Rev. J Meirion Lloyd ‘Zohmangaihi Pa’ ziak ang ang hian ka rawn dah tawp mai ang e. Enjoy!
A Mizo Choir first came to the notice of Christians outside Assam at the time of the General Assembly of the Church of North India held in Sylhet in 1929. It received a very warm reception and was invited to the Lahore Assembly. That invitation was initially refused but when Rev. Ralla Ram, a keen and influential leader of the Church of North India, collected 2,000 rupees towards the Choir’s expenses, and issued a fresh invitation, it was accepted.
The Choir consisted of 12 women, 36 men, and was accompanied by Katie Hughes ‘Pi Zaii’. Most of the singers had never been further than Sylhet before. When they arrived in Calcutta after an adventurous journey down river they were awed to see posters in many places proclaiming their expected arrival. Rev. Ram had made careful preparations. They received a specially warm welcome there, gave three concerts, and sang on Calcutta Radio.
The Mizo Choir went on to sing in Patna, Benares, Allahabad, Lucknow, Delhi, Ludhiana and Agra. In his book, ‘Zosapte Chanchin’, Pu Vanhawla wrote that people’s hearts were touched wherever the Choir sang. In some places the praise was extravagant, “A people who used to hunt human heads are now singing the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’”.
In every concert they sang between 12 and 15 pieces from ‘The Messiah’ and ‘The Holy City’. They also included songs and hymns composed by Mizos, to the accompaniment of a native drum in their characteristic way.
Someone who had been at one of the Choir’s concerts made the following remark — “This is the best argument for Mission work I have ever seen”.
There is an interesting postscript to the Choir’s tour. On their way back to Mizoram from Calcutta, by river steamer, Katie Hughes ‘Pi Zaii’, fell into conversation with a tea planter whose tea garden was in the foothills of Mizoram. He was interested to hear that she lived among the Mizos and told her of an incident that took place a few years before. Not far from his bungalow were many jungle animals and birds, so he took his gun out one day and before he had gone too far he fired a few shots. When he returned the tea garden manager met him in great distress.
The tea garden workers had heard the shots and were convinced the Lushais had come to attack them. They naturally ran away as fast as they could in sheer terror. It seems the tea planter, while telling the story, had no idea the Choir was on-board the river steamer and all of them were Lushais. He was dumbfounded when told of their origin, and that they had been on a tour of North India singing choruses from ‘The Messiah’.
Rev. J Meirion Lloyd ‘Zohmangaihi Pa’.
Thu leh thlalak lakna:
www.mizostory.org
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October 15th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
bengvarthlak leh pek e
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October 15th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
ekhai, kan pianhma in anlo va fang kual hnem tawh ve
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October 15th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Lang lianzual tura duh chuan a milem khi click keuh maiah
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October 15th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Aduhi pu a telve a, tuber khi nge ni ang aw. Tu khi nge kum 18 vel hmel pu?
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October 15th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
A va ngaihhlutawm tawh ve le. H.V, dam an la awm nual em? I hre hlawm bik vek lo ang a?
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October 15th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Calcutta Radio a an thun chu haichhuah dan awm se, a hlu dawn asin.
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October 15th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
#4 Hahaha.. A bengvarthlak thin khawp mai.
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October 15th, 2011 at 1:50 pm
In some places the praise was extravagant, “A people who used to hunt human heads are now singing the ‘Hallelujah Chorus'” tih khian keini comment aia thukin comment a lo pe diam tawh a nih khi! Hnuk te pawh a tiulh rum rum thei zawk alawm maw le. Thlalak ngaihhlutawm leh hranghlui comment ropui tak a nih ngei hi.
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October 15th, 2011 at 1:59 pm
Mizo te hi thildang zawng zawng aiin Zai lamah hian khawvel in min hre lar hmasa a, min hriatrengna pawh zai bawk hi a ni. A ropui hle mai. Original Text hian a hlutna a belhchhah e.
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October 15th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
TS ka pu chu a tel alawm. HV hian thlalak a nei em ka va zawt dek dek a, hei a lo nei ngei a. Thlalak hlu tak a ni.
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October 15th, 2011 at 2:39 pm
boihapa #5 an hming hriat reng ka neilo. Theih nise, a indawtin han tarchhuah pawh a chakawm (tha) khawp mai. Hria awm sela han thawh se tha tur!
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October 15th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
A van tha ve a,an dress khian lung a ti leng eee
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October 15th, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Bonus pic:
Mizo zinga baptisma chang hmasa ber, Khuma:
https://i53.tinypic.com/ets39x.jpg
Mizo zinga pastor hmasa ber, Rev. Chuaukhuma:
https://i53.tinypic.com/14smeqa.jpg
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October 15th, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Pu HV a va ngaihnawm ve!
I pics lo dah pakhat zawk- Pastor hmasa ber hi Rev Chhuahkhama tih tur zawk a niin ka hria. Rev Chuatera hming nen pawh a inzul viauin ka hre thin.
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October 15th, 2011 at 3:26 pm
#14 Rev. Chuaukhama ni chiang e mawle. Type sual let der anih kha. Tih palh.
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October 15th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
A tunu Lar Diki’n a hria ang tih ka van hlau vele hairehai
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October 15th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
#15: CHUAU ni lovin CHHUAHkhama a la ni zawk em?
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October 15th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
#17 Avan mak teh chhen vele hairehai. Hnathawh paha type pup pup chu heti chhulh zel. Tu emaw kerh kerh hnem tawh te pawh kan ang zo dawn alawm mawle.
Rev.Chhuahkhama ani e. hairehai
Zah thup nan:
Mizo bible letling tute:
https://i52.tinypic.com/9a8m8j.jpg
An bible lehlin alo thleng ta:
https://i52.tinypic.com/9a8m8j.jpg
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October 15th, 2011 at 3:44 pm
#18: ‘SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE’ in i chhu sual ve tlat mai.
‘Tu emaw’ i tih chu rin ka nei.. 
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October 15th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Ignatia (33-115 AD)#19 comment #18na link hnuai zawk khi i en em, kati diklo leh tawh. A hnuai ami tur zawk hi a ni.
An bible lehlin alo thleng ta:
https://i52.tinypic.com/2hg7gd3.jpg
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October 15th, 2011 at 4:25 pm
H.V. chu le..h, Ignatia(33-115) hmaah che chukchu tlat hairehai! Tak taka thlalak hlui rohawm tak tak kan hmuh phah teuh e. Ignatia hmaah ka ti ngawt tak na a, Misualho hmaah a ni leh zawk tak e akhek khek khek…
10 @aduhi, khawi ber khi maw i pu chu? Ama tar a ni bik lo bawk a, min han kawh hmuh ve mai mai ta che. Pu i lo nei phairam kal hma bik hle mai.
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October 15th, 2011 at 5:28 pm
boihapa #21 Nia mawle khapui. Hnathawh paha thahnemngaih chu politican campaign laia chau tak chunga thusawi ang kan ni awm e. Thil tih chi vak a nilo tawp mai. Tlai khawp zu in ang maiin kan type phelh phung mai alawm hairehai
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October 15th, 2011 at 5:52 pm
mizote hian head kan hunt ngai lo. ral an that ngei a ni tih finfiahna’n an lu (mi ruang han put thlen thak thu awm hek lo) an hawn mai a ni zawk.
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October 15th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
(kutziak thenkhatah chuan -an ral thah nazawng an hawn vek hek lo. Tih hi an belh)..haha..
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October 15th, 2011 at 5:56 pm
nia head kan hunt ngailo..kan body hunt-ah head a lo in vuah ve thin zawk mai mai ani e
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October 15th, 2011 at 6:25 pm
A hnung ber line a vei lam atang pangana khi ka pu ( ka pa pa) Nghaka S.D.O.(Retd)Chanmari Aizawl a ni e. A lunglen thlak hle mai. Nghaka (1909-1997)
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October 15th, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Pu HV-a thlalak ngahzia hi a mak tep thin, sawi apiang a neih bakah sawiloh pawh hi a rawnla hailang thei zel mai a, extraterestial a ni ringawt.
(fmth.)
Thiante nena kan thlalak pawh ka lan lohna chu ka deleted zel a, anni hi chuan an lanlohna pawh an dahtha ve thung a, ka deleted an hriatchhuah hian an lungawilo tep thin. “Min ngaihlulo” tih lamah hian an tang ve tlat a, thlalak deleted avanga ka rilru danglamna erawh chu ka hre lem hlei lova , mahse tunah chuan ka dahtha ve kauh kauh tawh.
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October 15th, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Zaipawl member-te:
AIR: Zaithangi, Bawlrumi, Malsawmi, Hmingi, Thangvungi, Mawii, Thangnghilhlovi, Dengziki, Dari, Nupuii, Thuami, Thanthuami leh Thangrumi.
ALTO: Sena, Lalbuaia, Para, Zapa, Ngena, Hualkunga, Chawngdailova, Rotangliana, L.Biakthanga, Biakchhunga leh Neihliana.
TENOR: Engvara, Chhunga, Dengthuama, Khuma, Vanlalliana, Chalhlira, Lalhlira, Laltlanga, Rosta Singh leh V.Lalsiama.
BASS: Muka, Zawla, LH Liana, Sawmaithanga, Denga, C.Hmingliana, Chawngzika, Thansanga, Thangkunga, Chhunzova, Thanfianga, Vanchuanga, Kaphleia leh Chalhnuna.
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October 15th, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Thil ngaihhlutawm tak a nih hi. Kan pi leh pu te kha chu Cachar vai ho khan an hlau asin maw le. Sap ho zik zek khan lo chhan loin min rawn subdue lo sela chuan, phaizawl kan nei ve nual tur hi a nia le.
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October 15th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
rawihteamizo #28 ka lawm lutuk.
An din/thut dan indawt khian hre thei pheila chuan aw. duh thawh mai mai
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October 15th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
I rawn post tha hle mai..
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October 15th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
rawihteamizo, Tenor ah khian Punjabi niawm tak, Rosta Singh alo tel ve reng a ni maw?
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October 15th, 2011 at 8:30 pm
Nia, telve tlat, Meitei zawk a ni maithei.
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October 15th, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Zaipawl conductor hi Katie Hughes (Pi Zaii) a ni.
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October 15th, 2011 at 8:35 pm
@Hva post
loh hi ka duh bur lo… 
Pict hlu leh bengvar thlak tak a nih hi…Bass ho chu leeee..
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October 15th, 2011 at 8:40 pm
A thain a bengvarthlak hle mai.
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October 15th, 2011 at 9:26 pm
Good post.
Hmanni lawk ( Tun thla October thla tir) khan Pu Chhuahkhama fanu, Pu HK Bawihchhuaka nupui chu a boral tak kha a. A chanchin a ropui khawp asin le. [ Comment na lamah te Pu Chhuahkhama hming in rawn sawilan takah chuan ka rawn OT lawk mai a ni e.]
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October 15th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
#18, Tu emaw kerh kerh hnem tawh te pawh kan ang zo dawn alawm mawle.
I tihchhan ka hre reng. hihi…
AmiGo hi a rawn kawmen ve miah nange, HV? A paws-a I kawmen tam leh i thawh hlawk tehlul nen. Fair lo ve le…!
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October 15th, 2011 at 11:32 pm
Mizotawng in a tawp lamah khian han dah leh thei nghe nghe la a hlutna a zual ngei ang. Inrinni zan tun ang hun ah hi chuan saptawng hi a chhiar aiin a tawng thiam tawh zawk kan ni fur awm sia!
Mipa khi ka rin aiin an tam.
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