Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thank you my dear friends
Dear friends,
Thank you so much for all your wonderful birthday wishes... I loved all the heartfelt comments... Needless to say when i saw them all i was surprised, delighted and moved to tears... it means a lot to me. I am not the measure of what i've done but more of who i am, thank to those who've motivated me and pushed me to greater heights. You all are the reason why I am still in facebook, enjoying my days..
I make plan for a small party but the thought of my struggling father who nobly responded for my call for monetary helps deeply pain me, so I stick to the morning fasting and prayer from the pastor. No party and wine in my birthday, somethime I envied you all, you rocks on your birthday night, those candles, cakes and wine. I want you to remember me, when you are face to face with sadness because of your failure birthday party (in case in the future) that there is someone who don’t even have the money to celebrates his own birthday. I want it that ways.. But you all make 2011, March 25, memorable for me and this year was my best birthday ever. I am another year older and i realized that in life there should not be anything to be scared of anymore. We should just deal with our insecurities, mistakes, and flaws like a grown human being. You make me realised that people accept you for who you are and love you through the moments you endure and smile like theres no tomorrow. So with much resilience in my heart, i hope everyone will love life and live passionately and enjoy his/her birthday in the best possible ways in the future..
Thank you all for your wishes… thanks for listening... thanks for Being... thanks for sharing and caring... may you always be inspired, loved & appreciated ...
With love & affection your friend
Hausienmuan Munluo.
Dear friends,
Melody Zou, Minlun Leivang, Merina Vaiphei, Sithlou Boinu, Zouzam Tungnung, Zouboi Taithul, Katie Tuboi, Caroline Vaiphei, Lincoln Zou, Dkim Yphei, Loon Taitom Simte, Hunkpuu Taithul, Stacey Gangte, Nei khaute, Rich Suantah Zou, Ceebee Guite, Lamn Schulyer Mate, Nengneilhing Kipgen, Kennedy Thangminlian Zou, Khamrocks Tai,s, Vero Kim Zou, Ngaihno Vungi, Lhing Khongsai, Mordecai Zou, Pielty Thang, Joyce Singson, Nun Samte, Zkim H.Munluo, Chingngaihchiin HangZo, Lunte Samte, Bebem Tou’s, Hauie Tungnung, Mary Ann Ducoy, Kevin Zou, Chiinnunnem Touthang, Muante Angels Tai’s, Choikim Zou, Ngulminthang, Emeraldzz Mosby, Them Khongsai, Muanthang Tunnung, Sang Tungz, Lunie Haokip, Mike Manlun, Mohan Guite, George Munluo, Lalam Sithlou, Judith Manlun, Princess Mc, Paco Hangsing, Manga Thomte, Syou Haokip, Lalboi Zou, Grace Valte, Papa John, Lv Minthang, Hatpi Tungdim, Dindin Khawbung, Snow wite, Kym Simte, Ching Lydia Valte, Zizou James, Lamboi Tai’s, Lily Tai’s, Kim Haokip, Lhingboi Kipgen, Jonathan Valte, Dimthuamching Zou, Mangkangzo Tungdim, Ciinlun, Joseph Munluo, Mercy Simte, Suon Suantah, Bethsy Khaute, JJ Manlun, Stephen Lulun, Nem Tunglut, Samte Mangboi, John Pau Zou, Suanching Taithul, Minhoi Hangshing, Boaz Matt p, Leena Milan, Cynthia Snoebel, Mark Lunvontoi, Khozou Zou, Mary Zouzam, Faiha west, Hoih Simte, Dr. Chinpi Kipgen, Chingte Samte, Dimngai Tungdim, Lhing Kipgen, Upau, Lhing Kipgen, Jamchinpau Samte, Elcube Manlun. ( Through Facebook 100 friends)
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Thanks you all for your wishes.. I will remember...
Thanks you all for your wishes.. I will remember...
The Last tears of Zogal:
War having decided upon, the Zogal Salpha's rapidly crossed the "Border" Paldai river in Singngat into Zezaw, the killing field of Zogal, where the Zou legendary warrior Letkhup Munluo of Singngat skinned wild tigers, Lion and the like and fought the Haokip tatara Pu Hemlam Haokip, and the Zou Army were soon carrying all before them. The British troops were ambushed, harassed, pick-off, booby-trapped and tormented at will by the Zou Armies at Zezaw Hill like the Apache or the Sioux Indians. The British troops they encountered were dispersed with “Suangkhaithaang” and pumpi, Zouthau, bow and Arrow and with the Sword of the heroes. At length the day battle was won, and the victor Zogal Salpha’s returned home at Singngat. The command in chief (Gallamkai) Pu Lagou Tawtah and Hangchin went to the great chief Tonghau Munluo to report to their great chief’s that the tasks entrusted to them had been successfully accomplished. At this time-the year was about 1918 A.D.
From what may be learned from oral tradition handed down to us by our forefather that day Zezaw battle (and there is not the slightest reason to doubt their essential truth) was one of the greatest Zou battle with the British. But a few generations after our forefather fought in Zogal their legacy had vanished. Under the new generation it had shrunk to nothing, leaving only the memory of a few names and battles. The modern Zou generation changes the greatness of their struggles into an old man boring stories. This write-up was not an attempt to study and analyse the Zou wars of independence but an attempt to show to the new generation the superhuman sacrifices made by our ancestor in the killing field of Zogal is worth remembering, and to change the modern generation perspectives toward their sacrifices. We cannot but remember our indomitable freedom fighters, drawn from all parts of Zogam, who shed their blood so that we, live a life unfettered by the ignoring of Imperialist domination and colonial exploitation. Let us not let the Zogal Salpha’s efforts go unnoticed.
SMS for Zogal:
There are psychological moments in life and an insight received in such a moments can change our perspective toward things- history, quality of life and transform for the better, and enriched it. It was peak summer time in 2010. As is and was my wont the first things I do after every meals is check my mobile inbox for message that friends send me, particularly throught the night. There it was, this innocuously simple message which went: “Zogal lai a Ahgawchieng bangtan a sau a bangtan a vanleng leeng e?Zou IAS Question”. Then another message: “Zou napdaw ang kichi chieng a bang a dawng ding e?” A well retrospective messages from one curious young mind. The sheer simplicity and exhortation of the message settled in my mind, and set me thinking, of Zogal and it’s warriors. The sight of half-naked Zou warriors shouting war cried, or the shaking Zou women’s and children’s swarm before my eyes for a moment. Having absorbed the pregnant purport of the message the first thing I did was forward the message, as to remember, to my benevolent friends. After a while in the day my mobile begin to beep with the sound of an incoming message. The Zou IAS Question may be easy to answer, as, it take my friends 10 or 15 minutes to answer it. One reply: “ Zogal lai a ipupa ten vanleeng inntung tan a leeng ding a ahisap uh, Ahgawchieng sauseng lou ding. Zounapdaw lai a hing kou ding mi namdang koima umnailou”. A cosmopolitan spirits answer. Then another messages read: “Zogal lai a vanleeng ipu ten mualtung lah a ana geptho uh, Ahgawchieng sang seng lou ding, Zou napdaw ang kichi chieng a tulai nou a dawta chia dawng ding”. Another retrospective message.
What I liked about the SMS is it’s sheer simplicity and exhortation messages. The messages speak in honour of those Zogal heroes who have consistently proven their worth. It speaks out in honour of those great chief’s and warriors who have fought hard- to retain the right of their forefather and to freed us from foreign grips. Let us in our own small way honour the fighter of the Zou wars of independence. And let us remember the first tears to the last tears of our wars. No doubt, the war was brought to an end on 20th May, 1919, but the last tear’s of Zogal was shed on 29th May, 2010.
The last tears of Zogal:
Tonghau munluo, the great chief, in the time of the great warrior Letkhup Munluo, was the great-grandfather I never knew, kept alive only throught my grandfather stories. More than nine decades after he was imprisoned at Imphal for his political beliefs by the British, I was the first (may be) in the family to stand at his burial place marking his fought for freedom, justice and Independence.
I grew up hearing tales of Zogal from my grandfather. When I was quite small, the stories seemed “Fun, full of dark humour”. It wasn’t until I was old enough that my grandfather revealed the more realistic versions of his narratives. In the summer of 2010, on May 29 I stood on the soil of “Khomunlui”, with my grandfather Khupkhanhau ( Chief of Singngat), once called home by my great-grandfather and mothers and mourned them and all those who have been laid and rest there. My grandfather told me, this is the place of Singngat at the time of the British, where the British burned down and killed one innocent young girl.
I could almost imagine my forefather lying there and forgiving the British soldiers who had taken the life of some of the innocent villagers and burn down their houses during the war, then whispering the name of their beloved children children’s. I imagine my great-grandfather Tonghau Munluo peering down the mountain admiring the beautiful scenic of the land he fought for his children’s, of the land they fought for us. This was a once in lifetime experiences for me. Over 93 years had passed since my great-grandfather fight the British, imprisoned as a political prisoner, as a freedom fighter. Through out those years I never gave up hope that someday my oneself would reconnect these sacred memories with the present. Standing at the place where my forefather once spent their life in Singngat Khomunlui was unbelievable. It was bliss from my ancestor to their great grandson in the present.
I walked around the perimeter of “Khomunlui” that had been the resting place of my forefather, where my grandfather and mother spent their childhood days. Then my grandfather leads us to the North of “Khomun”, while he seems to count his steps. After the seven steps may be eight my grandfather stop and pointed the place; “This is where your great-grandfather and mothers and five other from our families rest. In all seven people from our families laid to rest in one tomb.” He told us. Then my grandfather speaks out to his father Tonghau and to our ancestor at Khomun, honouring them for their great sacrifices during the war and telling them that the villages, the land they defended with their bloods was now shinning like the North star in the Milky ways. After my grandfather speaks out honors word to his ancestor, then his voice become low and he started speaking to his father Tonghau alone, begging him to tell him why he left behind when he was still a child. Then something just hit me to keep popping into my head like a recurring Nightmare; “Senpan momnou zuo mel mulou, sinlai ah na e zuo ang pomlou..”. I stand listening stupidly to his heavy heart. It was the first time I ever saw my grandfather tears, a tears of the past and the tears of the war. A tears long to be shed. The last tears of Zogal. He still gets tears in his eyes and a lump in his throat remembering the day when the whole villages sacrifices for our today. With tears in his eyes, he sings an Ode to the gfallen heroes (Sanemla) and dedicates it to all who laid to rest in Khomun.
Remembering the fallen heroes:
In the above paragraph I have briefly reflected one of Zogal heroes my great-grandfather Pu Tonghau Munluo. He and those who have been laid to rest at “Khomun” made grand sacrifies or contribution to the struggle for the liberation of Zogam or made some grand political contribution to our nation. It is an attempt to smother the hearts, to remind the Zou’s students that everything we enjoy today is the result of someone sacrifices.
War has been a part of the human experience since the dawn of recorded history, and this unfortunate fact has been reflected in the literature of almost every period and culture. War stories were intended to preserve the history or mythology of conflict between different societies. As a great-grandson of one of the Zogal heroes, I have seen the consequences of inadequate honors pay to our forefather and the hugh price that they pay. And the inadequate recorded story to preserve our history. What we need to ask ourselves today, indeed the question we ought to answer, is whether we have been able to uphold or honors the sons and daughters of our land. Let us have an honest introspection of ourselves. Can we in all honestly say we have all done what we can to honor our fallen heroes, those who took up arms to liberate our land? Like the tears of my grandfather, the last tears of Zogal seems to send us a message; “Here lies our fallen heroes who gave their life for our today, honour them”.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
SOJOURN IN ZODAWN:
On 15th April 2010, I ventured with my grandpa in his car deep down in Zodawn upto near Mizoram boarder in Guite Road for some family business. Then on 21 May 2010 to Behiang and on 24 May to some Ug;s designated campi in Hausapi ranges. In this sojourn to Zodawn i came across many signs which pop out my head or shed in many villages. WELCOME TO....khonuam:..Nuam, read the sign at the entrance of most of the villages as we pass them on our way to destination. whether or not the irony of these registers on the users, it seems like an ominous reminder that here, more than any other place, most people have been struggling long, that the poverty of Zodawn had reached such phenominal depths that most people were living just at the subssistence level.
There was hardly any surplus stocks of foodgrains, to sustain the people against economic or crop failures. These Zodawn people living standard can be compare to those of the people lining in the recurrent famines in India during the British era. With Manipur government policy of least relief or developmental measures, the suffering become acute. And with their NREGS wages 10 percent or 20 percent deducted by some ultra;s, there was a little or some money in the hands of most of zodawn people to purchase food at a higher price or from a distant place.
It take more than four hours to reach our destination. on the ways the deplorable condition of these people make me keep thining. their deplorable economic condition have less impact on the rest of the state;s mind than does a mosquitoes- killing virus. As far as anyone outside Zodawn is concerned, these Zodawn people have, in fact, become nothing more than a voter list or a statistics. We sit far away here in Delhi or in other metropolitan city, safe and sound from the political chaos, and the nightmare living condition in Zodawn. When some curious young mind wrote something about Zodawn socio-economic condition we shake our head over another shameful stories of our hometown and then move on to the next articles or news item. Mautam...WHAT/ Mautam, crop failures, school drop out, disturbed area acts, neglected, corruptions... What does it matter? We no longer stop to think. Or Care. But you can't ignore it when you are there, in the middle of these people, looking at their shabby dress or rickety house, almost non-existent infrastructure and feeling what it must be like to be those people we only hears in some write-ups.
When someone talkes about Zodawn condition, we have a notion ready in minds for all politicians(MLA's) are corrupt to the core, and it is the result of these corruption that zodawn condition is worsening. We the Zou's are expert in generalising. Perhaps that is not a swapping statesment. The tendency of us, zou to view every politician(MLA), as corrupt and a Money Machine is not only false in every sense of the word. But is also indicative of a very narrow and parochial mindset and outlook. it not only highlight the fact that we the Zou's want our politicians to be the way but also exibits our tendency of not wanting to do anything to change the present scenerio. The incident of Ngasuanlei in 2008 show our parochial mindset and outlook on the people and Zodawn, and also that Zou educated prefer to blame the politician instead of going out and do the required of them. we usually do nothing and then we criticise the authority for being neglecting our land.
Along the way one got to see the little sign-post announcing the effort of the local MLA's, "Primary health centre, PMGY, IAY etc..". The present MLA within in his capacity tackled the issue upto some extent. He had been effective in monitoring the judicious use of funds arriving from the state and centre. But it is the middle men between the MLA and local people- The contractor and the government beaurecracy, who corrupted the fund and diverted for their personal gain. It's here, that we, the more educated peoples in the towns and cities, have a place, to fight for the people of Zodawn. We gave too much emphasies to the government for development.
It is time to change our outlook towards Zodawn and our politician. the government would not make us developed, educated and income Zodawn income. it is ourselves who can make Zodawn growth in all sphere. And it is the Zou educted who can fight those corrupt contractors and government beaurecrate, to make Zodawn economic condition a balanced economy of agriculture and a self sufficient villages community.
There was hardly any surplus stocks of foodgrains, to sustain the people against economic or crop failures. These Zodawn people living standard can be compare to those of the people lining in the recurrent famines in India during the British era. With Manipur government policy of least relief or developmental measures, the suffering become acute. And with their NREGS wages 10 percent or 20 percent deducted by some ultra;s, there was a little or some money in the hands of most of zodawn people to purchase food at a higher price or from a distant place.
It take more than four hours to reach our destination. on the ways the deplorable condition of these people make me keep thining. their deplorable economic condition have less impact on the rest of the state;s mind than does a mosquitoes- killing virus. As far as anyone outside Zodawn is concerned, these Zodawn people have, in fact, become nothing more than a voter list or a statistics. We sit far away here in Delhi or in other metropolitan city, safe and sound from the political chaos, and the nightmare living condition in Zodawn. When some curious young mind wrote something about Zodawn socio-economic condition we shake our head over another shameful stories of our hometown and then move on to the next articles or news item. Mautam...WHAT/ Mautam, crop failures, school drop out, disturbed area acts, neglected, corruptions... What does it matter? We no longer stop to think. Or Care. But you can't ignore it when you are there, in the middle of these people, looking at their shabby dress or rickety house, almost non-existent infrastructure and feeling what it must be like to be those people we only hears in some write-ups.
When someone talkes about Zodawn condition, we have a notion ready in minds for all politicians(MLA's) are corrupt to the core, and it is the result of these corruption that zodawn condition is worsening. We the Zou's are expert in generalising. Perhaps that is not a swapping statesment. The tendency of us, zou to view every politician(MLA), as corrupt and a Money Machine is not only false in every sense of the word. But is also indicative of a very narrow and parochial mindset and outlook. it not only highlight the fact that we the Zou's want our politicians to be the way but also exibits our tendency of not wanting to do anything to change the present scenerio. The incident of Ngasuanlei in 2008 show our parochial mindset and outlook on the people and Zodawn, and also that Zou educated prefer to blame the politician instead of going out and do the required of them. we usually do nothing and then we criticise the authority for being neglecting our land.
Along the way one got to see the little sign-post announcing the effort of the local MLA's, "Primary health centre, PMGY, IAY etc..". The present MLA within in his capacity tackled the issue upto some extent. He had been effective in monitoring the judicious use of funds arriving from the state and centre. But it is the middle men between the MLA and local people- The contractor and the government beaurecracy, who corrupted the fund and diverted for their personal gain. It's here, that we, the more educated peoples in the towns and cities, have a place, to fight for the people of Zodawn. We gave too much emphasies to the government for development.
It is time to change our outlook towards Zodawn and our politician. the government would not make us developed, educated and income Zodawn income. it is ourselves who can make Zodawn growth in all sphere. And it is the Zou educted who can fight those corrupt contractors and government beaurecrate, to make Zodawn economic condition a balanced economy of agriculture and a self sufficient villages community.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Bag Packing in Zodawn
By:- Hausienmuan Munluo
In the first week of March 2009. We began our Youth Gospel tour deep into the zodawn hills. Our first destination was Phaibem Village. It was my first tour, so i am preparing well. When we reached Phaibem village after traveling 45 Minutes by the afternoon Bus. Two young girls was waiting to receive us at the village entrance. I was wonder struck by their beauty, hospitality and their confidence in speech. The welcome was so disarming, their manner so friendly and radiant, that my nervousness evaporated before I could say a word. Here, I learnt that it is important not to measure high standard of living (Changkangna) and well being throught material possessions, education, the way we dress and in place where we live.
In the evening the two girls Chingboi and Ngangai led us near khugadam (khuga river) for our bath, they showed us different kind of insect and plant. Calling most by their scientific names and asking me in our own dialect, I was amazed at how much they know. They knew exactly when the plant bloom and what part of the plant is edible. They showed us how to row a boat. I become painfully aware of my own ignorance and relished meaningful learning is not only from good school and colleges in town and cities, but possible only when the emotion and the intellect are integrated.
At every village we conduct night worship services, presenting a very special song with our goog and mellifluous voices with my cousin Khupboi, everywhere we were appreciated. And after the church service, some cosy chat by the fireside other are flattering and long in the moonlit night, I can hear my cousin playing guitar and singing together with those young girls, song like " Solha hingtang ngai aw lungzuan lai ah na e...etc.." It makes me feel lonesome and the song " Nunlui ngailou a um lou e.." echoes in my ears. I would daydream about falling in Love with one of these beautiful girls. Unfortunately for me, these young girls ignored the leengkul and i never got the chance to flatter with them. Yet the act unlocked my imagination. imaginations is everything. If we can imagine a future, we can creat it That is the way of success.
The morning in kullian was exasperated. I want to spent my free time rowing boat on the Khuga River (Khugadam). The girls was exact opposite. They wanted to rehearse song for the choir. our pastor and youth chairman ask me to invite the Kullian girls to join us in our tour. My day begin with quarrelling for the day routine. From here, I learnt the power of disagreement, of dialogue and the essence of living with diversity in thinking. One cannot be dogmatic in matters of taste.
Our tour last for 13 days, but it make me learned what Delhi cannot taught me for the past 4 years. These zodawn people, who we usually called "Mawls" or "singtangte's"- was showing me the value of love, teaching me the meaning of success and real education of learning. Once Chingboi and Ngangai talks with their old friends from school in one village, about drugs addiction, their conversation was such that they would not talk to each other anymore, i then remind Chingboi, not to uselessly urge with those people that she would never succeed him to lead a normal life. Chingboi answer me that " Success is not what we creat for our self, it is what we give and left behind for other". The bond that was created between us was not romantic in nature. It is about the bond of Love and affection, bond of trust and caring. When in Delhi, once I narrated the whole story to one of my Lamka’n friends he commented that it was very foolish of me. Well I have been a fool all my life so what the hell. I was actually quite thrilled about my experience and that experience was perhaps was my highlight in Zoudawn. I can still see the faces of those smiling Zoudawn girls even after three months in Delhi and the love for Zoudawn become my inspiration in my struggling students life.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Popular Christmas Legends
Ho.Ho.Ho, Merry Christmass.!!
Santa Claus
It is said that the custom of Santa Claus was started after the life of Saint Nicholas, a generous and kind-hearted saint who loved children and was always eager to help poor and the downtrodden. It is said that one Christmas night, he saw a poor father and his three daughters crying for they were so poor that they had eaten nothing for the whole day and could not afford dowry for the girls' marriage. Thus, Nicholas threw three bags of gold from the chimney that fell in the stocking of each girl and brought happiness into their lives forever.
Tree
Martin Luther, the German monk and the famous church reformer has been credited with the indoor tree decorations. It is said that once while he was wandering through the woods, he saw the dew glistening like stars on the fir trees. He was so mesmerized by the beauty that he brought a small tree to his home and tried to recreate the splendor by lighting up little candles on it. In the middle Ages, evergreen trees in home or near home symbolized hope for Spring for Germans and Scandinavians. Later it came to be symbolized as life in Europe and other parts of the world and was thus adopted as Christmas symbol.
There is an interesting legend associating it with the birth of Jesus Christ. On the night when Jesus was born, all creatures contributed gifts to be taken to Bethlehem. While olive tree provided its fruit and palm tree came up with dates, fir tree was at loss and was distressed, as it could offer nothing to the newborn king. So an angel took pity on the poor tree and decorated it with stars. Baby Jesus was pleased to see the lighted tree. Since then, it has become a custom to decorate the fir tree on Christmas.
Poinsetta
According to a Mexican legend, a girl named Maria and her little brother Pablo were so poor that they had nothing to take as a gift to the Baby Jesus in the manger scene set up in the village church during the Christmas festival. They were sad and distressed and while on the way to the church to attend the service, they decided to gather a handful of common weeds as a gift to Christ and made them into a small bouquet.
Touched by their sincerity and devotion and the courage with which they took their humble gift to the church, despite of the teasing of other village children, an angel took pity on them and blessed them. Maria and Pablo quietly placed the green plants around the manger with all the heart and to everybody's surprise, a miracle happened then and there. The green top leaves turned into bright red petals, making beautiful star-like flowers. All who witnessed the scene were touched by the kindness of the great Lord and devotion of the children.
Christmas Star
It is said that a brightly shining star that had miraculously appeared in the eastern sky guided the magi (the three wise men from the East) to the newborn king. Astronomers ruled out the possibility of a meteor that burns up in seconds or a comet because according to their calculation, no comets crossed the earth's path around the time of Christ's birth. However, since the magi were also the astrologers of their time, they may have made calculations and interpreted them to predict that a divine soul was to be born on the Jewish land. Now, people adorn the churches and homes during Christmas with star as a holy sign that symbolizes high hopes, good fortune and happiness in their lives.
According to some stargazers, if we put the birth of Jesus in springtime of 6 B.C., then perhaps we may account for the said star as the triangle of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn planets that had come close together at that time to form the constellation of Pisces, considered especially auspicious by Jewish rabbis. However, some keep themselves aloof from all logic and just believe it to be a miracle and today; the world usually begins the Christian holiday with the appearance of the first star of Christmas Eve. Poland celebrates the Festival of the Star, where the priest acts as the 'Star Man' to test the children's knowledge of religion just after the Christmas Eve meal. Alaskan boys and girls carry a star shaped figure from house to house singing carols on Christmas and receive treats in turn. In Hungary, a star-shaped pattern is carved on one half of the apple is considered a good luck charm.
Source: http://festivals.iloveindia.com
Santa Claus
Tree
Martin Luther, the German monk and the famous church reformer has been credited with the indoor tree decorations. It is said that once while he was wandering through the woods, he saw the dew glistening like stars on the fir trees. He was so mesmerized by the beauty that he brought a small tree to his home and tried to recreate the splendor by lighting up little candles on it. In the middle Ages, evergreen trees in home or near home symbolized hope for Spring for Germans and Scandinavians. Later it came to be symbolized as life in Europe and other parts of the world and was thus adopted as Christmas symbol.
There is an interesting legend associating it with the birth of Jesus Christ. On the night when Jesus was born, all creatures contributed gifts to be taken to Bethlehem. While olive tree provided its fruit and palm tree came up with dates, fir tree was at loss and was distressed, as it could offer nothing to the newborn king. So an angel took pity on the poor tree and decorated it with stars. Baby Jesus was pleased to see the lighted tree. Since then, it has become a custom to decorate the fir tree on Christmas.
Poinsetta
According to a Mexican legend, a girl named Maria and her little brother Pablo were so poor that they had nothing to take as a gift to the Baby Jesus in the manger scene set up in the village church during the Christmas festival. They were sad and distressed and while on the way to the church to attend the service, they decided to gather a handful of common weeds as a gift to Christ and made them into a small bouquet.
Touched by their sincerity and devotion and the courage with which they took their humble gift to the church, despite of the teasing of other village children, an angel took pity on them and blessed them. Maria and Pablo quietly placed the green plants around the manger with all the heart and to everybody's surprise, a miracle happened then and there. The green top leaves turned into bright red petals, making beautiful star-like flowers. All who witnessed the scene were touched by the kindness of the great Lord and devotion of the children.
Christmas Star
It is said that a brightly shining star that had miraculously appeared in the eastern sky guided the magi (the three wise men from the East) to the newborn king. Astronomers ruled out the possibility of a meteor that burns up in seconds or a comet because according to their calculation, no comets crossed the earth's path around the time of Christ's birth. However, since the magi were also the astrologers of their time, they may have made calculations and interpreted them to predict that a divine soul was to be born on the Jewish land. Now, people adorn the churches and homes during Christmas with star as a holy sign that symbolizes high hopes, good fortune and happiness in their lives.
According to some stargazers, if we put the birth of Jesus in springtime of 6 B.C., then perhaps we may account for the said star as the triangle of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn planets that had come close together at that time to form the constellation of Pisces, considered especially auspicious by Jewish rabbis. However, some keep themselves aloof from all logic and just believe it to be a miracle and today; the world usually begins the Christian holiday with the appearance of the first star of Christmas Eve. Poland celebrates the Festival of the Star, where the priest acts as the 'Star Man' to test the children's knowledge of religion just after the Christmas Eve meal. Alaskan boys and girls carry a star shaped figure from house to house singing carols on Christmas and receive treats in turn. In Hungary, a star-shaped pattern is carved on one half of the apple is considered a good luck charm.
Source: http://festivals.iloveindia.com
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
ZOGAL ! Ka thang e...
~ Hausienmuan Munluo
Akeng ua kol bul,kalkhat kaan[one step] suan thei lou dia bol,akhut ua kol bul in Bishnupur phaizang leh Phaipi[Imphal] kikal ah singnou suan ua,suun nisa nuai a,na asep zou chiang un Phaipi thong inn ah zaan hun mang in mangkangte sua in pang uhi.Mangkangte gen bang bang in ham lou phunlou in Zogal salpha ten bawl in,anam leh amite khual nan thua uhi. Zogal lai in Mangkangten "muntuam tuam ah galmat te khumna thawng-inn[concentration camp] Ningel,Tengnoupal,Mombi,Nungba leh adang dang te ah bawl ua,Hausa lian[leading chief`s] te Imphal jail ah koi uhi.[Administrative report,Manipur 1918-1919.P:7]
Zo Galkapte panmun:
Mângkâng uhpite’n France tuipi gâl (Ist WW) dou dîngin nawthaw thu leh thagum zang in Zo te ahing kaisawm zieh un Zogam zalênna a amaute hing kithuneisah uh chi in Zote’n Mangkângte tung ah gâl ahing bawl uh a Mângkâng gâlkâpte tampi athat uh a abei tadongun adou sawm uh hi. Zogâl lâi a Zo te ana panna munte uh akithei deuteng: -Sugnu, Gotengkot, Hiengtam, Buhsâu, Behieng, Muollum,Singngat, Mongken,Tonzang chite ahi.
Suongkul/thong kete:
Pu.Tawnghau Munluo 2. Pu.Henkham Tawtah 3. Pu Lagou Mântuong 4. Pu Lampum Tungdim 5. PuGoulun Mânlun 6. Pu Suonkham Samte 8. Pu. Suohgou Munluo 9. Pu Salet Âhgâl 10. Pu. Heltawng Mate.
Dougal pallaw ka zuo leh tun aw, Na von hanlung ka chiemna hi e, Hanlung chiem ing, Lalhen in thang ing, Khomuol hanzaila ka sah hi e. Giel ing e, thelna nuoi ah zaal ing e, Muoldung tângtawn sakâmkei bangin Lungtup khomuol ah suo’ng, Han zaidei tawi ing e. Chi`n Pu. Suahgou , in la na at/giel hi.Tam sannemla te khangthua dia reference hoima ma na sua in written record ban a zahthei umsun sua hi.
Thong inn sung ah:Pu.Tonghau leh Pu.Lagou in nisa guanuai a kolbul a lam azawt hun un a inn lum uh ngai ding ua,anu le pa gel ding ua, azi atate khotua ding uhi,koi nu le pa ngai lou aum diai?Imphal jail a ava umna un;Pu.Tonghau;zou hausa teng tang a mat a um leh Pu.Lagou;Zou mipi teng tang a mat aum ahi sulang hi. Tam galbawlna ah Pu.Tonghau in mapui a Lagou gal lamkai[C-in-c] in pang hi. "tam helna[uprising of 1917-1919]Britist ten Assam state[present North-east India] sung a meiteite tiger Tikendrajit[Uprising of tikendrajit]ban a gal buai huai pen leh hasa pen in chiamte uhi".[Reid,R;History of the area bordering on Assam,Shillong 1942,P;29] ‘sat khe mai ding ahgaw chiang toh’
Zousuante hei apat hing pem uh;
Mautam kial umsan lai,mipite genthei tah a akhosah lai un mangkang ten "inn suan ah House tax[khasana]kumkhat adin Rs.3/ khon ua,singtang miteng in kumkhat in Rs.70,000/ na pia uhi"[resolution by Assam admn. No,8856.P;27th]Tam agenthei na ua pat asuatat na ding un leh potpuahna abeina din hangsantah in zogal na kap uhi.Gal zia in agentheina uh kibe a, tam gal bei na din hausate melmate khut a akipia khiat ngai hi.Pu.Tonghau leh Pu.Lagou ten ahinna u phal ngam in mangkangte khut ah na kipe khia ua Imphal jail ah na um uhi.Apu apa ten sim tual apat ana satsa agam atul ding phal lou uhi. 1800 A.D in Simtual Suangzang apat in tam anuai ateng lamkaih in na pem uhi[1].Pu.Sumlun Manlun.[2].Pu.Letkhup Munluo.[3]Pu.Tutzachin Mantuang.[4]Pu.Gouzuan totah.[5].Pu.inghen Munluo.[6]Pu.Tuanglet Manlun.[7]Pu.Onthang Munluo.[8]Pu.Langon Munluo.Tamteng lamkaih a Simtual suangzang khua apat na pem ua;Singngat khua ana sat uh ahi.Tua leh Pu.Sumlun Manlun hausa in siam ua,Pu.Sumlun si in PU.Letkhup in hausa pua a,Singhen in pua kia a,Pu.Singhen si in atapa Pu.Tonghau in hausa pua hi.Tua hunlai 1917 in Tonghau in amite mangkang te na kap pi hi.[Upa.M.K Thomas,chief of singngat] "tuizum mangkang kil bang hingkhang"*
Mangkang galsat 5400 leh zosalpha bangzat …?
Zogal um "[uprising of 1917-1919] in mangkang galkap[British troops]mi 2400 val uhi,kol sepaih leh Burma military Police te toh mi 5400 va uhi"[Shakespear opcit, p;29]Zou galkap mi bang zat ahi uh;theibu hinonlou hi.Singngat khua ah mi 22 in zogal na kap uhi.[1]Pu.Tonghau Munluo Hausapa.[2]Pu.Lagou Mantuang gallamkai pa.[3]Tv.Hangchin Totah[July issue 2006 in Munluo ka chi a,Totah hi zawahi]. Simmothang, Amthang, Onthang, Goichin, Somthong, Khamgou, Dongthang, Gougin, Huatgou, Khailun, Lianson, Tutzachin, Vungthang, Hemkham,Khamdal,Letkhokam,Lunzachin,Letkam,Kamkeleng[?]Behiang leh Hiangtam ah mi bangzat ahi uh thugu kiphual bang in aum in,salpha manghil[forgotten heroes] asua siang ding uh abang hi.Tongzang khua ah zong kikap tua na um a,kulhbangte kho in sou in dimsah uhi[stockades with thorn].Tonzang pasalte galsiam in hangsan uhi.Tongzang numeiten pasal te toh gal nasat khawm in tam in Tongzang kulpi detsah mama hi.Tonzang Manipur adia Zoukhua kumlui pen loi ahi in,Pasalte na tha hat un lungpi mama uh..Tongzang numeite zou numei dia na noi tungtuang un na pa mama zel uhi. "Kanaan phaizol Sharon pa hoi,tanglai Rom miten ana suh siat sa,muikhua zing e,sim hing zing e.."
Tambang lawm a mangkang sepaih mi 2400 valte ana dou ngam uh;a zogal satuh lungneu zia leh mawlzia hilou ding hi,awl awl a na kipan simmona zia a hasiatna apat in muthei hi.Manipur adminisration report,1912-1915 in mautam kial lai[1912-1915] in mangkang ten panpi na apia dan tambang in a gen hi."Manipur sang in Lushei hills ah panpi na sum le pai,bu le bal tam zaw a" Manipur phaijang sang in singtang gam ki nel sia zaw hi.Tam in zong ahasiat nanguh na bol pia ta hi.1917 a potpo dinga mi akhop un mangkang ten aut lou ding uh thei in tam bang in na gen uhi ‘If we use force to compel them to do what they had no intention of doing,they will also use force against us;[Shakespere,opcit P;29].Agintat bang un Zouten na kap ngam pai hi. "ngalliam vontoi ka zaulou lai e.."*
Zou numeite maw um lou:
Gaal kipat in numei te zong duai sam lou uhi.Pi.Khupching lungtang bang pua in pasal te dingna ah nading ua,hangsantah in gal ah na pang uhi.Numei ten tuibuahna/Gawkem sunal ua mangkang te tuidawn ding a; ahing pei chiang un na sawn pua ua; tua chin pasal ten that zel uhi.Numeite thautang thauvui suhna ah pang ua,sou bawl leh phan in zong pang in,tuithei te ah thautang leh thauvuite apua uhi.Shakespere kichipan ipute aki vengna uh[defence] tambang in gen hi "kulbangte khaw in sou in dim sah ua,namsau thau leh thalte zang in pumpi te bawl uhi"chin gen hi.Pumpi* a curious form of leather cannon made from a buffaloes hide,rolled into a compact tube and tightly bound with a strips of leather.[Shakespere,opcit;p:225] "lalka nawnan ka namtem sansi in zel e".*
Zogal banghun a bei e..?
Zogal kap 1917 in kipan a,1918 in kikaptuahna bei hi.Kikaptuahna bei nanleh Zogal bei kichinai lou hi.1918 in Zou hausateng tang in mangkangten Pu.Tonghau Munluo,chief of Singngat man in,Pu.Lagou Mantuang Singngat zong Zou mipi teng tang in man in;Imphal jail ah singtangmi hausa lien[leading chiefs]teng toh na khum uhi.Atangpi in hausate kum 5-15 tan suangkul a um din thu tankhum uhi,hinanleh kumkhat zou 1919 in hakhia uhi.1919 Pu.Tonghau leh Pu.Lagou Imphal jail apat ahing pawt uh;Singngat ahing tung kia un Zou mipi teng in na vaidawn ua,Sialtal tongsu khat leh Vohtal tuh 5 khat that in,nithum sung poina bolpi hial uhi.A lutang gel dim in tutpal/tutpah atuun/siat sah[TAZEN]uhi,tualeh ahnel zong awsah in um uhi.Tam poibolna ah zogalbei in phuan in um hi.Zogal salpha mithumte Pu.Tonghau Hausapa,Pu.Lagou,leh Tv.Hangchin ten ahnel na awh ua,Tonghau leh Lagou in Tutpal/tutpah na nga uhi.Pu.Kamkeleng zong anam ittna zal a ahinna pia manghil ahisih hi.
THUKHUPSITNA:
Thadou ten Thadou gal kimtah in nagel zouta uhi,amauten 1975lai lang in MA,M.phil,degree thesis paper in na zang thei ta uhi.Enzong zogal tanchinte kimtah in sut in gel lei itu ita ten degree thesis paper in hing zang thei ding uhi,tualeh i na thangpi uh ipu/pate zogal sat kepbitna zong hiding hi.
Tua leh Khangthu eima ni dei dan a gielthei ahisih hi,Tam toh kisai mipil khat Historian dih tah ten abawl dia dei huai tam anaui a ka hing talang hi, "I would bluntly say that no matter how deep we try to reseacrh on the"History of ZOs, we do not have a very long history. And our history is never so clear as there seems to be no written records. Therefore, most historians rely on the writings and opinion theories of the British or the earlier writers as references to their reasons. But i say neither of them reflects the true History. All of them are in one point or another just trying to prove their opinions and reasons.A true historian does not have a say or put forward their opinions on theinformation that they have found. And a Historian does not imagine and build up stories. History is meant to reflect the past, no matter how ugly it may be. Worst are people who distort History"Richard Lienno Reporter Mizzima News .
Tam atung a poimo: Mahni khua ahei ahilou leh mahni behpa suh minthang sawm zia a tangthu dih(History) Giel ding ahi sih.I khangthu uh sia in hoi taleh zumpi um lou a thudih gel ding ahi.Tam atung ah Zokuomthawn site a ZOUWAR chi a kigiel kasim na ah Zoulai ZLS te vaisai na nuai ah Munpoimo tah tah leh mipoimo zogal sat in pansah in aumsih.Tam zogal thu a ZLS te apilvang mama ding kisam hi.History kichi phuatawm thei ahisin tualeh mahni deidan a gelthei ahisih hi.Reference kichian apia nuam leh sanemla leh hansuang apat in asui thei ding,sannemla phuatawm zong azau huai ding hi.Khangsawnte khangthu dih ipiathei na din tua laigiel literature lunglut mite in thudih ma apeipi ding dei huai hi.
Zogal lai in galkap pawlten mipite genthei ding khual un,mipite subuai lou uh,khat in pangkhawm ua tuizum mangkang na kap khawm uhi.Tu in zong khangsawn ten itanchin te uh ahing gel chiang un eikhang a buai ding uhi,ei-le-ei ki kap in iki nangtua ua,iki sui tua uhi.Ei-le-ei melma et in iki en uhi.Kikhenna khat pou pou nampi adin ahoi sih ka gingtahi,tualeh Bible in kikhenna ahantawh[encourages] lam ka mu kha sih hi,tuasang in pankhawmna[unification]Bible ah ka mu tam zaw hi.Pu.Jamkholian lagel "pangkhawmlei hat ding hia,pangkhawmte khu gualzoute hi,kam mei bang in a am in;Gualzoute etlawm na e,zaitha hatlai aba ta e,koi in koi abel ta diei?"
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Zovakhu Notes:
I do not pretend to be a scholar nor do I claim that my statements are derived from facts acceptable to historians. I admit that my derived and all other Zou writers derived conclusion are an assumed truth, subject to further investigation by those enthusiasts of Zou history. I hope and pray that this work may be an incentive for the Zou= people to make more research and study, for which I should say my labour was not in vain.
The purpose of my article was to dig up the depth of the past and to identify the sacrifices make by different Zogal heroes. It looks as if we Zou people were without history, because our language was unwritten. All available source material available consists= of oral tradition, comparative traditional song study, observations made by the past scholars and at several points one account contradicts another. Collecting and correlating such material and using them to write a succinct and cohesive historical accounts on our people is indeed a very hard task.
There are various studies on different front like Behiang-Hiangtam, Tonjang, Gotengkot and Singngat Forth. And I uses all of them to draws my own conclusions which are quite sound. In oral tradition there are distortion. But I would not hesitate to recommend it to all interested reader on Zou people and our history .
-Hausienmuan Munluo.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Zoudawn innsung leh lailam et na:
for acknowledging the achievements, contributions and struggles of the women from all over the world.
Women are the real architects of society. - Harriet Beecher Stowe
I nua kumni peisa nua March tarik 8 ni in ka innveng te u inn a naupangte skul kuan hun in kava va hi.Atanu u Hoinu kum 11 mi skulkai nonlou[skul drop-out] in a nu kunga Nu,kei bang huna skul kai kia ding ka hiei? chin donghi.Anun`n bawi inei loutoh lai nasim thei a na gelthei leh ei adin hunta hi,nei hilei nabawn un skul ihing kaisah nuam hi chin dawnga, na u skul kai zouna dia hapan a ipang ngai ahi chi hi.Total literacy signature campaign Pu.moderator in ahing pat in tam 0Hoinute nuta hasietna toh kahing gel doh hi.Tamna thiltung pen hasiet huai kasah zia kahing gel hilou in,I zou minam zoudawn lam innsung dinmun leh naupangte hinkho zahdan tomkim a agen-a kamu zia ahi zawhi.I society ua adiah in zoudawnlam a numeite laisimna,pasal sang in kingaineu zawhi.Delhi zou sung et in numei sang in pasal koles kai tam zaw-a,tam in zoukhopi te a zong numei ngaineu na um ahi chi lung gel hing neisah hi.
Tam Hoinute innsung a, a u pasalpa skul kai in ama leh anaunu Kum 9 mi skul kai nonlou hi.Inn nasep le lounasep ah anu le apa kithua pi ua,a hinkhua u nichin in nasep ahiden hi.Tam Hoinu te unau in a..b…c… leh amau subject simthei ua anaunu in laibu dang simthei lou hi.Laisim thei bang nan uleh aloi akhan gual pha ngeilou ding uhiTam hoinute unau in apichin dongua a hinkho zah ding u nasep ahi.It is the lives lived by many of our childrens;no plays,no learning;and always vulnerability-to edonomic and sexual exploitation,to a general powerlessness,this poverty of choice,would run through these childrens adult lives-a fate they will share,in varying shades of darkness,with large number of zoudawn naupang`s.
Ngaitua tham chingkhat,tu a I mission skul te leh hattuam ten I minam abuaipidan et in,tam naupangte hinkhuo zahdan a he[changed] thei in a umna de aw?Tua leh theinuam huaikhat I zou migun[Pharisai]ten zounam khantou na ding[agu-a] aha gen na u numei leh naupang khan touna ding genkha lou in,abuaipi un, laisiem tampi te leh ZDV ten I nam damna ding agen uhi,hinanleh zoudawn naupang adiah in numeite hinkhua zahdan he lou in I nam in damna amu in akhangtou theina diai?I naupang mawlte hinkhua he lou in inam khangtou din kamusih hi.I society ua innsung leh pulam a numei te tuam bawlna a um hi.
Zoudawn lam numei le pasal skul kaidan et in ratio kikhe mama hi 3:10 chileng zong genkhial din kaki koisih hi.Khopi a zong kikim lou ding hi.Tam naupang Hoinu lungtup khu Doctor ahi[ka doh ahi] zoudawn innsung khosah dan ha mama leh laisim nonlou numei naupang gen hinanleh ka bil vut mama hi.Numei ten apoimo pasal toh dinmun kikim[Right to equality]chi Hoinu apat in ka thei thei hi.Laisimna,nahsuina,khotang hinkhua ah pasal leh numei dinmun kikim ding poimo chi zoudawn naupang in ahing hil hi.Tam Hoinu in ngenge hing nei ding a a et kol dingdan buai ding hi.Hoinu in bangchin atate mi apha sah zou diai?Education,economic,health lam ah mitmial in mitmial apuigal kai ding ka gingta sih hi.I nam damna din ken zou numeite mitva sah a,naupangte va pia poimo kasa hi.
Tam numeite suh hanta[women empowerment] leh zoudawn naupang hinkho zahdan he[changed] na ding in koi in koi kumg a bang agen a bang a bawl ding e?Thilbawl ding hasa mama nanleh poimo a ka thei ei le ei iki notua ua[we must pressurizes each other] ei le ei I kipui[guide] ua,pilzawte leh siem zawten amawlzote na hing pui ua,Zoudawn naupang buaina,numeite buai na thei chian a buaipi tah tah poimo hi.Tua hileh inam damna ding leh I nampi lunsa pahlun kiana dia kalkhat malam suan ihi ding uhi.
Friday, February 5, 2010
"ZSP Effect: Zou thinkers to outsource Zou education journey"
By: Hausienmuan Munluo
1st ZSP Delhi Branch Intellectual Meet
Apeisa February 4, 2010 Ningahni'n ZSP President inn ah ZSP Delhi Branch in Delhi Zou sung a amasapen ding in First Intellectual Meet leh NREGS toh kisai a Delhi hing zin Pi Mannuamching SDO Churachandpur toh jong houlimna nei uhi. Tam Meet pen theipha tan ah Delhi Zou Sung a ding a masapen ahinalai hi.
Tam hun ah Pu Khaibiaklian President ZSP Delhi Branch, Pu Zuanneithang Secretary ZSP Delhi Branch, Pu Kamlianlal Co-ordinator ZSP Study Forum, Pu Kapkhenmang Munluo, Teacher ZSP Study Forum, Pu Zamlianmang Teacher ZSP Study Forum, Pu Dr. David Vumlallian Zou, Associate professor, Delhi University History Department, Pu Kamminthang, Research Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Pu Khakhai Zou Executive Secretary Parliament of India, Pi Mannuamching SDO Churachandpur, M.Sc Gold medalist leh ZSP Steno Tv. Hausienmuan Munluo (Meet Recording Secretary) te pang uhi. Tualeh Numei lam ah ZSP Finance-Cum-tresurer Nh. Naomi Haumuanching lamkaih in, Nh. Cicily Nianghaulun Staff nurse, Nh. Mary Niangliankim, Staff Nurse, Nh. Dimngaiching leh Nh. Grace Valte ten jong hing uap uhi.
Delhi phalbi khovot laitah himaleh Zou migunte, Zou Scholarte, Zou Sangnaupangpang muanhuai mama ten thasit loutah in inam a ding a Mission nei ahi dante uh thei in houlimna zansawt nuatan in zong kipeipi a zan 11:pm ( SDOpi kinawtah ziah in) kikhawlthei vanglah hi.
Houlimna/ Discussion pat thei na ding in amasa in Dr. David Lalpi Zou, Pi Mannuamching SDO CCpur,, Pu Kamminthang, JNU Research scholar, Pu Khakhai Zou amaute munkhat ah kitou khawmsah a Ist Delhi Zou intellectual Meet discussion pat in umhi.
Dohna 1; UZO Education policy peipi lel pen Behiang ah Hattuam teng leh sang-inn umte'n merger ding phasa ua hinanleh tuleh tu in St. Mary School pen problem umhi. Tampen Delhi apat ngaidan bangchi kup ding a, tam Behiang problem pen a solution ding bang ahi diai chi'n dohna Pu Khaibiaklian, president ZSP DB in hing bawl hi.
Dohna 1 (A): Tam UZO education policy Behiang a athil sawmdan pen uh thil hitheilou khat back fire thei ahiman in UZO lamkaite spirit beilouna ding in thildang policy genpi thei ding bang a um ei? Dongtu: Hausienmuan.
Dohna 2: NREGS tungtawn in Zodawn ah sustainable reform pat thei ahi(ta) diai? Dohna bawltu Tv. Hausienmuan.
Dohna 3na: BJP ten NREGS nasatah in ana dem un, tu in phualpi solkar central government kihengta leh party dang in vaihawm taleh NREGS pen suhbei in a um diai? Dohna siamtu: Tv. Hausienmuan
Dohna 4na: SDO power tan in i Zou khuo te ah economy leh education survey "Surveying the Nature and impact of education amongst Kids in villages" bawlthei ahidiai? Dongtu Tv. Hausienmuan
Dohna 5na: Khopi leh Zodawn lekhasim na lam ah kikhe mama kasa hi. How do you think we can bridge the gap? Dongtu: Tv. Hausienmuan
Tualeh i gam a corruption dinmun, fake appointment, bribery, central government policy leh Zoute, Look East policy leh Zogam, international trade market (Behiang-Singngat model), Sakhuo adang dang zong genkha in umhi. Tuazou in ZSP Study forum Sangsye Pu Zamlianmang in ann kuangthumna hing neihi.
Tam houlimna Delhi Zou khangthu a ding a amasapen ahi. Dohna khenkhat constructive conclusion kipethei naisih nanleh mimal ading leh i Zounam a ding a phatuam tampi kigenkhia a, i Zounam natna hih solution zong tampi mukhiat in umhi. Tualeh Sangnaupangte lungsim ah i nam mawl ittna hing khangsah sem in Zou thinker ten Zou Education dinmun leh maban peipi ding sautah nei ahi man in "ZSP Effect: Zou thinkers to outsource Zou education journey" thulul zang in report kahing piah ahi. Discussion hun pen khana dan khat kinei a gen ut tampi umnalai ahiman in ZSP Financepi Nh. naomi Haumuanching in feltah a ana huan ann (Ka nu'n nekhaleh tuisaven) tuitah in ki imm khawm a tuanah houlimna nasazaw sem in kinei tou nalai hi. Ann kuang immkhawmna ah Nungah fel Nh. Dimngaiching leh Nh. Grace Valte in feltah in Hostess hing saisah uhi.
Annkuang immkhawmna nei jou ahinua in jong houlimna/ Discussion peitou nalai a, SDO pi Mannuamching in ZSP Delhi Branch panpi na ding in Rs.2000 tah hingpe setsut nalaihi. Sangnaupang, Zou Migun, scholar peikhawm teng in tuni programme lungkimhuai sa mama ua (Expressed satisfaction) ZSP lamkaite lunggel siamdan kipahpi mama un. maban ah a lianzawsem huap in saitou zel ding in zong hantawh uhi. " En un gam leh nam itt Sangnaupangte mel et lawm hinamai zen e...."
Note: Tam meet a Dr,David lalpi Zou, Pi Mannuamching, Pu Khakhai zou, Pu Kamminthang leh a peikhawm ten ngaidan hoitah leh giltah tah te hing sungkhawm ua gel siang ahinai sih. Detailed tah in Problem and solution dohna danwna te Zokuomthawn next issue ah simthei ding hi.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Zogal Comice Review
By: Muanthang Tungnung
The Zou war of independence (1917 – 1919) started as Labour Crops announced to recruit 2000 men to forge toward France. The other tribe to resist this imposition was the Thadou. These two tribes joined forces against the white imperialists. The forts at Gotengkot and Hiengtam were the two main centres of resistance. It was in 1919 the last men of Eleven leaders surrendered at Hiengtam.Following each words with artistry dedications; the story begins: “Nikhat Zogamlai ah sing kung lien mamate leh hamphul mamate mun ah…...”. Here we have Thangpu, his loyal friend Paupu and his love Niengnou. The story strictly sticks to a time-frame when the war was on. We encounter Paupu tried escaping an English Officer; Men of the village been taken away from their home leaving their wives and children behind. Violence was grim and real. The avenging spirit of Thangpu was unmistakenly. Both the Artist James Taithul and scrip-writer S Nengkhanlun have given the right inputs into it. A pencil-drawing on a plain paper couldn’t have been much of use than this! Just when the ending came, the story just began. Thangpu raised up to avenged the death of his friends, family and ruined village. And the 56 pages being offered here came to an end. The seafaring White imperialist springs up like the fast growing cactus plant. The Zo land shakes like the earthquakes; ‘Tis the land of my birth: I shall not part with it! My sharp sword is strained with blood, I faced enemies; Being brave son of my father, I shall not fear.
Naturally, the comic pointed out the gruesome reality of Labour Crops, which was the cause of the rising. Let us reason it further that this didn’t stop even when Manipur was granted statehood. The lowly Tribes, or so should we say our great grandfathers and grandfathers, were subjects to this very cruelty even when they’d enjoy liberty in the land they had had fought for. A need to captured the young minds with this legacy which maintains in its own rights the sovereignty of Tribe; it’s nonetheless one participations of identifying within this somehow estranged nations of ours. This very effort couldn’t have gone wasted.
Zogaal – Ka thang e, ka Zogal saat! doesn’t show or direct out-rightly anything. But in way work up inhabitant because we are what this is about.
Zovakhu Comment:
Well, the war shows that our commitment to Zogam, not for fear of labour corps but to freed their son and grndson from the Britist yoke that My great grandfather was one of the unsung heroes in this War (Zogal). He was captured by the British and spent 9 months at Imphal Jail in 1918.
My lineage goes all the back to Singngat - then a Southern Manipur Province. The Britist burned down more than 30 house in Singngat alone. All others villages exceptd the Zous were infavour of the British while our grandfather fought tooth and nail, we should not forget the fact that the British brought in Meiteis, Nagas and other to crush the war of independence in 1918. How neat!??...
Sunday, December 27, 2009
My Town, MY Hometown:
By: Hausienmuan Munluo
The Scene in my hometown. I was sipping tea, with my friend Lun inside a Hotel on my first morning after two years in Delhi. That pretty girl with black-hair was invitingly attracting me. With her halter-top/neck, shorts and hand-set. Lun new my attention and chat her to my table. After our tea party, we went out with the girls for a new Mini-skirts Korean fashion (All knew well, when shopping with girls one have to explore the whole town for a single shirt, right?). There i just found out “Kol Chalak Pil”. These Kolte’s have the ability to manipulate the market power to serve their selfish interests. On the one hand they assumed the form of a monopolist and on the other they create artificial scarcity of the supply of goods. This way their power to exploit the peoples enhances. They succeed in charging higher prices for their goods and services. Unfortunately, no civil society or student organisation in Churachandpur worth the name has ever exerted pressure on the monopolist to end this concentraction of economic power. And end one root cause of poverty.
The above writing calls for serious reflection ont he notion of our hometown economy. It is taken for granted that the town rich and educated people were developed, there were economic development in every sphere. It may be observed that some of our people are advanced and they are in the administration of the state and central. Sons and daughters of these richmen, high-paid officers are driving motor-cycle of the latest brand and a good number of “Pulsar”; proudly driving while some Subingtal were pressing their breast on their back.
On the other hand, tens of hundreds of Zodawn people are living in deplorable conditions. With Zodawn economy in aggravation, agriculture is still the main occupation of Zodawn peoples. These people are more ebgaged in physical labour and depend more on seasonal employment. Comapred to the town peoples, they work all day long. When agricultural season is over, these people look out for alternative occupations. What they produce is very low and not on a variable economic levels. There is no suitable occupation opportunities to replace physical labour. Even if opportunities are given, their human resources are not capable of exploiting these opportunities. So, they need the rich, educated and high paid officers and professional attention, care and guidance.
Everyday i was wondering why our officers, professional, doctors (Ph.d etc.) and urban elites seems surprisingly unmoved by the plights of these people. It is a nightmare in believing that the Church and civil organisation will make it developed. But one thing for sure is that our poor Zodawn Economy is worsening. Instead of boiling in our small petty politics in Delhi, the educated, elites etc search and find some ways from Delhi to helps poor Zodawn people. They need the maps, money and guideline. We have unemployment despite opportunities. That’s because our human resources are not capable of exploiting the opportunities. So, we should speak out here to the government on behalf of Zodawn people. We can send a message to the government that theyu should focuss on livelihood training and make Zodawn youth a world-class workforce and focuss on natural resource based development.
What our homeland economy is going through is not unique. Perhaps the scale in Zodawn is worse than my story because of my small penetration in the villages. Almost all Zodawn village are going through a smilar transition i.e economic worsening. How material transformation is impacting attitudes is not clear. My father, a church elders and social visionary, tells me that the number of educated people leaving Zodawn to its own fate is on the rise. Halters-top and shorts coexist with monopolist capitalist, Pulsar with physical labour and increasing urban elites with exploitation of the poor. Oh, is this the Zou economy of the 21st Millenium encapsulated?
Note: This article was write up in an attempt to show to the intelligentsia and civil societies to be aware of the grievance faced by the people of Zodawn. It is taken for granted that Zou development was possible only when every individual were developed economically.
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