Zodawn Footprints

Dec 23, 2008

Natioanl boxer MC Mary Kom and National Papers' eyes wide shut

India’s M C Mary Kom re-asserted her status as the world’s most successful woman boxer clinching an unprecedented fourth successive gold medal but India failed to retain the team crown at the fifth AIBA World Championships in China.

The 25-year-old out-punched Romania’s Steluta Duta 7-1 to grab India’s only gold medal at the event.

The Manipuri boxer remained away from the ring for two years to take care of her twin babies after completing a hat-trick of World Championship golds in New Delhi.

The pint-sized pugilist returned to don the gloves this year at the Asian Championships, in September, where she failed to retain her gold, settling for a silver medal.

She claimed the National title earlier this month before leaving for the World Championship.

Inspite of her worthy recognition achievements, the national papers turn their eyes away from her. Just after the anouncement of her 4th World Title, I was searching for the announcements from all national paper online. The next day I keep on searching for Mary Kom on almost 15 Natioanl papers, non of them give a front page as they usually gave to other sports persons.

World Chess Champion Viswanathan, Abhinav Bindra's Olympic Gold, Vishy Anand's 3rd World title, Twin wins in Oz: Perth & CB series, Chennai chase of 387 vs England, India qualifies for Asia Cup football, Saina becomes World Jr Champ, Vijender & Sushil's Olympic Bronze, Jeev wins Singapore Open golf, Sachin breaks Lara's record and etc. etc. earned all the front pages of our national papers. But, when MC Mary Kom won India's 4th World Champion Boxing title, no news paper dare to spare a front page.

Do we call this a biasless papers, Is MC Mary Kom's Medal not an Indian fame??

Now, Lets compare the online coverages of sport persons by the national papers:

01. www.wban.org/biog/marykom.htm
02. www.1888pressrelease.com/indian-boxing-champion-mary-kom-enters-limca-book-of-records-pr-5e35h16u1s.html
03. www.telegraphindia.com/1040926/asp/look/story_3799166.asp
04. www.nenanews.com/ANE%20Nov%201-15,05/editorialC.htm
05. www.rediff.com/sports/2008/nov/28mary-kom-in-world-finals.htm
06. www.monstersandcritics.com/sport/boxing/article_1225178.php/Mary_Kom_four_other_Indians_in_world_boxing_finals
07. www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=kshow&kid=595
08. www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-56763.html
09. sports.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Other_Sports/Boxing/Mary_Kom_hurt_at_being_ignored_twice.../3779961.cms
10. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Mary-Kom-gets-fourth-consecutive-World-Cship-gold/392201/
11. www.sinlung.com/sports/mary-kom-deserves-khel-ratna-award-sports-minister.html

Where are the national papers??????????????/

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I AM COMPLETELY IGNORED MARY KOM

Press Trust of India

A four-time world champion, MC Mary Kom has never been considered worthy for Khel Ratna and disturbed by the apathy, the Manipuri - arguably world's most successful woman boxer - is asking what more she needs to do to get the country's highest sporting honour.

"I have won the World Championship four times on the trot. (Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh) Dhoni gets a Khel Ratna for winning just one World Cup, I fail to understand why am I being ignored then. How can anybody expect an athlete to stay motivated if he or she is ignored like that?" Mary Kom said in an interview on Monday.

The pin weight pugilist, who clinched a fourth world title in the fifth edition of the event in Ningbo City, China, managed the feat despite being away from the ring for two years after becoming a mother.

Hurt at being ignored twice for the award, Mary Kom says even more disturbing than that is the sheer ignorance about the sport in which she competes.

"Last year, when my name was recommended by the federation, I had been shortlisted along with Dhoni but (Arjuna awards selection committee chairman) Milkha Singh struck off my name saying that he did not know which sport I competed in. That hurt me terribly," she revealed.

"I want to ask him today, how many more titles do I have to win for him and for the country to believe that I deserve the honour?" she asked.

"Don't give me the award if you think I am not worthy but please don't insult me with statements like that. It angers me. People should be encouraging but they are not and I have accepted it as part of life," she said.

The Indian Boxing Federation says it would push for her case yet again next year and is confident of becoming third time lucky.

"We will once again recommend her. Evey time, she has been sidelined but this time she should get the honour. She is special and her achievements are unparalleled," IBF General secretary Col PKM Raja said.

Mary Kom, meanwhile, is busy chalking out her plans for future and is keeping her fingers crossed for women's boxing inclusion in the 2010 Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.

"I am looking forward to training hard now and hope that women's boxing is included in the 2010 Asian and Commonwealth Games so that I can add to the medals that I have won. My ultimate dream is to represent the country in the Olympic Games and hopefully that dream would realise in London 2012," she said.

Attending camps and tournaments means staying away from her young family but Mary Kom says she can bank on her husband's support to make sure that her twin boys are not neglected.

"It feels terrible to leave the kids behind but my husband has made sure that I don't have to worry about my boys. They are well taken care of when I am not around. We have planned everything and it does not disturb my family life," she said.

The Manipuri said despite the hurdles she is determined to continue and refused to set a date for her retirement. "I will continue till the time I am motivated," she signed off.

Dec 18, 2008

Zolengthe.Net opinion poll result

Zolengthe.net conducted an opinion poll on the choice of the nomenclatures which are being imposed on the Zo decendants by a foreigners. These nomenclatures are known as Kuki and Chin. On the other hand, the Zomi and Mizo are in a vice versa arrangement. The question of the poll goes...

Which nomenclature is politically acceptable in your opinion?

Amazingly, out of 52 opinions, 46 percent consisting of 24 votes opined Zomi as the best acceptable nomenclature for the Zo people. Sisteen votes (31%) go for Mizo and 9 and 3 votes for Kuki and Chin.

: ZLT Opinion Poll result

: ZLT Opinion Poll total votes

Dec 17, 2008

Silent Night, Holy Night

One of the Christmas songs, which i like the most is Silent Night. The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpine village called Oberndorf it is reputed that the organ at St. Nicholas Church had broken. Joseph Mohr gave the poem of Silent Night (Stille Nacht) to his friend Franz Xavier Gruber and the melody for Silent Night was composed with this in mind. The music to Silent Night was therefore intended for a guitar and the simple score was finished in time for Midnight Mass. Silent Night is the most famous Christmas carol of all time!

Silent Night : Lyrics

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ, the Saviour is born
Christ, the Saviour is born

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love’s pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth “

* Words written by Fr. Joseph Mohr in Mariapfarr, Austria - 1816
* Melody added by Franz X. Gruber in Arnsdorf, Austria - 1818
* First performance in Oberndorf, Austria - 1818

Dec 13, 2008

......... a gen uh ka za kha milmiel a bang!

[Guai, ofis a hun awl them khat a kang satdoh zung zung hi in a spelling dihlou te ki ngaisiem vai]

Lawm it leh ngaite aw,

Hun leh kum tuibang kiem jel nanleh amihing te kikiemlou in khopi lam lam ki del zing hi. Tuabang a khopi lam i del zinglai un inn lang a um, i sakhuo biehna hattuom um ten zong etla kham hingsa sim adi uai mah thulam leeng ka na ja dan in Delhi leh vel a zong Hattuom phu ding lunggulna thu genpawl um dan in kana jakha milmiel hi. Hinanleh tam pen confirm hilou hi.

Delhi khopi ah innlam apat Cowboy deu in Hattuom phut din hng kuonta uleh bang chi pan ina la di uai le? Phu dia hoi sapawl, hoi salou pawl i um ding uhi. Hinaleh keimimal mudan in them khat hing um leng chi kahi.

Hattuom i phu a bang e i lemlaw ding, bang teng i itaan sding, bang phattuomna i nam leh i gam in a mu ding um e. I society sunga a positive leh negetive impact bang um ding e chite kikum khawm lei ut huoi kasa hi.

Phulou ding ahoi chi ding pen tamzaw ding in ka gingta hi, bangzieh in i chileh a instant impact pen mun tuom tuom a kikhopna hing um ta ding. Hattuom i kal a daidan tu hing hi ta ding chipen thakhat thu a i mu ding uh ahi man in.

Phu ding a hoihi kachina hilou in, ahoi hi in ahoi lou hita leh bang teng i kaikhawm thei uai, phut chiet hitalei bang teng i hamphat i uai, bang teng i taan uai chi Scholarstic/Logistic deu in gen khawm lei ut huoi kasa hi. Tam i thu gente pen tu hun mai a bei ding hilou in mun tuom, khopi tuom tuom a zong applicable thei khop ding in ngaisutna saupi toh gen khawm lei ut huoi kasa hi.

Kei ma na tuokha dan leh tu chieng a ka mudoh khen khat hing kum nalai vang.

Shillong ah kum 2000 tan kana um a, tua hun sung in Zou Presbytarian Church chi ahing kiphutdoh hi. Tua akiphulai in atamzawten lem ana kisa lou ma ahi. Hinanleh sil ana saumu i chi diei, lung neu i chi diei mah, amaute zieh in tuni chieng in Hatttuom piching ahing suo dohta uhi.

Presbytarian akiphu tunglai in ahileh i kal a laidan i lei hattuom in nasatah in ZSP sung ah vai ana hawm hi. Tuomi huzaap hing veng pan ichileh Lutheran hing um dohkia jelta hi. Tuami huzaap in tuni chieng dong in Shillong ah kituolouna leh ki dag etna tun nalai hileh kilawm hi.

Tua kituolouna te kawmkal ah lamtuompi khat ah hamphatna dang ana um jel hi.

Lutheran lam ah entalei, Lutheran University achi uh e khat um pen in tuni chieng in a sunga thu kinei theimilmel dan in kilang hi, tua thamlou in MSW vel azong a jou bang ki um a, mun leh muol bang reservation kinei thep thup hileh kilawm hi. Presbytarian lam ah vang bangteng a um ei chi ka thei seng sih hi.

Tua ahita leh tam atung a kang gente ahileh ngaidan i nei thei na ding ua kang gen ahi. Delhi ah i innlam hattuom te uh phu in um taleh bangteng pi i nam a ding a phatuom a mi bangja in sepna mu thei ding e chi gen tham ching kasa hi.

Ngaidan giltah tah kikum jel jel lei maw.......... ki gense tuo lou in chi ua...

lungdam

Zamlunmang

Dec 2, 2008

Online Public Grievance Lodging and Monitoring System

This is what i tried for my people through the government of India. I poured my grievances through Online Public Grievance Lodging and Monitoring System (http://pgportal.gov.in/) on September 2008. The enquiry hits the Centre Government, the Government of Manipur and at-last the Deputy Commissioner of Churahandpur. The detail report is yet to pop up.

Grievance Description

My Grievance is related to a Famine (alled Mautaam in local dialect) that is occuring in Manipur Hill Areas, specially in Churachandpur District. The people of the Districttried our level best to fight the famine. What bothers me is that, the Government of Manipur is adament in this regards. Rats & grasshopers has harvested all the crops and destroyed the paddy fields, also the flowering of bamboo indicates a serious famine is to follow suit.

Sir, it would be my pleasure, if you could provide me all the funds sanctioned under the perview of Calamities and Rehabilities for the state of Manipur.

Thanking you in anticipation.

T. Zamlunmang Zou

Summary of his letter:

Registration No. DARPG/E/2008/09732
Received Date: 19/09/2008
Document ID: 919990671987

Nov 21, 2008

My Childhood Christmas Memoirs

When i think of my Childhood Christmas celebrations, I wish I could recall those innocent memories and unforgotable moments. In my imaginations, I can see all my Childhood friend's faces. It scrolls like a photo sliding on a photo frame. I am confuse wher to start and where to end up my writing.

Though I was born in Behiang Village, I do not have any memory of Behiang as we were shifted to Daijang before I can recollect memories. Daijang Village, which we popularly known as the Bethlehem of the Zo people because it is the place where Zomi National Congress was established and the Word ZOMI /Zo was first proclaimed my the Zo leaders.

The farthest event which I can recollect is that, On December 23, my mom took me to Lamka where all my uncles were residing. It was also the first time I saw Lamka in my humble life. By reaching New Lamka I start wondering how would it be, if i ware residing in Lamka town. I saw vehicles, buildings and so many thing which were out of the sight in a village. It was in the year 1980, then I was only 4 years old.

We went direct to Zoveng, where my uncles are staying, by reaching Zoveng, we were warmly greeted by my uncles and aunties. I was asked to tell what I like most which was promised it would be bought. I replied Pistol. Then my uncle took me to old bajar and bought me a two rupees pistol with a dozen of pistol caps. I was so happy and wanted to return home as soon as possible. But I was told that we would be staying one night at my uncle's place. And the next day come. Me and my mom return home.

By reaching home, all my village kids gathered in our home, I was the king on that day. I words were followed by each and everyone... because I have a pistol...........

More........ to pop up

Nov 16, 2008

Glimpses of Zou Ethno-History

Glimpses of Zou Ethnohistory

Get your own at Scribd or explore others: Politics Asian churachandpur zogam

Nov 8, 2008

I love Google

Another view of the south side of the :en:Goog...

Image via Wikipedia

There are hundreds of Search Engines on the internet. Out of these numerous internet search engines, I love Google.Com the most. Why? Let me briefly eleborate it.

Voted four times Most Outstanding Search Engine by Search Engine Watch readers, Google has a well-deserved reputation as the top choice for those searching the web. The crawler-based service provides both comprehensive coverage of the web along with great relevancy. It's highly recommended as a first stop in your hunt for whatever you are looking for.

I love Google for the wide range of features it offers, such as cached links that let you "resurrect" dead pages or see older versions of recently changed ones. It offers excellent spell checking, easy access to dictionary definitions, integration of stock quotes, street maps, telephone numbers and more. See Google's help page for an entire rundown on some of these features. The Google Toolbar has also won a popular following for the easy access it provides to Google and its features directly from the Internet Explorer browser.

Some other reason why I love google.

Alerts I received news, my people, my area, my places and search results via email every day which help me to update my people in return. I dont have to keep on searching a particular topics. I am always alerted.

Blog Search Find blogs on your favorite topics: Again this is one of the tools which am am using intensly. I keep on searching for what kind of blogs are being develop in the internet environment.

Google Chrome New! A browser built for speed, stability and security
Desktop Search your own computer
Directory Browse the web by topic
Images Search for images on the web
NotebookNew! Clip and collect information as you browse the web
Scholar Search scholarly papers
Specialized Searches Search within specific topics
Toolbar Add a search box to your browser
University Search Search a specific school's website
Web Search Search over 8 billion web pages
Web Search Features Do more with search
Explore and innovate
Code Download APIs and open source code
Labs Try out new Google products
Communicate, show & share
Blogger Express yourself online
Calendar Organise your schedule and share events with friends
Docs Create and share your online documents, presentations, and spreadsheets
Google Mail Fast, searchable email with less spam
Groups Create mailing lists and discussion groups
Orkut Meet new people and stay in touch with friends
Picasa Find, edit and share your photos
Talk IM and call your friends through your computer
Translate View web pages in other languages
Go mobile
Mobile Use Google on your mobile phone
Much more...................

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Nov 6, 2008

Chin, Mizo, Zomi or Kuki- Which is the most politically acceptable identity for the Zo?

The first and foremost thing to do is, properly digest the terms of the nomenclatures which were given to the Zo people by several great scholars of the world. Only then, we would be clear which one is acceptable. I am not trying to convince this or that is the most acceptable. It totally depends on you. Here are the terms:

ZOMI / MIZO

The term 'Zomi' meaning, Zo+mi 'Zo People' is derived from the generic name 'Zo', the progenitor of the Zomis. Mizo is the reverse of Zomi. Pu T. Gougin quoted "it should be Zomi not Mizo, because when God created the universe. He starts with the earth and only then human being. Therefore, Zo should come first and mi should follow suit"

CHIN

As already mentioned, in Burma the Zomi are known as Chin. It has since become a matter of great controversy how this terminology originated. In this respect many scholars advanced different theories. B. S. Carey and H. N. Tuck asserted it to be a Burmese corruption of the Chins word “Jin” or “Jen” which means man. Prof. F. K. Lehman was of the view that the term might be from the Burmese word ‘Khyan” which means ‘basket’, saying,

“The term ‘Chin’ is imprecise. It is a Burmese word (khyan), not a Chin Word. It is homologous with the contemporary Burmese word meaning basket”.

Implied thus is that the basket carrying inhabitants of the Chin Hills bordering the plain Burmans are Chin.

KUKI

Probably the first recorded used of the name “Kuki” appeared in the History of Tripura as early as 1512 AD . During the reign of Tripura Raja Dhanya Manikya (around 1490 AD), it was pointed out that, wild race called Kukees live Thannangchi Forest of Tripura. Yet the origin of the word itself is most obscure. The colonial historians divided the Zomi under two names, i.e. the “Kuki” and the “Lushai”. This was clearly demonstrated in the writing of Rawlins. In his paper published in the Asiatic Research Vol. II, p.12 he called the people “Cucis” or “Mountaineers from Tipra” by adopting the name used by the Bengali and Assamese when referring to the Zomi of Chittagong Hill Trace and Tripura Hills. Colonel John Shakespeare clubbed them together and called them “the Lushai-Kuki Clans”.

After reading all this findings, I guess you are clear enough to decide which of the following Nomenclature is politically acceptable?

Oct 28, 2008

One Year Anniversary of ZOLENGTHE Mobile News

Amun : Editor’s Residence, Munirka
Ani & Ahun : 27th Oct 2008, 06.30PM

SMSGupShup.Com tungtawn a Zo suonte kithuzahna (microblogging), ZOLENGTHE – Connecting the Zo people Pu T. Zamlunmang Zou in October 27, 2007 a anapat khiet, kum khat chin lopna thupitah a zah in um. Mipi 100 lam peikhawm in inn dim phit phet in kikhopna kinei hi.

Pu Ginsanglian, Secretary, ZSP Delhi in hun kituuptah in kem a, HUMCARE Ministry enkoltu, Evan. Totong Haokip in Pasian kungah hun latna nei hi.

Pu T. Zamlunmang Zou @ Pu Zolengthe in mipi ngainatah a peikhawm te vaidawn thugenna nei in VVIP te pulahna zong nei hi. VVIP te ahileh:

Pu Haumuanlun Samte, Editor, ZogamThuthang
Pu Ngamkholen, Editor, PupaTimes
Pu Mangzamuan, Editor, KhalvontawiInfo
Pu Hausienmuan, Editor, Zouheisa

Tam teng zaw in ZOLENGTHE ana pat khietdan taangpi tam anei abang in gen hi.

ZOLENGTHE - Connecting the Zo people" chi thupi a nei in niingkum apat tuni dong in Zo nampi sungah ahithei tan in thuthang leh siemsinna lam hi'n sepna suina lam hitaleh I nam sunga bawlsiet a umte ban ah dihlou tah a nasepnate awareness ana ki bawl zing hi. Zo suonte sunga Mobile tungtawn a news hawmza dan pandohtu ahiban ah ama panpina toh tuni chieng in mobile news tampi um theita hi.

Adieh in Zo kam zang ka pienpi chin-le-tuoite leh ka nam sunga di'n bang ka bawl thei a um ei chi bangma siemna leh chitna neisih ma leng zong kana sui zing hi. Alaw ching tahpi umlou in, gen ta maimai lei... TONGSHANN monthly magazine kana pandoh a tuochi'n michin in hoi sachietna pi'n Zou nam sunga lailam ngainatna leh ngaisahna a tawm man in guitung zoulou in aki dinkhawl vawtta hi. Jaat tawmte ading in market neu a, bangma ki toudel joulou in um zing hi.

Delhi ah 2004 in ka tung tou a, tuonia pat Delhi apat in ka bawlthei bang a um ei chi ka na khuot zing hi.

Ni khat September 24, 2007 in internet a lut in google.com ah FREE SMS TO HUGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE chi'a ka sui leh free sms chi tampi hing kitung doh leilui sam hi. Aban ban a en dit det in ka ban bawl a, ka ki register suoh kei hi. Zo suon sung ah kei sanga email/net account tam nei zaw di koima um di'n ka gingta sih hi. Internet tungtawn a ka nam adi'a ka bawl thei bang a um ei chi'a sui sui kahi zaw hi.

Ka dei bang bangma mudoh lou kahi man in hun tomkhat ka kholsan kiata hi. November hing hitou in nikhat Pu Haulienkap in Hmar ten zong SMS tungtawn a news kithot theina nei uh hive aw, chi'n ahing thei sah hi. Kei zong tuoni'a pat kipan kia in sui thei suimaw a ka sui leh atawpna ah www.smsgupshup.com, tuni'a i zahpen uh ka suidoh ta hi.

Ka suidoh toh kiton in 'Hmar' chi'n gupshup ah ka sui kia leu leu a 'SinlengNews' chi ka suidohta hi. A sil umdan te hoitah a study ka bawl sung in kalkhat bang ang lutta. Tuachi'n October 27, 2007 ni'n Delhi a umte number khen khat guong in news ka hing thot leh peithei ahiman in kipana lienpi toh 'Ohaw' chi'n "The Herbinger, Connecting the Zo people" chi a thupi di'n setting ka hing bawlpanta hi. Amin masapen ahileh ZOKUOM ahi a, Pu Haulienkap in ZOKUOM sang in ZOLENGTHE hisah zaw in achiman in ke'n zong ka ngaisut leh nal kasa a group min di'n ZOLENGTHE chi'n November 27, 2007 ni'n akikhelkia hi.

Tuahunlai in zong all India a kibawl thei ahilam ka theinai dawi si hi. Delhi leh akimvel a Zou umteng kithuzah tuona in kizang tou zel hi. Hinanleh all India hitheidi ahi chi gintatna toh nita khat December 27, 2007 nita in internet ah naikal 4 zen tou in ka try charchar hi. Gmail a kaki chat pi Moreh te, Mumbai a um Nh. Teresa Zou toh kaki chat lai un, a mobile number ka ngen a, aman chuh zi neisa kahizieh in ahing pe nuom paisih hi (he he he!), hinanleh ka silbawl sawm ka gen phet in ahing pia a, tuochi'n a number add in message ka thot leh hing tung achiman in, ka lung anuom mama ta hi.

*Nh. Teresa Zou is the first to receive ZOLENGTHE outside Delhi and NCR. (Tangval te'n a number nget thei. Heheheee!)

Tuoni'a pat in All India a number ka thei teng message thot in a join didan te bang hil zel in, abawl theiloute invite bawl tha in tuni chieng aki tungtouta hi.

India sunga Zo suonte lah a microblogging/Mobile News nei masapen SinlengNews (started in 2005, hinanleh 2005 a smsgupshup.com um nailou, bang ana zah adiei kithei lou, ama'n agenna ah 2005 apat kapat hita chuh chiiiiiii!??) ahi'a anina (2nd) ahileh ZOLENGTHE ahi. Tuni chieng in ZOLENGTHE instruction na nei ah namchin in i neita uhi.

ZOLENGTHE hing um apat in i nam sungah ki chimatna leh innlam thu a milip in i theinuom uh i khutdawn a sim thei in hing umta hi.

Innlam peina:

Tam teng ban ah tutung Lamka a ZSP Golden Jubilee mang dia avapeina mipite’n ana thupi bawldan uh, ZOLENGTHE pataathuoi leh phatuom asah dan uleh ZSP Miss Contestant te nasan in khovel a amingaisang pen te lah ua pangkha ahidan gen in Pasian thupina pie hi. Tam bang a Zo mipite’n phatuom asah uh ahiman in a lawm leh guol, a editorpi te lungkelou a chitahna toh Zo mite kankhawm zing diing in hasot thug en hi.

Speech:

Pu Haumuanlun Samte,
Editor, ZOGAMTHUTHANG

Pu Zamlunmang @ Pu Zolengthe in hichibang SMS News anapat na tungah a Credit (Pahtawina) saangpen kape masa ahi. Pu Zolengthe hi mifel leh Zo mipite a diing a Celebrity khat in ka ngai hi. Ka mi ngatnat leh ngaisang te khat zong ahi. Pi Irene Tungnung @ Pi Zolengthe zong full support ana pie zing man in ka patah mama hi. Tulai mi buoi chiet, News Paper a tawn a sim suo diindeen koima um nawn lou, mobile news tungtawn a straight to the point I bawl pen phatuam mama ahi. Khatvei teng houchik abang na a, Pu Zolengthe in innlam apeina ZOLENGTHE zieh a asiltua te a gen chieng in thathaw bang a um thethut jel hi. Lawkna bangma umlou hinapi hichituh a kibuoipi chi khawng I ngaituah chieng in khatvei teng bang thasiet chang bang a um jel sam hi. Ka roommate in bang, nang a diing a phattuomna bangmah um lou, mipite gensiet leh pahtak na lawh maimai hing chi jel hi. Adihna chieng zong um in ka thei hi. Abang teng hileh Pu ZOLENGTHE kapahtakna lienpen pie in ka hun ka jou ding chi’n a hun jou hi.

Speech:

Pu Ngamkholen,
Editor, PUPATIMES

Hiche to bang a eimite kithuzahna hin theja masa pen Pu ZOLENGTHE hi thupi kasa’n pahchanna thupipen ka pen ahi. Eimi lah a eima pao in Mobile News I nei chiet uvin, eima pao in iki nei cheh uve. Hizong leh Pu ZOLENGTHE in bawl hoikasa pen in ahe. Kei zong hi ZOLENGTHE tungtawn a PupaTime kana pat doh ahi hi. ZOLENGTHE um lou hileh hitobang kithuzahna ana ki theikha nailou di ahi zieh in kipa um kasa hi. Lamka lang a eimite Media plateform dia English News paper khat zong patdoh theina diing in News sai haw kana houpi ji’n, I pankhawm uh ngai in ka thei hi. Eimi news English a I nei lou uleh Manipur hin a pulang hileh I thu koiman ahin hetpi lou ahi tai. Ka thuchaina din Pu ZOLENGTHE leh Pi ZOLENGTHE ka pahchanna ka pe kiit ne.

Speech:

Pu Hausienmuan
Editor, ZOUHEISA

Internet leh mobile tungtawn a I nam tawi sang pen khu Pu Zamlunmang ahi. Ka thanuomna, Hobby dan a Zouheisa pen kanapat ahia, tam zong khu Pu ZOLENGTHE apat ka theidah ahi. Microblogging bawl teng in “Zodawn a gam ningkawi leh koima kuugah kikou joulou, I mipite aw a zah hi thei chiet leh chi ka dei hi” Zou sunga internet tungtawn a I khodah theina diing hing pan Pu Zamlunmang pen pataat huoi kasa mama hi. Aman ahileh tun internet site hi’n, blog hitaleh 20 lam bang a nei ta hi. Zou nam toh kisai a internet lam gen di hitalei Pu Zamlunmang silbawl pen 80% pha phiel ding in ka gingta hi. UZO ten tam asilhoi bawl a thei pi ua, pahtawina apieh uh bang dei huoi kasa hi.

Speech:

Pu Mangzamuan
Editor, KHALVONTAWIINFO

Mobile news toh kisai a credit teng Pu ZOLENGTHE kapia ahi. Kei silbawl KHALVONTAWIINFO pen Thangkhal ham a kibawl ahi. Zodawn a umte International hi’n National lam hitaleh tulai update zing poimaw china toh ana kibawl ahi. SMS News bawl pen credit teng toh minsietna teng toh a kipawkhawm leetluut ahi.

Tuhpah Sietna:

VVIP te thugen zaw in Nh. Cicily Tungnung in ka bawl thei sun chi’n Pu ZOLENGTHE lutang ah TUHPA leh ribbon san sietna leh gahsahna bawl hi.

Speech:

Pu Haulienkap
Chairman, ZCF Delhi

Asepga Pu ZOLENGTHE in amu ahia, Pu ZOLENGTHE nasepte sum leh pai a lei ding hileh leizaw guol ahisih hi. Tua leh Pi ZOLENGTHE zong kapataat mama hi. Noute jal a igam angki revive kia ding ka lam en hi.

Speech:

Rev. GK Samte
Pastor, ZCF Delhi

ZOLENGTHE tungtawn a mi tampi’n khanlohna leh vision muhna anei ding uh ka gingta hi. Pasian in Pu ZOLENGTHE pilna, siemna leh dam theina toh phungvuh ta hen. ZOLENGTHE hing um tungtawn a I nam sung ki naisem leh ki mu peilet sem in ka thei hi. Ummun a news hing simsah leh akin theilam akithuja theina ZOLENGTHE pen thupi kasa mamahi.

Thumsahna:

Tam teng zaw in Pastor Rev. GK Samte inZOLENGTHE, ZOGAMTHUTHANG, PUPATIMES, KHALVONTAWIINFO leh ZOUHEISA editor te thumsahna nei hi.

Pi ZOLENGTHE @ Irene Tungnung in nuomthu tutna nei a tua zaw in Pu Khupminthang in thumna toh hunkhana nei hi.

Mipi peikhawm teng in limtah leh kipatah in annkuong sawkhawmna kinei a, kikhen ahita hi.

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Recording

T. Thangminlien
Secy. Zou Organisation Delhi