Jacintha Lazarus – A leader in deeds

~ T. Zamlunmang Zou

The Deputy Commissioner of Churachandpur, Miss Jacintha Lazarus has proved one of the world’s famous quote “Action speaks louder than words” by showing what civil service or servant is all about within a short span of time.

She not only set her foots till the far flung areas of our district but also took the bold initiative for the reforestation of our deforested administrative centre of the district i.e. Lamka. Her action on July 13 2010 took the people of Churachandpur in surprise. Jacintha Lazarus braved torrential rain to take a firsthand account on the progress of her pet project of nurturing a leafy catchment area. Accompanied by a handful of officials and her private security personnel, the lady administrator walked along the marshy terrain to reach the catchment area of the district Zone II water source. Walking for more than a kilometre through the barren jungle on foot under the heavy downpower, Jacintha was soaked from tip-to-toe. Undeterred, she also strolled along a ’shaktiman’ path used for quarrying in an attempt to halt the practice. Lazarus’s expedition was a matchless devotion from the country’s elite bureaucrats, and what’s more is the fact that it was from a one of the few lady from the elite group.

Bandh / Blockade apat i lem lawh bang?

~ T. Zamlunmang Zou, Delhi

Manipur Legislative Assembly Session ah Chief Minister pu’n tam bang in Bandh toh kisai Inpi theisahna bawl hi. Manipur ah kum 15 (1995-2010) sungin bandh leh blackade 628 vei um a, tuate zieh in Manipur state in Rs 2828 crore to Rs 3000 tah suplaw hi. State pumpi a bandh chiengin ni khat in Rs 5 - 6 crore ki suplaw a, National Highway te a bandh chiengin ni khat in Rs. Rs 2 to 3 crore ki mang chi hi. A leh bang i lem lawh ua le? I ngette uh a lawching jelna amah?

Kum 1990 lai vel in Indian Danbu’n ang phalsah dungjui in Manipur tanggam a 6th Schedule koi ding deina in bandh chivel ina bawl sam uhi. Hinanleh ‘local adjustments and amendments’ zaw chie koi ding chi’n ang na thoidam ua, kum 20 jou in MDC ang gingkia pan hi. Tuni’n ANSAm ten kum 20 peisa a ina au zezuna uh hing gingsah kia ua, lampi dang umlou bangin bandh ma toh hing kipan kia lenlon uhi.

Lalpa tello that tum zawng engmah lo mai ani

~ Pupu Zou

Wherever I am, while driving, working, eating and even in the meeting, this beautiful and straight to the point song strongly haunts my heart and soul. I used to keep musing the whole day, it echoes and re-echoed time after time. Epecially, I like this stanza: Nitinin ka nunnah duhthlan tur a awm a, Tisa duhna leh thlarau duhna a ni; Thil tha tih ka tum changin thil tha lo ka ti thin, Tisa duhna in min hneh fo thin a. *That ka tum ve leh ka sual thin, Thil tha tih theih na reng ka nei lo; Lalpa tello that tum zawng engmah lo mai ani, Aw Lalpa nang chauh ka that na i ni.

Free translation of the first two stanza: There's a choice to choose in my daily life, the choice of flesh desires and spiritual way. Whenever i long to do good deeds, the flesh desires overpower me and i often did wrong things. When i try to be good, i often commit sins, i, by myself have no power to do good things wichout the help of God.

SINGNOU SUON AW, I GAM SA SENGTA E

~ T. Zamlunmang Zou

Tulai Zodawn dum diidiei, hing ngiingei, dam diidiei, vot in huisi kikhaw harhar chite hinawnlou in I gam gawta e, huisieng kisamta, tui lah kang deudeu, a satung lah ki gaw vetvot chite ahita hi.

Lungdam huaitah in I DCpi uh Ms. Jacintha Lazarus, IAS in i gam gawta gemgumpi ahing lainatpi vanguut hi. NREGS job card tungtawn a singnou suon ding chite bang DC dangten sawm khollou uhi. Hinanleh eima khuo a tabang DC i neikha pen uh mipi’n nasatah a tosot poimaw hi.

MDCte Tungah Kinepna Lien??

Tukum Manipur Autonomous District Council member telchinga um teng teng jatatna salaam ka hingbuh utoh kiton in na gam mipite’n na tungua kinepna lienpi nei ka hi uh chi na bil ua sontel banga na bah ua, na kawmg ua na ki gatah tinten ua, na lungtang suongpeh tunga naki gel dingun ka hing theisah malam uhi..

Mipi tampi ngaidan in a min puo maimai a MDC na bang na dingua, hinanleh Zogam Thusuo vaisaite’n na sil bawltheina uh ka mu phaban uhi. Na semthei a na hing um chiengun na gam uh hing ngilvawt sih un. A masa pen in i gam lailam a a ngiemdan in geldoh unlen, Muollum leh Behieng a kingahna kham skul na hingtun doh teitei ding uh ki lunggul tinten hi. Lamka khopi zot ngai vateh lou a i innmun a skul ingkai thei chiet chiengun i gam dinmun hing detdou dinga, i zoudawnte hing seltha kia ding ahi bou hi.Laisimna kisuuhlou ziehin i zoudawn ki taisan zing ahiman in skul hoitah poimaw masa pen hi. Zoudawn khuote i taisan chieh, i gam neu deudeu himai lou amah? Tua ahiman in zoudawn a laisimna hoi poimaw masa pen hi.

Walking Down The Memory Lane

At the very outset, let us travel down the poem composed by Spandan Bhattacharyya:

Travelling down the memory lane is not all black 'n white.

Travelling down the memory lane is not all lacking light.

Travelling down the memory lane is not eye filled with tears.

Travelling down the memory lane brings fresh and soothing air.

Travelling down the memory lane is college, fun and friend.

Travelling down the memory lane is full of curves and bends.

Travelling down the memory lane is a test of time and mind

Travelling down the memory lane is a joy of it's kind.

Poet: Spandan Bhattacharyya

From Zero Ibobi to Hero Ibobi: What a Privilege!

~ Tungnung Zamlunmang Zou @ Pupu Zou

We all know, Oh! not only the Manipuris but also people from outside the state of Manipur knew that the Chief Minister of Manipur, Mr. Okram Ibobi Singh was at the zero level before the Mr. Th. Muivah plans to visit his ancestral villege i.e. Somdal in Ukhrul District of Manipur.

Until recently, Manipur witnesses burning of Chief Minister's effigy, demonstrations against congress led government, bandhs anainst fake encounters, general strikes agianst non-payment of salaries, pen down strkies against non adoption of the priviledge for the state employess and whats not? The Chief Minister was totally Zero, his head must be boiling with loads of demands, lack of governance and financial shortages.

The Bible, Nagaland and Its Neighbouring States Situation

In the Bible, it is written:

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house;

you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife,

or his manservant,

or his maidservant

or his ox, or his ass,

or anything that is your neighbor’s

Exodus 20:17 (RSV)

Review: Gospel Tangkou & Khristian Kangkou

Bang zieha tam gel khel khel a'ng pangput ahei nachi kha mai thei. Chi tuoh mawng zong ahina hi. Ha tengin Zolengthe a download thei di'n ang thot zing gel uhi. Kana sim jel a, akhen chiengin chitah bang huoi kasa hi. Zou nam pumpi sunga laibu hateng a suoh i neisun uh hi lenlon gel nalai. Tam laibu gel toh kisai a bulpi lamte hi'n mun tuom a umte kungah kup tuoh them khat um in ka thei hi.

01. A Sunga Thu Ki Gielte: I tangkoute uh na sim khe e sim khalou chi vang thei sing, hinanleh ha tenga simte di'n chimta um isah hun zong um dingin ka ngaisut hi. Hattuom a ahi dungjui in Pasian thu-le-la ma suoh ding mawng hinah, ahi'n i musitna leh simmawhna hilou in khat vei vei outdated kasah hun bang a um thepthup jel hi. Tu giel i chi zong a masala tampi a'ng kihal khawm chiengin hing simnop pan hi. Tangkou a thute a taangpi'n en leh uchin singtangpa huohbu apat hing kuon doh, hattuom sunga khat leh ni sun kha chin chen di'a siihnei tah a kigen chite um sim zepzep in ka mu hi. Tam banga i laibu neisunte uh i suo zom zing uleh a thawn a kihawm hinaleh mi'n a'ng simpeilou hun uh hing um ngeingei di'n kilang hi. Article khat na gel ding leh bang chi'n ki giel leh mi ahiip in, tha nuomtah in mi'n a sim thei diei chi ngaisut ngai hi. Tulai khovel kiheidan zil a laibu a thu kigielte zong khansaang toudeu poimawh hi.

Tedim Gam thuneina Zou leh Kamhau – Sukte ana kitu ngei

India leh Burma ki khenma peh peh, kum 1886 laivel in Tedim gam sungah vaihawmna kitu in Zou leh Kamhau mite ana ki tuoldel ngei uhi.

Kum 1911 apat ki publish Tedim Thu Kizakna Lai (July 1937, p.4) in Kamhau mite leh Zou hausate Tedim gam ana kituhna uh genkha hi. Tua hunlai in Kamhau-Sukte ten Tedim gam lienpi ah vai ana hawm uhi. Tuahun kum 1893 lai in Zou khuo 19 – Tuitum, Nabu, Kwunki, Tuidam, Chenglam, Mulam, Vanglai, Loibual, Savum, Yimwell, Buksau, Tunzang, Tunka, Tunvum, Hawbon, Chilpi, Beltung leh Narlzan (foreign historian te geldan) ana um hi.

Tuahun lai in Kamhau miten Zou khuo Thangkhal, Tungkua, Tawtak, Vanglai, Tualzangm Theimual, Belbi, Lailui leh Khuadai te ana luonkhum ua, ki tuol delna huoise tah ana pieng hi. Khat in jou jel, khat in lel jel chin ana um den uhi. Kamhau in Tedim khopi luota chitu ang um chiengin Zou hausate zong kitha patkia ua, Tedim khuo haltum dimdem uhi. Tua mi hun in Kamhau ahileh gamlah a kibu in anasuota hi. Thadou leh Burma miten Zou hausate ana kithuopi uhi.

Bridging the Zo people through Music

We all know that music can do great things, music can bridge the gaps and music can build walls. We may think that music is just a kind of entertainment or just an accompaniment to a song. Music rocks and pull the youngsters, give peace of minds to the sorrows, give comforts to the lonely people. So, lets use music to bind us and build a new bond of love.

Recent example, some of the well known and popular Mizo singers in Tutkhawl Zaikhiang did a great job. Some people from Mizoram as far as i have experienced from chatting might not be aware of what Simte language or who and where they are from. It is highly appreciable that the Mizo singers

with lots of difficulties learnt and bring out such a great album. Through this Simte VDO Album, i have a great expectations that there would be certain closeness as well as awareness among us who and where we are.

Therefore, Let Mizo singers often come to Churachandpur and Zomi or Kuki Singers in Mizoram.

Manipur ADC Election, bang chi panlah ding

Kum 20 val ving veng Manipur Autonomous District Council kitelna ana umlou nuo in tukum April chienga um kia ding hitaphiel bang in thu ging veng vung tahi. Tam thu toh kisai in Indigenous Democratic Front (IDF) te’n pan theina teng a pansie khaw in Manipur Solkal naw chitah in nawh veng vung ua, lawching ding dan in hing kilang khong khong ta uhi, hinanleh Manipur Govt chitah a hun kuon chienga hunchiem umlou a koikhiet phot ahita a’ng kichi mel zong thei hinailou hi.

Tukum ADC kiteelna a’ng umtahpi ding ahileh Zou context a UZO in pan akhaw theina teng a khaw sawm sam ding ahiman in keima ngaisutna adih hi ka china vang hisih, hinanleh tabang in ki bawl thei leh i nam a ding in damna ahi diei china toh tamlou ka giel hi.

Zouthai film a Budha lu kitute, a tanglou di’a ki gingta pen in “Ka tan lou di thou thou ka saat siet dih” achi pen, election hun chiengin um nuom mama hi.

Zolengthe aims at Digitizing the Zou society

In this fast moving digital world, the Zou society is also moving steadily to cope with the digitization of its community. Zolengthe aims at digitizing the Zo society at it maximum posible ability. It has so far digitized one of its major church i.e. Manipur Evangelical Lutheran Church on www.melcindia.org site. Now it aims at digitizing the Zou Presbyterian Church (ZPC). It aims at moving on to UZO, ZYO, ZSP and other organisation of the Zou society in India and abroad.

First, lets define what is Digitizing or Digitization.

Digitization is the process of converting information into a digital format . In this format, information is organized into discrete units of data (called bits) that can be separately addressed (usually in multiple-bit groups called bytes). This is the binary data that computers and many devices with computing capacity (such as digital cameras and digital hearing aids) can process.

Simte VDO Album “Tutkhawl Zaikhiang” editorial review with VDO

“Tutkhawl Zaikhiang” i chi pen a theinop sem di’a gen ding hilei ‘khawlkhawm a la sakhawm’ chi hi mai dingin ka gingta hi. Simte sangnaupang “Khangthah Zuun Pawl” te’n KZP kum 50 chin lopna ding toh kisai a unaupa Chris H. L. Simte panlahna toh thupitah a ang bawl doh uh ahi. Tam VDO Album chituomna khat ahileh Simte ham a kisa hinanleh asate unau Mizo lasiemte ngen ahi uhi.

Mimi Renthlei, Mami Varte, Zomuanpuia, Lawmi Khiangte, C Sanga, Sanglura leh Joseph Zaia te’n Simte awfoi dihtah a a’ng sah khiet uh i mu chiengin gintaat huoilou phiel lah pataat huoi kasa hi. Akizilna uh i et leh uijat lah huai sim, pataat lah huai sim jel. Zo ham dang kichi mawng mawng theilou pawlin tabang a ang sah khiet uh akoi koi in ngai chiet him him ding in dei huai kasa hial hi. Gen be kia talei, a awkai dih chiit chiet sih nanleh hichi deu eh china ding pen atawm mama hi.

University of Michigan apat Zou Script suichien nuom um

United Zou Organisation in Zou script chia official a apuon, A BA AW DA pen University of Michigan, USA apat in Ph.D. bawl khat in suichien nuom in Zolengthe tungtawn in hingkan hi. Thulahlou emailte hi dinga kana koi leh 2/3 ang kan man in ka reply khong khong ta hi. Tuachi’n ama zong hing tha nuom deudeu in Zou Lai/Script pen akip akawi a hing dong tou touta ahiman in ken zong alaibu scan zawzen in kana thot thruopta.

UZO Logo a kigiel pen leh a script te a ettuo chiengin lungbuoi kisa hi ngei ngei ding ahiman in hing email jelta hi. Ken zong a law ngaina theilou, alampi um sun chi’n a panpi thei dia ka gingtat UZO GHQ, ZLS chite leh Dr. Lalpi te kunga thuchien akan ding in kana thu hilta hi.

Tam atung a kouma mimal kihouna kang talatna san ahileh Zoulai pen hing pallun ding ahi chi gingtatna lienpi ka nei hi. Eilawi in tu-le-tu in a zahna ding poimaw umsih chinanlei, hun hing pei jel ding ahiman in, sil khat poupou hoitah in ana kem lei ahing pallut hun pen hing um ngei ngei in a mu thei in um kasa hi.