Mizo women domination

August 21st, 2008 3:29 pm | News | benjamin rualthanzauva | 582 views
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Aizawl: A woman and an old fence should be replaced is a chauvinistic Mizo saying. But it has been proved wrong with empowerment of women in traditionally strict patriarchal tribal society in Mizoram.

A visit to the main market in the capital city, Aizawl, reveals that most meat and vegetable sellers are women.

- PTI via indiainfo.com

Times Now even writes the saying in Mizo “Hmeichhia leh pal chhia chu thlak mai tur’” .

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45 Responses to “Mizo women domination”

  1. 1
    dumput Says:

    pi irre leh pi Bmw i khan han tran u la!!!!ka rawn join ang che u!

  2. 2
    Aryan Says:

    Hmeichhe lam ina lawilut mipa hi an awm nual tawh sia, a bikin aizawlah, an in nghirngho nikhua hian hmeichhia nge tlan thin a mipa zawk le?

  3. 3
    kanidar Says:

    Nau paw chunga Hmeichhia in Bawngsa an han sat charh charh khi chu…. hmuh a nuam ka ti lo ve mai mai…. a aia tha leh children-friendly zawk hna kawhhmuh thei nih ka chak thin.

  4. 4
    ConstantineXX Says:

    @kanidar : Nau paw chunga Hmeichhia in Bawngsa an han sat charh charh khi chu…. tih luihna avanga sat chu an nih kan ring lo ve tawp mai a.
    i thil tih ang chi te hi kawhhmuh ta la , i hlok ru phian bawk sia :-)

  5. 5
    nell_maiden Says:

    nupui ka neih hun chu..Pasal fanau chawm thei ka nei sim2 ang..hehe..@ Aryan…a tihchi ltk khiatiang khi a n ti..hmeichhia a tlan..mahse bedroom thleng bak an tlan ngailo a ni om e…lol :P

  6. 6
    Zorunpuia Says:

    Intluktlanna kan duh chuan, mipa hna bik leh hmeichhe hna bik hi eng emaw hna bik tak a nih lem loh chuan thawh pawlh vek mai ila, Bazara sa zawrh leh sa sah te pawh hmeichhe hna tha ve tak a ni. An fak mawi thiam fu thin leh nghal a. Tin, Taxi leh Bus driver te pawh hi Hmeichhia ni ve nuk tawh se la, Office hna chauh hi hmeichhe hna a ni lo va, fanau enkawl tur nei mek an nih chuan in lamah nu berin a fanaute tha taka a uap lum erawh chhungkaw invawng fel thuah a tha rih viau zelin ka hria.

    Mahse, hna hram lutuk ang chi, kawng laih, Lei laih te leh eng eng emaw hi chu hmeichhe tana thawh chiah ka ngai lo va. Hengah hi chuan a awm khauh zawk mipa te hian awl thei hram ila, a tha ngawt ang.

    pu myself anga in lama a tui tui ei theia kan nupui te kan siam theih tluka hlu erawh a awmlo turah ngai ila, chutiang dinhmun kan thlen hma chu inkhawl rih pawh tlangvalte tan chuan a pawilo mai thei, entawn tur tha tak myself kan neih hi he lei malsawmna chu a ni phawt.. :)

  7. 7
    dumput Says:

    Amen

  8. 8
    X_MAN_19 Says:

    Dumput, lo ‘Amen’ duam duam mah che.

  9. 9
    ConstantineXX Says:

    Christian ka ni tia inchhal tan chuan intluktlanna hi ka Amen ve vak lo, Hmeichhe lu chu Mipa a ni tih ziak a ni si a……dik em Kanidar

  10. 10
    myself Says:

    Pu zorun(puia) chu ziak thiam dup dup hle Gibson Les Paul a zut raih raih ang mai in a riff te pawh a nalh alawm maw le..kanidari ten nula mal an zut thin lai a :)

    Ni e, hna chu engpawh mai hi thawk bawrh bawrh vek tlang mai ila ani ber mai…Mahse, aizawl thlai/thawmhnaw zawrh na vel ah hi chuan mipa chu ka hmu tlem khawp mai!! kanidari te holung lawm nan All Women Police station te pawh hi kan han din rup mai dawn em ni !!

  11. 11
    nell_maiden Says:

    Kohhran Upa leh Pastor ah te hian nuho hi an la thlang ve don tihna mi? raipuar chungin bial an fang dawn maw? lol tak2 ah an thei alom…mahse hman deuha MLA seat khat hauh tawp an tum kha chu a zialo deuh..duh leh a pangngaiin in candidate mai se…hmeichhe tan chauh a seat ruat bik kha a fairlo…inequality zawk a ni.,

  12. 12
    wonderboy Says:

    ConXX
    hmeichhe lu chu mipa tih khi kanidari hian a duh luttuk…a chhiar dan thluk erawh a dang deuh… :-)

  13. 13
    ConstantineXX Says:

    lolzz Wonderboy… mahse kanidri chhiardan thluk chuan tunlai thil angah chuan hmeichhe lu chu mipa leh hmeichhia a nih duh tawh hmel :-)

  14. 14
    Zorunpuia Says:

    An tlin phawt chuan CM pawh ni ang hmiang. Minister te pawh ni se, Pastor leh Kohhran upa te pawh ni se, a pawi reng renglo. Mahse, kan society hmeichhia te hian an tlin meuh ang em? tih hi zawhna awm thei zawk chu a ni a. A chung lama ka sawi tawh ang khian, mipa hnu nia kan hriat tam tak hi hmeichhia te pawhin an paltlang a hun ve tawh a. Chutiang paltlang huam si lo va, mipa tluk tum chu thil theih erawh ani hauh lo thung a.

    Entirnan, Kohhran hian pastor leh kohhran upa atan lo nemnghet ta se, thingtlang ah kawng hre awm tak tak paltlangin bial a fang thei ang em? Thingtlam lamah an chhungkuaa dah an inhuam em? eng emaw changin ram hnuai leh kawng velah riahna tur awmlo vin an khawsa ve thei ang em? heng te hi hmeichhe tih atana mawilo nia kan la hriat chhung leh hmeichhia ten an tih chi nia an la ngaih loh chhung chu hun a la duh rei fu mai thei.

    Tin, Mizoah chuan hmeichhe tam zawk hian pastor leh kohhran upa atan hian an hmeichhe pui hi an duhlo niin an sawi a, engvang nge phei chu ka hre hran lo. Ni e, Baibul kan en chuan mipa dinhmun leh hmeichhe dinhmun chu a thliar hrang dap a. Mahse, mipa te pawh hian mipa awm dan tur a sawi ang hi kan tlin chiah em? tih te pawh in en fiah a tha ve tho mai. Nupui chawm zo lo kan thahnem ta fu lo maw?

  15. 15
    Wish_Bone Says:

    Mizo hnamah hi chuan hmeichhia leh mipa hi chu inthlau tak an ni ( Customary Law leh Society lam ka sawilo, tharum leh thurawn lamah te etc etc).

    Mizo mipa te hi an thachhe eeeem a, an tum a hniam bawk sia, kan hmeichhiate hian kawlhrawn bak in nghahna tur an hmu tawhlo a nih hi. An duh vang em pawh a nilo, in nghahna tur an nei chau em vang a ni.

  16. 16
    Editor-a Says:

    Benjamin, or any Admin , off-topic deuh mah se…. pending review kha lo en teh u. News rang chi aw… ti vats… plz

  17. 17
    amanda Says:

    @ In va han sawi dik hlawm em! hmeichhia leh mipa intluk tlanna hi kan sawi fo thawh thin a,nupa te pawh hi tunhma nun ngaihtuah chuan in hriatthiamna zau tak pawh a awm tawh ngei mai. Amaherawh chu mizo mipa tamtak te hian hmeichhia te hi an en hniam deuh tlat thin a,hmeichhia a thawkchhuak tu zawk an nih pawhin mipa te hi an la in tithu fu bok thin.

    Kohhran lamah ngat hi chuan mipa chauh hi Upa leh pastor atan hi chuan ni se ka ti ,a chhan chu hmeichhia te chu fanau te lo enkawl hi an inhmeh bik tlat.Hmeichhe fel leh fing zual bik te hi chu ram rorel na ah pawh hian tel ve se chu ka tikhawp mai.

    Hmeichhia leh mipa kan intluk tlang reng na a,mizo traditional taka kan tihtur bik niawm hi chu a hriat ve mai,kei chu mipa eirawngbawl thiam deuh te ka duh miah lo,ka pasal chuan ka rawngbawl tui tak a ei tur a ni :)

  18. 18
    Wish_Bone Says:

    amanda, min duhlo hmel hle mai. Cooking hi ka tuina pakhat. Creative mind a reflect an ti lehnghal. Cook Book te hi ka chhiar thin. Kan kitchen ina a afford theih hi chu ka siam chhin ve ngei bawk zel, a fuh thei zek leh nghal. Ingredients, sauce leh neuh neuh dang ka hmuh zawh loh vang hian tam tak chu ka thawnthu chhiar vel mai mai thin.

  19. 19
    amanda Says:

    @Wish_Bone: :) hmanah pawh i recipe i rawn show tawh kha ti rawh,chaweiah min sawm poh i tiam kha :)

  20. 20
    Borat Says:

    Hmeichhia anni lo, hmeitha, hmeimawi, hmeipa, hmaihuai, hmaitaima, hmaitangkai, hmeihausa, etc anni zawk.

  21. 21
    Wish_Bone Says:

    Tui tawkin ka bawl anga, red wine tha mi nen chaw kan la ei dun dawn nia. Mahse no uisa. Uisa hi ka duhlo bur, ka ei atan chuan. Mi in min zawh pawn ” Uisa ei thlah kan nilo (our family)” ka ti ngat zel.
    Off topic tawh em mai. Bon appetite. :)

  22. 22
    tetea_t Says:

    #3
    kanidar,

    …”Nau paw chunga Hmeichhia in Bawngsa an han sat charh charh khi chu…. hmuh a nuam ka ti lo ve mai mai…. a aia tha leh children-friendly zawk hna kawhhmuh thei nih ka chak thin”

    Hei hi Women Empowerment vang a ni thei mai lo maw?

    :D :D

  23. 23
    Aryan Says:

    women domination sawitakah chuan USA 4 X100 relay an tla ta der mai, an baton a thlauh palh hlauh, thluah lo se chuan chakber tur an ni maw le. An khawngaih thlak kher mai.

  24. 24
    mizo Says:

    An fimkhur loh man an hmu a nih kha…. Chapo deuh hi chu hnuhhniam an ni zel ang…. Sincity lama englo zawrh thin avang a, insiam hausa chapo deuh ang hi an ni mai.

  25. 25
    Aryan Says:

    Kutdawh state a cheng vaiho chawmhlawma Vairamah pawh in chapo chuan khawvelah chapo lo tur tunge awm chuang a?

  26. 26
    amanda Says:

    Aryan chu vai ho chuan min chawmhlawm bik lo asin,kan thawhy ve nasat naklaiin, i ti mak thei eeee nang chu kanidari hian mak a ti leh awm mang e :)

  27. 27
    Aryan Says:

    e, a tha anih chu. Ka hriatdan chuan vairama lehkhazir tam fe hi sawrkar hnathawkfa, chhung te eiruk hmanga an chawm an tia a dik em? :D

  28. 28
    Zorunpuia Says:

    hehehe, sawi dik thei fu zel mai Aryan hi.. Central lama sawi chhuak tam thei apiang mai kha Politician tha leh Media te tlawn chu an nih rih tlat si a ni. Huat loh harsa si, huat hleitheih si loh ni berin ka hria..:)

  29. 29
    amanda Says:

    @Aryan & zorun: Tak2 a threnkhat fate hi chu an pate eiruk chuangliama nuam rawn tawl te poh an tam mai,kan vai chuan kan ni lo eiruk tak hi chu aw ka van haw mai2.

  30. 30
    ammi Says:

    Mizo mipa thatchhiat zia ti lang tu pakhat a nia..kan ofic ah pawh min zot nawlh mai..in ram ah chuan hmeichhia zawk in ti raw chhungkua chawm thin min tia..ka zak rilru khawp mai..Kan Mipa te hi in sangmar a hun.

  31. 31
    nell_maiden Says:

    “in ram ah chuan hmeichhia zawk in ti raw chhungkua chawm thin min tia..”
    ka duh ve keipawh,…hmeichhia min chhawmhlawm thei tur… :P

  32. 32
    Mr.Pervert Says:

    an hlohin kan chom mai dawn alom… olsam don ltk

  33. 33
    ammi Says:

    Mipe in ni mai dawn sin…ngaihdan mawlmang tak ka nei bur mai a…Mipa in a nu ber pawnfen suk sak ai chuan Mipa in chhungkua a chawm zoh aia tlawmngaihthlak leh zahthlak a awm lo.

  34. 34
    H.Vangchhia Says:

    My answer to Aryan on comment 27… Sawi fo nuamlo hle mahse, a tam zawk hi chu an nih ngei ka ring. Mizoram ah over 80% farmers kan nia ( an sawi a dik chuan!) a dang contractor leh sawrkar hna thawk an nia, an hlawh leh honest profit (contractor te) atang chuan an chhungkaw khawsak dan hi a daih ka ring thei lo.

  35. 35
    tetea_t Says:

    #30
    ammi,

    In office-ah chuan Khasi/Garo emaw an ti palh che aniang. Vai ho hian keini tlangmi ho hi min hre hrang tha thei hlek lo.

  36. 36
    Zorunpuia Says:

    Nupui fanau chawm zo lo hi kan tam ngawt tak mai. A bik takin nu leh pa te thawhchhuah sa atanga in lo changkang hoah hian a hluar leh zualin ka ring a. Pi leh pu atanga hausa nghet sa erawh an nu leh pa, an pi leh pu te azarah an hausa chho ve zel thei tho a, rilru erawh an neih a ngai ve tho a.

    Mahse, tlangval thenkhat erawh Chemtum nen chauh pawh indang se la, an rethei rei lovang tih theih tur khawpa taima leh tumruh an awm ve nual bawk. Ka han sawi nawn leh ang e, kan thlakhat sum lakluh atanga saving pawh nei theilo tlangval tan chuan nupui chawm chu kahase a ni ringawt. Kan sum thawhchhuahin kan Bike or Car petrol man leh kan dress a cover thei tawk tawk chauh a nih phei chuan a ngaihna a awm lo.

    Eng hna pawh thawkin kan eizawnna chu eng pawh lo ni se, rinawm tak leh taima taka kan thawh phawt chuan he lei malsawmna hi kan dawng tho tho ang. Meihawl rawh chuan mobile a neih a rem lo va, taxi phar din pawh a chi loh. Chutiang bawkin Lei laia inhlawh tan pawh a ni. Kan hlawh chhuah reng reng a tam emaw a tlem emaw, chu mi mila kan khawsak kan tihniam emaw kan tihsan emaw thiam a tul a. Kumkhua erawh a ni hauh lovang. Kan mut hun aia kan hnathawh hun a tam zawk hun hunah kan intodelh ngei ngei ang. chu chu hmanlai mizo zia kha a ni a. Hlo thlo pawhin an intodelh thei a, kum khat ei tur an tharchhuak thei. Tunlaiah kan khawsak a sang tawh a, engkim a to tawh, kan ti a nih pawhin hmanlaia an hlawhchhuah ngaituah chuan kan hlawh pawh a chhe bik lemlo.

  37. 37
    mizo Says:

    Pu Zorunpuia sawi ho hi ka Amen zawng tak a ni hlawm mai… Thawhhreh nei lo, hniam lua awm lova Mizo thalaite hian hna kan thawh hi a hun leh tawh khawp mai…. Dinhmun a zir zel a khawsak thiam pawh hi thil pawimawh tak a ni…. Tlangval lai atanga chhungkaw enkawl lo inzir lawk leh mahni inenkawl lo zir hi thil tul tak a ni… Chhungte thawhchhuahsa a nuam lo chen chi tan chuan… tlakchhiat mai loh chu hmabak a vang khawp ang…

  38. 38
    Maimawm Says:

    Amen ammi!

    Thawhhreh nei lo in thawk tlang ila = hmeichhia in mipa thawh ang thawk rawh se! (A tak a kan nunpui dan a awmze dik tak)

    Mipa ni ila chu hmeichhia nen a in tluk tlang nih hi ka duh ka ring lo. Mipa dik tak ka atrang chuan ‘hmeichhia nen intluk tlangin thawk ila’ tih hi a ri tur ah ka ngai thei lo bur! Mipa ho pawh hmeichhia nen a intluk nih te hi ngati nge in hreh loh em em ka ti lo theeiii lo!

  39. 39
    hltau Says:

    Mizo hmeichhiate an taima a, an thawk bawrh bawrh, thawh hreh leh tih hreh an nei lo..BONUS .. for Mizo. Hmeichhiate ai mah hian mipa te hian rual elin han thawk taima zawk se chuan, kan changkang awk awk mai ang. Mizo Society hi a nuam a, mipa leh hmechhia han inthlira na em em a om lo a(Politics, Kohran hruaitu tih loh ah chuan). Vai ho in Social Evils an tih ang hi kan nei lo a, MIPA ho hi an productivity hi 50% velin han increase se chuan “SOE” chu harlo te mo le.” Kan Zortlang ramnuam hi chhawrhpial run i iang e” kan ti thei ngei ang. MIZO MIPA te PA taking tang a hun ta. Hnamdangin min hmusit mai don e.

  40. 40
    hltau Says:

    He article hi ka en chiang a, Pi Rozami Comment hi dik ka va ti hran lo e, Hmeichhiaten hna an thawh nasat na chhan chu “women empowerment” kan beih na rah pakhat a ni a ti a. Hei hi chu a dik nep ka ti khop mai.
    India ram pumpui ah, tribal culture zirtute chuan Tribal women te chu an mipa te an bawkin hna an thawk nasa a, abik takin trading , lei leh hralh ah tih ani a, bazar thil zawrh reng reng hmeichhia in an ti hi, kan mizo culture ve pakhat ani (sa zawrh tih loh chu, hei hi chu kan mipa te week vang deuh ah ka ngai, sa an zuar a, an rui a, an insual a, chuvang chuan an hmeichhia ten a job a hi an take over ta zawk mai a ni a) MHIP in Mizo hmeichhia te empowered an duh chuan, Dan an ti danglam thei tur ani, he thil hi a thlen hma chuan Mizo hmeichhiate hi empowered an ni ka ti lo va, Mizo Hmeichhiate hi “Self-Made” ka ti tlat ani.

  41. 41
    mizo Says:

    Sazawrh chung changah chuan.. a hahthlak zawk a puah leh eng i lo zawng zawng Mipa-in an tum a…. An in remsiam a ni mai… A puah a thiar vel… a sah.. sum lo dawn khawl zawng zawng kha Mipa-in tivek se an ti em ni??? Hmeichhia.. nu ber kha chutih hlan chuan inah a lo mu veng veng dawn a mi?

  42. 42
    ammi Says:

    Mizo te hi chu kan mipa te hian an thatchhiat leh thawhhreh nghah lutuk neih hi sim se…chuan nu ber in chhungkhur leh fate full time in a enkhawl hman ang a..nu in fate rilru leh ngaihtuahna zawng zawng senga a enkawl chuan heti em em hian ruihhlo ngai leh hnathawk lo a leng mai mai hi kan tam lo ang kan thalai zingah….kan ram zim te khi chu nasa takin kan changkang ang …Mipa te hi hmeichhe lu an ni a Pathian in a siam chungnunzia leh an mawhphurhna sanzia an hriatfiah tak tak an hriat chian hunah Mizoram hi chuan hma kan sawn ang…tun dimhmun ang a kan kal zel chuan chapo ar chung hian hmeichhe inah kan lawi mai ang tih a hlauhawm lawm le.

  43. 43
    mizo Says:

    Mipa te kan insiamthat a ngaihlaiin, Nu ber pawh a inbihlet a ngai tho… Pa ber hriat loh a fate sum lo pek ching an tam avanga… heti zo ta hi an tam khawp mai… a hnua fate thunun leh thei si lo (sum leh sum lovah)… Thingtlang lamah phei chuan… Pa ber chuan hnathawh leh thildang tih kawngah hma an la hruai tlang pui… Kan khawpui lamah hian Kan thalai hnathawh hreh leh thatchhia tam chhan hi nu ber mawhphurhna a ni ka ti ve tlat ….. Mizo Mipa te thatchhia tih leh ringawt thin… a bul thum hi chhut a ngai a nia…. Nu berin a mawhphurhna a hlen loh rah kan seng lek ni ten ka hre ve tlat….

  44. 44
    ammi Says:

    @Mizo a dik tho e..Nu ber pawh fa enkawl chungchang ah chuan Mipa aiin an mawhphurhna a sang zawk….Mipa chu hmeichhe tan lu nghahna an nihna angin a bul tan tu an ni tur a ni..pa berin taima taka hna a thawh a..dik taka sum a lakluh a..a nupui a enkawl dan a dik/thiam phawt chuan nu ber in fate pawisa pek ruk a ching maih lo ang.Nu berin a mawhphurhna a hlen theih loh na chhan hi tamtak a awm thei ang chumi zingah chuan kan mipa te thatchhiat vang hi point lian tak pakhat a ni.

  45. 45
    rodoey Says:

    mawhphurhna inchen reng ka ti. poimoh dan inang ve2.mase naupang chuan nu nge2 chu an bel tam zawk a. mipa te inenchian chu ngai tak ani tunlai naupang te2 nupui nei ringot tam ltk hian rah thra a chhuah theilo. engmah hna mumal leh chhungkaw din na tlak hna poh thok lo a nupui nei ringot hi chu luhai thlak deuh ni.

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