Laldenga

Laldenga
(M.P.CRONICAL: 16 March, 1984)

The government has no proposal for holding talks with Mizo National Front leader Laldenga in view of the ban on his organisation and the Mizo National Army.

Minister of state for home Ram Dulari Sinha told that the ban was in view of the unlawful activities carried on by the Mizo National Front.

The minister said the government of Mizoram had taken steps to ensure that these organisation did not indulge in illegal tax collection or harassment of people, and that cases were registered whenever such incidents were reported.

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Cheraw dance of the Mizos

Cheraw dance of the Mizos
(NEWS TIME: 26 March, 1984)

The long bamboo poles held by the girls clash rhythmically as they form squares into which the dancers step in and move with a certain sinuous grace as they perform the 'Cheraw' dance. The gaily col¬oured cloth wrap-around petticoat-like skirt called the 'Punachei' and the front-open blouse called the 'Kawrechi' add just the right touch to this graceful dance.

The Cheraw dance is per¬formed to drive away a spirit called 'Khawring' which is said to have a penchant for possessing women. But these days the Mizos, who were animist and are now Christians, perform the dance on ceremonial occasions. Because bam¬boos are used, it is wrongly called ‘bamboo dance’.

Cheraw calls for great al¬ertness and agility from the dancers apart from an inherent sense of rhythm. But then dance and music are a part of the lifestyle of the easy¬going Mizos. They make fine handicrafts like bas¬kets and earthen pots.

They also make an intox¬icating drink called 'Zu' which is made from rice. Until the uprising of March 1966, hardly any¬thing was known about the Mizos. Mi means 'men' and Zo means ‘hill’. Mizo meaning 'hill-men'. Their's is a casual lifes¬tyle which would have been approved by Kerouac himself. They are a patriarchal society. There is ban on a man marrying outside his clan and there is no ban on divorce.

If anyone wandering in the Mizo hill hears the rhythmic clash of bam¬boos, then he can be sure that a Cheraw dance is in progress somewhere in Mizoram.

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Mizoram polls likely to spring surprises

Mizoram polls likely to spring surprises
(STATESMAN: 14 March, 1984)

The Mizoram Assembly elections in April can spring many surprises. The possibility of various dissimilar elements coming together for limited purposes is not ruled out.

Laldenga's son Mr David Danmawia’s "hobnobbing" with the Congress (I) is an indication of this. Whether he has joined the party or not, he was prominent among the organizers at Aizawl for the recent general conference of the north eastern Congress (I) co-ordination committee which was addressed by Mr Rajiv Gandhi. Mr Danmawias had his college education in New Delhi during the years of protracted negotiations between the Centre and Laldenga.

The Mizo Church leaders, who met Laldenga in London sought a meeting with Mrs Gandhi. She apparently was not aware of their meeting with Laldenga. She is believed to have indicated to the Mizoram Congress president, Mr Lal Thanhawla that she welcomed initiatives to solve the Mizo problem. Mr Danmawias is close to his father and had undertaken important “missions” including an authorized visit to the MNF headquarters in the Chittagong Hill Tracts now looked after by Tawnluia. Laldenga's charisma is still relevant but hotheads like the ''tactical com¬mander" Lalrawna can create problems for him. Lalrawna's men have infiltrated into Mizoram and are in rural hideouts awaiting instructions which will include, almost certainly, threats to the ruling People’s Conference candidates and other measures to sabotage their prospects.

Apart from the underground factor, Brigadier Sailo, the Chief Minister, will have to contend with a sustained Opposition campaign against alleged corruption among his Ministers. It cannot be denied that the style of living and income levels among his Ministers and top party leaders are not what they were accustomed to.

Mr Rajiv Gandhi’s visit virtually helped to launch the party's poll campaign in the Union Territory. Meghalaya’s Captain Sangma, who went by road to Aizawl with the delegates, largely Garos (the Khasi leaders were busy with their dis¬trict council elections on March 15) addressed impromptu meetings at Vairengte, Kolosib and two other places between Silchar and Aizawl. According to party sources, the meetings were well attended with a good percentage of youths.

The Mizos are not demonstrative but are more critical than other tribals. It would appear that regionalism will be one of the issues. Brigadier Sailo, observers feel, will seek a mandate for a regional party rather than emphasize the anti-MNF line. Dr J.H. Rothuama of the Mizoram Convention, an amal¬gam of the old Janata and People’s Conference, "BBS" the breakaway group (Laldenga's brother Ngurchhina, an MLA belonging to the group) and Brigadier Sailo may come together in opposing the Congress (I), although nothing may be said formally. The Chief Minis¬ter brought Dr Rothuama into politics and he was elected to Parliament. He came under Laldenga’s influence and parted company with Brigadier Sailo. He was re-elected to the Assembly in 1979 on the P C "BBB" ticket. The Mizoram Peace Forum which consists of elements from the Mizo Zirlai Pawl and political lightweights is likely to harass both the Congress (I) and the ruling party.

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Lacklustre Congress(I) regional conference

Lacklustre Congress(I) regional conference
(TELEGRAPH: 10 March, 1984)

The shadow of the New Delhi convention of Congress(I) MPs and MLAs over the last weekend hung heavy over the fourth meeting of the North-East Region Congress(I) Coordination Committee, held here on March 7. Most regional Congress(I) leaders did make it but seemed more worried about making it to the capital on time rather than in the deliberations.

Assam chief minister Hiteswar Saikia, Manipur chief minister Rishang Keishing and Nagaland chief minister S.C. Jamir, used IAF helicopters to fly in and out of Aizawl. The chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Mr Gegong Apang perhaps realising the problems of logistics, preferred to go straight to Delhi rather than attend the meeting here.

Chief guest Rajiv Gandhi, scheduled to stay two nights here on his maiden visit, made only a fleeting appearance. He flew in on the morning of March 7 in a hired aircraft, accompanied by the Union minister of state for home, Mr Ramdulari Sinha, covered the 23-km distance between the airport and the town in a heli¬copter, and flew back to Delhi the same afternoon to 'super¬vise the preparations for the capital show.

Even the number of dele¬gates was kept to a minimum: Meghalaya chief minister Capt. Williamson Sangma, who drove here from Shillong in convoy of cars, brought with him the greatest number of delegates, a dozen.

No election planning: Con¬trary to expectations, there were no formal discussions on strategy to be followed by the Congress(I) in next month's elections to the Mizoram Assembly.

The main thrust of the dis¬cussions was on the need to strengthen the party appar¬atus against regional parties. The resolution adopted said that such parties were "irrelevant" because of the emerging need for unity in diversity in the north-east. Mr Keishing even went to the ex-tent of saying that regional parties were "dangerous" be¬cause they directly or indirect¬ly helped secessionists. And yet, oddly enough, there was no call to Congressmen to launch any movement against secessionists.

A major surprise of the eco¬nomic resolution was its call to the Centre to have a fresh look at the criteria of allocation of funds for backward States and Union territories.

The coordination committee acts as the party's apex bureau in the region to further con¬tacts between the various ethnic and linguistic groups. Mr Hiteswar Saikia has been elected the new chairman of the committee, replacing Capt. Sangma, According to an Assam MLA, the significance of Mr Saikia's election is that it shows that the distrust be¬tween the Assamese lead¬ership and tribals is gradually giving way to mutual confi¬dence.
Santanu Ghosh.

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KHAWBUNG Bial MP Pu Thanghluta hnena lehkhaw thawn

KHAWBUNG Bial MP Pu Thanghluta hnena Pu Malsawma Kawlni lehkhaw thawn

To,

Class I&V (Pu Thanghluta hi Class 6 chen zir ani)

I lehkha rinawmlo tak kalo hmu, I lehkha ip kawma 'Mi Ropui' tihnachang i rawn hria hi itidik ani. Miropui kanih zia hretur hian mithuk. miril nih angai. Nang Class I & V mai hian heitia kanihna i hre mai hi amah ani. Tisa leh thisen in a hriattir che ani ang. I lehkha ah hian Ngurchhina te i rawn fak dawn dawn mai. Ngurchhina kha ngaisang vak suh, China badam kuitiah dan leh theihmu phundan Jorhat a a zir bak thiam aneilo tih ka hriattir a cheh. A nupui khan a tlangvallai in Champhai khawvawtah tuivawtin a inbualtir tih 1966 khan MP Biaksangan Sialsir Parliament ah min hrilh.

Tin Senator Hlunsanga rawnhaw kha annu lakah a inti pangchang a dawhthlengah a mu a "Anu mam-mam" ati, tih thawm kanlo hre bawk. Kan hotupa Thangkhuman Tatkawng zaitur a hual teuh tih kanlo hriatin Mizoram Sawrkarin a lawmpui a, MP Robula kha ilo hria em? Kha Chittagong ah pawh Lang Bathlarah mi vei ang thova veive chhen anih khah. A huanah Sapthei kungkhat a awm tih kanlo hria. Mizoram Sawrkarin ngialnghet ati hle.

Mizoram Sawrkar thuthar: Laltawnvunga China Lal in Lungi a thawn. Lalrinchhanan Ai-awt pariat Bawm lui ah a chiah bawka, Ai-awt chiah na luidung atangin "Delhi ka check dawn" aloti kawkalg ve leh bawk. I awih emaw chu? ... Tlangchhuana leh Vanhlira an mutui hle, vanhlira rih lam hi teh chiah ila Mt. 2 chunglam ani tawh ang, Rilru ah ngaihtuah leh enghelh nei talo chuh duhleh pawnlam mawmhluam khawpin thau rawh seh. Tlangchhuaka antam aiin ka antam a thazawk. Pasaltha leh hnam veitlang chuh chhungkhat laina hmuhphak lovah kanri rep rep mai anih hi. Tunah chuan Senetor Thangmawia te, Senetor Bualhranga te nen nupuite pawnfen hmar kawng dinglama vuan chhanin zalenna insual ta maw? Kan Defene Minister R. Zamawia han hrilh rawh, Bang tlangval zingah amah angtak ka hmu, a nau emaw ani hial lo maw?
Tawk se, tih emaw, dam takin tih emaw duah hi lehkhathiamlo leh mimawl chindan ani. Mithiam tihdan angin ka lehkha hi ka titawp,

Yours Sincerly

Malsawma Kawlni
Chantlang, Bangladesh

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12. CHANGZAWL khua ah : Changzawl Paho hian neih inlo va neilo ngai ve. In khua a pa neinung inah kan vaklut a, thutthleng ke lehlam bul banga phuarbeh maimai ah min thuttira. In thingrem tehi han hawng ila Kristian Tlangau bu, hman hman a kanlo chhiar tawh leh lehkhabu kawm tla Zawngte Phenglawm tumlai lem, ai-enga chei leh chukchu hmanhmawh deuha tlanchhia te chauh lo chu hmuh tur an awm lo. Zanah vantlang inkhawm kankova in kaltha duhlo khanglang lehnghala. Kan Sawrkar hian karkhat kan curfew che u anga riltamin inthi phiarh maitur asin.
13. LENGKHUA ah : Lengkhua hi khaw ropui innilo. Inkhua ah kanlo kal a, bai mai min hmeh pui a. in sumhmun ah te hian Suk chang a tlahawlh lovang. Patling pawh in tlahawlh ang. In khaw paho lah hi mahni khum dap zat hria pawh in awm lo. In nuho lahin mahni pasalte Tuibur hmuamtur zuk-al bak thiam inneilo. Inmawl luattuk vanghian alawm keini thiamzira khawpui a BA val ngatin mahni puanthuah aka ramhnuai kanpan ni. Mi ngaihsan nachang pawh inhrelo. "Ka Zuvaphai leilet" te inti ve a, Zuvaphai ah khuan hmanropui indin lovang. Zvaphai leilet khu London in a hrelo.
14. PHULLEN Khua ah: Phullen hi Chalfilh leh Kawmrang inkara khaw tetakte ani ve ringawt ani. BA Naran te minlo tive khanglang ani awma. Pawlthum chhiarkawp ka chawh tir ang che u a, nileng in in chawk anga intidik chuanglo ang. "Rel bang hmutawh zawng ding ru" ka ti anga Sipai bang tlemte inding anga midang inthu thup ang. Vairengte hmutawh zawng dingru kati leh anga, a ding ngai bawk inding ang. Chuti khawpa mimawl khua nisi in BA naran minti tawh su.
15. RATU Khau ah : Ratu khua hi zingah intho tlai ngailo tih ka hria. Kafak dawn lai che u in inthawh hma nachhan kha intaimak vang anilo a, in puanthuah neihloh vang ani tih kan hre leh a, kan ngaisang chuanglo che u ani. Zanah Pa berin chhungkaw puanthuah a venga, a leng daih a. A fte mutchhuakin luhkapui atangin 'Kapa lohawng tawh rawh kan mu duh tawh' anva ti al al a, A ni'n "Lo mu ru" ahantive ringawta. Naupang ho in "Kan puanthuah i veng daih alawm" anti leh ngawta. Zah nachang pawh inhrelo. Kan office Lalnghenga hi Ratu chhuak ani awm e, chhuang viau suh u, ani ai chuan ka Chairman hmel zawk daih.
16. PANG khua ah : (Heihi Bangladesh a chhuk thlak hnu ani) Pang ho hi inmawl khawp. in khawtlang in khanchhuk tur hah emem in zawn luih luih a, atukah 'Ka pem dawn' inti leh a, inpem leh lem hleiloa. Pang nulate hian kan tlangval inhannei a, thla thum vel hnu lawk ah "Ka kawchhung ana" anti a, an han dam deuh a, damkawr rawp chawhmeh tur anva zawnga, Savawm in alo seh a, mitkhingdel pasal te inneih phah anih hih. Santiri savawm sen inhre ngai em ni?
17. Pu Thanghuta MP nen hian an in fiam nasa thei khopa. Sunday inkhawm tura an han insiam lai te hian Necktie a han thehphei pah hian "Kha... Pu Thanghlut, a chuan chuangah nge i awrh dawn a chuan hnuaiah" ati thin. Pu Thanghluta hi awrpuar ani. Pu Thanghluta nen an in hnial fiam a "Necktie ka present ang chenga i buai viau maitur asin" ati thin.
18. MNF Parliament Session ah -- " UNO General Secretary ah hian ka la tang lovang tih tunge sawi ngam?"

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7. Riangtlei khua ah: Riangtlei Pa ho inkhawm tur hih inropuiin inchhuanawm ngawt mai. Kawrchung, necktie, pheikhawk nen inni rap mai. Amaherawh chu in Pen pai khah eng Company siam nge tih hria pakhatmah in awm lo. Sunday School exam alo huna, Kawrchung, necktie nen Pen pai chungin KA A CHHANG ho examna lamah inliam leh duaka. Thawhtanni alo ni a, thlanvawng rekkuak karah in ring in rawlh a, feh kawng hnim tak leh chhuk chho zetah inkal bu tlut tlut ringawt ani. Kawngpui dunga in nei tlemte lahin bang chhaklam zimte in rek pop a, balhla thlar khat, Zozial tel nga vel leh nawalh bawm li vel indah a, "Dawr ka kai e" inti ve a, intho tlai ve satliah ringawt mai. Heti ang chuan engtikah mah Ram ropui in thleng lovang.
8. LUNGKAWLH Khua ah: (MNF Senator ve mauh loni tawh chuh an hlauh rawih a. Biakina thusawi tur chuan a kal a. An inkhawm vawng te, mizo Union ruh zet mau chuan a hming alo hre chiang hauhlo mai a. Chair atang chuan puanven sahthlau ang zerzawrin, "Zanina thusawi tu tur hi a hming ka hre chianglova, MALNIA KAWLSAWM anti emawni, KAWLNIA, MALSAWM antia mawni, amah in rawn sawifiah mail sela a tha ang" ati a. Thusawitu tur alo ding chhuak chu a sa kher mai. "Engvangin nge ka hming in hriat loh? MALNIA KAWLSAWM kanilova. KAWLNIA MALSAWM pawh ka ni heklo. India sawrkarin an ngaih san emem Pastor hmingthang Fahte-a fapa kanih hih. In biakin bang te lah hi a awng ang hiauhuauva, vawkpui nohruai luhna nge nupui te daikal turin an thlih awng pawh ka hre hrep love. in khua te lah hih a awih ropui si. Kimtin hian vawkpui daibul khamah an lum hlum a, in khua lah hih inla ngaina angfu lawi si a. In zing tuk chhuah nilum ai lah hih dawhkilh in in vit chetchet mai. Ram leh hnam tana huaisen mang si lo. Pawih ho nih vanga thinchhiat viau te hih sim tawh ta che u.
9. Khawdungsei khua ah:- Khawndungsei Pa ho hian Independent tulna in hrelo mawh? Zanah in faten khumpui ah ek an cheh a, nu in Pa ber hnenah "Che hlek suh, i delh pherh ani mai" ati a. Zanlai ah Paber khumpui ah ami thirtiang ut a. Nu berin luhkapuiah 'Chiu Hiah' ati luah luah a, Uicho alokal a, khumpui ah a zuangkaia, nu mawng, naupang mawng leh paber mawng a vaihma zut zut a. Hrehawm tihna chang pawh in hrelo. Tuna in awmdan hrehawm zia a tang ringawt pawh hian Independent tulzia te chu hre ta che u. Chawlhni tlaiah vengchhung inlian deuhah inlut khawma, puan veng chungin in thukhawm ang teltul a "UNO in a phal lo ang" te inti ve ringawt zel a. Keini chuan Ruakrang thlam-ram atang pawh khian UNO hi kan be thei tih hre ta che u. Pathian in ram thazet min pe a, engahnge kan enkawl leh thu kan neih a phalloh tehreng ang ni? India Constitution bu pawh la hmu hleilo hian UNO te chu in sawiphak emni reng reng?
10 TUALPUI khuah ah : Mizorama Independent kan puan dawn khan mi kan berawn zau em em a, Tualpui tlangau vawkpa sutnghak talhtur ang mai mai in thil kan ti ve lova (Chutiah lai chuan Tualpui VCP, an Public Meeting conduct tu chuan 'in rawn zau lo deuh ani ang, Tualpui Paho in ka hre ve lo em mai' alo ti khauh mai a). Tualpui Paho hi Mizoram Independent puanna ah rawn intulna kan hrelo, in liang a hnuam em mai. Chulo rengah in kailawn te a tawngtawl lutuk. He laiah hian thluak awm ni sela engah nge hnam sipai tamtak in chhuah lovang. thluak awmna apiangah hnam sipai an tam mai ani. Liang hniam lutuk leh tunlai boruak hre phalo lutuk hi Mizoram sawrkar hian a rawn fo dawnlo tih hre rawh u.
11. KHAWBUNG khua ah : (Khawbung khua-ah hian MNF hi an chhuak tam vaklo) Khawbung Paho tello hian Independent hi kan hmu dawn khawp mai. Kan mamawh vaklo che u. In khua ah kanlo kal a, in mizia kan hailo. Kan thlenin ah pawh kan kawrchung kan bang ngam lo. In tlangval te hi mikhual kawrchung ha hawh a nula rim maimai hmel an pu tlat ani. An changkanglo em mai, hnam sipai a tan tum pawh an awmlo. Khawbung hi tuipui ral ami ania ngainat viau tlak pawh anih loh hih. Tukchawp tingtang hruai kimmanglo nen khawlai ah 'tung rut tung rut' anti a, an hlim ve emem ringawt. Zaikal rut rut tlangval hih Mizoram Sawrkar hian a ngaihsak vaklo tih hre rawh u.

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4. Saitual Khua ah: Saitual khua hian inropui loh zia in hria em? Ka hrilh ang che u, kei BA ai in R. Thanmawia leh Bualhranga BCom te inlo ngaisang mai mai. B.Com Subject ka hrilh ang che u, "Book Keeping" Mizo tawngin a awmzia in hrelo ang maw, Lehkhabu remfel ani mai. Chung te chu Saitual tlangau pawhin a thiam ang chu. Anih keini Subject chu enge ni ta...? "An Idea that can change the world" ani daih asin. Zo tawngin a awmzia ka hrilh duh tawn lo che u.
Saitual thlawhhma ah Mizo sipai hman Pasaltha te kan awm a, in ropui lohzia kan hria, buh in ngahloh tur zia nen. In thlah hi kan ena, a zing chuk mai. In nupui ten "in volunteer tlangval ten kan bai an temru" te an ti a. Kan tlangval ten in fanu te an lo rima, chutah nangnin in fanute engtin nge an lo awm tih ngaihtuah hauh lo in "Chhandam nih ka in hria" ti in zan khua in thenawm inah in vaka. Chutih lai chuan kan tlangval ten in nula te an lo rim a... in bai ngawt te lo tem an nih chuan kan tlangval te hi Pastor tlak vek anni ang. in bai ringawt an tem ka ringlo, tem dang te pawh an nei ang.
Mikhaul lo kal laiin hmui deuhin TEL in chhuang luma, mikhual an kal liama, in suan dai leh ringawt thin anih hi. Lungthu tlawh chhan in "UNO thil tih dan hi ka ngaihdan anilo" te inti ve leh ringawt. Saitual paho ngaihdan hian Ruallung khua pawh a pelh loh khop mai hi maw.
BA Naran te chu phei min titawh miah suh u, kei meuh pawh hian vawikhat aia tam ka fail hnu ah ka tling chauh anih hi.

5. Ruallung khua ah: Ruallung khua hi khaw ropui inni lo, Saitual atanga Lenchim kalkawnga khua ani ve mai. Mi changkang ten Neck-tie kan awrh thina, chuchu in hre ve a, daikalna ah te in awrh ve ringawta. In dai vel a awih ropui si a. In neck-tie hmawr in rawn zunkhum huh dup thin tih ka hria asin. In tlangval te lah hian nula chhe tete ah tahpui ve a, "I tan chuan siar lak pawh ka huam" te an ti a. Dai bul Zawngtah kungah pawh an lawn theilo. Zawngtah kung ding tha pawh in neih tawh loh hi.

6. KEPRAN khua ah: Hei Kepran ah kan lo kal a. in khua atang hian engmah puanchhuah tur a awmlo. In sumhmun hmawr zawng zawng daikal nan in thliak rual hmura. Khawnge Ek-in hanti ila "Khulai zawngzawng khu ani mai" inti thla ngawt zel a. In dai bulah kan zukkal a, daikal pah in kut dinglam in thingbul vawn a ngai. vei lamin vawkpui ni hruai hnawh angai, mi anlo kal em tih thlithlai a ngai bawk. Lung muang takin Kepran ah hian ka daikal theilo anih hih. Keini mi thilhria leh thutak pai kanlo kal a, vantlang inkhawm "Ka kal peih love" te inti a. Mizo tawng hman theihna chinah kei ang hi inhmu dawn emni?
In daikal lai in in kut lehlamin thingbul invuana, lehlam in vawkpui riltam in hawla, "UNO" te inla ti leh nghal a. Pu Thanga huan pal pawh in mawngek thiarnanin thliak zo tep tawh anih hih.

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