- S. Thangboi Zou, NEHU, Shillong
Khatvei lam deu in ka lawite khat in sms hing thot a, tua sms in kalung sim ah kingaituona tha khat hing guon hi: “Common news in CCPur report: If a Mizo drives a car people say that there is a businessman in their family; if a Kuki(Thado) drives people say he is a chief; If a Paite drives people say there is a central service holder in their family; if a Hmar dives, they say one of them is in USA. Lastly, if a Zou drives a car, people say that there is an Indian army in the family..” Va dih kim chet sih nanleh tami thumal in gen saupi nei in kathei hi. I profession(nasep) uh hunsawtpi apat itawndan(tradition) khat a ipeipi den uh hileh kilawm kasa hiel hi. A tribe wise percentage et in ei Chin-Kuki nam sung ah Zoute army nnasem kitam pen ding chi kana gintat sa ahi mawng hi. Survey kibawl leh dih ding chi hangsantah in zong kagen ngam hi. Tuabang kaal ah, Siamsin nalam ngai poimawna nei tha ding in hatna leh chouna hizaw in kala a, tuajieh in tamnah them khat kikum lei chi ka lunggul hi.
Siamsinna khu tulai khanga di’a hiem poimawpen pen ahi ta hi. Siamsinna/Siamna um lou in mite nua phah dan hasah ta hi. Thupil tom in “Siam sinna khu khantouna chabi ahi” ana chi a, adih petma hi. Tualou ah zong “all round development (khantouna pumlum)” zong akichi nalai hi. Sum le pai pen apoimaw a, hinna ding in ‘alou thei lou’ ahi nahi.Tuabanah, sum le pai pen lai siem vateh lou in zong sui thei a, muthei ahi.
