Comment on misual.com’s Article on Maraland
Anirban Datta-Roy and his team did forest survey on Mara inhabited areas around Phura and Tokalo (Tawngkalawng), their report appeared in PDF format in late 2007. Recently Anirban published the story, it was picked up by Misual.com and comments made by users reflect their shortsightedness once again.
Anirban used words like, “Finding Maraland”, “Maraland development” and others related to Mara district as Maraland. It is a historical fact that Mara people live in Maraland which is part of Mizoram state under Union India.
Mara people do not like to be addressed as ‘Lakher’, however time and again someone like Aryan has been repeatedly using the same word. This is irresponsible and immature on his part. And someone like Vangchhia denied the existence of the very word, ‘Maraland’. One commenter at Maraland.net said that it is better for others to call us as they like. Those indicate we are different. I do not agree with that term completely. How different are we!!
If any Duhlian speaking brethren will continue to address Maras as Lakher, Maras too will not mind using ‘Tlaikao’ to refer them which is a derogative, disgusting word and will lead us nowhere to come together.
However, I must admit that those attitudes reflect the mindless and careless attitudes some Duhlian speaking guys have towards other minorities.
Once again, I want to tell everyone that Maraland is a reality in terms of expression. There may not be a district in this name, or a UT or a State or a country. Mara Autonomous District Council of course was not name Maraland Autonomous District Council either. It is in the heart of every Maras who called their land as Maraland. We have the most patriotic songs like, “Maraland ei pina ei laiseihna’, and many other expression that cannot be compared to Tuikukland, an ironic comparison made by user Aryan – perhaps a Duhlian speaking guy in Australia.
The word ‘Maraland’ is therefore, a reality. Duhlian speaking friends never thought if Maras did not protect their land from the time of their forefathers, this area could well belong to Rakhine or any other tribals and it might not have fallen within today’s Mizoram. We’d better appreciate one another’s existence before we destroy our land and our people by ourselves.
These friends are simply annoyed and frustrated every time they see such expressions (Maraland), Lairam, etc, because they think these people are trying to carve out a new territory out of Mizoram. Ignorance is a bliss. Therefore, they enjoy poking funs at those terms and ideas. If Duhlian speaking people have not dominated today’s Mizoram to this extend, I guess they will not go to such extreme views. Mizoram was not created by Duhlian speaking people either, it was a collective participation of all the Zo or Chin tribes living in Lushai Hills and Chin Hills. It is a good time we expand our thinking a little bit more. Tomorrow, in order for all the closely related tribes living in this region want to become one, they may use Mizoram or may not use Mizoram. They may use Zoland or Zoram. There is a possibility that they may use a complete different names like Chinram, Chinland. Many of our scholars and intellectuals are still exploring those options and how it is going to evolve further. So, when we see those narrow minded comments made by few guys, it is unfortunate.
Let us be careful the way we deal each other. We, Maras protected our land and it is in our own free will that we participate in forming this very state. This will also have an impact on our participation in the future political development and desire that we may have. We all must work towards unification of various tribes living within a bigger NATION that we all aspire to. Let us look at a bigger picture. We are not just a few hundreds living in Mizoram. Let us wake up and enlarge our thinking for the betterment of our people and land.
But at the end of the day, they can say whatever they want like I just did!
God bless Maraland!
Links: Anirban article | misual.com’s article on Maraland (Link updated, and also a lot of grammatical mistakes were corrected.)
Posted: June 14th, 2008 under General.
Comments: 53
Tags: Lakher, Maraland, misual.com
Comments
Comment from Mara_Guy
Time: June 14, 2008, 8:28 am
Well, I am not a regular visitor of Misual.com, but I have once seen the comment about what you posted here. Most of the comments criticize about the word “Maraland”, some said Maraland does not exist, though they are using the word in their comment itself, and some other says “Maraland within Mizoram, huh!”.
Look at this comment made by By: H.Vangchhia:
“Khawvel ah hian Maraland hi a van awmlo chiang tak em vele. … Lakher district chu ka hria, Maraland bus pawh ka hria, a LAND tak erawh kha chu a takah a…”
The above comment can be found at http://misual.com/2008/03/05/al-qaeda-…./#comment-85695. Remember there is no Lakher District in Mizoram history, we had Chhimtuipui Disctrict, now changed to Saiha District.
We have a record, By: H.Vangchhia may not be black listed, but the comment he left will not be forgotten. May be he thinks that he just went joke about on the blog post, but he should remember that one word like “goodbye” can make lovers apart!
And for the last, not the least, We, Mara take this issue seriously.
Comment from Keimo
Time: June 14, 2008, 6:51 pm
Hi Mara_Guy, H. Vangchhia seems to be from Frederick, Maryland (close to Washington DC, Baltimore). …
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Comment from B. Hlychho
Time: June 14, 2008, 7:02 pm
This guy, H. Vangchhia isn’t simply denying the existence of the word Maraland but he seems to hate Mara people. He kept using words like Lakher District which is not in use nor have ever existed. It is Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC). We do not need to be offended by someone in USA who seems to care for the integration of Zo people. We don’t need to give a damn to this TLAIKAO guy.
Comment from Mizo Val
Time: June 14, 2008, 11:03 pm
Do you care?
1. H.Vangchhia is a Mizo name, but not a typical name given within Mizoram. He must be Kawl Mizo.
2. He must have a good reason for hating Mara.
3. He must be a regular visitor to Misual.com and boast about his comments, which consume his valuable times, also makes others bad feeling.
4. Not only H.Vangchhia, but most of the common people in Mizoram don’t like Maraland to be in existence. I use the word “common” people including Taxi driver in Aizawl, who often addressed Mara as “Lakher” like “Lakher in ni em?”
(Don’t hate me for saying Kawl Mizo, it is just a way of addressing, Kawl is another word used for Burma by Mizo speaking people)
Comment from B. Hlychho
Time: June 15, 2008, 1:42 am
Vangchhia hates us? Let him learn the gospel that says Love even your enemy.
Comment from Aryan
Time: June 15, 2008, 10:07 am
Lakher ho chu in rilru a va TE ve a, huat tur leh thinrima tur hi zawng SEK suh u. In lakher pui te in ti hmingchhia!
Comment from john
Time: June 15, 2008, 5:15 pm
misual.com a comment ho kha in sawisel na hlawm hle a.mahse a chunga in comment atangin in in ang tlang vekin ka hria.
Comment from B. Hlychho
Time: June 15, 2008, 7:14 pm
John, kan in draw i tihna em ni? Aryan is a real Tlaikao…. haha
Comment from Beita Jr.
Time: June 15, 2008, 8:35 pm
Hi everyone, thanks for commenting here. I personally believe that our Mizo brethren addressing us as Lakher should not be viewed as a problem. However, I have requested some of them not to use simply because some of us are offended. That doesn’t mean that they Mizos will not use when they have conversation among other Mizo fellows and friends. The best way to overcome this is for our Mara brethren to accept the reality of their Lushai(Mizo) speaking people calling them as Lakher. And the word Tlaikao too must be used normally by Maras in addressing their Mizo brethren too. This is a reality. Earlier Burmese in plain used to look down upon Chin people, and for them to call us as Chin was like an insult. But as time passed by, things started to change. Now being Chin is something to be proud of in Myanmar. Time should heal and change. Everyone thanks for commenting here. I will update the post itself.
Notice: If necessary, I will delete some comments that I find abusive.
Comment from MaraBlogger
Time: June 16, 2008, 4:14 am
Hey! what’s going on here ? Talking about Maraland and Lakher? haha…
Let me tell you one thing, some 10 years before, I went to Manipur and they call me Lusei, not even Lusai or Lushai. The word Lushai in Mizo has no meaning and not even Lusai has a meaning. But Lusei has a meaning – it means Lu=Head and Sei=Long. Those who live in Lusai hills have a longer head than who live in Manipur and other parts of Assam and they call us Lusei. Do you agree with this ?
When Mizos were introduced to Indian(vai), they were adddressed as Lusei and those Vais made it to Lushai. Believe me this is true and what I believe to be the real derivation of Lusai – Lushai. Even though Mizo speaking people call themselves as Mizo, they are called as Lushai by the neighbour States; they didn’t have a choice.
As for Maras, they are known as Lakher by Mizo Kings and the ancestors of your forefathers. Eventhough we hate to be called as Lakher and we didn’t have choice as well.
And talking about Maraland, if you come to Saiha, you will see a very big welcoming board “WELCOME TO MARALAND” right after crossing the Kaladan river. And we have Maraland.NET, the first dot NET fame in Mizoram that inspires many dot NETs coming up in Mizoram. I am talking about Maraland – I don’t think you will be able to hide Maraland from it’s existence.
MaraBlogger.com also is fan of Maraland.NET and we made one MENU linking to Maraland.NET. Also MaraBlogger title is – Maraland Blog – MaraBlogger.com. What the heck is this? hehe…Nevermind!
I would like to conclude it like this… do you care about Maryland being in United States ? Why do you have to talk like you hate Maraland being in Mizoram ? Can you people leave Maraland as it is and let it be there. After all, we are all Mizos and we Mara also try to include ourselves as a Mizo tribe.
May be we need a festival like “UNAU KAN NI”(2004) soon again.
Comment from burgertud2005
Time: June 16, 2008, 11:13 am
Ninawm ninawm….Maraland pawh ni se,Lailand pawh ni enge pawi.Nagaland in India…rilru zau put a tha ngai e.Maraland tih chu huat tur a awm vak a mi aw….PEACE!!
Comment from burgertud2005
Time: June 16, 2008, 11:18 am
@B.Hlychho:Tlaikao Pawih ka nih hi….
Comment from B. Hlychho
Time: June 17, 2008, 9:06 am
@burgerstud2005, nang chu TLAIKAO i ni lo nasa mai. Lai ho chu Lai kan tih tawh a, a hma chuan PY kan tih thin. Tlaikao Pawi a om thei lo. Pawi chu Py a ni a, Tlaikao chu Tlaikao. I lo intih Tlaikao ve ringawt a… Mizo erawh i ni a dik, Tlaikao zawng i ni lo. Mizo definition thar zir a tul mai thei…
Comment from burgertud2005
Time: June 17, 2008, 6:24 pm
Lai ka ni lauh…Pawihte dik tak ka nih hi…Tlaikao pawh min ti mah ula..does not make any difference…Pawihte hlir pawihte hlir tih thawnthu te poh a awm kha maw le.
Comment from B. Hlychho
Time: June 17, 2008, 7:05 pm
Tlaikao chu i ni loh phawt. Pawih i duh te chuan pawih kan tih ang che chu…. in kohna hi a pawimawh lova RILRU hi a pawimawh zawk. In hmusit zawngah in koh leh adang chu a in ang thei loh tih kha lo hre ve mai2 la. Lehkhathiam officer kan chhuan pawl a mi i ni kha…
Comment from burgertud2005
Time: June 17, 2008, 10:18 pm
Hets shaaalaaa..tunge…..mai mai..min hre lo….unemployed ka nih hi….
Comment from burgertud2005
Time: June 17, 2008, 10:20 pm
Ka hre leh mai thei si cheeeee…a link ka click a…lehkhathiam a?…ti zah thlak e a…
Comment from burgertud2005
Time: June 17, 2008, 10:25 pm
Sorry..ka hre leh lo che.Teh nuai a aw… :)
Comment from B. Hlychho
Time: June 18, 2008, 1:59 am
comment pathum lai i rawn ziak hman…. he he… risk i awl sam don khawp mai…. i ni, i ni lo, i ni..ni lo ni lo ni.. hehe
Comment from khring
Time: June 19, 2008, 4:21 am
Hi Mara_Guy, H. Vangchhia seems to be from Frederick, Maryland (close to Washington DC, Baltimore). **………………………………………………………….. so u guys will fly all da way to u.s to take care of h.vangchhia jus bcuz he criticised maraland??? :P
Admin’s note: The quoted comment has been edited.
Comment from B. Hlychho
Time: June 19, 2008, 5:59 am
@khring, we have our Mara brethren in Frederick, Maryland itself. There are many more in Washington DC – Maryland area. We have Mara Christian Fellowship there having more than 50 members. We don’t need to fly, they will take care of him. Vangchhia will be taken care by giving him milk since he doesn’t know how to eat solid food.
Comment from Marapasaw Dopa
Time: June 23, 2008, 9:53 pm
Dear all, both Mara and Non-Mara,
The term “Maraland” is now a popular and recognized geographical name for the area where the Mara people reside – both in Myanmar and India (Mizoram). It simply means the land of the Mara people. The biggest church in Maraland is registered with the Government as the “Evangelical Church of Maraland.” And we the Mara people cherish this name so much; it is our identity and our root. A consensus is building to call the Mara inhabited area in Myanmar as “East Maraland” and the Mara inhabited area in India as “West Maraland” to declare to the world that we the Maraland has been forcefully divived by the British and later Indian and Myanmar Governemts. Thus Maraland now straddles both India and Myanmar. A time will come when our Mara Autonomous District Council is changed to West Maraland Autonomous District Council. The name “Maraland” has been in existence and in use for a long time now. So Let us forgive H Vangchhia for his ignorance. Let us also forgive those who call us “Lakher.” This too is because of ignorance, for many people do not still know that Lakher and Mara refer to the same people group.
Comment from jon
Time: June 25, 2008, 11:57 am
Mizoram cjhhung a awm reng si a,Maraland hran vawr lar chu engnge awm ziah ni ta? Mizo in ni lo a mi?
Comment from Hlychho
Time: June 25, 2008, 4:28 pm
Hi jon, Mizo kan ni lo kan ti a mi?
Comment from VaiVa
Time: June 25, 2008, 7:31 pm
He topic hi ka lo hre ve miah lo a! Aryan and H Vangchhia te em em kha! Hey guys… don’t get offended and don’t offend each other. Mizo nih hi a nuam a, Mizoram a cheng nih kher hi nawmna ni lo bawk.
He topic min hrilh tu hi a rilru a nat hmel hle in ka hria a. Zia lo ka ti khawp mai.
Mahni duhdan leh ngaihdan ziah chu athiang a, amaherawhchu, i thenawmpa in a hua tih hrereng a i tihluih fo chuan chemtum nen a um mai ang che! Mizo nih hi a nuam a, amaherawh chu mahni unaute zahpah na nei miah lo a kan chet chuan Mizo kan ni lo tihna ania. Mizo hi hrilhfiah theih pawh ani lo a, kan historian te lah an chiang si lo keini lah kan chiang si lo.
Chuvangin tuna Mizoram chhunga la awmte hi khawvel pawn lama chengte kha chuan min rawn hawlh buai suh se. Bengkhuaia khan Mary Winchester kha a zuk ru hrim hrim ani lo. Vai ngal cher leh Sap ho rawn nek chep khan a lung a ti ni lo mai ani zawk. Mizo te hian pawn lam mite fuih pawrh nih hi kan duh lo ania.
Mara emaw, Pawih emaw, Paihte emaw, Hmar emaw, Sailo emaw, a engapawh nise Mizo kan ni a, kan ni lo kan tih phei chuan kan bo tihna ania. Bo nih chu mi ang lo tihna a ni leh a. Eng ang a Mizo fa pawh ni se, Mizo nunzia theihnghilh thak khawp a mi tihdan a entawn chuan Mizo ani lo tep tihna. Mah se Mizo chu ala ni tho. Chumi awmzia chu amah kha a inchawimawilo mai niloin Mizo a chawimawi lo ani.
Hawh u, i in chawimawi tawn ang u. Mara i nih vang khan i Mizo lo tihna a ni lo a. Vangchhia a nih vang khan Mizo a ni tihnaa ni bawk hek lo. A pawi ber zawk a chu mahni bakah midangte kan hawlh buai dawn. Maraland a awm emaw awm lo emaw (Kei chuan Mizoram chhungah hi chuan eng ram/ land mah ding chhuak tawh lo se ka ti!) kan in chhan kual dan khi i en ang u.
Amaherawh chu thil pakhat kan zavai a enfiah tul a awm….. Mizoran kan pel a, chhim lam ka hrang a, hmar lam kan hrang bawk a, Chhak lam kan hrang bawk a. Hawh u pakhat anga din ho dan i zir ang u! Mizo inkhawm a awm a, Zomi inkhawm a awm leh a khawi ber hi nge dik pawm thiam a har. Pakhat kan nih chuan a tam lam lam te hi zawm thiam dan zir i la.
Tin internet te hi thalaite in chhaihkualna mualah kan chhuah mai a ng tih ka hlau! Ha aiah Ha kan tih vaih zawngin kan lianlo ngawt lo maw? Kei chu Mizo ka nia a… Sailo ka inti lo a, paihte ka intihek lo a, Pawih ka inti hek lo, hual ngo ka ni bawk lo a, kei chuan ram pakhat Mizoram zawng ani ka neih ni! Chutih laiin miramah kan la tei kan la tei ve leh ta nghal a……. min tih bum tumtu bul kan politician te hi i bultum tawh ang u… min bum hneh em ani!
Comment from jon
Time: June 26, 2008, 12:48 pm
Mara ho hi an ti mizo thlot lo.Mizo tam tak pawn kan hmu mizo chuang lo.chhimtuipui dis-a cheng ve Zo hnam dang-Lai,Vuangtu,Bawm ,pang te ho chu an intih mizo a,kan hmu mizo mai a ni.
Comment from Hlychho
Time: June 26, 2008, 6:47 pm
Hi Jon, Lai ho inti Mizo leh Zo loh chu Sangau lamah sawn va kal ta la, i hriat ka ring. Lai hawlh an tawng avang khan ilo Mizo lo ngaih ringawt ang e. Vuangtu te chu i soi a, khaw 2 ah chau India ah an awm, population pawh 1500 vel chau an ni a, Mara ho bulah Mara an inti a, Luseih ho bulah Mizo an inti, mahse Burma ah chuan Zyphe an inti a, Mara leh Mizo an ti duh bik lo tih kha lo hre ve mai2 rawh. Mara ho lak hran deuh bik iva tum awm ve?
Comment from jon
Time: June 27, 2008, 3:36 pm
Mizo in ni duh lo a,UT te in sual a.inzah pui awm em mai.In la feeling khop lengha a…ho em mai.Feeling a tul lo.Tha deu in awm hle hle rawh u.UT tehi sawi awi lo tur
Comment from jack
Time: June 27, 2008, 3:44 pm
Mara ho hi kei chuan ka en hrang lo a,anmahni zawk hian an zir lo a ni ber e.An intihrang em a ni.Intihran a tul lo.Unaute u,Mizo a inpawm mai rawh u.Ut te phei chu a zathlak lulai em mai.Thenkhatte erwah an in ti hrang chuang lo in ka hriah.Maraah paw inti mizo leh Mizo lo an awm.
Comment from Marapasaw Dopa
Time: June 29, 2008, 11:34 pm
Duhlian tawng hmang ho chauh hi Mizo ah in ngai chuan, Mara ho chu Mizo kan ni lo. Mara tawng hmang reng chung leh Duhlian tawng thiam lo chung pawhin, Mizoa min ngai thei ani chuan, Mizo kan ni thei ve tho. Duhlian tawng hmang Mizo ho hian Mara ho hi chu Mizo dik taka min en thei thin lo. Mizo ho hian mi hmusika, mi en hran tlat. Mara ho awmna District lam phei chu Mizoram sorkar hian development te a tih duh vak lova. Chuvangin Mizoram chhunga awm hi kan la feel at home thei la tlat lova, UT hi lo thei lova dil a ngai ta ani. UT kan dil vangin mi nuihza suh ang che u. Nangni pawh kha independence in suam ve tho a lawm. Tunah hian UT chu hmuh rih lo mah i la, kan tu leh fate hun ah chuan an la hmuh em em ang.
Comment from RTPA
Time: July 1, 2008, 2:37 pm
Aryan leh Vangchhia te comment vangin, in rilru a lo na a, in ngaihdam ka rawn dil e, kei ni pawn an tawngkam leh comment ah te hian kan zilh ve fo thin a.
Comment from Marapasaw Dopa
Time: July 3, 2008, 4:26 pm
Dear RTPA,
Mara leh Duhlian te hi unau kan ni a, in hmuhsit tur a ni lo. Nangmah ang rilru zau leh fing ho nen hian chuan, Mara, Duhlian, Lai, etc ten Mizo Hnam Ropui din dun tur hi keimah mimal ngaidan ah chuan Mara ho pawh’n kan hreh lovang. Mahse, Duhlian ni ve lo te hmusit deuh Duhlian-Mizo ho nena Mizo hnam din dun erawh chu kan hreh deuh a ni.
Comment from Hlychho
Time: July 3, 2008, 6:41 pm
Hi RTPA, I appreciate your apology but the impasse seems to be not just Aryan and Vangchhia. The problem is in the Identity. Since most of Duhlian speaking Mizos understand that Being Mizo is to speak Duhlian language the problem remains. Besides, the word Mizo is somehow alien to Mara people, go inside Mara Autonomous District Council administered area to understand this. Mara people know that the tribals in the region are all related and are very close to one another but they have not identified themselves with the word Mizo so far. On top of that some Duhlian speaking people are trying to force this new Mizoism concept down to our throat which we detest frankly speaking. Let’s hope we can find a better solution to this. And also, the first step will be recognizing our ‘chibil’ languages like Mara, Lai, Hmar, Paite, etc. as part of Mizo. Why on earth some guys think these people will accept Mizo II (two) status and unite with Duhlian speaking people as Mizo I(one)? Let’s face the truth. It won’t happen. Even though we live in a pluralistic society here in India, some Duhlian speaking guys still don’t seem to understand what is a pluralistic society is about. I read a lot about what Vangchhia and others have commented on Zo (Zomi), Mara and others at misual.com, their style of Unification of Zohnathlak is unacceptable nor it will work out. That will only remain as their dream. Words like, ‘even if Zomi, Mara, Hmar, Paite, etc do not want to claim themselves as Mizo, they are Mizo”. This is the most ridiculous way to force others. Because when they say that their agenda is understood. Khampat.com too often used such languages. We need to educate those guys.
There is only one way, that is Zohnathlak “Unification Without Assimilation”. I request Beita Jr/Samaw.com to expand this.
Comment from vuangtu val
Time: July 5, 2008, 11:06 am
Mr.Hlychho vuangtute hi i rin awng ngawtin kan tlem bik lo.Siata leh Ainakah lo paw sawn hmun dang-LAwngtlai,SAngau,Bualpui,Lungtian,Mamte,etc a paw sawn vuangtu kan awm ve tih lo hre tawh rawh.Tin,In tih Mizo na chungchangah paw Nangmahni Mara ho angin kan in lohrang ve lo.Zaithangpuii vuangtu(journalist),VZ.Kaia(jouranlist),Vf.Zarliana(politician),etc ho atang pawh sawn kan in tih Mizo ziah chu i hriat ka ring.Mara kan ni lo meu a in tih mara na chhan tur ka hre lo.
Comment from Hlychho
Time: July 5, 2008, 7:21 pm
Mr. Vuangtu val, Mizoram a Vuangtu in tih hnam (clan), an hming ngeiah Vuangtu dah tel ho leh tribe (Zyphe, Zophei, Vuangtu) he ta ka lo sawi ho hi a in ang lo. Mara pachal Pu V.T Sakhu MCS(L) te pawh kha a hnam(clan) hming chu Vuangtu a lom a ni. He tih lai a tribal awm khawm ho hi kan in hnaih hlawm lutuk a, a tam zawk an awmna a kan va chen chuan an hnam kha kan zawm zel tih ila a dik ber ang. Zaithangpuii vuangtu (journalist), VZ.Kaia (jouranlist), Vf.Zarliana(politician) ho te pawh Mizoram chhung ah an in chiah nasa tawh a an inti Mizo a, a tha tho. Dr. N. Palai, Director Health Dept. Gov’t of Mizoram te pawh Mara a ni a, mahse an awmna a zir in an in tih Mizo em em a, afate chuan Mara pawh an intih kher ka ring tawh lo. I rawn la fuh lo mai mai a ni kha. Zophei, Zyphe an in tih zawk ma ma a, Mara ho hian Vytu kan tih thin. Clan Vuangtu kan sawina a ni lo tih lo hre ve mai mai rawh. Surname Vuangtu hmang ho in a in inti Mizo a ni chuan tunge sawisel che u…. lo Mizo ve mai2 ang hmiang….
Comment from Beita Jr.
Time: July 5, 2008, 7:53 pm
Hello everyone, thanks for commenting on the above article. Some of you have gone too far not dwelling on the subject and concern of the author. Some of you have spoken on a very sensitive issue and it is true, this is a very sensitive matter, at times it can get very emotional as well. Like Mr. Hlychho has just said, we the tribals living in Mizoram and Chin Hills, some part of Manipur, and its adjacent areas are all too close to separate one another and it is more complicated to speak who is Mara, who is Mizo, who is Lai, who is Zomi, who is Zophei, Vuangtu, etc. We can’t afford to fight one another but to respect one another and live in peace and harmony. Therefore, when some people look down on their brothers, it is our duty to correct them gently. Let peace prevail. In the interest of all the readers I’m closing the comment, I hope you understand.
Comment from Machine Varte
Time: June 9, 2009, 10:29 pm
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Comment from martin
Time: June 10, 2009, 4:26 pm
Dear All,
Mara bros have got good points..
martin
Comment from burgerstud2005
Time: June 10, 2009, 11:14 pm
When the so called Southerners (say Maras called themselves Mara and Maraland et al..we the Northerners (say the so called Mizo) regard the Maras as the outsiders.I do not see anything dusturbing about Maraland.All those guys who had misconception about Maras and its people should extensively explored Maraland and see the Maras are the real Tlaikoa (Mizo).When we have Nagaland witrhin India..why not Maraland within our fold…For God & Maraland.Long live Maraland.Mara leh Lai te chiah hi Mizo minority zinga arms la chelek lo an ni….Mara te ka ngaina a che u.
Comment from H.Vangchhia
Time: July 31, 2010, 10:16 am
Hlychho leh Mara unau dang te, hei tunah chiah in comment vel ka chhiar chiah a, in huatthu kalo sawi nasa awm hle mai, in huatthu ka sawi naah ngaihdam ka dil e. Maraland a awmlo, ka tihna chhan ber kha chu Mizoram chhung vek a nih avangin a hranpa in Maraland a awm theilo ka tihna mai a nih kha, min lo hrethiam dawn nia.
Saiha ah leh khaw dang2 ah Mara hmelhriat tha hi ka nei ve teuh ania, ka enhrang lo reng reng che u. Mizo tih hi Lusei, Mara, Lai, Ralte, Hmar leh a dang te khaikhawmna tawngkam mai a ni tih hriat tlan a, intih hran tumna lam tawngkam hi hman loh fo hi a tha reng a ni. Unau hmelhai hi awm fo lo se a tha.
Comment from H.Vangchhia
Time: July 31, 2010, 10:26 am
“Comment from Keimo
Time: June 14, 2008, 6:51 pm
Hi Mara_Guy, H. Vangchhia seems to be from Frederick, Maryland (close to Washington DC, Baltimore). ***
hei hi avan tullo ve aw..
Admin’s note: *** One sentence from the quote has been deleted. Let us refrain from using emotional charred words!!
Comment from Mizo Val
Time: August 3, 2010, 5:35 am
You got me wrong dude
Comment from funny
Time: August 3, 2010, 3:40 pm
oops! ava lo HOT ve :D
Comment from Beita Jr.
Time: August 4, 2010, 1:13 am
@H. Vangchhia, we believe @keimo must have commented out of frustration and he will never mean to harm you physically. We believe it was an emotionally charred comment. Two years have passed and we believe no Mara guys have harmed you in any way because we believe it was never meant that way. Besides, @keimo had disappeared from the site. He must have gone to a place where internet is not even accessible. And it will be sad for us to take his or her word seriously. Therefore, we have deleted the unnecessary part of @keimo’s comment.
Of course, you have seriously or jokingly contested the existence of Maraland and you have every right to say so. In any discussion, it is all good and fair. We agreed and disagreed, that’s the nature of any discussion. However, we are all brothers and must live in peace and harmony. We also request you to not keep pasting the unwanted comment of @keimo at misual.com or any other websites. It can only aggravate the matter unnecessarily. For example, misual.com user @Zero jokingly said like this after you pasted @keimo’s comment there at one of the post, link given below:
Comment #23
ZerO Says:
August 3rd, 2010 at 6:38 am
@HV, Mara Land Travels night bus kan lo ambush mai dawn amawn le :) (Just kidding)
Zero just added ‘Just Kidding’… However, we believe comments like this is unnecessary just like that of @keimo’s.
We believe the related discussion should all be done here and for that matter we also request you to consider this particular comment as a “closed case” since we have deleted and moderated.
We also want to let you and @keimo know that Samaw.com will not be held responsible for the impact of your postings and comments. If necessary, we are ready to delete all the comments and the post too.
We also have seen how you wish to unite all Zo hnahthlak under Mizo and how you have been promoting the unity and brotherhood of Mizo brethren. We applaud you for your stance in this regard. We hope you will continue with the same spirit and fervour.
Thanks for your understanding, the explanation above and your valuable participation in this site. God bless!
Comment from funny
Time: August 4, 2010, 1:32 am
the cheapest politics i ever knew :D NOI
Comment from Beita Jr.
Time: August 4, 2010, 1:35 am
Comment from funny | Edit comment
Time: August 4, 2010, 1:32 am
the cheapest politics i ever knew :D NOI
@funny, sorry, what do you mean?
Comment from funny
Time: August 4, 2010, 1:45 am
I mean like Disgracing your own brothers. Im from Aizawl and I seriously support changing the name “Mizoram” to.. like “Zohnahthlakram” or just “Zoram” or whatever… If that will be the reason we can be together.. I have relatives of your kind, and they dont feel like the way you disgrace your brothers… unto the whole world.. when were we your rivals..??? when were we disgraced you to the other world???
Comment from funny
Time: August 4, 2010, 1:47 am
You deleted your comments?? but my anwer’s still the same…
saptawng hi ka thiam vaklo a. ka saptawng a dikoo tih mai loh chu. lolzzz :D
Comment from Beita Jr.
Time: August 4, 2010, 1:50 am
@funny, my comment is not deleted. I clicked ‘Unapproved’ button by mistake. I’d approved again and it’s up there! I was asking you why you said, “the cheapest politics ever…”
BTW, I don’t know who said we are rivals. I have never remembered I (me) nor any of my Mara known friends disgracing their brothers to the world. Can you give me the source or link? Is that related to the above post and comments? Though I don’t like OT….
Comment from funny
Time: August 4, 2010, 2:10 am
See this link… posted at misual.com.. see the reports… And I take it seriously…
http://www.misual.com/2010/08/02/hnam-inpumkhatna-lam-mak-deuh-a-nia-aw/#comments
I have mara friends, and I always appreciate the CONCIOUSNESS they have.. and many timea I admired that, “this is the way we all should folllow if we wanna be successful..” And I told many of my friends, that Lai and mara ( I always use Lakher, not knowing that you dont like it coz my friends don’t care.. I’m sorry If you care I wil never use it again.) have conciousness that will bring them forward..
But the report make me feel broken hearted.. I understand that all over the world, almost all the minorities feel that way, BUT when I know that my own brothers and sistersfeel the same way.. I Can’t take it rationally.. It can be our foults.. BUT NOT NOW.. We modern people doesn’t think like that..
Comment from Beita Jr.
Time: August 4, 2010, 2:27 am
@funny, NHRC team visited Siaha (Saiha), I guess it was 2 months ago and it seemed they reported this way. I saw the brief report here http://samaw.com/report-nhrc-team-visits-saiha-district-in-mizoram/4206 but it was not like that and it is quite different from part of the detailed report that appeared at Zoram Today is quite unexpected.
Usage of words like “traditional rivals” is a very strong word and I do not understand in what context they are using this word. Traditionally, even two Mara chiefs were rivals, so does Lusei Chiefs. But today, they are no more! So, there will be many ways to explain all these.
Unless I see the full and detailed report from the original source I can’t say more. I wonder what could be the motive to use such strong words. Not just Saiha district, frustration and complaint against Aizawl is quite loud in most rural Mizoram and other districts. If the politicians manipulate those sentiments, yes, those words can be mistaken easily. If we go to places like North Vanlaiphai or Vaphai and we will understand why there is so much complaint against the leadership in Aizawl. Of course, there are legitimate demands like direct finance for autonomous district councils, more than that, I do not know the motive for using such strong word!
Comment from funny
Time: August 4, 2010, 2:58 am
Beita Jr: Yes, It is indeed a very strong word and can be misleading…
I understand the problem at hand. But let us be reminded that dissension politics hardly has any success stories in modern world.
Ethnic Identities and the related problems are sensitive Issues to the entire commutity concerned.
Thank you for a stimulating discussion. :D
Comment from Marapasaw Dopa
Time: August 6, 2010, 1:53 pm
“Rival” or “rivalry” does not necessarily means “enemy”. Its usage is most commonly in the context of competition. In this context, siblings can become rivals in who inherits what of their father’s property. Mara people do not view Lusei-Mizos as individuals as rivals. But Mizoram Government is to some extent Mara Autonmous District Council’s rival, because the former would unnecessarily withhold funds that came for the latter from the Central Government.
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