Other Indians have always found our names to be funny and strange. Just like how we find their names to be funny and strange too. This is a natural phenomenon that one must expect whenever there is a clash of culture.
In the midst of all these, some of my non-Mizo friends would come up to me and ask “Dude, how come he has an English name while you don’t? Is he not a pure Mizo?” or something to that effect.
Lolz. I don’t blame them for asking such a ridiculous question. After all, just when they were getting used to meeting my Mizo friends with Mizo names, they suddenly met my other Mizo friends with names like “David” and “Stephen”. So once again I had to tell them that there are many Mizos with English names too.
Which led me to wonder, when did we Mizos first started adopting English names? And how come nearly all of us don’t have those Mizo names our Ancestors used to have? Is this our way of showing we are “progressing”? The Welsh Missionaries were even given Mizo names when they first came to Mizoram. Now the tables have turned completely. My friend Mary told me she had an English name to show that she’s a Christian. I mean, do we need to advertise our religion like that? Do you want to be stereotyped the moment people read or hear your name?
I once asked my friend Jenny for the story behind her English name. She told me that she had absolutely no clue why she was named Jenny and the only thing she knew was that it stood for Jennifer. So I asked her if her parents were big fans of J-Lo and she smacked me on my head. Moving on to my other friend Lucy, I asked her that since Jenny was derived from Jennifer, was Lucy derived from Lucifer? Another whack on my head!
Anyway, sometimes I used to wonder why some of us have English names. Is it because we consider English sounding names to be more sophisticated? Could this be just another case of Colonial hangover? Another clear cut case of our strange fascination over white skinned people?
One thing I know for sure is that, all the Mizo Catholics I have met so far all have English names. Names like Stephen, Francis, Paul, Mary, Margaret and Theresa. They were all named after their Saints or somebody important in the Bible. Well I can understand that, but what about the other Mizos?
Don’t get me wrong, I am not trying to spark off a debate here. I am just curious to know why some of us would want to name our children with an English sounding name. Is having a Mizo name that embarrassing? I for one would never give an English name to my children. Don’t mistake this for an ethnocentric or xenophobic remark. I just don’t see any reason why I should give a foreign sounding name to my own flesh and blood, unless ofcourse I was forced at gun-point to do so.
And if you look at this as just another Pro-Mizo article, let me tell you that atleast 90% of my closest Mizo friends have English names. My article is not directed at those Mizos having English names but rather focused at WHY we are so fascinated on giving English names to our Children.
And speaking of naming your children, here is a small advice. NEVER include the words “fak” and “dik” in your children’s name. Like, Lalfakawma or Lalrindika. Face it, we are living in a Global Village where everybody’s mixing with everybody. And if your son or daughter has the words “fak” or “dik” in their names, trust me, they are going to be the butt of all jokes from their non-Mizo friends. In Mizoram, it’s ok to be called “Faka”, but definitely not outside Mizoram!!! Especially if you are sweetly named “Mafaka”!!! That would be sheer character assassination outside Mizoram!
Coming back to this topic, many of my friends tell me that they were named after Bible characters. Names like David, Amos, Jerusha, Solomon, Benjamin, Abigail, John, Isaac, Esther, Sarah, Michael, Samuel and Emmanuel. But what about those names like Jimmy, Gnat, Tracy, Stacy, Aldrin, Andy, Jerry, Charles, Samantha, Betty, Sandra and Brad???? Pray do tell me where in the passages of The Bible did you ever come across such names?
If The Holy Bible was such a big criteria for naming our children, then please let me know if you’ve heard of any Mizos with names such as Nebuchanazzer, Goliath or Herod. Some of you might say those guys were the bad guys. Ok fine, then what about names like Corinth, Theophilus, Uriah and Casiphia. Any of you know any Mizos with those names?
And if the names need not be related to The Bible, then why not have other foreign “first names” like Nkuru, Ntini, Mutombo, Okacha, Thierry, Gilberto, Kolo, Cesc, Júlio, Abou, Gaël, Agathangelos, Carlos, Antonio, Pièdro, Francois, Louis, Blancheflour, Milosevic, Abramovich, Nemanja, Lijuan, Huang, Xiaofang, Sung, Xiang etc? Why are most of the names (other than a very few exceptions) copied only from the US and the UK? Is this because we hold the West in extremely high regards or is this some kind of a Racist attitude that we have towards the African Countries, Latino Countries, Scandinavian Countries, South-east and Far-east Asian Countries etc?
Anyway, this post is all about exploring this issue on why we sometimes name our children with English names and is definitely not targeted at those Mizos with English names.
If you have comments such as “I have the full rights to name my son with any name that I want and you got no rights to tell me how to name my son”, then please keep such comments to yourself. There are some of us who like to have an open minded discussion and move forward. Obstinate comments will only hinder our progress. Let’s discuss this “Mizos with foreign names” topic on grounds like whether it is because of globalization? Is it because of a case of identity? Is it because we want to be a part of both the “new World” and the “old World”? Is it because people will find it much easier to pronounce? Is it because of Christianity? Is it because it is considered stylish and chic? Is it because of the Snob effect? (Snob Effect = Economics term for a condition when a consumer wishes to own an exclusive or unique good).
Ps. I ain’t attacking anybody here. Don’t mistake this article as a propaganda against Mizos with non-Mizo names. LoLz!!! It’s just that I have seen many Mizos make xenophobic Pro-Mizo statements with a hint towards some kinda Mizo supremacy ideology, and most of them do not support the idea of welcoming any “outsiders” into our Community. Yet, when it comes to adopting “foreign” names (or listening to “foreign” songs, watching “foreign” movies, wearing “foreign” clothes etc. for that matter) these same people happily don’t mind all that. I find this a bit ironic. I am writing an article on racism and I really hope you guys can fill me in on this behavior inconsistency etc… and help me understand this whole issue better. Thanx.
Peace out.
– Balu-Pa. LoLz!!! Bleh… Sandman! 
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September 18th, 2006 at 11:53 pm
Ka pu Things hi unheck thin la
September 18th, 2006 at 11:57 pm
sorry… things a ni ve tho a sin
uncheck e
September 19th, 2006 at 12:19 am
A nih leh Duhlian hnam hi an awm reng em ni?
https://www.vanglaini.net/article.html
R. Vanlawma
Khatih lai kha Naga leh India inkara thubuai tihrem tuma an beih nasat lai a ni a. America Missionary lamte sawirem tum khan an lo kal thin a, kei pawn khang nun lai kha Phizo-a te nen kan inkawp zual lai a ni a, vawihnih lai chu an kalhmang hre ve turin Kohima thlengin ka kal a, tunlaia Naga botupa an tih mai Muivah te pawh hi ka hmu ve thin a. Tangkhul a ni a, Naga ho lam ai phei chuan keini Mizo lam hi an hnaih zawk hial awm e. Mahsela Phizo-a te pawl Secretary ni thin Isaac Shwe khan Pu Phizo aimahin Muivah kha a lo thlawp ta zawk a, chuvangin Phizo-a pawh London-ah a tlan thla ta hial a nih kha.
Khang hun lai te khan Naga leh Manipur velah chuan ka kal apiang hian Duhlian hnam hi an awm reng em? hmuh hram ka duh a ni tiin mi ka zawt fo thin a. Manipur ram leh a chhehvelah chuan tumah reng min kawhhmuhtu ka hmu thei ngai lo a ni. Manipur ram atanga Tahan lama han kal turte in Moreh lamte ka kal tlangin Churrachandpur lamah Tipaimukh lamah Seling lama tlang zelte pawhin ka kal thin a. Ka kalpah hian Duhlian hnam chanchin hria leh hmuh tur hria an awm em? tiin ka bengvar reng bawk a, mahsela tumah hre chiang reng reng ka hmu lo. Chuvang chuan Lallula’n tuna Mizoram kan tih hi a pum mai hian an ram atan a lo hauh vek a, an zinga lo tel ve tur ni lova, lal hran bawl tur chuan tu tan mah |iau lui kan thlak a lo phal lo kha hauh zau an tiin, Duhlian an lo ti em em a, chuvang chuan Selesiha Mizote kha Duhlian an lo ti ta mai niawmtak khan a ngaihruat loh theih ta lo a ni. A dik pawh ka ring viau a ni.
Chuvangin Burma phaizawla Shan ho an lo lut a, 1397 vela Mizote nen an lo inhnaih hle avang khan Mizote chuan tlangram lo neih an lo ching a. Tlangrama lutin thlang an lo tla thla ta zel nia Pu F.K.Lehman-an a lehkhabu ‘The Structure of Chin Society’ tih a ziaka a lo tihlan kha a tlangpui chuan a dikin a lang a. “Zo lo” han tihte pawh tlangram lo tihna ang zawnga ngaih a lo ni thei ta pawh hi a dik awm hlein a lang a ni.
Sailo leh an khua leh tuite Selesihah an han awm khawm a, “tlawmngaihna” tih tawngkam lo piang thei khawpin an lo inhmangaih tlang a, Mizo hnahthlak zawng zawng an awm khawmna hmun a lo ni ta a. Lusei tawng pawh Mizo tawng tih a lo nih phah ta hial a, a lo itsiktute chuan chuti khawpa mihring lo tam ta chu ngam inring hek lo, an kiansan ta zawk a. Chutih avang chuan tuna Mizoram kan tih hi Sailo ram turin an lo chhuahsan ta duak mai niin a lang ta ber a ni.
Amaherawh chu Duhlian tawng reh daih tawh, naupang te chuan hriat pawh kan lo hriat tawh loh kha British-in min chhuahsan hnu a, Lusei hnam ve bawk Hualngo ho vang ni ngei awma Duhlian hming a lo lian thar leh ta hi chuan kan hnam pum mai hian min tichhe dawn a ang hle mai. Mizorama Tribal Research Institute-ah bul a han inkhuar thar leh ni ngei tura a lo lang thar leh ta a. ‘Thu leh Hla’ chanchinbu lam thleng thlenga min lo daikhalh ta mai hi kan hneh lo thei mai dawn emaw te ka lo ti a ni. Selesih pawh a ropui angin kan chawimawi zo hauh lo te hi a mak a ni.
September 19th, 2006 at 12:45 am
keipoh sap hming ka nei thrin mahse ka jak a ka paih daih. hihihihi
September 19th, 2006 at 1:25 am
Non-Catholic Main land Indian Christian do so. If benjamin doesn’t work for you, try binyamin
September 19th, 2006 at 1:29 am
My article is not directed at those Mizos having English names but rather focused at WHY we are so fascinated on giving English names to our Children.
Would you call Paul, Joseph, Timothy, Mathew, John etc.. English names?
A good question is why not the Mizo version of such names?
September 19th, 2006 at 1:31 am
Would you tell that to Dikshit , the CM of Delhi?
September 19th, 2006 at 1:40 am
I pa Sap a nia nang chu
September 19th, 2006 at 11:30 am
Khasi & Jaintia ho hming hi keini mizo ai chuan an phuah chhan ka hre chak jok..e.g: Bah thawt – a ( a hming pum chu your thought is not my thought). Evening Star – a te tam mai..lolx
September 19th, 2006 at 12:48 pm
Mizo people with English names – I’ve heard people blast them a gazillion times before. I used to cringe with embarrassment and go home and scream at my dad ‘Why?’
Every interview I’ve ever given, I’m invariably asked where I get my name from and what it means. And that’s something I can enunciate on very well..and ta-daa, people are impressed! they offer you a job! LOL
I feel differently now though…I know my name was given to me for a reason and a beautiful one at that. And it’s meaningful. And besides, I’m stuck with it whether I like it or not so might as well be cool about it. And no one can tag me as the girl with the English name cos it’s not even English.
Also, forgettable characters like me need something to make people help remember you. And if a unique, albeit weird, name’s going to do that, I’m glad.
It also helps one getting a job
September 19th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
the reason could be varied sandman….it could be the hangover from the colonial days…but more so cuz the first people mizos looked up to were the sap missionaries…and when someone looks up on someone..we tend to do things their way…and then we started having the english bibles..and the new way of pronouncing names maybe was fascinating.i think most parents from the 1970`s to 1990`s (parents who had children at this period) had a fascination for giving their kids names from the bible..and of course later generation moved on to more exotic sounding names from books as we had more excess to english books..it was a phase…and now parents from the late 1990`s have started going back to our roots and the latest in vogue is to give their kids only mizo names.i was always called lalmohan(vais ways of pronouncing lalmuanawmi i guess) a friend was always called baldeb(vais way of pronouncing valte) so i think in some contexts its easy to give ur kids easy sounding names instead of being called lalmohan all ur life lol maybe thats why my mom`s friends gave me a punjabi name and i am stuck with it!!..and hey names are an extension of yourself..so i think its a personal matter. did u read the book `The Namesake’ by jhumpa lahiri??? it sort of deals with names too..:) neway urs is an interesting article as always..
September 19th, 2006 at 1:53 pm
a pa chu sap alawm.. pa sapa an ti
September 19th, 2006 at 2:20 pm
this is the best article i’ve read in this website, hats off to the writer…..in our class,our poffesors cannot pronounce my name properly,but i don’t mind,because this shows that i’m a mizo…..others having enlish name in our class,vai people used to ask them “are you a mixed with english people?” it sounds very funny when they are saying like that…..what i’m trying to say is that it’s better not to have english names as vai people used to think like this
September 19th, 2006 at 3:00 pm
AFAIK it can be Dixit too because words translated into english script from hindi does not follow a stardard norm. Anyway, my advice on “fak” and “dik” was only for the Mizos. In that case, how about Punjabi names like Sukdeep (Suck-deep) and Tamilian names like Subramani (So-bra-many)
September 19th, 2006 at 3:01 pm
Pickles’ sap hming is Beyonce.
September 19th, 2006 at 3:02 pm
Binyamin sounds more jewish, me thinks.
September 19th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
nia phuah chhan tam tak a om thei, thenkhat chu (a bik in zo khaw lam ah) sap hming kan in phuah a, kan nu leh pa te poh in an lam fiah thiam mang lo a, ziah thiam te chu khoilam, benzamina te, richat a te, zuliet i te, hnap tolh pir per han hmuh hi chuan nuih a xa deuh thrin. pongtong sap hming in phuah ngot hi chu a chi ber lo a nih hi.
September 19th, 2006 at 3:10 pm
Maimawm wrote:
Can I start using your name too then? Hope it helps me secure a job too
Lolz at your comment about your name being unique and weird. I completely agree with you on that one
When I first heard your name, I thought people were making fun of you because, you know, you look funny. So I thought what a mean thing to do and felt sorry for you, although I did find your funny name a good match to your funny face
(That’ for the snaps you took of me. I finally got back at you. So we’re even now hence you can’t reply to this
)
September 19th, 2006 at 3:16 pm
Hehe thanx. Anyway, I’ve been through all that you went through. And I think I got it worse than any other Mizos. Because in my case, not only did my non-Mizo friends mispronounce my name, but they would also make fun of my name because my name sounds just like a popular Indian dish, which need not be mentioned here
But looking back at all that, I really have no regrets and I’m glad those incidents gave me a great childhood memory that I can cherish…
September 19th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
One thing I have noticed, dear life, is that how come most of us don’t have those names our ancestors used to have, like Taitesena, Suakpuiliani etc. If you look at other cultures, they still use the names that their ancestors used to have, but why is it that in our Community we find it funny to have such names today?
And forget ancestors, let’s talk about the generation just before mine (that would be the generation right after J’s… hihihi I couldn’t help with that! Now she’s gonna kill me.) In the preceding generation before mine, my dad have what one might say a typical Mizo name. But my mum is called Darchhingpuii, and till now I havent met any girls from my generation with that name, although in my mum’s generation I know atleast 7-10 women having such a name. Funny I might say.
September 19th, 2006 at 3:31 pm
Sandman –
Picture taken but not shared is as good as not taken. And since you’ve already gotten even with me, I guess I’ll have to do my part and create a reason for you to justify that nasty comment!
Watch this space – it’ll be up shortly!
September 19th, 2006 at 4:01 pm
I’ve always been fascinated by Latin-sounding names. So, if/when I have a son, I’m going to name him Maximus Decimus Meridius or something
September 19th, 2006 at 4:04 pm
BANG BANG you’re deader than a dodo, lal SHAGTHANG!!!!!
With ref to your question as to why we don’t have names like Taitesena anymore, simple, Christianity changed all that. We now have Christian-oriented names like Vanlalfela, Vanramropuia, et al. Don’t know about the sap hming thingy, don’t ask me, don’t know, don’t care. Like I quoted just a few minutes earlier, what’s in a name etc etc
September 19th, 2006 at 4:18 pm
Try Xmus or Xtasius or Xtrapolus or Xjuniorius
September 19th, 2006 at 6:43 pm
ka sap hming hi ka chhuang vak lova…amaherawhchu min kohna ber a ni miau sia…lolz…ih…nia, sap hming hi duh vanga pu pawh kan ni bik lova, min sawiseltu lah an tam thin e….tlem azawng kan sawi ve lawks anga…ka pian tirh hian ka Pu te pahnih (Pa te pa leh Nu te pa) lampang te hian ka hming sak ve ve an duh sia….Ka nu pa hian ka sap hming hi a phuah a, ka pa pa hian ka mizo hming hi a phuah ve thung a ni…tichuan, an inphuah sem tihna nih chu….:D ..thats why i’ve got an english name..
September 19th, 2006 at 6:48 pm
hming phuah hi uluk ngai khawpin ka hria….entirnan mai maiin (tu huat thu suh ah)….Laldanglovi emaw Laldanglova emaw te lo phuah ta ila, koh duatna phuah mai loh chuan koh a nalh lo thin, Dangi emaw Danga emaw ti dawn ila, nalh chiah si lo…Lova emaw Lovi emaw ti dawn ila, nalh chiah bawk si lo, Danglo ti dawn ila, ni chiah bawk si lo…. Puii tih daih mai chi…kkkk
September 19th, 2006 at 7:09 pm
Kan hming a “Lal” emaw “Vanlal” emaw kan uar lutuk te hi a nia ngaimawhawm thin. Variety awm lo lutuk a….fate hmingah chuan telh dawn lo hrim hrim
September 19th, 2006 at 7:12 pm
mizo zaithiam Gnat-a khan a sap hming hi nalh a ti ngem aw?
ka lo siat ve dan chuan a pa hi Air Force lamah a thawk thrina chuan Gnat hi chu Indian Air Force thlawhna hming pakhat ni in ka sia…
ka fapa chu F-16 ka ti dawn chiang.. chuan a next leh chu Sukhoi =)
September 19th, 2006 at 7:27 pm
Hming tih vel hi chu hunlai hi a awm ve a, late 60s early 70s lai khan Parte tih khan uar em em a. 80s chho bawr vel lai khan hming pakhat vawihnih lam eg Kimkim, RemRem tih kha a lar leh a, chuan A tih a in tan Abawihi, Agungi, Azauvi, Azuali, Angaiha …..fads fads fads
September 19th, 2006 at 9:25 pm
ka hming vang hian ka buai zing in..document pawimawh ah an ziak dik lo ziah leh nghal a…hriat awlsam tak mizo hming leh sap hming ka neih tir ngei ngei ang Pathian zara fate ka la nei ve nih chuan.
September 19th, 2006 at 9:27 pm
dangdai hlawm ltk…a dik alawm…an unau chu thlawhna hming vek…ka hre kim ta lo…Gnat, Whitney, Hunter etc…
September 19th, 2006 at 9:29 pm
haha….ni e tiraw…
September 19th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Buy him a drink
September 19th, 2006 at 9:50 pm
I think the mizo version is benjamin with an a at the end. Thankfully, our alphabet got J.
September 20th, 2006 at 1:00 pm
One more thing I have noticed is that we Mizos have this habit of calling each other with two syllable names. Have you guys noticed that too? When calling out to each other, we always use two syllables of that person’s name (unless we are using Prefixes like Pa, Pu, Pi, Nu etc…), like Rina, Kima, Kimi, Kimkim, Tluangtluang, Tluanga, Tluangte, Sangte, Hminga, Hminglian, Hmingte, RP, KP, SP, TP etc. The only other time we use more than two syllables of the person’s name is when we want to show irritation, anger, reprimand, criticism or as a reply after being teased at by that particular person.
Even when we hurl out abuses or cuss words at each other, it’s always a two syllable word!
Like zawng-a, hmel-a, ek-a, vai-a, zawngchh* etc. lolz.
For me, it’s a bit funny when English names are zoified and becomes truly Ang-zo names
My friend Richard became Chat-a, Robert became Bart-a etc. Even though the short form for Rebecca is Becky, I think what most Mizos use is actually Beck-i.
Even English names with less than or more than two syllables are not spared. Like Christopher becomes Christo, Solomon becomes Solo, Emanuel becomes El-a, Benjamin becomes Ben-a or Ben-te and Goldmember becomes Goldie :-P. One syllable names like Paul becomes Paul-a, Mark becomes Mark-a and Gnat becomes Gnat-a. One of my classmates in school was Paul and we all called him Paul-a. But it’s really funny when the rest of our non-Mizo classmates would call him Paul-a too because they actually thought his name was “Paula” (as in Paula Abdul).
It’s funny how our culture always manages to catch up eventually in the end. Makes me proud and happy to know that no matter what we do, there will always be a part of Mizoness within us.
September 20th, 2006 at 1:03 pm
Am not surprised about your in-depth knowledge on the 60s era…
(why why why do I keep doing this!)
September 20th, 2006 at 1:05 pm
xxx wrote:
You mean to say, till now you haven’t had one???
September 20th, 2006 at 1:07 pm
You and your fetish about missiles, torpedoes and rockets…
September 20th, 2006 at 1:07 pm
Muuuaah!
September 20th, 2006 at 1:11 pm
Ben-a . Thats the best sounding two syllables
September 20th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
Woo hooooo!!
September 20th, 2006 at 2:29 pm
You must have a serious DEATH WISH, you å▼ﻺﺺﷲچøǻΔЖЉЮд!!!!چ
September 20th, 2006 at 2:29 pm
You must have a serious DEATH WISH, you å▼ﻺﺺﷲچøǻΔЖЉЮд!!!!چ
September 20th, 2006 at 2:31 pm
J was the first original mizo Hippie
September 20th, 2006 at 2:43 pm
It’s one of the best articles I’ve ever read regarding naming of mizo guys. Here are few comments with supplements from a man who does’t want to adulterate his name with any foreign name.
No matter whether the foreign names we used to give ourselves are from the bible after the holy saints or from any where else, but one thing for I’m very sure is that, they are not the tickets for entering into heaven. So then, what’s the benefit n advantage of bearing the so called holly names.
Mizo guy who is lover of foreign name may feel that he is free enough to have it and may think who can stop him from having it.
Here is the answer from Exodus 20:15 & 17. 15 “You shall not steal. 17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Why do we used to steal foreign names?. Are we authorized or permitted?. Why do we love, covet and steal foreign names that belongs to others and why do we segregate and dislike our own chhinlung names.
Don’t you know ‘Tsunami’ a Japanese word is already sworn in the book of Oxford Dictionary. Even the most remote place in the world like mizoram is also so much dominated and assimilated by the terms like Tsunami, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Hitachi, Sumo, Taikwandu, Karate, Judo, Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, Toyata, Hurricane Katrina, etc etc.
A dik in I hria em unau duh tak?. Japan ho chuan Tuifinriat tui lirnghing vang a nasa tak2 leh sang tak2 a fawn thin sawi nan English word hman kher an tum lo. Tsunami an ti a, khawvelin kan tawmpui mai a ni. Israel te, Japan, Korea, China etc te chuan an tawng leh an hmingah an lungawi tawk. An hnam a ding reng ang an boral lovang. Khawvelah hnam tamtak chimbo an tam tawh. Keini Mizo ho hi kan la boral ve dawn khawp hi maw!. Kanta nilo saphming kan duhin kan ngaisang tlata, mimalin kan pu a; Musical group din ila zo hla hlir sa tur pawhin group hmingah sap hming bawk kan duh a(unlike Zodi, Vulmawi); Pathian thu sawi thin ten sap hmingin team/group an din a, sikul din ila a hmingah sap hming bawk kan pe a. English medium school thatak ni thovin Mizo takin hmingte pe ila a pawi viau dawn em mi. Hahthlak tak a ni kan culture hi, eiruk culture in min chim tawh bawk si, u nau, don’t worry mizos will vanish and be nowhere in the near decades.
Ka hming hi hnamdang ho lam thiam zawng tura her rem hi a tul kher lova, ka ba bawk hek lo; Sunirmal Battacharya te, Zoramthanga, Mikhail Gorbochov te leh Japan,Korea,China,India Vai, etc ram hruaitu ten an hming hnamdang hriat awl tura her rem tul an ti hran lo. Ka pawimawh chuan ka hming chu eng ang pawhin harsa se miten/hnamdangten an lam dikin an ziak dik chho ve mai ang.
September 20th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
Sandman wrote:
Hmmm missiles, torpedoes, rockets are all phallic symbols, did you know?
September 20th, 2006 at 6:04 pm
pa pakhat pawh kha fapa aneih lai takin a patea kha sipaiin an manna..a fapa hminga chawi chhan aduh a tih ngaihna vak a hre silova..a hminga “apateasipainanmana ” atia..a koh duat nan apatea anti ..hahha thring ve joke of the year min lo pe sandy
September 21st, 2006 at 11:27 am
And ‘Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife(or name for that matter) but tradition approves all forms of competition’ – writes Arthur Hugh Clough.
Ticket to heaven nen a rawn link teh deih. Kan thil tih zawng zawng engkim hi vanram luh nen kan link ni awm tak a…A in hmeh loh dan chu alu ei vang hian vanram I luh phah dawn lo sia alu ei tawh suh tih ang vel ani.
September 21st, 2006 at 3:33 pm
Hmm..Intersting article..makes you think.By the way I like the term that you coined ”Mizo supremacy ideology” that says a lot.Looking forward to reading your article on racism.It’s something I have been thinking about myself.
September 21st, 2006 at 3:37 pm
ka lo ngaihtuah mai mai a.. Naga ho hian sap hming hi an lo uar lo khawps mai mizo te nen han tehkhin dawn ta ila..!
Naga ho kan sawi chhuah nachhan kher chu an society leh kan society hi India ramah chuan a in ang deuh bera ka siat vang ania