Dear all,
Partially, i must admit that i agree with Mary Grace, [one of the few PhD holders in our society] in what she said about differentiating between the Zous of Manipur and the Zos of Burma. In fact, it is a good idea, or is it? (because a PhD is suggesting)I think the Zos in Burma would not be too sad to be differentiated from the Zous of Manipur. What i feared the most, if both the Zos in Burma and India are united, is that the Zos of Burma might be infected with the kind of virus that is spreading among the Zous of Manipur. Some of the viruses that i feared the most is politicising, extreme in religious denomination, clan-ism, non-acceptance of different way of thinking and mediocrity.At least so far, the Zos in Burma do not have problems with clans, denominations, politicizing, though unity differs in different levels. Yes, it is true, the Zos in Burma are refugees much like many of the Burmese people. But that's not the weakness of the Zos, and though the Zos in India may not be refugees, do not mislead yourself that you are a part of the free India. The Zos, where ever we are, are still a minority, and are behind many other tribes in every aspects, and honestly, there is nothing to boost about being a Zo from any country, because the fact is that neither the Zos of Burma nor the Zous of India has anything to be so proud of. How many IAS, IPS, IFS do we have among the Zous in India? And how many Engineers, doctors or lawyers do we have? One successful lawyer, doctor or engineer cannot uplift the whole community. Similarly, how many technocrats, scholars, professionals do we have among the Zos in Burma? There is nothing to be too proud, but that must be the source of our determination to strive for more and to achieve more. Population wise:The combine population of the Zos both in india and Burma are still lesser than our nearest brethren Mizos or Kukis. There is nothing to be too proud of being recognise as ZOU by the Indian government, in fact it is a shame because that policy is india’s divide and rule policy. The Nagas have never allowed themselves to be divided among themselves despite of living in two separate states in Nagaland and Manipur and even in Burma. They know too well about Indian government’s policies.
Are we just too content with what we are now? Then we would be like – the frog within the elephant’s foot-step (Sai Khekhap sung aa ki dieng dieng ukeng I bang ding uh hi).
Possible advantages:
There is no point of arguing among ourselves over the spelling of Zo/Zou. Because this is not our original script, and the spellings have not been composed by us. The most important thing is to realise ourselves as brothers and turn our seemingly unfortunate fate of being divided in two countries to our advantage.
In this modern world, some of the most developed societies are peoples who have access to trade, commerce, and opportunity to interact with diverse group of people. Most of all, peoples who have the opportunity to have across border access are in greater advantage. If we look at our geographical locations, most of the Zos are residing along the Indo-Burmese border, which has a large potential of being used as an international border trade point (in fact, Moreh has been declared an International border trade point long time ago). In the future, these border points will be further develop, as India and Burma negotiate for more bilateral relationship. Currently, most of Indo-Burmese trade takes place through these border trade points.
If we are smart, we should be able to capitalise this advantage and even explore more and more, so that it will increase our knowledge as well as learn from other cultures. So far, the only group of people taking this advantage are the business community from mainland India, they do have a fairer knowledge about Burma and its ethnic people than anyone in Manipur.
Conclusion:
But at the end of the day, it is really up to the Zos as a whole whether to unite or to divide and it would be solely us suffering the consequences, as we have began to face the consequences of the division among the Zos in Delhi. But that would not directly impact our personal lives, because every morning we do not wake up as a representative of the tribe but as an individual.
But unity and acceptance as brethrens among ourselves will give us more courage, strength, will, and pride of being a part of a society that we believe we belong to.
Best,
Richard Suantak
New Delhi
Ph- 9871473758
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 2:05 PM, LUI THEI ZHOU <luitheizhou@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
[ZouWorkshop sunga Zou Doctorate ngasa khat; Dr. Marygrace Zou wife of Khamchinpao Zou(K Zou) in hichi banga Zo leh Zou kikhentheina ding thusie lasie, thu hoilou khenkhat ahung sua limdang ka na sah jiahin, tam net tungah kang ha hi. Na sim un, u leh naute, ki pil thei mama ee......tam jieha ZOD a nupa ua a dem gige hidinga gintathuoi ahi.] Keima: Luitheizhou(Vincent Tungnung}.
Dear Lampu & my Zou Brethens,
Link website on Zo Christian church kichi kana en a himanleh ei Zou Manipur a umte kipapi di thei in kamu sih hi. Though we were Zo when we we settled in Burma we are now transformed to ZOU. So, Zo means more of the Tedim Chins settled in Burma and refugees in US and elsewhere and even in India. Whereas we the Zous in Manipur are in no way refugees in anyones country. Tua sang in ka lung a kana gel khat leh Dr. David toh kana kikup sa khat ahileh, ei Zou Manipur a umte pen Zo tetoh kimeh koplou hoi hijo lou ama chiin ngai daan kana khia uh hi. Ajiahpen, ei Manipur aum te pen ZOU chia 1960's lai apat hing ki recognise ana hita bou in tua jia a akoi akoi in sau pi khat khual jo in ihi na pen uh ZOU in namdet jo va ui and lets try not to be confused with ZO. Please give ur comments.
Sian
From: Xavier Lampu Subject: Re: [ZouWorkshop] ZCC Ft. Wayne Kihon Diing Lungdampina Lai
To: ZouWorkshop@yahoogroups.com, puzonet@yahoogroups.com,
unitedzo@yahoogroups.com, zokhangno@yahoogroups.com
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Date: Saturday, 1 August, 2009, 9:50 AM
Lawmte,
Zo Christian Church (Z.C.C..) Fort Wayne (Ft.Wayne) khopi, Indiana State (IN), U.S.A. a ahing pienkhiet dan leh August 2,2009 Nipini a kipansa Zo ham, Zo la tawh Pasien biehpiehna umding tawh kisai Fox News te phuon khieh dan asim nuom, aza nuom, amu nuom te'n tam anei a link ah etthei ding hi. Ahing lawchin toujel uh deisahna lienpi ipie uhi.
http://www.journalg azette.net/ apps/pbcs. dll/article? AID=/20090622/ LOCAL/306229989
http://fortwaynehom epage.net/ content/fulltext /?cid=11841
Deisahna lienpi tawh,
Xavier Nengkhanlam
31.07.2009
On Sat, 1/8/09, Zou Workshop yahoo.co. uk> wrote:
Zatathuoi Ft. Wayne ZCC mimal leh lawm-le-guol zousie,Fort Wayne, IN a Zo Christian Church August 02, 2009 chienga kihong diing chi kathei in ka lungsim sung ah kipahna adimlet hi. Pasian theisahna leh Zou nampi haugau lama dopkang leh kalsang tawisem theina diinga pan hingla lamkaite leh mimal khatkim kung ah lungdamthu igen ua, a nasepte uh chiemtetham ching isa uhi.
Jeremiah in Jerusalem apat a Babylon a puohkhiet a umte kungah Pasian kammal hichiin ana gen hi: "Innte lam unlen khosuoh un, huon bawl unlen ga-le-te ne un. Kiteng unlen tanu-tapate nei unlen.... Tuanah pung unlen, kiem vawt sih un.... Tuachiin keima'n kang thethang na mun zousie leh nam zousie apat kang khawmkhawm kia diing a, kang puohkhietna gam ah kang polut kia diing hi" ana chi hi. (Jer. 29:4-14) Pasian in i guollelna tawh ang puohkhietna ah guolzou in ang polut kia diing a, i Zogam ang tungding diing hi. Israel-te'n zong Lapite 137:5-6 ah, “Jerusalem aw, kang manghil a ka lungdamna sangpen kang hisah sih leh ka khut tahlang in a siemna mansuo henlen, ka lei ka dangtawng ah behdenta hen†na chi hilhiel mawh uhi. Tuazieh in heitah heitah ah umta lei zong i pienna Zogam, eima Zogam leh i Zou hina i manghil diing uh ahisih hi. Christian-te' n Cross i ngaisang ua, America-te'n a diellap (flag) uh a ngaisang bang un ei Zou vontawite'n zong in nampi uh i ngaina va-ngut ua, tua pen thupi kasa hi. I kicheptena leh i hina i ngaisang sih a, i thupi bawl sih leh mite'n ang ngaisang in ang thupi bawl kawi laizang sih diing uhi.
Tambanga hina ngainatna khu ei Zou vontawite lah ah zong aum dieh hi chi nam dangte hing mudan genthamlou in Zou/Zomite hinate(charateristi cs) lah a khat ahi hi. Ihina khat phot ah "Zou" ma hing pang leh i lungnuom tuom ua, "Zou" ang panlou chiengin tuami sil tawh i kigamla (alienate) mawh uhi. Tuazieh ma ahi diinga, sil min, mun min, kipawlna min etc. gen/phuo lei zong "Zo/Zou" chi thumal in a pat ahiei, a laitaat ahiei, a sitkhup sih leh a kimtheilou bangin i ngaisun ua, thupi kasa mama hi. E.g. Zou Vontawi, Zovakhu, Zolengthe, Zojam, Zolei tangbang dam, Zodamtui, Zoveng, Zomi Colony, Zoniih, Zokhi, Zothau, Zogam, United Zou Organization, Zou Youth Organization, Zou Sangnaupang Pawlpi, Zou Literature Society, Zou Synod, Zomi/Zo Christian Church, Zou Christian Bible Church, etc. etc.
Zo Christian Church Ft. Wayne, IN ahing khantou a Pasian leh mihing deisahna ang tantou zel diing ka thuumna leh lam-etna ahi hi. Pasian mission (Missio Dei) sepkhiet khu hattuom mite a diinga khatna ahi zing banah ZCC gamtatna leh Pasian deidan ang kituoh zing diing zong i thuumna ahi zing diing hi. Aziehpen, muthei hattuom (visible church) khu mutheilou hattuom (invisible church) lim-le-meel ahi mabangin mutheilou hattuom adamthei pouleh muthei hattuomte zong a damthei gige a, muthei hattuom a buoina ang um chieng in mutheilou hattuom dinmun a sukha mama hi. Pasian in Ama a diing leh Zou nampi a diinga na panlaah nate zousie uh a le tampi'n guolzawlna hing piehsahta hen, Amen!
Mang gam leh i nampi a diinga na seppi uh,
Khai MinthangModeratorZou Workshop Forum
[Marygrace Zou wife of Khamchinpao Zou(K Zou) in hi bang thu leh la ahung sua limdang ka na sah jiahin, tam net tungah kang ha hi. Na sim un, u leh naute] Luitheizhou(Vincent Tungnung}
Dear Lampu & my Zou Brethens,
Link website on Zo Christian church kichi kana en a himanleh ei Zou Manipur a umte kipapi di thei in kamu sih hi. Though we were Zo when we we settled in Burma we are now transformed to ZOU. So, Zo means more of the Tedim Chins settled in Burma and refugees in US and elsewhere and even in India. Whereas we the Zous in Manipur are in no way refugees in anyones country. Tua sang in ka lung a kana gel khat leh Dr. David toh kana kikup sa khat ahileh, ei Zou Manipur a umte pen Zo tetoh kimeh koplou hoi hijo lou ama chiin ngai daan kana khia uh hi. Ajiahpen, ei Manipur aum te pen ZOU chia 1960's lai apat hing ki recognise ana hita bou in tua jia a akoi akoi in sau pi khat khual jo in ihi na pen uh ZOU in namdet jo va ui and lets try not to be confused with ZO. Please give ur comments.
Sian
From: Xavier Lampu Subject: Re: [ZouWorkshop] ZCC Ft. Wayne Kihon Diing Lungdampina Lai
To: ZouWorkshop@yahoogroups.com, puzonet@yahoogroups.com,
unitedzo@yahoogroups.com, zokhangno@yahoogroups.com
Cc: zoulun77@..., khaisamte@..., tmanlun@..., smart_markin@..., xvlam@...
Date: Saturday, 1 August, 2009, 9:50 AM
Lawmte,
Zo Christian Church (Z.C.C..) Fort Wayne (Ft.Wayne) khopi, Indiana State (IN), U.S.A. a ahing pienkhiet dan leh August 2,2009 Nipini a kipansa Zo ham, Zo la tawh Pasien biehpiehna umding tawh kisai Fox News te phuon khieh dan asim nuom, aza nuom, amu nuom te'n tam anei a link ah etthei ding hi. Ahing lawchin toujel uh deisahna lienpi ipie uhi.
http://www.journalg azette.net/ apps/pbcs. dll/article? AID=/20090622/ LOCAL/306229989
http://fortwaynehom epage.net/ content/fulltext /?cid=11841
Deisahna lienpi tawh,
Xavier Nengkhanlam
31.07.2009
On Sat, 1/8/09, Zou Workshop yahoo.co. uk> wrote:
Zatathuoi Ft. Wayne ZCC mimal leh lawm-le-guol zousie,Fort Wayne, IN a Zo Christian Church August 02, 2009 chienga kihong diing chi kathei in ka lungsim sung ah kipahna adimlet hi. Pasian theisahna leh Zou nampi haugau lama dopkang leh kalsang tawisem theina diinga pan hingla lamkaite leh mimal khatkim kung ah lungdamthu igen ua, a nasepte uh chiemtetham ching isa uhi.
Jeremiah in Jerusalem apat a Babylon a puohkhiet a umte kungah Pasian kammal hichiin ana gen hi: "Innte lam unlen khosuoh un, huon bawl unlen ga-le-te ne un. Kiteng unlen tanu-tapate nei unlen.... Tuanah pung unlen, kiem vawt sih un.... Tuachiin keima'n kang thethang na mun zousie leh nam zousie apat kang khawmkhawm kia diing a, kang puohkhietna gam ah kang polut kia diing hi" ana chi hi. (Jer. 29:4-14) Pasian in i guollelna tawh ang puohkhietna ah guolzou in ang polut kia diing a, i Zogam ang tungding diing hi. Israel-te'n zong Lapite 137:5-6 ah, “Jerusalem aw, kang manghil a ka lungdamna sangpen kang hisah sih leh ka khut tahlang in a siemna mansuo henlen, ka lei ka dangtawng ah behdenta hen†na chi hilhiel mawh uhi. Tuazieh in heitah heitah ah umta lei zong i pienna Zogam, eima Zogam leh i Zou hina i manghil diing uh ahisih hi. Christian-te' n Cross i ngaisang ua, America-te'n a diellap (flag) uh a ngaisang bang un ei Zou vontawite'n zong in nampi uh i ngaina va-ngut ua, tua pen thupi kasa hi. I kicheptena leh i hina i ngaisang sih a, i thupi bawl sih leh mite'n ang ngaisang in ang thupi bawl kawi laizang sih diing uhi.
Tambanga hina ngainatna khu ei Zou vontawite lah ah zong aum dieh hi chi nam dangte hing mudan genthamlou in Zou/Zomite hinate(charateristi cs) lah a khat ahi hi. Ihina khat phot ah "Zou" ma hing pang leh i lungnuom tuom ua, "Zou" ang panlou chiengin tuami sil tawh i kigamla (alienate) mawh uhi. Tuazieh ma ahi diinga, sil min, mun min, kipawlna min etc. gen/phuo lei zong "Zo/Zou" chi thumal in a pat ahiei, a laitaat ahiei, a sitkhup sih leh a kimtheilou bangin i ngaisun ua, thupi kasa mama hi. E.g. Zou Vontawi, Zovakhu, Zolengthe, Zojam, Zolei tangbang dam, Zodamtui, Zoveng, Zomi Colony, Zoniih, Zokhi, Zothau, Zogam, United Zou Organization, Zou Youth Organization, Zou Sangnaupang Pawlpi, Zou Literature Society, Zou Synod, Zomi/Zo Christian Church, Zou Christian Bible Church, etc. etc.
Zo Christian Church Ft. Wayne, IN ahing khantou a Pasian leh mihing deisahna ang tantou zel diing ka thuumna leh lam-etna ahi hi. Pasian mission (Missio Dei) sepkhiet khu hattuom mite a diinga khatna ahi zing banah ZCC gamtatna leh Pasian deidan ang kituoh zing diing zong i thuumna ahi zing diing hi. Aziehpen, muthei hattuom (visible church) khu mutheilou hattuom (invisible church) lim-le-meel ahi mabangin mutheilou hattuom adamthei pouleh muthei hattuomte zong a damthei gige a, muthei hattuom a buoina ang um chieng in mutheilou hattuom dinmun a sukha mama hi. Pasian in Ama a diing leh Zou nampi a diinga na panlaah nate zousie uh a le tampi'n guolzawlna hing piehsahta hen, Amen!
Mang gam leh i nampi a diinga na seppi uh,
Khai Minthang
Moderator
Zou Workshop Forum
United Zou Organisation, GHQ President Pu Ginsuanhau Zou in November 23, 2009 nita 9PM in UZO Delhi Unit honna nei ta hi. 
