Comments on: Maraland

By: swaroop tagore

swaroop tagore — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:28:50 +0000

nation wise its linguistic and racial difference,region wise it turns sectarian or tribal.whatever,i have a lot of respect for you mizos whoever you are and whatever tribe you maybe stay together and hold your statehood with respect.Am Tamilian i dont accept Hindi as my national language because the indian government has failed to realise that ther cud be no one common language in a federal union.Hindi was imposed on tamilians and many were shot dead for not accepting it in 1967. But when we enter the national scenario we learn the language in order to converse with our fellow indian brothers. So be proud of your state accomodate everyone (tribe) in to your fold and that would make you all one before the eyes of God who created you with different talents.God Bless your state and may your state and church flourish!

By: sudhir kulkarni

sudhir kulkarni — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:43:31 +0000

whatever may be ur language, region, caste, creed, tribe, state don change ur religion, be Indian, n be proud of that.. thanks. love u all

By: xoris

xoris — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:11:06 +0000

im from aizawl mizoram,i speak lusei but im a laimi,i dont speak laihawlh unlike my father & my grandfather..let me just clarify one thing.the lusei people are lusei,not only lusei are MIZO,one could not be that stupid to not know what the term “MIZO” means mi=people,zo=our ancestral name.same as ZOMI.the term mizo was coined as an umbrella term for all the zohnahthlaks.its just that the indian govt gave us only 1/3 of our ancestral land as mizoram,and our brothers living outside of us we’re pissed at the mizoram mizos,well it’s not our fault,blame the indian govt.also the britishers divide&rule policy didn’t help either.maras are a subclan of the lais,and this duhlian language is taken from both falam lai tawng and hmar tawng..i dont know why the hmars are so pissed to be called mizos,they are more lusei then the lai and maras,the lusei and hmar even share the same customs,traditions and dresses while we lai people and the maras are very distinct from them,especially the lai,we dont even have zawlbuk(bachelors dormitory)but we call ourselves mizo anytime wherever we go.dont be so narrowminded when using the term MIZO.all zo hnahthlaks are zo people i.e. ZOMI/MIZO.

By: Mrchhaihlung

Mrchhaihlung — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 07:55:50 +0000

‘..hay guys go ahead keep on talking

By: beibie

beibie — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:34:54 +0000

@dav, linda………………..
i hav to say tat u both are right and wrong…first, we all are mizos. we just came from different tribe. but the thing is there are more than one langage, u dunno mara lang, lai and hmar…so, dunt u fuckin tell me that there is only one languahe…na pahno ma???????

By: Koko

Koko — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:26:03 +0000

Well i’m from manipur and i happen to stumble to this site. One thing i could never understand is why the kuki, chin and mizo tribes are not united?? They have a common origin, similar languages, similar culture. Unlike nagas whose tribes are diverse in origin, languages are completely different, culture varies and some who are not even nagas originally! Btw i’m meitei. Also classified as a kuki-chin language

By: Paw Hma Khei

Paw Hma Khei — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:10:41 +0000

When I go through your article, Its nice to read but you have forgot to mention the population of some village in Burma Mara, Specially Pasai (New). Thank you.

By: Salai Lahnim

Salai Lahnim — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:23:12 +0000

Dear Observer,

I like to focuss on Martin’s comment. He once commented on my writing “LAI CHIN ZO” and “KUKI MIZO ZOMI” posted by my friend, and even here I read your comment as regards Dr. Zohra’s writing. Martin, please refrain from such kind of barbarism. As evident from your prints, you are deadly succumbed to the malady of parochialism, extremism and barbarism. If you want to parcipate in the genuine academic word, please come out from the darkness you are living now.

Go and explore the history of the Lais, and even your history, and there you would see yourself if you reach the sound horizon of wisdom. I dont know who you are, dont even know your ethnic background. I am here, a de-constructionist to challenge the biased historical writings of the Mizos and the Zos about the Lais. Lais are the root and the stem of Chinlung peaples, the root and the stem of the Mizo, the Mara and others. If you go on reading the history of the Lais, you must see this fact. If you attended Internatinal Seminar on Exploring The History, Culture and Identity of The Chins in 2008, you must see the fate of little knowlege, unreasonable arrogance and parochialism. Dont forget the past never change.

Turn upwards. Think of the future of Chinlung people. How shall we survive in the midst of the grown-up nations. We are just kids. In the age of globalisation, how shall we live without losing our identity. Go on and think! Come out from your bondage! Choose:
divided or united. Martin! My dear: Quavadis?

By: VB Mara Nohro, Meisavaih 'W'

VB Mara Nohro, Meisavaih 'W' — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:01:11 +0000

We, the Maras have been isolated and left undiscovered for more than a decades after the penetration of the English into the Lushai Hills. References to the writtings of N.E. Perry (The Lakhers), the Maras were well known for their raids and in such a way that they were given different names by their neighbouring tribes. The Maras were slightly different from their surrounding tribes in many spheres. Perry even stated that they were completely different from the Lushais..
Mass communication and the advancement in information technology has a great impact in the Mara community.. Many scholars began to emphasised that the Maras were part of the Mizo community but we never let ourself defeated by this negative notion. We still got a long long way to go to preserve our identity.

“Khazia ei reih ei pahlei aw,
Chokhazoh eina piepa cha.”

By: Krista

Krista — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:36:12 +0000

I like the way how Observer commented earlier. Basically we are believe to be from common ancestor but cannot deny our outcome branches. Because after going two or three centuries i believe even the Maras and the Lai will again split themselves into another tribes.
So we have to accept one Umbrella is here above us for Lushai,Lai,Mara,Kuki,etc..
I am Khiangte clan by birth but reside in Lai area. Actually my Granparents were from Mausen area near Pukpui. There in my villge in Lawngtlai District i face the problem of being exclusion in Lai tribe. However,they are nice to me.
Really Mara people are praise worthy for their commitment and their love for originality. Also they are more advance in terms of Educatian and Culture and even in Political platform. Look the Written result of MCS. Here among the southern cities Lawngtlai,Chawngte,Lunglei and Hnahthial could not produce even a single csndidate but Saiho could come out with three acandidates. Though one candidate is from Lunglei Dist but he is from a vilage…What ever everything is fine. Here is Krista…Proud to be the Mizos and love the mara,lai,kuki,thado,paite…..thanks.