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It' is named the Great Mormon(female) which is different from the Common Mormon butterfly which I have posted a couple times earlier. The shots are not that pretty as there is no color contrast between the subject and the background . All the same, happy viewing.
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Not a Hummingbird or a Hawk nor an ordinary Moth .It's Hummingbird Hawk Moth(cropped to enlarge. The original version is posted down below)
(P.S. Correct ID-Oriental bee hawkmoth(Cephonodes hylas virescens-11/07/2012)
I know it is getting a bit repetitive and the photostream looks like butterfly album. But then, the season is almost coming to an end and I am far from redeeming my obligation to give proper exposure to my autumn friends.
Hence, here is another shot of the elegant butterfly whose ID still eludes me. In my earlier upload someone commented that this one looked like a fairy. I do agree.P.S.(ID:Yellow Gorgon (Meandrusa payeni)(f) butterfly.Meandrusa_payeni
The leaves of this plant, consumed cooked, is known to have a salutary effect in controlling high B/P.Below are the flowers of this plant.
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Hibiscus, the most versatile flower known to mankind, in its common shape and color. It is seen in various shapes, folds and colors/ multi-colours which no other flower can match.(At least to my knowledge)(.The color of the outer layer of the petals above has somewhat changed on enhancement. The style/stigma has retained its original color).
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What a dense buildings/ houses in Hills - Thats Aizawl!!!!
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Two departures and one arrival - 9W2871 for Aizawl (AJL), 9W615 for Bagdogra (IXB) and AI788 arriving from PortBlair (IXB).
Aizawl, March 12 Nearly 11,000 tribal boys and girls in India’s northeastern state of Mizoram danced their way into the Guinness Book of World Records by setting a record of the largest dance ensemble in the world.
A new Guinness world record was created with 10,780 dancers performing the bamboo dance for eight minutes in perfect rhythm,” a representative of the Guinness Book of World Records, Lucia Sinigagliesi, announced after the event.
“About 671 troupes comprising 10,736 dancers participated in the mass dance congregation at the Assam Rifles ground and its outskirts in the heart of the capital Aizawl city to demonstrate the world’s largest and longest dance ensemble,” Jim K. Chozah, Mizoram information and public relations director.
The bamboo dance locally known as the Cheraw dance is the harbinger of the Chapchar Kut festival of the Mizos, which marks the end of winter and the advent of summer.
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Common Cabbage white butterfly on mustard flowers(sooc).
This shot was framed on a sunny winter afternoon.The dark background is an inexplicable creation of my Nikon cam.
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The above butterfly (Common Jester) along with the ones below were found feeding on the moisture that oozes from the earth, thus solving the mystery of their survival in the absence of nectar from flowers in this dry winter.In fact, the Common Map Butterfly, posted earlier, was also found and captured from the same scene.
The good Earth provides sustenance to all in all situations.
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Unusual shape of the creation of nature. It looks like guys having a guffaw......
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To all the fearless, resilient, committed and cheerful souls out there celebrating 'women's day', it was a pleasure meeting you all during the month long trip to North East. I had clicked this during a walk around in Aizawl. Seen here is a mom carrying her daughter on the back - this is easily noticeable in all the hilly states of India; and not just that, I have seen them running homes, schools, offices, restaurants, lodges, markets and even liquor shop with a baby on the back. I had come across so many of them and every interaction was equally memorable.
On the 20th February 1987, Mizoram became the 23rd state of India. Sharing borders with Tripura, Assam, Manipur, Bangladesh and Myanmar, it’s capital, Aizawl, rises from dense jungle floor to rest high on a mountainous ridge 1132metres above sea level.
The Mizos are an ethnic group of people, native to North East India, Myanmar and Eastern Bangladesh. The origin of the Mizos, like those of many other tribes in the North Eastern India, is shrouded in mystery. Originally known as Lushai, the generally accepted view is that they are of Mongol descent and were part of a great wave of migration from China to India in the 18th and 19th C.
I’d travelled for seven hours over treacherous roads to witness Chapchar Kut 2010. The annual festival of “Chapchar Kut” occurs every March, to celebrate the oncoming spring season. Farmers cut the bamboo forests in a slash and burn agricultural technique known as jhum. Chapchar is the time in which they wait for the chopped bamboo heaps to dry under the sun before being burned. Kut, simply means festival. This year’s Chapchar kut was to be extra special. The young people of Mizoram were attempting to set a new world record for dancing the “Cheraw” (bamboo pole dancing).
The parade ground of the Assam Rifles was packed when I got there and I was welcomed like a long lost son of Mizoram. Despite it being a “dry” state, I was stopped by an old tribal warrior and offered the local rice wine. It’d have been rude not to accept but I really wish I hadn’t. My throat felt like it was on fire and I was required to sip it out of some dead animal’s horn. Mind you, the reaction on my face had the locals howling with laughter!
I can be a bit cynical of the whole world record business and I really should try and reign in my natural instincts. These people are deadly serious! I tend to forget that, unlike some elements in Western culture, these people cherish their customs and traditions. They act as a community strengthening and bonding device. And it seems to work. Young and old alike were enjoying the party atmosphere.
After three rehearsals we were treated to tiffin. Not only do they entertain us, they feed us too! The arena was cleared of non-participants and the record attempt began. It was a most impressive countdown with everyone taking part. ”Three… two…one …” the music started and the dance began.
Men, sit face to face on the ground, tapping long pairs of horizontal and cross bamboo poles open and closed in time to rhythmic beats. Girls in colourful Mizo costumes dance in and out between the beats of the bamboo poles.
Over 10,000 young people danced, creating over 670 sets of Cheraw. So many took part, they danced up Aizawl’s main street, for once devoid of traffic. People sang, flags waved, hands clapped and the smiles…Oh, those glorious smiles from the young people! The assembled masses were having fun! Simple, honest to goodness fun. Not a PSP, I-Phone or Mp3 player in sight! It was a joy to witness.
The actual dance lasted for the best part of ten minutes. How they managed to dance in all that heat still amazes me. Some young girls succumbed to the heat and had to be led away to recover. But their efforts were not in vain and, with great ceremony, the result was announced. The young Mizo people had indeed set a new world record for dancing the Cheraw! The atmosphere was euphoric! The crowd cheered as one and from somewhere the ceremonial guns appeared blasting their celebratory shots into the blue, blue sky.
I can’t begin to wonder how Chapchar Kut 2011 will top that. But I am sure of one thing. Whilst some people in this crazy world seem keen to dismiss the past as an irrelevance, the people of Mizoram and especially the young people, will continue to uphold their traditions. Celebrating their past with gusto, ingenuity and more importantly perhaps, a smile on their faces!
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This beautiful flowering plant is grown more for its food value than for its flowers. Its leaves and fruits of sourish taste are a delight to the palate in this part , may be elsewhere also. It comes in four variety of colors,viz, maroon, light pink, red and as shown above.
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Rainy afternoon at NSCBI Airport, Kolkata with Jet Airways B738 VT-JBU on final preparation to depart for Bagdogra and at a distance is Jet Konnect ATR72 VT-JCR also on final preparation to depart for Aizawl.
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Pachhunga University College, A constituent college of Mizoram University, College veng, Aizawl, Mizoram, India.
The Mizo people are an ethnic group of people, native to north-eastern India, western Myanmar (Burma) and eastern Bangladesh; who speak Mizo language.
The present Indian state of Mizoram (literally "Mizoland") was called the Lushai Hills and was a district of Assam, before it became a Union Territory and afterwards a full-fledged state. The Lushai people were the first clan to have an external exposure and hence the people are initially known as the Lushai people. The demand for a distinct political territory for the people of Lushai Hills resulted in the creation of a separate Union Territory and afterwards the State of Mizoram. In this struggle, one of the powerful factors was the movement to call themselves Mizo, rather than by distinct clan names such as the Lushai, the Ralte, the Hmar, the Paite, the Mara, and the Pawi. Their languages (of which the largest is Lusei Duhlian dialect) belong to the Tibeto-Burman, and are closely related to those of the Chins in the adjacent Chin State of Myanmar
Pu Lalthlamuong Keivom was born on July 15, 1939 (official date of birth 2 April 1942) at Pherzawl, Churachandpur District (formerly South District), Manipur as the thirteenth child of Hrangthatfieng Keivom and Khawtinhnieng. He cleared his matriculation examination in 1959 from the Pherzawl High School, Churchandpur. He received his higher studies from different institutes such as B.A (1963) from D.M. College, Imphal and M.A. History (1966) from Guwahati University, Guwahati.
Pu Lalthlamuong Keivom married Dari Keivom in 1963and they are the proud parents of two loving daughters and two sons. Margaret Thangmawi Keivom, the eldest daughter, is a fashion designer at Mawi Ltd., London. Helen Ruolsingpui Keivom, the second daughter is Deputy Chairperson, District Community Board, Wellington, New Zealand. Their first son, David Lalhmingsang Keivom, who received B.D from Serampore is Communication Manager, Trans World Radio (TWR), Delhi and he is currently in the Philippines.
James Lalropui Keivom, the last son, is Senior Photo-Journalist, the New York Daily News, New York. He is a recipient of many prestigious awards in photo-journalism. Although the family members are scattered in different parts of the world, not a single day passes without sharing the daily experience with each other.
Employment
Pu Lalthlamuong Keivom's career and professional life is varied and is marked by a linear upward movement towards the best. From a simple school teacher in a remote village of Manipur, his sheer determination and hard work took him to the farthest part of the world (Down South for example) as a diplomat of finest quality. He started his career as an Assistant Teacher at Vimala Raina Girls High School in 1963.
The same year he joined the Pant Standard High School (presently known as Rengkai Government High School) as the Headmaster. The following year he joined Parbung High School as the Headmaster and served the school for two years. He was a Lecturer at Sielmat Christian College, Lamka (1966–67). Then, from the year 1967 to 1970 he was with the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Excise).
One could have happily accepted this honourable service, give up the rigors of preparation for civil services and lead a happy married life instead of burning the midnight oil, but not for Pu L. Keivom. The will to achieve the best in life and constant support from his loving wife made him tobecome the first Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Officer from Manipur in the year 1970.
During his service period as an IFS Officer he was posted in different countries: Nairobi, Kenya (1976–80); Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (1980–83); Wellington, New Zealand (1983–85); Rangoon, Burma (1986–90); Milan, Italy (1990–93); Male, Maldives (1994–97). Towards the end of his diplomatic career he was posted atDelhi (1997–2002) and retired in the month of May, 2002. Since then he has been a self-employed Bible translator and publisher.
Socio-cultural activities
As a person who believes in the upliftment of and serving his fellow beings, Pu L. Keivom has been actively taking part in numerous socio-cultural activities. He has been the Adviser Delhi Hmar Welfare Association (DHWA), the Hmar Students' Association (HAS), Delhi Joint Headquarters and the Zofa Global Network since the year 2013.
In his youth he was the Cultural and Information Secretary of the Hmar Students' Association (1959–63). He was the author and designer of the HSA Emblem (1962). Further he was the Chairman of the Hmar Cultural Society (1963–1980). He is also associated with many other social and cultural organizations irrespective of tribe, ethnicity, caste and creed.
Literary works
Pu L. Keivom is not only a diplomat but also a man of literature. He has composed numerous songs in Hmar language (more than 150 songs). He has written a number of essays, articles and seminar papers in English, Hmar and Mizo (more than 1200). Since 1997, he has been writing, on an average an article (of around 2000–3500 words) every week for the weekly Delhi Thurawn in addition to special articles for newspapers and magazines in Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya and Assam.
He has translated and published the Holy Bible in modern Hmar (2002–07) and Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali (1973). Moreover, he has also translated more than 50 hymns from Hmar and Mizo into English to cater to the need of the students and research scholars in various theological and secular institutions in India and abroad. He also maintains the Zoramkhawvel website and the Keivom Diary.
Books and publications
Pu L. Keivom has written and published more than 20 books.
In Hmar: Thralai Hlabu (1963); Hmar Hla Suina (1980); Zangkhaw Bungbu (2000); Nun Ram, Ka Nun (2001); Gospel of John and Letters of John 1–3 (2002); New Testament, Psalm and Proverbs (2004); Book of Genesis (2006); Baibul (Hmar)-Holy Bible, Delhi Version (2007); Hebrew (2014); Revised second edition of Delhi Version of the Holy Bible(2015); Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel Prize winning work, The Gitanjali (translated in 1974 and now in the press).
The New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs (2004) and the Holy Bible (2007) entitled Baibul (Hmar) were single-handedly translated and published by the translator. One special feature of the Bible in this Delhi Version is that each line of every Psalm has equal number of syllables, the only one of its kind in the world. Hmar Hla Suina is an exhaustive and authoritative book on the political, cultural, religious and linguistic history of the Hmar people and the most referred to so far by researchers on the subject. Preparation of the revised and enlarged edition is underway.
In Mizo: Zoram Khawvel 1–8, Bawktlang Thawnthu, Thuthlung Ram, Pherzawl Titi, L.KeivomThukhawchang 1–2. Of these, ZoramKhawvel – 1 was awarded Book of the Year (1991) in Mizoram; ZoramKhawvel – 4 has been considered as a Bible on Zo nationalism and unification; Zoram Khawvel 5 and 6 are, respectively, well-researched and authoritative accounts of the immense contributions of two famous pioneer missionaries such as Edwin Rowlands (Zosapthara) and Watkin Roberts (Saptlangvala) in Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and the Chittagong Hill Tracts (now in Bangladesh). Zoram Khawvel – 7 is the only book in Mizo, which deals with the 100-year history of the world and the Zo world upto the year 2000 in a single book.
Thuthlung Ram (Land of the Covenant) deals with the ancient and modern history of 'people of the Book', Judaism, Christianity and Islam, at the backdrop of the author's visits to these lands of the covenant (Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Israel).At one time, the book was called by critics as the "Second Bible" in the sense that it helped in the return of many apostates who left their religion and accepted Judaism for material benefit.
In tri-lingual (Hmar, Mizoand English): Impressions on Keivom (2011), a 310-page compilation of writings from friends and close associates published on the occasion of the celebration 'Keivom Nite' at Bethel (Churachandpur) on December 16, 2011 which speaks volumes of the life and times of Keivom.
He has written three (3) novels and more than twelve (12) short stories in Hmar. The number of essays, articles and seminar papers on various topics he has written exceeded 1200 and if these are compiled in about 250–300 page content, it will make atleast 50 books. He has compiled Hmar idioms and phrases including poetic words in 1964 (unpublished). In addition to these, he has edited and compiled several magazines, souvenirs and booklets. In a way he has contributed towards the systematization and standardization of Hmar writing not only syntactically but also in content and quality, and thus revolutionized it.
Dissemination through the digital world
In order to disseminate knowledge through the digital world Pu L. Keivom launched a website in 2009 known as 'zoramkhawvel.com'. This was the first ever professionally designed Mizo e-book of his works by donating Zoram Khawvel-1 and 'Nun Ram', a collection of 5 short stories and 3 essays so that Zo kindred tribes living in different parts of the world can access his writings.
On the occasion of the inauguration, he explained his vision thus, "One of the key steps I thought will be useful in bringing the people of Zoram khawvel closer is to open Zo Basket wherein we will put all available works of Zo literature and music as much as possible and turn the site as a major source of information on Zo life, culture and literature.
The aim is to treasure all works of literature in different Zo dialects, including dictionaries, Bible translations and recorded songs and music". Has also donated his Delhi Version of the Bible for a mobile version and the first Hmar Bible Mobile Phone Version was launched on August 30, 2009, the eighth Bible in India to enter into mobile phone version.
Ongoing project
Ongoing project of Pu L. Keivom includes the compilation of the cultural treasures of the Zo descent. The preliminary survey of Cultural Mapping Project was launched in March 2011. The sole aim of the project is to collect all facets of the cultural treasures of the Zo descent and store them in films and books as a follow-up of the Linguistic Survey of India conducted in the 1900s.
The project envisages compilation of English-Zo Dictionary from collections of key words from diverse Zo dialects in India, Myanmar and Bangladesh and identification of elite and dedicated volunteers from all dialect areas who can be able to assist in the project. Preliminary survey amongst some of the Old Kuki dialect groups has already been undertaken and volunteers identified for the project.
Awards and decorations
o 1991: Book of the Year Award, Mizo Academy of Letters, Aizawl, Mizoram
o 1998: Zosapthara Award, Mizo Literary Association, Bilkhawthlir, Mizoram
o 2004: Excellence Award, Delhi Hmar Welfare Association.
o 2010: Man of the Century Award in Literature, Reformed Presbyterian Church ofNorth East India Gospel Centenary Celebration Committee, Saikot, Churachandpur, Manipur.
o 2014: Zofa Global Award at Zofa Global Unity Festival, Zokhawthar, Indo-Myanmar Border, Mizoram by Zofa Global Network.
o 2014: ZOFEST Award by Mizo Zirlai Pawl General Headquarters, Aizawl at Zofest-6, Haflong, Assam.
o Many other awards and commendations from cultural, religious, literary and linguistic organizations in India and abroad.
Pu Lalthlamuong Keivom can be reached at keivom(at)rediffmail(doT)com & l_keivom(aT)yahoo(doT)com. His permanent address is Nehru Marg, Churachandpur, Manipur but resides at Mayur Vihar-1, Delhi-110091. Please visit websites: keivom diary; zoramkhawvel.com.
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