CHRISTMAS TANCHIN

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"CHRISTMAS TANCHIN" chih

✍️ Pastor Thangdoulal Suantak  in a gelh na simkhawm ni uh aw ...... 

Kum teng in Christmass i na zang chiat zeel sam na ua hi'n, Christmass bang genna ahia chih theilou a, eima utdan leh nopsak dan bang zeel a, theihtawpsuah a zang tampi i om maithei diing un a gintaak-huai hi. Tuaziak in Christmas chih thubul theihsawm masa lehang a hoih diing in i ngaihsun uh hi.

1. Christmas Omzia Leh A Na Kizakh Patdan

Christmas chih kammal pen Saap haam in, "Mass of Christ" a na chi ua, hua pen ei haam a gen diing hilehang, "Christ a diing a kikhopkhawm ni" chi lehang dik pen leh kilawm hi. Oxford Dictionary of Current English in a taklatdan in, "Christmas," chih pen "Annual Festival of Christ's Birth, celebrated on 25th December" a chi hi. Catholic Encylopedia in Christmas chih kammal a hong kipatkhiatna a taklat dan in, Christ chih pen, Old English gendan in, 'Crites Maesse' ahi a, Jesu Khrist ziak a mipi kikhopna, genna mah ahi hi. Hih thumal pen AD 1038 hunlai in a na zang panta ua, tualeh AD 1131 hun in zong, 'Crites Maesse' chih kammal a na zangta uh hi. Greek Thukhun Thak ah, Christ chih min a, a laimal/ haw-rop zakh masa pen uh ahihleh X chi a gelh ahihziak in, tuni dong in mi tamtakte'n Christmas chih kammal a tom gelhna uah X'Mas chihte in a gelh uh hi.

Kum zabi 3na hunlai vel in, Rome khopi ah December 25th ni pen, Christmas ni hi diing in a na zang panta uh hi. Tualeh AD 1783 hunlai in German gam a Protestant mi, Paul Ernst Jablonski in, "December 25th ni pen Rome Sawrkal in NI (Sun) a diing a a pawi zakh ni uh ahihziak in, ama'uh zui a, hih ni Christmas ni a zakh pen ei Christiante a diing in a hoih pen kei diing hi," chi in a na gen hi. 

AD 1889 hunlai in zong, Louis Duchesne in, "Christmas ni pen March 25th a kipan a sim in, a kha 9na ahi," chi in a na gen hi. Aziak pen, March 25th ah "Annunciation" kichi pawipi khat a na kizang hi. Tuachiin tuni dong in, December kha leh January kha chihte a Christmas zakh ahih diing chihte ah ngaihdan tampi, mite'n a nei ua, tualeh September leh October kha lak aa kizangh leh chih ngaihdan nei zong mi tampi, tuni dong in a omta hi.

(Eastern Churches) Saklam gam a saptuamte'n January 6th pen Christmas ni diing in a na zang ua, Armenian Saptuam in, tuni dong in January 6th pen Christmas ni in a zangh den uh hi; tualeh AD 375 hunlai vel in Saptuamte'n December 25 ni pen Holiday ni hi diing in a na phuangzaak ua, tualeh United States lamte'n zong 1870 kum lai in 25th December pen Holiday ni hi diing in a na phuang uh hi.

2. Hun-kal-zeh (Mediaval) Hunlai A Christmas A Na Kizakh Dan

AD 800 hunlai vel in, Christmas ni in Charlemagne kiang ah Emperor lukhupi a na pia ua, tuachiin hua hun a kipan in Christmas nipikaal in mi theih a lawhta mahmah mai hi. Tualeh King Edmund zong, kum 855 lai in, Christmas ni mah in Lal/ Kumpi hi diing a, thau-buak or thau-nilh in a na om hi. AD 1066 hunlai in zong, Christmas ni mah in, King William I zong, Englang kumpi lukhu khuksak in a na om hi.

AD 1377 lai in, King Rechard II in, Christmas lopna diing in Bawng 28 leh Belaam 300 tang-hial a na gou hi. Hichih hunlai a kipan in, ama'un Christmas Carol a na zangta uh hi. Tualeh Mediaval hunlai a kipan in, Christmas ni pen kilawmloutak in a na zangh touta ua, a hungiap chih om seselou a khamte, sum kitah a kimawlna (gambling) chi tuamtuamte tawh Christmas hun a na zang ua, silpiak lam ahihleh, Kumthak ah a pia uh hi. Tualeh a innte uh leh a kotmai lakte uh, kilawmtak in, paak leh loupa etlawm tuamtuamte tawh a chei/zem uh hi.

3. Reformation leh Christmas

Kam zabi 19na hunlai, Saptuam kipuahthak hunlai in, Protestant lamkai khenkhatte'n a Christmass zakhdante uh a sawisel ua, "Gam tampi a mite hinkhua siatlohna leh sum-le-paai tampi seeng a vanh manphate kipiaktuahna a hun a Christmas i zakh uh pen, i zakh diingdan uh ahikei," chi thu a dinpih uh hi. Tuachih hunlai in Roman Saptuamte zong a dingkip mahmah ua, tuachiin  sahkhua-na lam a et in, Christmas a zangh manpha diak uh hi. Hichih hunlaitak in England ah Civil War a om a, tualeh King Charles I in zohna a ngah hi. Amah (King Charles I) ahihleh sahkhua na lam a phattuam-ngai mi ahih dungzui in, kum 1647 hunlai in, public a Christmas zakh diing pen a khaamta hi. Hichibang a a khaamna dante a suah tawh kiton in, England khopi tamtak ah buaina a hung kipan a, mitampite'n a na zakh ngaina dan uh bang in, a innte uh leh a leitualte uh kilawmtak a zem in a zangh teitei ua, tuachiin Christmas ziak in Mediaval hunlai a saapte (mi kaangte) a na buai valuai uh hi.

Hichibang a Sawrkal in Christmas public a zakh diing a khaam nung, kum 1660 lai in, King Charles II in, Christmas pen, zaleentak a mipi in zakh theih ahi, chi in a phuangzaak kiikta hi. Tu hun dong in, Sahkhua a semtu khenkhatte ahihleh, Christmas tungtaang ah a lungkim thei taktak kei uh hi. Hua hunlai in America gamsung ah zong, Christmas zakh ut leh utlou, bial zousiah ah a om hi.

Tualeh America gamsung a Revolution thupitak a tun hunlaitak in, Christmas pen, Englishte custom a, a na ngaihsut ziak un a ngaihsak taktak kei uh hi. President George Washington in kum 1777 lai in, Christmas ziak in Hesian gaalkaapte a na doulawh hi. Hua kidouna pen Trenton War a kichi hi, chi a gen pawl zong a om hi. Huachih hunlai in American saang in German gam Christmas a kihahzak a, zong a ki-ngaisaangzaw thamtham hi. Tualeh Christmas thawm pen, America gamsung a, a daih den diing lauhthawnna ziak in, kum 1820 tuamlak ah British laigelh Christmas pamphlets tawh mi khenkhatte a hung kipanthak uh hi. 

A khonung in, William Winstanly, Charles Dicken, Washington Irving, Clement Clearke leh Moore kichi mite panlakna tungtawn, Christmas tawh kisai a, lungtang khoihkha, thugil leh manpha taktakte gelhkhiat in a hung omta hi. Laigelhmi tamtakte'n Christmas pen, innkuan a kithuahkhawmna leh kipaaktak a omna diing a ni poimawh ahihdante, Carol nopdante leh Christmas tanchinte hoihtak a kanchian kawm a, a gelhlai un,  Harriet Beecher kichipa in a laibu masa pen, "The First Christmas in New England," chih thupi zang in a gelh a, "Christmas omzia diktak pen, shopping or i bazar theih nalam un, i mangngilh siangta uh hi," chihte a gelh hi. Hichibang a Christmas tungtaang laibu hoihtaktakte tungtawn in America mipite'n Christmas a hong ngaisaang panta uh hi. Tuachiin kum 1870 hunlai in President Ulyses in, Christmas pen United States Federal Holiday hi diing in a phuangta hi. I tu hun ua et in, America mipi 96% in Christmas pen nuamtak leh zaleentak in a zangh uh hi.

Tualeh Australia gam ah, Guiness World Record break hi diing in, kum 2008 lai in, Christmas Parade a bawl ua, mipi nuai 3 saang a tamzaw a kipunkhawm uh hi. Hih lou zong, kum teng a khatvei a bawl zeel uh, "Candle Light Night" a na chih pen uh zong, Christmas Vaidawnna a zak ahi hi. Innkuan zousiah in Bombati/ Putuan a de kawm in, mualzaang khat ah a paikhawm ua, Christmas late a unpi un a sa khawm ua, laa siamte'n Christmas laa siamtak in a sa uh hi.

4. Santa Claus leh Christmas Card

I tulai khovel ua, naupangte'n zong, hua, hua, Christmas putek, chi a, a kawk theih khop zah dong a, mite'n i theih uh Santa Claus pen, German-American Cartoon bawl siam, Thomas Nast in 1863 kum a a na bawlkhiat ahi. Tualeh a siamkhiat nung a kipan in a design, kum simsial in a khek a, tuachiin  kum 1880 in, tu dong a Mass Puteek chi a, mi zousiah in i meeltheih pen uh a hong siamkhia hi. Tualeh kum 1920 hun lak a kipan in a hung minthang toutou hi. Latin America leh leitung a gam tamtak ah, Santa in silpiakte a pua a, naupangte kiang ah a pia zeel hi; hua pen nausen Jesu kiang a silpiakte tawi a piakna a etsakna ahi.

Christmas Card masa pen ahihleh 1844 kum lai in, DCT Dobson kichipa'n a na hawmkhia hi. Tualeh kum 1853 kum lai in, sum-meetbawlna in Sir Henry Cole kichipa leh JC Horsley kichipa'n Christmas Card a na bawl masak pen uh, USA ah a na zuakkhia uh hi.

5. Christmas leh Eite

Tulai a eite Christmas zakhdan pen, AD 1377 hunlai a, King Rechard II in a na zatpih dan tawh kilamdang tuanlou in, Christmas i chih chiang un, Bang sa e i goh diing uh? Chih dokna tawh zawkkhawm ngal mai hi. Ni danglai in England ah, "Christos Mass" chiin Saptuam pawlpi om masate'n a na zangh ua, Spain a saptuam pawlpite'n "Natividad" a na chi ua, French a saptuam pawlpi masate'n "Noel" a na chi ua, tualeh Germante a diing in "Ann ngawl a Pasian biakna hun" chi in a na paipih ua, a German haam in, "Weihnacht" a na chi uh hi, hih pen "Siangthoutak a laan or piakkhiatna zaan," chihna ahi hi. Taanglai mi masate'n hichibang in a na zang ua, tulai in eite'n bangchibang in i zanghta ua le? A khen a diing in kimuhkhawmna ahikha diing a, nu-ngaak leh tangvaalte a diing in zong koppih zonna hun hoih a hikha maithei diing in i ngaihsun uh hi. Hih Christmas hun pen eima hamphatna diing chiat a zak sawm vive kihisim chiat mawk hi.

Christmas pen puanthak a hamphatpih na hi maithei, silh-le-teen a hamphatpih na hi maithei, sa limtak nekna a hamphatpih na hi maithei kha-diing hi. Nang hih Christmas na hamphatpih bang in Pasian in hih hun poimawhtak ah, nang a hong hamphatpih na diam?

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CBSE AFFILIATED SCHOOLS in LAMKA

 

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Mizoram: Vote counting to begin on Dec 4

 

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Private Schools in Lamka attains affiliation with CBSE, New Delhi

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SSPP JHQ Delhi Kipahpihna Thupuan

Pa. T Paukhansang S/o Upa T C Song, Trinity Road, Kanaan veng, New Lamka apat tulel a Bengali colony, Mahavir enclave a om in SSC CPO Delhi Police 31st January, 2023 in mu a, 15th November, 2023 in ana join hi.

Amah ahihleh Army, 52 SAG, NSG (Black Cat Commando) a kipan retired hi a. Retired zoh nung a SSC CPO apply ah lohching in Delhi Police piak a om in tua Delhi Police Academy, New Delhi apan Passing out parade cum graduation 29-11-23 zou hi.

Hiai bang lohchinna a hon ngah na ah, kipahpihhuai i sa mahmah ua, SSPP JHQ, Delhi min in kipahpihna thupuan i bawl uhi.

Maban ah leng a hong lamzang touh zel deihsak thu i khak uh ahi.

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Joint Students' Body: Press Release

 

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UNLF (P) signs Peace Pact with Govt of India

 "The United National Liberation Front, Manipur, was established on November 24, 1964, with the sole purpose to regain the lost sovereignty and independence of Manipur as well as that of the adjoining regions, which are still under Indian colonial occupation through a national people's democratic revolution. The MPA (Manipur People's Army), the armed wing of UNLF, which was formed in 1987, was entrusted with the task of fighting and protecting our people from Indian Occupation Forces (IOF). MPA took to armed action in 1991 and has commended itself with many successful engagements in different parts of Manipur against the IOF." ~ The Telegraph

Times of India | 30-11-2023

The Hindu | 30-11-2023

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Peace Pact: UNLF (P) laying arms on 29-11-2023.

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Nationwide Rally: Thank You Note by Zo United

 

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Manipur violation: Memorandum to Union Home Minister by Zo United

MEMORANDUM

Dated              :            29th November, 2023

To                    :           Shri Amit Shah, Union Home Minister, Government of India, New Delhi

From                :           Zo United

Subject            :           Demand for Separate Administration for Kuki-Zo kindred tribes of Manipur

Hon’ble Minister,

Nearly seven months have elapsed since the onset of the ethnic cleansing of Kuki-Zo People in Manipur, yet a resolution remains elusive. Therefore, it is imperative to underscore to the central government that this unfortunate episode was not a haphazard eruption of violence but rather the outcome of a meticulously orchestrated scheme by Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and his militant associates, including Arambai Tenggol, Meitei Leepun, and radical Meitei intellectuals. Their collective endeavours appear geared towards the perpetration of a majoritarian agenda, necessitating due attention and redressal.

Pic: Submission of Memorandum for Union Home Minister to DC Lamka by Zo United on 29-11-2023.

Notwithstanding the pivotal role played by the Manipur Tribal community in India's struggle for independence and their significant contributions to Netaji's INA (evidenced by 80 percent of the martyrs commemorated at the INA memorial complex in Moirang being from Kuki-Zo kindred tribes), an alarming narrative has unfolded in 2023. The Chief Minister and the Meitei media have initiated a pernicious propaganda campaign, characterizing the tribal populace as "illegal immigrants" and systematically influencing the Meitei community to perceive the state, with its three million inhabitants, as imperilled by an inundation of undocumented migrants.

The "War on Drugs" extended its focus to encompass Kuki-Zo kindred tribes, as both the Chief Minister and the Meitei media characterized this community as "poppy cultivators." This disinformation campaign has had the consequential effect of radicalizing the entire Meitei community.

Subsequent to these events, the Chief Minister proceeded with an abrupt and selective enforcement of the Indian Forest Act of 1927, specifically targeting regions inhabited by Kuki-Zo kindred tribes with the aim of land appropriation. The Meitei community, in tandem, intensified its advocacy for Scheduled Tribe status, thereby contributing to the heightened tensions leading up to the outbreak of violence on May 3, 2023.

During the outbreak of clashes, it is noteworthy that Kuki-Zo refrained from causing harm to any Meitei civilians in the hills. In stark contrast, Meiteis perpetrated acts of violence resulting in the tragic loss of life of nearly a hundred innocent civilians in Imphal and the surrounding valley.

The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), a conglomerate of Meitei organizations, proclaimed a "National War" against our community. Additionally, Pramot Singh, Chief of Meitei Leepun, issued menacing threats of obliteration during a televised interview. Regrettably, we experienced continued attacks and loss of life, with state forces aligned with the Meitei community permitted to instil terror among our people in Moreh and the neighbouring areas.

Incidents attributed to tribals prompt swift government investigations and subsequent arrests, contrasting sharply with the lack of commensurate actions when tribals themselves are victimized. Perpetrators from the Meitei community, exemplified by figures like Arambai Tenggol, persist in unrestricted movement, openly advocating for the genocide of Kuki-Zo through images and videos disseminated on social media. These occurrences underscore our contention regarding a biased government whose actions seem influenced by the preferences of the majority community.

The imperative for a ‘separate administration’ arises from the following urgent considerations:

1)   Kuki-Zo kindred tribes have been forcibly displaced from the capital, Imphal and the affluent valley regions, rendering any prospect of return unfeasible. Crucial governmental and private educational institutions, technical establishments, healthcare facilities, administrative offices, and the sole airport in the state, all are located in Imphal, thereby becoming inaccessible to our community. Furthermore, our connectivity to the national rail corridor has been severed due to the loss of access to the connecting highway.

2)    The state government, in collusion with all its key organs, and the police who are the law enforcement apparatus, have unequivocally aligned themselves with the Meiteis. The state Commando units have actively spearheaded assaults on tribal villages. Additionally, the prospects of equitable treatment in matters of government recruitment, job placements, and other governmental engagements appear increasingly bleak for our community.

3)  NGOs involved in developmental initiatives, assisted by the Chief Minister, have been diverting funds designated for tribal development. In a recent instance on October 23, 2023 the Chief Minister sought approval from Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda for six projects, collectively valued at crores of rupees, to allocate to Meitei NGOs based in Imphal. Significantly, none of these organizations are dedicated to the welfare of the tribal community.

4)    The State's Minister of Education has explicitly stated his intention to expunge a chapter pertaining to "The Kuki" from educational curricula, a conspicuous endeavour aiming at obliterating tribal history from the academic discourse.

5)   The government is overtly engaging in discriminatory practices against students hailing from Kuki-Zo kindred tribes.

In the month of August, a considerable number of Psychology students at Rayburn College faced unjust academic evaluations, receiving either single-digit scores or, in some cases, no marks at all in their examinations. Notably, one student even incurred a negative two (-2) in a specific subject.

Furthermore, displaced tribal medical students encountered obstruction in attempting their MBBS Phase-1 examinations at Churachandpur Medical College (CMC) under Manipur University, despite the National Medical Commission raising no objections. In stark contrast, Meitei students from CMC, who sought refuge in Imphal, were granted permission to undertake their examinations in the capital.

This prevailing situation puts an entire generation of students from Kuki-Zo kindred tribes at risk, as the influence of the Meiteis extends to the governance of all educational institutions and boards.

6)    Government officials from tribal communities, including our Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), are presently impeded from accessing Imphal, rendering them incapable of fulfilling their duties on behalf of their constituencies.

7)    Regrettably, there has been a complete absence of assistance from the state government. Moreover, essential aid from the central government, including provisions such as food and other necessities, faces obstruction, necessitating redirection through the neighbouring state of Mizoram due to impediments imposed by Meitei groups, preventing the transit of materials to tribal regions.

8)   The obstruction caused by Meitei groups on the highway leading to the mainland has rendered it impossible for us to dispatch any documents or parcels through either the governmental or private postal systems.

9)    The collective sum of tribal districts possesses only a solitary fully equipped government hospital, namely the district hospital situated in Churachandpur. The shortages, insufficiency of crucial medicines and medical apparatus afflicts the foundational medical facilities within tribal regions.

10) Thousands of government-issued weapons, along with lakhs of ammunition, have been disseminated among the Meitei populace residing in Imphal and its vicinity. Regrettably, these armaments are being deployed for activities such as hunting and fatal assaults against tribal communities. Disturbingly, entities like Arambai Tenggol and Meitei Leepun have overtly proclaimed their relentless pursuit, asserting their intent of not resting until they eliminate all individuals belonging to the Kuki-Zo kindred tribes or forcibly expel them from the state of Manipur.   

11)  The tribal populace of Manipur has been severely deprived of our entitlement rights with regard to resource allocation, which is reproduced as below:

S/No	Year	In Crore	Valley in Cr.	Hills in Cr.
1	2017 – 18.	Rs. 5,000.	Rs. 4,892.	Rs. 108.
2	2018 – 19.	Rs. 4,900.	Rs. 4,750.	Rs. 150.
3	2019 – 20.	Rs. 5,000.	Rs. 4,880.	Rs. 120.
4	2020 – 21.	Rs. 7,000.	Rs. 6,959.	Rs. 41.
Total		Rs. 21,900.	Rs. 21,481.	Rs. 419.

These unequivocally serves as a compelling indicator that cohabitation between the two communities is no longer viable, and the prospect of tribal individuals being accorded equal status as citizens within Manipur, as enshrined by Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, appears bleak.

The persistent flow of blood and the pervasive discrimination endured have engendered an insurmountable level of distrust and animosity between the Kuki-Zo kindred tribes and the Meitei community. The only solution to alleviate these tensions is the establishment of a separate administration for our community.

 

Submitted by the ZO UNITED in pursuit of Separate Administration for Kuki-Zo People.

(Rev. Dr. V.L. NGHAKTHANG)                                                         ( ALBERT RENTHLEI )
Secretary                                                                                                       Convener
ZO UNITED                                                                                              ZO UNITED
 

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