REVIEW OF MEE SUMNABA KOLLU

There are many emotions which a person feels on a daily basis. Some of these feelings are either that of happiness or of sadness.  Predominantly, most of the people are haunted by sad feeling.  Moreover, the unhappy emotions have uncountable forms. The forms of unhappiness are the basis of the book "MEE SUMNABA KOLLU". It is written by Shri. Nongthombam Biren. He is the Sahitya Ratna of Manipur. He has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi award for his book 'Mapal Naidabasida Ei'. He is a renowned poet, short story writer and playwright. He has written beautiful book such as , 'Tollaba Sha-dugee Wakhal (Thought of that hapless animal)' and 'Masina Imphalgee Wareeni (This is the story of Imphal)'. 

MEE SUMNABA KOLLU influenced the reader through varied forms of gloominess. The book opens with an emtional narration of a lady singer who is suffering from abject poverty. She has only an old mother for relation. The narrator of the story has an acquaintance with the lady singer. The narrator narrates the suffering of the singer in a lucid and easily understandable forms. You will surely feels for the woman. Next story titled KHONG TEKPA NUPA ( A LAME MAN) described the helpless condition of a lame person. Once he was a useful person but now a burden to everyone. He is often the targets of everybody's anger. Moreover, it highlights the sorry feelings of disabled person.

The third story reflects the sorry state of affairs of the present society. In it, two school teachers-one very rich and other poor one- are dealt with. It highlights the humiliation, the sorrow, as well as the forlorness of being poor. Moreover, it also teaches us the benefit of small family. AMMAMBA KUYOMMANUNG depicts the sorrow of a timid husband.  He suffers in silence even though he knows that his wife indulged in adultery. But due to lack of courage he has to tolerate the unfaithful wife. You will surely feels angry or sorry for the husband. The books ends with the ultimate sorrow that is DEATH. It tersely deals with the subject of death through one of the character. It shows the ordeal of a person on the verge of death. What are the things that our forefather used to do when a person is about to die has been realistically depicted in this story.

Though all the stories are tragic themes but you will be compelled to read it. You won't realised the charm that the writer has put upon you until you finished the book. That is the special character of this book. So, go ahead and gobble it.