Unemployment in India

Introduction

Unemployment (or joblessness), as defined by the International Labour Organization, occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively looked for work within the past four weeks.[1] The unemployment rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment and it is calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently in the labour force.

India is a developing economy, the nature of unemployment, therefore, sharply differs from the one that prevails in industrially advanced countries. Lord Keynes diagnosed unemployment in advance economies to be the result of a deficiency of effective demand. It implied that in such economies machines become idle and demand for labour falls because the demand for the products of industry is no longer there. Thus, Keynesian remedies of unemployment concentrated on measures to keep the level of effective demand sufficiently high so that the economic machine does not slacken the production of goods and services.[2]

Child Soldier

~ T. Zamlunmang Zou @ Pupu Zou

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

“Over 20 million children of conflict are out of school. Education is often forgotten.”

~ Angelina Jolie, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

A child soldier is anyone under the age of eighteen who is part of any kind of regular or irregular armed force or armed group in any capacity. Child soldiers are boys and girls who fight in adult wars, missing out on the safe childhood that many of us take for granted, but to which every child is entitled according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.^[1] 

According to the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers:  “Child soldiers perform a range of tasks including participation in combat, laying mines and explosives; scouting, spying, acting as decoys, couriers or guards; training, drill or other preparations; logistics and support functions, portering, cooking and domestic labor; and sexual slavery or other recruitment for sexual purposes.” ^[2]

I Mou Vanken Dan Uh (Our Dowry System)

India gam sunga kolte’n a ta nei chiengua ana mullit mama uleh ana ki khuul jel jel na zieh uh tanu – ta numei nei zieh ahi nuom leng hi. Bang zieh a tanu nei zieh a tam bang silte pieng adiei? Tuni’a i gen nuom mou vanken i chi te zieh a hi nuom deu hi. Kolte’n atanu te uh a haah chiengun a nei a lam teng uh seng in innkal kitawi jen in pang vevaw uhi. Tuaban ah a tanu uh kiteenpi ding ten a dei jaja uh ana iih thei jel uhi. Tuatham lou in tanu nei te’n a du, a dei u zong lei ngam vevaw lou in a mu sun sun uh a kim khat a tanu te uh haahna ding in saving ana bawl vevaw uhi.

What's Wrong With Sadar Hills District Demand?

~ T. Zamlunmang Zou @ Pupu Zou

It has been more than 30 years since the demand for creation of Sadar Hills as a full-fleged district started way back in the early 1970s. Two outstanding records have been created out of this demand. Th Lupheng, a Social Worker from Saikul opine that: "One, the people of Sadar Hills created history for demanding a mere district for more than 30 years without a break. Secondly, the State Government of Manipur too created history for putting a genuine demand of the people on hold for than 30 years". I think the State Govt. is taking pride for being able to suppress and neglect a people’s movement for a mere district for such a long period. A good job indeed! but a shameful pride. It is high time for the State govt. to come out with valid reasons to justify for its act of suppression and negligence of a genuine & rightful demand of the people. In the past, we came across with the State govt. racking up some ‘not-much-important’ matters like the boundary issue, consensus issue etc. etc... If these issues are the real hindrances to the inauguration of Sadar Hills as a full-fleged district? Or any other else? Let’s see how far the so-called problems (as stated by the State govt.) have any merit worth consideration or not.

A Tribute to my Beloved Father on Father's Day

As I was thinking about writing a tribute to my Dad, I thought — How can I say a few words that do justice to all of the years of love and strength that Dad gave me? I hope that the real tribute to Dad will be the actions of my lives — that I am a testament to the love and lessons that he instilled in me!

As I’ve been thinking about my Dad this past week, finally coming to grips with the inevitable, I thought “How can I tell a story of my Dad that conveys the message of what his love and strength has meant to me. Like my Dad, I guess I’ll do it by telling a story whose underlying message teaches the lesson of his life to me.

Had my dad been alive, how will the world looks;

Had my dad been alive, how will I look at the world.

Had my dad been alive, where would I be;

Had my dad been alive, what would I do?

Oh, Dad! I wish you could have hold your life till today,

Oh, Dad! I wish I have a dear daddy to be my side;

Oh, Dad! When I see young kids holding and running by their dad’s side,

I wish you are still alive to hold me tight.

Communal Harmony: Our Greatest Challenge

~ T. Zamlunmang Zou @ Pupu Zou,

The theme ‘of Gandhi’s teachings is that the individual must rise above fear, jealousy and hate. When such individuals combine themselves into a community, the problem of communal jealousy and discord will disappear. [Human Kabir]

When people talk about communal harmony, they usually referred to different religions, beliefs, cults, cultures and practices, but I would like to refer in a narrow minded focal length referring our own society i.e. CHIKIM (Kuki, Mizo, Zomi).

Manipur, in such a tiny state, the non-Naga tribals, precisely the Kukis: related in blood is suffering from CHDS (Communal Harmony Deficiency Syndrome) since some decades ago. The main cause of this CHDS could be the creation of the British rulers or the tribes recognition in the 1950s by the Indian parliament. Taking advantage of this division, the tribal leaders in order to keep themselves in power, they deliberately adopted a policy of alienating others for their own tribes’ interest.

India Numei Politician Thupi Khen Khat

Khovel pumpi a gam lien 7na pang, Census 2011 dungjui in mi sing 1,028,737,436 (pasal 532,223,090, numei 496,514,346) tenna, a mi jata ki lawikhawmna, ham leh pao, tawndan, chiindan chi tuom tuom kizahna India ahi. India ah numeite pen innsung a ne-le-ta sai ding, innsunga vai toh kisai a pum buoi di'a mi sang tampi te'n ngaidan a nei lai un, gambup tanpha ban ah gam kai/state level tan ah thunei leh politics a kimawl thupi tah tah tampi um hi. Tuhun lou zong India in zalenna ana dellai in zong numei lamkai thupi tah tampi ana um ta hi.

India ah missing tazaw in tam in numei 496,514,346 tah pha nanleh gam dang toh tekah in Parliament a tou thei a taw khop mai hi. Indian parliament ah (9.1%,14th loksabha) ching nil nel. Gam dang a numei Innpi a tou - Rawanda (56.7%), south Africa (44.5%), Mozambique (34.8%).

Zou: Hun peisa, tu hun leh maban hun - (Best essay of ZouWorkshop sponsored ZSP MIL(Zou))

About the Author:

Miss Niangsianching Tungnung daughter of Upa T. Tunzagin of P. Kamdou Veng. She is currently studying Class XII Arts in Churachandpur Govt. College, Churachandpur, Manipur.

EVALUATION of the Essay

This essay is extremely well-informed about the institutional history of the Zou community. Moreover, its contents are factually accurate. For its level of training, it displays ample evidence of original treatment and critical thinking on the subject matter. There is also at least one reference to the relevant literature (i.e. Ginzatuang’s Zomi Innkuan Laibu). Use of language is effective. The tone is empirical and objective at best, but it also partly indulges in policy recommendations. This piece deserves to be read by a larger audience.

Checked by Dr. David Vumlallian Zou

Asst. Professor of history,

Faculty of Social Sciences, Delhi University

Best essay of ZouWorkshop sponsored ZSP MIL(Zou) spot essay writing competition on Zou Nampi

Ka pien masanga ami singta aw,

Apienglah mis um lou e,

lun tawi khang tembang kileh ing.

Tungchieng vangkhuo saat ing e’

Tam atung a lavui i etleh, ei zoute pen mimasa leh milui mama nam ihi uh chi akilang hi. Tuajieh in imisiam (Scholar)te sui dan in Zou kichite pen aum na uh anasawt mama ta chihi. Pu J.Ginzathang laibu ( Zomi innkuan Laibu) dungjui in Zou kichite pen 1027 BC apat in ana um ta chi hi.tuale tulai a, ei Zomi, Kuki, Chiin, MIzo ki chi te hing suongtu Pu ‘Zou ‘ ana ki chi hi . hi nanle tulai , thangkhal haidawi ,khuangnung leh tungkua haama ham pawl ten Zou min ina posuoh ua ,1956 in India Govt. In Zou (ST) chin recognised ang na bawl hi. I unau dang dang ten Zoute chin simleivai (Politics) Khotabg(social) Sahkhuo(religion) Sumlepai(economy) ah ina ngiem mama ua , i dinmun uh abaan baan in en vai.

Letter to the President, Zomi Youth Association, GHQ

A jataat huai President,

Zomi khanglai leh Zomi nam vai a di'a gim leh tawl khaw salou a na ki zahnate lungsim a gel pum in jataatna chibai ka hing bu hi. Zomi Youth Association leh Tribe wise philanthropic organisation te relationship mengnou khat hing kum nuom ing.

ZogamOnline.com apat news item khat "...........Songtal YPA, ZYA a kheng a om pen Dt 8/4/11 sunin ZYA HQs in Namkipna Sun dak 11:4 in namkipna nei uhi. Huaihun ah hetu tuamtuam in a uap ban uah Pastor Kawlkhum PCI(R) Songtal in Unit thak leh vaipo te a ding in thum sakna nei hi" ka sim kha ni'n ka lungsim ah sil tampi hing kilou hi.

Ka jan mang, Election mang!

~ T. Zamlunmang Zou

Kum leh kum kilutuo a mang ki chi nei ngei khollou pa’n March 28, 2011 jan in mang khat kana nei kawi tiem tuom hi. Ka khahlaw in ka thei phiel phuol nalai a, tam pen gel doh a hoi ding ahi chi in ka lupna gei a laptop hong pai in ka thei dan dan in ka giel khe lomlom tahi. Tam hun pen jingkal lam nai 5.35 lahvel ana hita hi.

Mang ka nei jan ahileh Zomi lamkaite Delhi khopi a Zo suonte kivaihawmna ding ngai sut a ang zin uh, Delhi mipite’n Zomi/ZRO/ZC sung kivai hawmna lung-awpkaina umte suhchiengna ding a thudohna leh dawnna aki nei nita ahi khel khel hi. Tua nita a thu ka ja teng pi ka imut hagau in a gel gel ata diei vang thei jou ta sing, ahi’n mang hinanleh ta bang mang nei ngeilou kahi ziehin lamdang ka sa dap sim veve hi.