tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post5179611155133879945..comments2024-02-08T23:16:36.239+13:00Comments on bottle broke: a mizo culture mapfeddabonnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-43116707431603575232010-03-02T22:05:58.574+13:002010-03-02T22:05:58.574+13:00i rather like the mipa puan, actually. also 'm...i rather like the mipa puan, actually. also 'mawi' depends so much on generational/individual tastes, also availability. i've read of how puan designs have evolved depending on what materials/dyes became available. <br /><br />i wonder why men gave up the puan and women didn't too, while i find it hugely hypocritical for men to insist that mizo women wear puan.feddabonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-22395904208736618492010-02-26T23:47:36.967+13:002010-02-26T23:47:36.967+13:00As long as we're talking about the puan, THREE...As long as we're talking about the puan, THREE CHEERS FOR THE LANGOTHI; LONG MAY YOU RUN. (OR SWING?)happyredroosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493643574913968658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-88126403821061680832010-02-26T23:39:12.403+13:002010-02-26T23:39:12.403+13:00Another thing. About the puan. Have heard the seve...Another thing. About the puan. Have heard the several theories about why men have abondoned it and why the women (are forced?) to still wear it.<br />Mipa puan i hmu hlawm tawh em? An mawi loh hlawm zia hi. Mizo hmeichhe puan te hi chu a mawi e. Each design. This is not an explanation of why men have abandoned it. More a question of aesthetics. Mipa puan hi lo mawi ve ta se I believe we would still have abondoned it. Wonder what makes it obsolete for men and not for women. Who decides? Or is it obvious?happyredroosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493643574913968658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-31509285981248526932010-02-26T23:31:32.794+13:002010-02-26T23:31:32.794+13:00Am surprised too that the YMA didn't receive m...Am surprised too that the YMA didn't receive much mention. Especially since the community is YMA. Without the community, YMA does not exist. YMA kan tih hian 'tlawmngaihna' kan sawi fo thin a, tlawmngaihna is not a YMA trait. It is a Mizo trait. YMA hi awm lo ta se, tlawmngai tho tur kan ni. YMA chu a kengkawhtu te mai kan ni. It is just a channel. And I say 'kan ni' in connection with the YMA because we are the community. We are Mizo. Well, at least half, in a case like mine. Isn't it strange that tlawmngaihna is actually expected of us? Before the birth of the YMA, I wonder, were people naturally inclined to tlawmngaihna or was it expected of them too, with bridle and stirrup perhaps? And horse blinders for good measure. Long live all that have gone off track.happyredroosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493643574913968658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-88537105389908508762010-02-24T23:12:30.650+13:002010-02-24T23:12:30.650+13:00sorry KTP.. = kristian thalai pawl ... :D ... i ha...sorry KTP.. = <b>kristian</b> thalai pawl ... :D ... i have to mention this error.. some people are thinking that i'm not a Mizo and they are laughing at me.. <br /><br />Kohhran Hmeichhia..was on my mind so hence the mistake :D...Blind Dayzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03821034496123798462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-29811857923558074402010-02-23T22:54:20.729+13:002010-02-23T22:54:20.729+13:00didn't get enough of KTP to merit a separate g...didn't get enough of KTP to merit a separate group. i guess it is grouped under church in people's minds. i expected a separate YMA category based on a memory i have someone telling me that he was a YMA member, and would therefore 'vanram kai' even though he didn't go to church. i have no way of telling how common that sentiment is. i guess less common than i thought!<br /><br />yeah, the YMA can be nice, even though they do have extremist tendencies every now and then.feddabonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-84371502511902436672010-02-22T23:10:47.639+13:002010-02-22T23:10:47.639+13:00the YMA.. yea ..i actually remember me father gett...the YMA.. yea ..i actually remember me <b>father</b> getting a certificate for 'academic achievement'..or something of that sort from the YMA..(Mission Vengthlang..) ..it was an annual thing i believe they did and he was on their list ...very nice of <br />them :-)(the year he got his 'Doc' degree...)<br /><br />i guess the Mizos you know were/are not very active in Church :D.. anyways im assuming it came under church but like the YMA.. i guess KTP (kOhhran Thalai Pawl) is also a surprise miss..Blind Dayzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03821034496123798462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-85077396496683008372010-02-16T21:34:35.057+13:002010-02-16T21:34:35.057+13:00lol much thanks shubhadeep. i find it fascinating ...lol much thanks shubhadeep. i find it fascinating to tug and pull at the strands of culture and see what patterns emerge. having said that, this is a good/fun aspect/entry of understanding culture- i doubt it will ever be a replacement for proper research. <br /><br />thanks for dropping by, welcome to bottlebroke!feddabonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-90029440341340725562010-02-16T17:22:11.039+13:002010-02-16T17:22:11.039+13:00This is really cool. If I need to get to know a cu...This is really cool. If I need to get to know a culture better, I would any day prefer such "research". <br />Cheers.Shubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436723823379093920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-70256599009588779312010-02-13T07:19:28.247+13:002010-02-13T07:19:28.247+13:00thanks for dropping by jerusha!
the stale fish en...thanks for dropping by jerusha!<br /><br />the stale fish entry was just one, lol. i just found it the most interesting!<br /><br />i would like to do this again, with a wider range of people, and hopefully a larger number. need to get people in the right mood to respond though!feddabonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-82537603062639716402010-02-12T22:59:18.682+13:002010-02-12T22:59:18.682+13:00hahah @ 3. Things. I like that :)
I'm surpris...hahah @ 3. Things. I like that :)<br /><br />I'm surprised by the Silchar stale fish entry. I'm pretty sure that would fade into oblivion if you were to send out a mail again but with a wider target range.Jerushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220240614247032733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-911260997057270482010-02-10T06:27:30.135+13:002010-02-10T06:27:30.135+13:00I'm surprised Vawksa is the 4th on the list, i...I'm surprised Vawksa is the 4th on the list, it's definitely #1 on mine.. :P<br />I think the line "The hills are alive with the Sound of Music.." pretty much sums up a lot of Mizoram's culture. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-14289914096183642092010-02-07T20:09:13.377+13:002010-02-07T20:09:13.377+13:00@gauri: i'm glad you think so! would like to e...@gauri: i'm glad you think so! would like to extend this sorta thing to other cultures/subcultures. may get some interesting results.<br /><br />@peer: not s'posed to read them, lol. i used to wear a puan over my jeans in college. wild years.<br /><br />slimy bong indeed. i'm rather tempted to reveal exactly *who it was that entered that one, eh?feddabonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-89940960957728428602010-02-07T19:41:33.455+13:002010-02-07T19:41:33.455+13:00ohh this is loooovely!
wish i could read the litt...ohh this is loooovely!<br /><br />wish i could read the little comments below the graphs too. btw am proud to say 've made the puan popular in office and after what you've said, 'm thinkin twud be fun to tell the men here that its meant for them to wear too. 'll see if i find any takers (eval gwin)<br /><br />"stale fish from silchar"? 'm sure it was a slimy bong tryin to pass off as a mizo. hyak.Peer Gynthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03262306569374323936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-24121113806803815782010-02-07T18:11:29.709+13:002010-02-07T18:11:29.709+13:00very interesting reading and a fruitful exercise.....very interesting reading and a fruitful exercise.. i have made a mental note of some words. :)Gauri Gharpurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887888023298949657noreply@blogger.com