T Melody - Thinlung thawnthu

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He ka thinlung
Hmangaihtu che vang hian
Aw.. ka rilru
Mangang a rum thin
Nang hmangaih che vangin
Hlimlai ni zawngten
Aw.. zamual min liamsan ta
Hmelma hlauhawm ber a lo ni
He ka thinlung hi

He ka thinlung
Hmangihtu che vang hian
Aw.. ka thlarau
Chauin a ngui thin
Nang Hmangih che vang hian
Senlai nau ang tah lai ban zai rel a har ngei
Hmelma nungrawng ber a lo ni
He ka thinlung hi

Tanglaiah runremtir
ka phal nem maw hmelma tan
Khandaih hriamin aw ka hmel ma chu
Fam ka chantir a
Hrehawm tin tawrh tirin
Thlanthim hnuaia zal turin kan hnawl liam ta
Hmalma hnawksak ber a lo ni
He thinlung hi
Chu ka thinlung fam khaw lawihnu ngei chu
Thawhleh zai rel rengan a mawi lo
Nang hmangaih che vang hian
Thawhzai relin i kephah hmaa'n a kun leh si
Hmelma chimawm ber a lo ni
He ka thinlung hi

{Music}

Tanglaiah runremtir
ka phal nem maw hmelma tan
Khandaih hriamin aw ka hmel ma chu
Fam ka chantir a
Hrehawm tin tawrh tirin
Thlanthim hnuaia zal turin kan hnawl liam ta
Hmalma hnawksak ber a lo ni
He thinlung hi
Chu ka thinlung fam khaw lawihnu ngei chu
Thawhleh zai rel rengan a mawi lo
Nang hmangaih che vang hian
Thawhzai relin i kephah hmaa'n a kun leh maw
Hmelma chimawm ber a lo ni
He ka thinlung hi

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The lonely luxury of the rebel leader (1984)

The lonely luxury of the rebel leader
(TELEGRAPH: 1 July, 1984)

A curious feature of the lingering insurgency in the north-east is that while guerrillas suffer in their hideways, mostly tuck¬ed away in terrains, the lead¬ers live in self-exile and appa¬rent comfort in foreign coun¬tries. While the insurgents have chosen to stay away from their families, all their ack¬nowledged leaders are cooling their heels in alien soils with members of their families. Such differences in lifestyle have caused many upheavals in the ranks of the ethnic in¬surgents.


Where are the leaders now? What are they doing abroad lands? Piecing together an account of their present living standards, away from their struggling comrade-in-arms, and often without any feed¬back from the guerrilla thea¬ters, one gets a glimpse into a fascinating new element in the continuing drama of the troubled north-east.

Angami Zapu Phizo, who first kindled the fire of ethnic insurgency in this strategic re-gion in 1956, is now in Eng¬land. Belonging to the Gwizantus clan of the Angami Nagas and a product of the famous Khonoma village, Phizo steered the Nagas to the seces sionist path by organising a plebiscite on the issue of "in¬dependence" of Nagaland in 1951 and then forming the underground Naga Federal Government (NFG) on October 6, 1959. This rebel godfather, now aged 79, lives in a spa¬cious cottage in Bromley, Kent. His eldest daughter Adino and eldest son Kevilevor, a management graduate, stay with him. His Rengma-Naga wife Jwane, who lives alone in Phi-zo's house in Kohima, occa¬sionally receiving letters from her husband, letters which contain homilies and excerpts from the Bible.

For Phizo, it has been a long innings of self-exile. He escaped a well-laid security net in Nagaland in 1965 by crossing over to erstwhile East Pakistan, on his way to Eng-land.

Another rebel expatriate in England is Mizo National Front (MNF) president Laldenga. This 56-year-old architect of the Mizo chauvinism left the country in April 1982 after a six-year hibernation in south Delhi, during which time many an abortive discussion was held between him and Central leaders to usher in lasting peace in troubled Mizoram.

He now leads a cosy life in a Victorian cottage named Ven-ables House, at Constitutional Hill in Surrey. His wife Biakdiki and the children are his only companions in the house. His eldest son David is at Aizawl and his eldest daughter is a junior doctor in a Delhi hospit¬al. He maintains a feeble link with his 300-odd diehards in' Bangladesh sanctuaries through an MNF liaison cell in Dhaka.

Bejoy Hrangkhwl, the enigmatic leader of Tripura's secessionist tribal body Tripura National Volunteers (TNV), is now in Miani reserve forest in the Chittagong hills tract in Bangladesh with his wife Linda and two children. Hrankhal, who allegedly orga-nised the 1980 June massacre in Tripura, jumped bail in Au¬gust 1982 and slipped into neighbouring Chittagong Hills. While he is a enjoying the hospitality of his Bangladeshi mentors, his 100-odd tribal fol¬lowers are degenerating into bandits in the absence of the proper leadership.

T. Muivah, the general secretary of the pro-Beijing National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), has also been in self-exile since 1973 in upper Burma, opposite Arunachal Pradesh, liaisoning with pro-Chinese Kachin insurgents and remote-controlling the moves of a hook-up between northeast's myriad rebel gangs. He is living with a Tangkhul Naga girl from east Manipur's Somdal village.

The new Ojha (messiah) of the Maoist People's Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur, S. Temba Singh is also in upper Burma, leading an 80-member gang and enjoying the hospi¬tality of the firendly Nagas and Kachins there. Temba's Kuki wife Mary is also with him.
-Santanu Ghosh

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Regional parties serve common man’s cause better: Brig. Sailo (1986)

Regional parties serve common man’s cause better: Brig. Sailo
(SENTINEL: 24 January, 1986)

With the fourth Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Mizoram due in the month of April, The Sentinel decided to meet several political leaders in Mizoram to find out about their election plans. Today we carry excerpts from the 45-minute long exclusive interview NITON A GOKHALE had with the Chief Minister, Brig T. Saio, at Aizawl on Friday.

Q: Looking back at the first 5-year term that your Ministry is about to complete, how would you rate your performance and what do you think are the major achievements?
Ans: I will say the showing has been reasonably good. We have at least been able to make a meaningful beginning as regards our basic needs such as self sufficiency in food, adequate supply of drinking water, and production of hydel power. This was not done before. We have identified the priorities and have proceeded in that direction.

Q: So, while seeking the people's mandate for the third rime, what will your Party offer the common man?
Ans: We would like to tell them to give us a chance to build on the good beginning we have made in implementing the deve¬lopmental plans.

Q: In effect this will be you Party's campaigning slogan for the forthcoming elections?
Ans: I don't believe in campa¬igning just 2 or 3 months before the elections and telling the people a whole tot of lies. We have been campaigning for the last five years through our work. And since I'm a 100 per cent politician I like to show results.

Q: What about the MNF issue?
Ans: We stand by our policy that there should be an end to the insurgency in Mizoram thro¬ugh peaceful means with mini¬mum use of force.

Q: In this context how do you view the role of the security forces?
Ans: The common man and the Army have come much closer now and no longer do they distrust each other. This was not there before and I think this is our greatest achievement.

Q: But one of the Opposition parties, the Mizo Convention (MC) maintains that you came to power by criticising the Army.
Ans: They are twisting the facts. I criticised the strong arm measures employed by the Army. I have always said that the Army should take the people into confidence while tackling the insurgency. We have succeeded tremendously in that respect. Now the situation is under comp¬lete control and people prefer this peace.

Q: Coming to the Chakma infiltration, what measures has your government taken to solve the problem?
Ans: The Army and the BSF battalions have been deployed at the border areas to detect and push back the post-‘7I entrants and we are following the Centre's guidelines in this regard.

Q: Is this problem similar to the Assam issue?
Ans: To a lesser extent, yes. In Assam the infiltration has been going on for a long period and hence the magnitude of the problem is much greater. If we don't take steps now we may face the same situation later.

Q: So where does the solution lie in this respect?
Ans: You see the construction of barbed wire fencing is all right in theory but it is not at all practicable. To effectively check the infiltration there should be more jeepable tracks near the border and the distance between the check posts should not be more than 4 or 5 km.

Q: How do you view the recent decision of the All Assam Students Union IAASU) to form a regional party?
Ans: I think it is a step in right direction. .What Assam needs now is a strong and stable regional party to fulfill the aspirations of the people

Q: It means that you also favour the regional parties to the national ones?
Ans: Yes. What is wrong in that? In fact I strongly feel that a stable regional party with a national outlook like our own People's Conference will serve the cause of the common man better than the so-called national parties. Every state wants to keep its ethnic identity, land and religion intact. But this does not mean that we are anti-national.

Q: How about Statehood for Mizoram?
Ans: It is long overdue, and it has been our Party's demand right from the beginning.

Q: You spoke about keeping the ethnic identity intact. So if Statehood is granted will your Party also demand some Constitu¬tional safeguards as in case of J & K?
Ans: No. We would be satisfied with the implementation of Art. 371 A of the Constitution.

Q: Do you envisage any role for the Chief Ministers of the N-E States in solving the problem in Assam?
Ans: It would be preposterous on my part to say that 1 can help in solving the vexed issue. So many brilliant people have tried their hand and have failed. 1 will not like to do such a thing.

Q: You were invited to the Opposition conclave at Calcutta. Any special reasons for keeping away?
Ans: No special reasons. I was just busy here.

Q: Or were you afraid of antagonising Mrs Gandhi?
Ans: Why should I be afraid, of her. Besides, being a very small State I don't think my presence would have made am difference.
Q: Has your government laced any difficulties regarding funds from the Centre?
Ans: No. None al all.

Q: One last question. Do you think your Party will be adversely effected by the recent resignation of the Education Minister and his consequently joining the Congress-I?
Ans: There is no question of any adverse effect since no one has followed him.

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Pre-election scene in Mizoram 1984

Pre-election scene in Mizoram
Nitin A.Gokhale
(THE SENTINEL: 25 January, 1984)

Speculations will continue as 'far as the question of mid¬term poll goes but there are no marks for guessing as regards to the Assembly elections in Mizoram. The Union Territory will go in .for "the battle of ballot" —only fourth of its kind since Mizoram was formed in 1972 - in April. .
Accordingly all the contestants have drawn the battle lines and it will be only a question of time when they go in for real action. In fact the railing People's Confer-ence had an extended session of its executive committee in Aizawl last week to decide the election strategy.

The Congress-I, on its part has divided the Union Territory into five zones, each of them headed by a senior PCC-I official to carry out systematic campaig¬ning in all the 30 constituencies.

The other two parties, the Mizo Convention (MC) and the Mizo Union (MU) have identified the issues over which they will fight the elections and have began sending its volunteers to the interior areas.

Highlighting the achievements of its government will be the main aim of the People's Confer¬ence. As the party general secre¬tary, Mr K. Lianchia said, "we will ask the people to give us a chance to complete the develop¬ment works which we have began so successfully."

But Congress-I naturally thinks otherwise, Claimed the MPCC-I general secretary, Mr Sainghaka: "The actual portion reaching the common man is meagre and only a select few have gained from the huge amounts spent on the projects. "We will therefore promise the people a clean administration. They are fed up with the corruption and nepotism that exists in the present govern¬ment." Even the vice-president of the Mizo Convention, Mr J. Thanghuama otherwise comple¬tely opposed to the Congress-I agrees with Mr Sainghaka on the charges of corruption.

In the circumstances, all the three Opposition parties, the Mizo Convention, Congress-I and the Mizo Union see an eye to eye-on the issue of corruption and the ever-present MNF problem. While the Mizo Convention and the Congress-I are ready to step down (that is if they come to power) in favour of Mr Laldenga if the Centre accepts his terms, the Mizo Union would like to go with the consensus not because it supports the cause of the MNF but because through past experi¬ence they have learnt that "antagonizing the MNF means bringing untold miseries to the people".

Another point of focus will be the question of Chakma infil¬tration. Though the Congress-I maintains that it is not such a big problem as made out to be, the Mizo Convention and the Mizo Union are likely to make it a point to put everything behind the demand to detect and deport the Chakmas. Asserted the MC vice-president: "We are going to make the Mizos aware of the threat of assimilation."

Coming to the possibility of seat adjustments, it seems that the Mizo Convention and the Mizo Union will come to some sort of agreement.

Talking to shopkeepers, stud¬ents and some middle and lower level government employees, one gets the impression that they prefer the prevailing peace and thereby the present government.

As a senior bank officer rightly commented the common man might as well give another chance to the present ministry. But as if to remind them that they are not irreplacable the people will vote them back to power with a reduced margin!”
In any case it is too early to predict anything though it remains to be seen what impact the recent decision of the Centre to declare the MNF as unlawful will have. Another factor to be watched is the possible effect of the resignation of the Education Minister
and his joining the Congress-I. There have been counter claims on this aspect.

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Peace should come first, demands MC

Peace should come first, demands MC
Nitin A.Gokhale
(SENTINEL: 25 January, 1984)

The Mizo Convention (MC) is a force to reckon with in the Mizoram political field. A combination of three pro-Laldenga groups it is a staunch advocate of the MNF cause. I met their vice-president, Mr J Thanguama in the party office on a warm, sunny afternoon. An eloquent speaker, he spoke at length about various issues in Mizoram. Excerpts.

ON THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT
"It is not sympathetic to the cause of the MNF and it does not want the problem to be resolved. The government talks about developmental plans but the Mizo Convention feels that unless there is permanent peace there can not be any develop¬ment. The government pokey is like putting the cart before the horse."

ON CORRUPTION:
"The current administration is corrupt, no doubt but the Congress-I is more dangerous in this respect in the sense that it is corrupting the Mizo society as a whole by pouring in lot of money obtained from the Centre."

HIS SUGGESTION T0 SOLVE THE MNF PROBLEM;
"The MNF should be given a chance to run the government and then let the people decide for themselves about its worth. Now is the time to allow the rebels to exchange arms for chairs. This is the only solution to the problem."

ON DEMAND FOR STATEHOOD
"Statehood with certain Consti¬tutional safeguards is an absolute must for Mizoram. This is necessary to protect the Mizos from assimilation."

HIS PARTY'S STAND ON THE CHAKMA ISSUE
"They are the biggest threat to the Mizo people. There are atlest 30,000 of them on the electoral rolls alone. Since they are not Indians the Chakmas should not be allowed to take part in the elections:"

ON HIS PARTY'S POLL STRATEGY.
"We are not going to offer any false promises to the people and we are going to give top priority to find a ever lasting solution to the MNF issue”.

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Saipum-Saiphai a chhiatna thleng

http://www.misual.com/2008/09/02/hpc-hel-hovin-mualvum-ir-battalion-an-ambush/

Tun maia Thu kan dawn dannin he inkahna hi a la reh lova, tun dinhmun ah chuan 1st. IR te mi 4 Laldindika SI, Constable David Rualthankhuma, P.Lalchunglura, Handyman Lalremthanga te chu an thi tawh a, midang 4 in hliam tuarin a dang 4 te chu an chin hriat an la nilo ani. Hel ho hi HPC (D) nia rin an ni.

Ngaihtuahna a ava tithu duh ve,
Kan thianpa nau a tel ve tih ka hre tlai khawhnu a, Hei mithi inah a va kal ve a rin ai in in hnem a har duh khawp mai. An nu in 12 vel khan Bagha atangin min lo phone a... kan chhuak dawn chiah e.. kan tluang e a tia a tia... a sawi zawng pawhin a lung a chhia tih a hriat mai. Ka va han lainat tak em. Mahse sipai nih manah thihdan ropui ber a ni si ale.
Mithi chhungte hi sawrkar in tuamhlawm tha se ka duhpui khawp mai. Tin, tunah hian ruang hi Saiphai/saipum ah a la awm a, kuang te an siam anga.. khawvar rualin vel vairengte thlenpui theih an in bei sei a. tah chuan post mortem an ti anga (dr. an in daihloh chuan kolasib ah tih tur an ti) chuti chuan Kolasib a lo thleng dawn ni in an sawi.
Tin, Vawwin a IR kal te hi (Section khat) hlawh sem tur an nih hmel a, Saiphai/saipum ah hian IR an lo awm tawh sa reng a... heng mi te hian engah nge hel an hrang tih te chu an hre lo a moni le... intelligence lamah kan chak lo ani ngei ang henng area ah te hian. AN area chhung a HEL/MISUAL Force mi pawh ambush ngam khawp an awm a nih chuan an hre ngei ngei turah ka lo ngai ve ringawt a,
Inthlan te a hnai tawh si a... heng hmun ah te hi chuan Force tam zawk dah belh ni se. A tlai tawh ti kan awm maithei...
Kar hmasa hmasaleh lam daih tawh khan AICC Observer kan hotu te zarah ka zuk zui a.... Bilkhawthlir a Congress hruaitu te chuan HPC influencial zia an lo sawi a... chutah chuan kan Observer hnena rawtna kan thlen chu inthlan hma ngei (as soon as possible) hian para military force tam tak dah tura central sawrkar (to the appropriate authority) hnenah min thlen sak rawh kan ti a.... He news hi a hriat hunah chuan kan thil rawt kha hre chhuak ve tak maw!!!

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