰫ ᰣᰦᰀᰪᰱ ᰚᰴ ᰜᰧᰶ ᰠᰪᰭᰕᰪᰳᰀᰦ ᰠᰪᰳ ᰊᰬᰭᰂᰪᰳᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰰ.
ᰆᰫᰛᰬ ᰊᰤᰬᰳᰀᰦᰳ ᰕᰃᰨᰰ ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰜᰧᰶ ᰃᰨ ᰕ, ᰣᰪᰰ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰜᰧᰶᰀᰦ ᰜᰦᰜᰧᰭ ᰢᰦᰮ ᰕ . ᰆᰫᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰠᰪᰳᰀᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰻ ᰣᰦᰆᰫᰜᰬ ᰻ ᰜᰧᰭᰜᰪᰵ ᰝᰊᰦᰮᰡᰨ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ, ᰟᰮᰶᰀᰦ ,ᰘᰪᰭᰎᰩᰳᰀᰦ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰫᰳᰀᰦ ᰛᰩᰵ ᰣᰦᰎᰥᰤᰦᰀᰦ ᰆᰫᰠᰦ ᰊᰰᰶᰆᰬᰰ ᰠᰪᰳ ᰍᰝᰦᰰ ᰓᰪᰍᰩᰵ ᰀᰦ ᰣᰨ.
ᰣᰦᰣᰩᰮ ᰣᰫᰵᰃ᰷ᰥᰨᰮ ᰎᰓᰦᰲᰜᰦ ᰣᰩᰮᰌᰦ ᰕ
ᰜᰪᰭᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰌᰤᰦᰮ-ᰣᰦᰀᰦᰱᰀᰦ ᰠᰊᰫᰮ ᰉᰧᰶᰛᰬᰙᰴ ᰝᰪᰚᰫᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰫᰵᰃ᰷ᰥᰨᰮ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰣᰦᰗᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰙᰫᰭᰓᰦ, ᰊᰦᰲᰢᰳᰶᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰓᰥᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰣᰧᰭᰙᰶᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰋᰤᰪᰱᰜᰩᰭ ᰢᰦᰮ ᰕ. ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰠᰪᰭᰉᰧᰮᰶ ᰕᰇᰬᰳᰌᰨ ᰇᰧᰶᰍᰪᰱ ᰢᰦᰮ ᰕ. ᰠᰋᰦᰜᰦ ᰕᰕᰩᰭᰓᰫ ᰠᰦᰱᰜᰳᰶ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰣᰧᰭᰙᰶᰠᰦ ᰃᰨᰵᰀᰦ, ᰟᰦᰲᰊᰩᰠᰦ ᰋᰩᰵᰌᰬ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰓᰬᰭᰆᰩᰯ ᰕ.
ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰮ ᰆᰫᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰫᰳᰓᰨ ᰢᰦᰮ ᰕ, ᰝᰥᰤᰪᰮᰗᰩ ᰜᰤᰶᰡᰴᰀᰦ ᰝᰪᰌᰨ ᰠᰦᰭᰛᰤᰬᰰᰜᰳᰶᰀᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰕᰜᰦᰭ ᰜᰤᰩᰭᰃᰦᰳ ᰕ, ᰊᰌᰨ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰠᰦ ᰌᰩᰭᰓᰫ ᰅᰫᰰᰍᰪ ᰣᰦᰓᰦ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰀᰶᰕᰧᰶ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰫᰵᰌᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰫᰵ ᰊᰪᰭᰠᰩᰳᰠᰦ ᰋᰤᰪᰱᰜᰩᰭᰜᰳᰶᰠᰦ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ. ᰊᰪᰵᰀᰤᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰉᰬᰰᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰆᰫᰠᰦ ᰜᰪᰵᰕᰧᰵᰶ-ᰜᰪᰵᰊᰩᰵ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ.
ᰓᰴᰋᰩ ᰕᰋᰦᰱᰡᰴᰠᰦ ᰊᰰᰶᰛᰬ ᰡᰫᰕᰦᰳ ᰃᰴ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰣᰧᰭᰙᰶ ᰊᰤᰦᰵᰛᰦᰮᰀᰦ ᰘᰪᰳᰌᰦ ᰕ, ᰣᰫᰵᰃ᰷ᰥᰨᰮᰍᰪ ᰔᰦᰳᰢᰦᰮᰓᰫ ᰣᰦᰊᰤᰰᰶᰎᰴ ᰍᰪ ᰕᰦᰳᰓᰦ ᰃᰫᰛᰫᰵᰜᰦ ᰣᰦᰓᰦ ᰠᰗᰪᰭᰗᰪᰲ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰦᰭᰕᰤᰦᰮᰓᰫ ᰘᰨ ᰔᰦᰳᰍᰪ ᰊᰤᰦᰵᰛᰦᰮ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰔᰬᰰᰢᰦᰮ ᰕ, ᰠᰛᰬ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰕᰌᰫᰭᰓᰫ ᰣᰦᰃᰧᰳ, ᰘᰨ, ᰠᰩᰵᰃᰤᰩ ,ᰣᰪᰰ ᰕᰌᰫᰭ ᰋᰦᰮᰃᰤᰫᰠᰦ ᰕᰪᰛᰩ ᰠᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ ,ᰃᰪᰰᰜᰦ ᰌᰬᰱᰀᰦ ᰜᰦᰳᰜᰪᰵ ᰀᰦᰳ ᰅᰫᰰᰓᰪ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰣᰦᰕᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰃᰤᰩᰱ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰴ ᰊᰰᰶᰀᰦ.
ᰍᰪᰮᰡᰧᰮᰶᰉᰫᰠᰦ ᰕᰫᰵᰋᰤᰫᰵ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰛᰪᰵᰉᰫᰠᰦ ᰀᰤᰨᰰᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰊᰤᰬᰰᰕᰫ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰆᰪᰮᰓᰫ ᰣᰦᰘᰩᰭᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ, ᰠᰛᰬ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰜᰪᰵᰕᰧᰵᰶ-ᰜᰤᰫᰠᰩᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰃᰤᰶᰡᰴ ᰊᰶᰜᰳᰶ ᰉᰧᰶ.
᰼ ᰃᰪᰰ ᰑᰥᰩᰵᰡᰨ ᰣᰨᰛᰬᰌᰨ ᰣᰦᰋᰵᰶᰓᰫ ᰕ,
ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰕᰉᰧᰰᰠᰦ ᰝᰩᰍᰪᰰ ᰕᰪᰛᰩᰠᰦ ᰣᰤᰨᰭ ᰊᰪᰭᰕᰫ
ᰕᰦᰳᰛᰬ ᰙᰴ ᰃᰨ ᰕ᰼
– ᰙᰨᰙᰨ ᰕᰩᰚᰬᰠ
ᰊᰗᰳᰶ ᰣᰦᰝᰥᰤᰬᰰ ᰍᰪᰌᰨ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰍᰪ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰋᰦᰮᰃᰤᰫᰠᰦ ᰎᰬᰃ᰷ᰥᰧᰭ ᰕᰦᰳᰢᰦᰮ ᰕ, ᰊᰌᰨ ᰟᰦᰲᰊᰩᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰍᰩᰵᰊᰩ ᰕᰦᰳᰀᰦ ᰠᰛᰬᰀᰦ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰑᰦᰳ, ᰆᰫ ,ᰣᰫᰵᰌᰶ, ᰑᰩᰵᰛᰦᰮ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰆᰵᰶᰛᰦᰮ ᰢᰨᰵᰋᰦᰭ ᰉᰧᰶ. ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰣᰦᰋᰵᰶᰛᰬ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰜᰪᰵᰕᰧᰵᰶ-ᰜᰪᰵᰊᰩᰵ ᰌᰬᰱ ᰌᰤᰩᰱᰓᰫ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰎᰥᰴᰘᰩᰭᰊᰩᰱᰓᰫ ᰉᰬᰳᰠᰦ ᰌᰬᰱ ᰠᰦᰭᰟᰤᰩᰵᰜᰦ ᰌᰬᰱᰇᰩ ᰅᰦᰰ ᰕ, ᰡᰫ ᰕᰦᰳᰍᰪ ᰃᰨ ᰃᰴ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰃᰪᰰᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰓᰬᰭᰀᰦ ᰇᰩᰌᰦ ᰕ, ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰋᰦᰮᰃᰤᰫ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰙᰪᰲᰋᰦᰱ ᰕᰦᰳ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰊᰩᰮ ᰋᰨ ᰋᰩᰮᰓᰫ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕ.
ᰣᰦᰓᰦ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰀᰶᰕᰧᰶ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰑᰦᰳ, ᰣᰫᰵᰌᰶ,ᰆᰫ, ᰑᰩᰭᰛᰦᰮ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰆᰵᰶᰛᰦᰮᰠᰦ ᰛᰩᰋᰩ ᰒᰧᰶᰜᰳᰶᰠᰦ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ. ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰎᰣᰩᰲᰓᰫ ᰠᰗᰪᰭᰍᰪᰰ ᰋᰵᰶᰜᰳᰶ ᰌᰩᰵ ᰡᰴ, ᰋᰫᰱᰡᰴ, ᰣᰪᰰ ᰋᰵᰶᰜᰳᰶᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰇᰧᰶᰓᰧᰶᰡᰴ ᰣᰦᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰰ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰋᰨ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕ .
ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰍᰪᰰ ᰡᰫ ᰎᰬᰃ᰷ᰥᰧᰭ ᰕᰦᰳᰢᰦᰮ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰜᰪᰵᰕᰧᰵᰶ-ᰜᰪᰵᰊᰩᰵᰠᰦ ᰕᰪᰢᰳᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰃᰤᰫᰆᰩᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰠᰮᰶᰊᰩᰮ ᰡᰨ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰣᰤᰦ ᰓᰴᰊᰤᰬᰰᰕᰫ ᰕᰦᰳᰜᰩᰮ ᰀᰩᰰ ᰎᰪᰳᰜᰩᰭᰜᰪᰵ , ᰜᰪᰵᰕᰧᰵᰶ-ᰜᰪᰵᰊᰩᰵᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰇᰧᰶ ᰓᰧᰶᰜᰪᰵ, ᰋᰵᰶᰜᰳᰶᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰣᰩᰮ ᰔᰦᰳᰍᰪ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰮ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰀᰪᰮᰌᰫᰵᰠᰦ ᰋᰦᰮᰃᰤᰫ ᰉᰩᰜᰪᰵ.
ᰠᰩᰵᰑᰫᰮ
ᰠᰩᰵᰑᰫᰮ ᰣᰦᰓᰦ ᰜᰦᰳᰍᰩᰰ ᰕ
ᰠᰛᰩᰵᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰈᰬᰵᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰊᰠᰩᰠᰦ ᰓᰤᰩᰮᰗᰩᰭᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰦᰭᰊᰩᰱ ᰓᰨᰢᰦᰮ ᰕ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰜᰫᰭᰣᰦᰯᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰰ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰍᰝᰦᰰᰕᰫ ᰜᰩᰮ ᰉᰬᰳᰡᰨ.
ᰊᰌᰨ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰉᰧᰮᰓᰫ ᰓᰴᰊᰤᰬᰰᰕᰫ ᰚᰮᰶᰊᰰᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰛᰩᰵᰠᰦ ᰌᰪᰭᰊᰩᰵ ᰜᰩᰍᰦᰭᰡᰴᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰰ ᰕᰕᰤᰩᰰᰃᰦᰳ, ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰛᰩᰵᰠᰦ ᰌᰪᰭᰊᰩᰵ ᰜᰩᰍᰦᰭᰃ᰷ᰥᰧᰭ ᰡᰴᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰰᰀᰦ ᰊᰠᰩᰠᰦ ᰕᰤᰩᰰᰍᰩᰰᰓᰫ ᰌᰪᰭᰊᰩᰵ ᰛᰤᰬᰮᰜᰦ ᰜᰩᰍᰦᰭᰃ᰷ᰥᰧᰭᰡᰨ. ᰠᰊᰤᰬᰳᰌᰨ ᰜᰪᰵᰕᰧᰵᰶ-ᰜᰪᰵᰊᰩᰵ ᰜᰩᰙᰫᰭᰡᰴᰠᰦ ᰌᰪᰰᰊᰤᰬᰰ ᰉᰧᰶᰌᰦ, ᰍᰪᰮᰡᰧᰮᰉᰫ ᰟᰦᰲᰊᰩᰀᰦ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰟᰦᰲᰊᰩ ᰍᰪᰮᰡᰧᰮᰉᰫ ᰀᰦ ,ᰉᰬᰳ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰜᰦ ᰓᰴᰊᰤᰬᰰᰕᰫ ᰚᰮᰶᰊᰰᰶ ᰀᰫᰵᰣᰦᰑᰤᰦ ᰙᰴ ᰗᰩᰭᰌᰦ ᰕ.
ᰣᰦᰓᰦ ᰀᰶᰕᰧᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰊᰗᰳᰶ, ᰍᰪᰮᰟᰩᰵ ᰛᰪᰵᰌᰦᰓᰫ, ᰣᰪᰰ ᰕᰚᰰᰶᰓᰫ ᰜᰫᰭᰣᰦᰯ ᰌᰤᰬᰱ ᰎᰨᰢᰦᰮᰓᰫ ᰜᰪᰵᰕᰧᰵᰶ-ᰜᰪᰵᰊᰩᰵ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ.
ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰃᰪᰰᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰈᰬᰲ ᰃ᰷ᰥᰨᰮ ᰙᰴᰓᰫᰠᰦ ᰂᰪᰳᰢᰳᰶ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕ. ᰓᰴᰊᰤᰬᰰᰕᰫ
ᰣᰦᰓᰦ, ᰠᰩᰵᰑᰫᰮ ᰜᰦᰳᰍᰩᰰ ᰕ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰩᰵᰑᰫᰮ ᰝᰩ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰃᰨ ᰕ
ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰌᰩᰵᰢᰦᰮᰓᰦ, ᰃᰨᰍᰪᰰ ᰆᰫ, ᰣᰫᰵᰌᰶ, ᰜᰤᰦᰵ, ᰑᰩᰵᰛᰦᰮ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰆᰵᰶᰛᰦᰮ, ᰕᰧᰕᰩᰵ-ᰕᰧᰘᰩᰭ , ᰓᰴᰊᰤᰬᰰᰕᰫ ᰚᰮᰶᰊᰰᰶ ,ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰜᰴᰠᰦ ᰠᰦᰭᰌᰪᰭᰜᰳᰶ ᰀᰩᰰᰜᰦ ᰅᰭᰶ ᰕ, ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰎᰦᰳᰌᰶ ᰕ,ᰀᰠᰪᰮ ᰜᰧᰶᰠᰦ ᰠᰦᰭᰍᰩᰰ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰦᰭᰋᰭᰶ ᰜᰦᰳ ᰕ .
ᰀᰠᰪ ᰣᰦᰞᰤᰩᰰ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰕᰩᰭᰓᰦ ᰀᰊᰦᰱ ᰃᰨ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰊᰌᰨᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰣᰦᰈᰦᰮ ᰕᰦᰳ ᰅᰭᰶᰡᰴ ᰠᰦᰭᰆᰧᰵᰶ ᰕ .ᰠᰦᰭᰊᰮᰶᰜᰦ ,ᰃᰨ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫ ᰡᰫᰀᰦᰳ ᰋᰫᰱ ᰕ.ᰀᰠᰪ ᰉᰧᰮᰶᰜᰳᰶ, ᰓᰩᰵᰝᰳᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰓᰴᰢᰳᰶᰍᰪᰰ ᰔᰤᰬᰰᰌᰦᰓᰫᰠᰦ ᰊᰰᰶᰆᰬᰰ ᰀᰠᰪᰮ ᰠᰦᰭᰍᰩᰮᰜᰳᰶ ᰕ.
ᰀᰠᰪ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰀᰠᰪ ᰠᰪᰵ ᰀᰠᰪ ᰍᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰆᰩᰮᰌᰦ ᰕ.
ᰕᰪᰣᰤᰫᰭᰡᰴᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰟᰦᰲᰍᰪ ᰠᰋᰦᰜᰦ ᰕᰜᰤᰩᰳᰍᰬ ᰣᰶ ᰙᰴᰌᰨ , ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶ ᰛᰦᰮᰜᰩᰮ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶᰃᰤᰫ ᰊᰦᰳᰡᰴ ᰣᰦᰁᰨᰓᰫ ᰜᰩᰮᰉᰫ ᰀᰦᰳᰃᰨ ᰕ.
ᰙᰫᰭᰎᰤᰬ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰀᰠᰪ ᰠᰦᰭᰙᰫᰮᰜᰳᰶ ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰌᰩᰵ ᰡᰴᰀᰦ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ. ᰣᰦᰓᰬᰭᰀᰦ ᰍᰪᰮᰡᰧᰮᰉᰫ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕ, ᰝᰪᰚᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰃᰪᰰ ᰉᰧᰮᰓᰫ ᰓᰩᰵᰢᰳᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰓᰴᰝᰳᰶ ᰌᰤᰬᰱ.
ᰜᰦᰟᰨ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰝᰪᰌᰨᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰟᰦᰲᰍᰪᰰ ᰃᰪᰰ ᰌᰫᰭᰘᰳᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰙᰫᰭᰎᰤᰬ ᰣᰦᰎᰨ ᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰟᰦᰲ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ, ᰣᰦᰑᰩᰵᰜᰳᰶ ᰀᰪᰮᰓᰤᰨᰵ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰨᰍᰦᰱ ᰘᰩᰵᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ, ᰣᰦᰑᰩᰵᰜᰳᰶᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰫᰵ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰑᰤᰪᰵ ᰀᰪᰵᰀᰩᰵᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰫᰵ ᰠᰌᰤᰬᰲᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ.
ᰙᰫᰭᰎᰤᰬ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰀᰦᰒᰧᰭᰀᰦ ᰠᰶ-ᰠᰶᰜᰦ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰀᰦᰒᰧᰭᰀᰦ ᰀᰪᰮᰓᰤᰨᰵ ᰊᰪᰱᰅᰦᰰ ᰙᰴ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕ ᰷ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰌᰤᰬᰲᰠᰦ ᰠᰦᰭᰙᰫᰮᰜᰳᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰦᰭᰚᰮᰶᰜᰳᰶ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰮ ᰌᰩᰭᰕᰦᰳᰓᰫ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ, ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰛᰬ ᰃᰨ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰤᰨᰭᰓᰤᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰞᰦᰱᰋᰩᰮ ᰕ.
ᰎᰩᰲᰎᰩᰯ ᰘᰨ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰍᰪᰮᰡᰧᰮᰉᰫᰠᰦ ᰠᰦᰱᰜᰳᰶ, ᰃᰦᰳᰋᰨᰜᰳᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰕᰌᰫᰭᰓᰫ ᰀ᰷ᰥᰩᰵᰓᰫ ᰣᰦᰛᰤᰦᰵᰍᰪᰰ ᰕᰪᰛᰩ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰝᰪᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰁᰩᰭ ᰌᰵᰶᰎᰳᰶᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ.
ᰣᰦᰓᰦ ᰘᰨᰠᰦ ᰛᰩᰋᰩᰜᰳᰶ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰦᰱᰜᰳᰶᰠᰦ ᰊᰃᰫᰮ ᰠᰊᰤᰬᰳ ᰣᰦᰐᰦᰲ ᰊᰤᰬᰳ ᰕᰪᰛᰩ ᰀᰦᰳ ᰍᰩᰰᰂᰪᰳ ᰡᰨ, ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ, ᰎᰬᰣᰧᰵ ᰘᰨ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰓᰦ ᰀᰪᰵᰔᰪᰀᰦ ᰊᰦᰲᰢᰳᰶᰓᰫ ᰎᰥᰨᰙᰬᰭᰀ᰷ᰥᰠ,ᰊᰰᰶᰆᰬᰰᰓᰫ ᰣᰫᰵᰃ᰷ᰥᰨᰮ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰑᰩᰵ ᰘᰨ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰫᰵᰃ᰷ᰥᰨᰮ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰫᰵᰀᰤᰨᰵ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰝᰥᰫᰭᰢᰦᰮᰓᰫ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ.
ᰛᰪᰵᰠᰲᰶ ᰣᰦᰑᰩᰵᰓᰫ ᰘᰨᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰍᰩᰵ ᰈᰪᰢᰦᰮᰓᰫ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰀᰪᰲᰓᰫᰮ ᰣᰦᰣᰧᰳᰠᰦ ᰡᰪᰊᰨ ᰎᰴ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰉᰬᰳᰡᰨ ᰀᰦᰮ ᰣᰦᰎᰫᰰᰀᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰃᰦᰳᰋᰨᰜᰳᰶ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰟᰦᰲᰊᰩᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰊᰪᰵᰀᰤᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰍᰩᰭᰌᰦᰓᰫ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ.
ᰀᰦᰒᰧᰭ ᰍᰪᰮᰟᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰑᰤᰪᰵ ᰘᰨᰜᰦ ᰕᰉᰧᰰ, ᰡᰫᰕᰦᰳᰃᰴ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰜᰪᰵᰕᰧᰵᰶ-ᰜᰪᰵᰊᰩᰵᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰊᰦᰲᰢᰳᰶᰓᰫ ᰎᰥᰨᰙᰬᰭᰀ᰷ᰥᰠ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰊᰦᰳᰓᰧᰶ ᰢᰦᰮ ᰕ.
ᰣᰪᰰ ᰡᰪᰈᰩᰭᰀᰦ , ᰎᰩᰲᰎᰩᰯ ᰘᰨ ᰎᰴ ᰎᰣᰤᰩᰲᰓᰫ ᰀᰪᰮᰓᰤᰨᰵ ᰍᰪ ᰣᰦᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰰᰠᰦ ᰜᰩᰮᰕᰤᰫ ᰀᰦᰳᰉᰬᰳ ᰢᰦᰮ ᰕ, ᰣᰨᰜᰨᰮ ᰕᰦᰳᰍᰪ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰃᰪᰰ ᰠᰦᰱᰜᰳᰶ ᰓᰬᰭᰀᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰍᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰠᰦᰭᰙᰫᰮ ᰆᰪᰱᰀᰦᰮᰜᰦ ᰉᰧᰶᰌᰦᰚᰴ ᰜᰧᰶᰍᰪ.
ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰍᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰠᰊᰤᰬᰳ ᰜᰪᰵᰕᰧᰵᰶ ᰓᰩᰵᰢᰳᰶ ᰉᰧᰶᰌᰦᰎᰫ ᰚᰴ ᰜᰧᰶ, ᰣᰦᰓᰦ ᰀᰦᰒᰧᰭ ᰣᰦᰣᰩᰮ ᰍᰪ ᰉᰬᰳᰌᰦ ᰕ .ᰣᰦᰣᰩᰮ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰠᰃᰮᰶᰕᰦᰳ ᰣᰩᰮ ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰣᰩᰮᰜᰪᰵᰌᰨ ᰅᰦᰰᰡᰨ.
ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰪᰭᰉᰧᰮᰀᰦᰳ ᰣᰦᰣᰩᰮ ᰔᰦᰳᰎᰫ, ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰓᰩᰵᰢᰳᰶᰍᰪ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰮ ᰜᰪᰵᰕᰧᰵᰶ-ᰜᰫᰵᰊᰩᰵᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰓᰬᰭᰀᰦ ᰜᰩᰰᰀᰪ ᰎᰫᰚᰴ ᰜᰧᰶ ᰊᰪᰵᰀᰫᰵᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰰ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰘᰩᰱᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ.
“Mountains are very symbolic and meaningful for the Lepcha community and with the ecology around us dwindling I wanted to work on a project that would capture these two elements. As I started working on my research I realized that the wind around us carries stories of the past and whispers of the days to come. With this project, I wanted to share the echoes from the mountains that I heard. Of the stories of my ancestors, my roots and the ecological needs of today’s time. The more I listened to these echoes the more I questioned myself if I was going to stop, pause and listen to them or just hear them and scoot by.” Anugrah Pandi Lepcha
“My heart is deeply rooted in ecology and knowing Lepchas also have a heart deeply rooted in ecology, I choose this area of study for my project. As for the topic, I firmly believe the mountains speak to us and her voice echoes through the hills and valleys, it is only a matter of us learning to pause, quieten down and listen to the echoes of the mountains.” Anugrah Pandi Lepcha
“Liberating is the word that describes the journey and the outcome of the project for me. It was challenging to choose artwork as a form of medium for my work because art was always been one of my biggest insecurities. I am also someone who usually likes to listen to narratives rather than share a narrative of my own. This opportunity given was a strong push for me to break from the academics and express my findings in a manner that spoke to me the most.
The notion of “not good enough” was broken for I learnt that every narrative which stems from goodwill is good enough to be heard. To be able to break free and soar in ownership of one’s own narrative as one’s own without any shame, guilt, or burden, but rather with pride, ownership and stewardship was such huge learning that I carry in my heart henceforth.” Anugrah Pandi Lepcha
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ᰀᰠᰪ ᰍᰩᰵᰜᰩᰮᰌᰨ ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫᰛᰬ ᰚᰮᰶᰊᰰᰶ ᰠᰛᰬᰜᰦ ᰢᰨᰵᰋᰦᰭ ᰕᰉᰧᰰ,ᰡᰫᰕᰦᰳᰃᰴ ᰚᰮᰶᰊᰰᰶ ᰠᰋᰦᰜᰦ ᰝᰥᰤᰪᰮᰗᰩ ᰀᰩᰰ ᰕᰟᰦᰰᰍᰬ ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫ ᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰶᰜᰳᰶ, ᰠᰮᰶᰠᰶᰜᰳᰶ, ᰣᰪᰰ ᰌᰩᰭᰓᰫᰜᰳᰶ ᰀᰠᰪ ᰍᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰀᰤᰬᰳ ᰓᰦᰮ ᰉᰧᰶᰓᰫ ᰃᰨᰍᰪᰰ ᰀᰠᰪ ᰣᰦᰞᰤᰩᰰ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰀᰦ ᰞᰦᰱ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰎᰥᰤᰩᰮ ᰕ.
Sacredness stands from within me and the knowledge of it is not enough, for knowledge does not always transfer into actions. Acceptance, acknowledgment and ownership of the sacredness within me is what I have learnt and discovered in this journey of mine.
ᰀ᰷ᰥᰩᰭᰇᰧᰶ ᰣᰦᰊᰧᰮᰶ ᰃᰪᰰᰀᰦ ᰀᰠᰪᰌᰤᰬᰱ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰣᰦᰞᰤᰩᰰᰀᰦ ᰜᰦᰳᰓᰩᰰᰓᰫᰀᰦ ,ᰝᰩᰛᰬ ᰣᰦᰎᰥᰤᰦ ᰀᰦᰳᰃᰨ ᰕ, ᰣᰪᰰ ᰃᰨᰌᰨᰠᰪᰮᰜᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰠᰪᰵ ᰣᰦᰀᰶ ᰀᰦᰳᰍᰪ ᰓᰪᰍᰩᰰ ᰌᰤᰬᰳ ᰕ .ᰆᰫᰠᰦ ᰠᰪᰳᰀᰦᰳ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰆᰪᰱᰀᰦᰮ ᰛᰩᰵᰓᰦᰰ ᰉᰬᰰᰀᰦ , ᰣᰦᰆᰬᰕᰦᰳ ᰀᰤᰪᰱᰜᰪᰵ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰣᰦᰎᰥᰤᰦ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰌᰩᰭ ᰙᰫᰭᰓᰪ.
Thank you for coming along in this path of discovery of mine. You are a narrative and so am I. Our stories are being carried by the hand echoed by the mountains. Let us pause to listen, embrace and own our narrative.
Art & video by Anugrah Pandi Lepcha
Translations by Cholamoo Lepcha
Mentored by Chewang Rinchen Lepcha