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.

Waka Waka – Mission Singngat Assembly Constituency!

~ T. Zamlunmang Zou

“Tuozieh in mimaw bang hilou in, mipilte dan in nahindan uah pilvang ta un, Tulai nite ahoilou jieh in nahun lemtang neisunte nou kiman hoi ta un. Tuozieh in mawlawm sih unlen …………” ~ Ephesa 5:15

Tenth Manipur Assembly kiteel hun hing naita, a hui in Zodawn lang hing jaap kha panpan ta ahi ding, thu-le-la chi tuom tuom jah in ahing um kia panta hi. Tu hun chiengin Nam-le-gam it hing tam deudeu van in, numei kamsiemte bangin na bil a luonglut vahen thei ding thu hing kigen tampi ja va chin, tuo hun chiengin tulai nite leh mite a hoilou ziehin mi mawlawmte bangin Zou nawh suh pai sin len pilvang tah in ana ki ngaituo zaw bou un chi lah na thei ta ngal ua!

OPEN LETTER TO THE HONB’LE CHIEF MINISTERS, NEI

Honb’le Chief Ministers,

Shri Okram Ibobi Singh, CM Manipur

Shri Lal Thanhawla, CM Mizoram

Shri Tarun Kumar Gogoi, CM Assam

Shri Dr. Mukul Sangma, CM Meghalaya

Shri Manik Sarkar, CM Tripura

Shri Dorjee Khandu, CM Arunachal Pradesh

Shri Neiphiu Rio, CM Nagaland

Sirs,

New Year greetings to you all.

At the every outset, I would like to appraise you all that “It’s time to speak up and put a stop to discrimination against the Northeastern community in the metropolitan cities in our own country”.

Khuga Dam Deadline Bei Jelta, Ibobi in juau gen jel!

AICC lamkai Faleiro peizaw a Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh in Khuga Dam JAC kunga kamchiem abawl, kinem tah a JAC te’n October 31 tan ana ngah nuo un bangma lou, vaitung a zunthah bang mai in bei mang jelta hi. Nangpang khat kunga mithai hing leisah ning i chi in, aw ka manghil i chitoh kibang hi. District khat kiphinna pen ibobi in kimawlna bang mai a a ngaipen theisiem hahsa chite a beisah hinawnlou in ahithei tan a pan lah ding poimaw hi.

October 31, Pasianni in Khuga Dam JAC te’n Zomi Council, Kuki Inpi, Hmar Inpui, Mizo Peoples’ Convention, Churachandpur District Students’ Union, Kuki Students’ Organisation (CCPur), Zomi Students’ Federation leh pawlpi dang dang toh meeting nei in Khuga Dam in a piekhiet ding a sesha a umte leh bill pending a umte suhfel ahi ma teng Khuga Dam leh a kimvel teng ah bandh puong uhi. Tam bandh sungin govrnment gari, puophatna nasep leh IFCD (Irrigation and Flood Control Department) te Khuga Dam a lut leh pawt phal hilou ding chi JAC Secretary Lalpu Hangshing apat ja ahi.

Maban ah kiphinna chituom deu in aw le i bawl uh!

~T. Zamlunmang Zou

Maban a Manipur government in a’ng ngaisah lou zieh in CoPTAM leh Khuga Dam JAC te’n kiphinna sunzom ding bang in kilang hi. Bangdh leh General Strike te phatuom sih i china hi tuonlou in tuote’n metna tun maleh supna lienzaw tun ahiman a jattuom deu pan thei talei dei a huai hi. Tuma lam deu in bandh leh general strike chite’n lawhna sangin supna tam tunzaw ahidan ina genta uhi.

Lamka khopi leh mun dang dang a bandh, general strike leh office vel i khasah jel pen guntah in ngaisut lei eima leh eima ki gawt bang ta hi. CCpur District ahisihleh singtang district dangte toh kisai a kiphinna i bawl chia eima district sung isuh buoi zing pen aphatuom tah tahna amah? Eima district sunga pawlpi umteng lah ang support tu hi ngal, ang supportte a supportte uh bandh khum suh jel. Ei leh ei kigawt himai lou?

“Job Car”, Eh! Ka gen khiel kha, “Job Card” hi zaw!

Chief Minister Okram Obobi, in Porompat a Panchayat Bhavan a Year of Gram Panchayat chi azahna ua a thu genna Pradhans, Members of Gram Panchayats leh Singtanggam a kho hausa te’n a ma’u gilpi ding mai kuol in MGNREGS Job Card pen Job Car in a heng uh chi’a agen apil thei hausate a di’n i lu tunga meisa kibuoh toh kibang a ngai thei in ka ngaisut hi.

Chief Minister pu’n agen ba na ah tam a tung a Job Card toh kisai a lubawte’n nautangte tunga a nasepdante uh tunga lungkim huoi asahlou dan agenna ah, Pradhans, Members of Gram Panchayats leh Singtanggam a kho hausa a khomite uh bang account ki nei chiet ding in thu pia ua, a mawl leh asuhna ding theiloute panpi a kinei in hunkhop huoikhietsah ua, tuate in car lei uh chi’n gen hi.

School leh social organisation kikal

~ T. Zamlunmang Zou

Tu masanga St Mary’s High School, Tuibuong in sangnaupang 11 a pampaina thu a CDSU leh CDPSA te kal a kithei siemlouna pieng cheuh toh kisai ngaisut kham ching um in ka thei hi. Tam thu hing kipatdan ahileh CDPSA in a gendan in Sept. 3 ni’n St. Mary’s High School in Teachers Day zang ua, tuana sangnaupang 11 te’n ju dawn ua, Dr Radhakrishna Foundation School, Tuibuong te Teachers’ Day vaiguon zong va subuai uh chi uhi. CDSU in pampai a um naupang 11te lalut kia di’a St. Mary’s school naw uh chia ngoh in CDPSA in hunchiem umlou a skul teng kha ding chi’n thupuon bawl ua, CDSU toh kithei khelna pieng man dehtah hi. I gennuom pentah ahileh a peisa sil pieng dhtah apat maban a bangchi panlah ding chi ahizaw hi. School chin in ama uh kipuihuoina bu nei chiet ngei dingin gintat aum hi. Nei zong nei ngei ding uhi. A tua chileh tuachi ding, a tuachilou leh tuachi lou ding chite nei chietsam ding un gintat um hi.