ASI seeks to declare site near Myanmar border of “national importance”

August 7th, 2011 11:16 am by sunnythakur

A ngaihnawm khawp mai

More than 170 menhirs with different carved figures that lie near India’s border with Myanmar in Mizoram have caught the attention of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and a proposal to declare Vangchhia (a village hosting the site) of “national importance” has been floated by S S Gupta, Superintending Archaeologist at ASI’s Guwahati Circle.


In a recent state government-sponsored documentary about the state’s landmarks and monuments, noted writer-historian-politician Chawngkunga explained Vangchhia and the hills of Mizoram in general may have hosted what the Mahabharata and the Vedas refer to as Kirata —migrants from the east who moved into the hill tracts from Burma during their unending wars with the Shan people about 2000 years ago. The actual site where these 171 menhirs stand is known locally as “Kawtchhuah Ropui” (literally translated as the ‘Great Entranceway’), and C Laitanga, former Joint Director of the state’s Art and Culture Department, said in the documentary that this entranceway is connected with a stone pathway that runs all the way till the Tiau river…..

A bak zawng chu hetah

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11 Responses to “ASI seeks to declare site near Myanmar border of “national importance””

  1. 1
    marr Says:

    Hindu hovin mizoram lak an tumna mai mai te hi kan lo supprt a niang e..?? Archeological evidence atan.. Hindu thilhlui phum tel mai mai te hi an ching leh nghal a. Agartala Mission Compound Chhungah pawh phum an lo tum toh a ni om e.. Sakhuana thil angin a hnuah a ram kha an claim leh ang a…:)

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    chhana Says:

    (N)

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  3. 3
    Matte Says:

    Mizo chanchin nen kaihzawm tlat tur a nih chu Hindu ho chapati khoro leh pickle bela rawn kenga an rawn fuk khah thup hmaiin. Hindu ho lah hi pathian biak leh hmun biak tur zawng reng mai…

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    Sony Says:

    Indian Express hard copy ami ka chhiar a, Hindu lam a lang miah lo. Matte, lo ngaihthalo vak suh. Kum 300 vel thama hetianga wood carving kan pipute’n an neih chuan kan rin aiin techlonoly lamah an lo changkang a va ang duh awm ve. Pu H.Vangchhia thawh hunah a comment ka hre chak ngawt mai.

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    jonahai Says:

    Vangchhia nih a nuam ting ni mai lawm hu!hu!

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    H.Vangchhia Says:

    Vangsie (Vangchhia) hi chu kan heti tlat… te lo ti vel ila hairehai ;)

    Mi ropui ani tih chhinchhiahna leh a lem (Mi ropui) lunga ker , Ni leh thla leh arsi lem te chuang hi Zohnahthlak te sulhnu (an lungphun) ah hian a chuang deuh vek awm e.

    Pic by shailendra:
    http://i53.tinypic.com/24m9hxt.jpg

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    H.Vangchhia Says:

    Sailo (lusei) hoin an siam thiam loh hi Lersia leh Singaia te ho ang chi, Rêng lal ho khan an tih theih rinna ka nei. Rêng lal ropui an tih, Lerisa leh Singaia te kha Vangsie (Vangchhia) te nen thlahtu hmun, Berhva (Berhvatea) thlah te kan ni hlawm. Zohnahthlakah ramhuai hlauhtlawn a inthawi ngailo awm chhun kan ni bawk awm e.

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    XaiA Says:

    A hmunhma hmuh ve a,thla han lak keuh keuh ka va chak ve! Shailendra te han che se a niang chu.

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    metro Says:

    NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Kan hotute kha fimkhur rawh u, Hindu ho ramzauhna atan ASI hi vai ho hian an hmang fo ania.

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    vakul Says:

    Hindutva movement-ah hian eng hmanrua pawh an hmang tawh mai zel a, fimkhur a tul khawp mai. Hmanah comment pakhatah ka sawi tawh a-Hindu ho inclusive zia

    Tuna mizorama mandir an neihna hmun zawng zawng deuhthawah hian engemaw tak thil mak an hmuhna a ni zel a-Avatar/incarnation hmun angin an ngai zel a-Sairanga mandir hmunah hian Vai bawngchaw phurin thil a hmu sual a mandir an sak hnan a. Kolasib-ah Lunghlum-lung dum(chawilung) an sak hnan bawk a, hmun dangah pawh a ni fur mai.

    Mizoram hi hmakhawsanga Hindu pathian tualchaina anga chhuah a mandir sak zel hi an missiological approach pakhat chu a ni.

    Tuna post atang hian engkim chiang lo mahse kan fimkhur erawh a tul khawp mai. Hindu, vai an khawsa hi a ngaimawhawm hran lo-hindu historical land anga kan chhuah mai hi a venthawnawm zawk.

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    af Says:

    stone curving hi chu kan pipute khan an ti fo reng ani,,khaw hmun hlui leh la awm mekah te hmuh tur a tam, a enkawl chhunzawm lampanga hma lo la tu tan chuan,lusei hun laiah an thiam lo han tih chu ka awih tlat lo,mita hmu tu kanla tlem deuh ni mai lo mo :-S

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