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Hattuom a ahi dungjui in Pasian thu-le-la ma suoh ding mawng hinah, ahi'n i musitna leh simmawhna hilou in khat vei vei outdated kasah hun bang a um thepthup jel hi.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.