Mizo: Eng nge NATIONALISM?

Nationalism Hrilhfiahna: Nationalism hi kawng hrang hrangin hrilhfiah theih a ni a, amaherawhchu mithiam ten an chhui dan chai vak lem lovin, “mahni ram leh hnam hmngaihna ” a ni tiin sawi fiah mai ila.
Nationalism zirtute chuan nationalism hi kawng hrang hrangin an thlir a-

1. Ethnic nationalism (chibik/ hnam bik hmangaihna leh veina ); Romantic nationalism (hnam pumpui ngaihsanna le chawimawina);
2. Cultural nationalism (hnam nunphung inang tlang-mahni tawng leh nunphung ngaihsanna );
3. Liberal nationalism (mihring dikna leh zalenna humhalh duhna );
4. State nationalism (mahni state ngaihpawimawhna leh ngaihsanna );
5. Religious nationalism (mahni sakhaw bik ngaihsanna leh induhsakna );
6. Pannatioanlism(ram khata mite, ram pawn lama chengte pawh nise inhmangaihna leh induhsakna );
7. Diaspora nationalism (khawi hmunah pawh awm ila mahni ram leh hnam hmangaihna leh veina ).

Nationalism hi ngaihtuahna fim tak atanga lo piang a ni thei a, amaherawhchu, rilru lam (feeling ) nasa taka chawkthotu a ni fo mai. Chuvangin khawvel history kan thlir letin nationalism dik lo leh hlauhawm (facism, extremism ) a awm thei a, hnam dang hmusitna, inthlirhranna (racism ) a hring thei a, induhna leh mi dang hmusitna (inperrialism ) a hring thei bawk a ni. Chuvangin nationalism dik khawvela hnam tin leh chitin te hian ka mamawh a ni.

Nationalism-in a hrinchhuah thenkhate

• Hnam inpumkhatna humhalh leh tichak, hnam harsatna sukiang tura campaign leh theihtawp chhuah;
• Hnam pianzia leh nihna (identity ) vawn him, hnam dang tihdan duh lohna leh ngaihtheih lohna;
• Hnam dang ngaihtheihlohna leh hnawhchhuah hial duhna, a chang chuan hnam dang rawt chimih duhna hial te;
• Mahni chenna ram zauh duhna leh mahni ram lo ni tawh leh u-leh-unaute chenna ram mahni ramri chhunga rinluh duhna leh tumna;
• Ram leh hnam a lo hausak theihna tur theihtawp chhuah(economic nationalism )-ram dang siam hman khap leh economy policy tha zawk rel chhuah tumna.

Nationalism history zirtute chuan hnam hmangaihna leh ngaihsanna a lo pian dan ngun takin an chhui a. Hun danglam zelah hnam rilru (national consciousness ) lungawi lohna avangin emaw hlawtlinna avangin emaw a lo piang thin a ni. Chutah chuan hruaitu, mihring rilru chawktho thiam tak an awm chawk a ni an ti. Chutiangin Mizoram-ah pawh Mizo nationalism chawkchhuaktu pawimawh tak tak a awm thei ang. Upa Rokunga hi Mizo nationalism chawk thotu chauh ni lovin, nationalism belh chiang dawl tak Mizote thinlunga tuhtu a ni.

Mizo Nationalism: Mizo chu kan hriat theuh angin nation kan ni lova, India ram chhunga hnam pakhat kan ni ve chauh a, chuvangin Mizo nationalism chu ethnic/ state nationalism a ni. Paul R.Brass chuan Ethnicity and Nationalism hi anmahnia lo piang ngawt a ni lova, khawtlang nun leh politic in her danglam zelin a hrin chhuah a ni, a ti a. Chutiang deuh chuan Mizo nationalism hi zawi zawia lo piang chhuak a, khawvel hun inher ang zelin a danglam mek zel a ni.


Historical incident: Mizo nationalism hi India nationalism-in a hrinchhuah mai a ni. Second World War a lo tawp a, British colony ram tam tak chuan independent an duh a, chung zingah chuan India pawhin independent a sual a. Hetih hun laia Mizo lehkha thiam hmasate chuan Mizoram veina leh Mizo hnam humhalh duhna an rawn nei ve ta a ni.

• Kum 1926 khan Aizawla hruaitu thenkhat chuan Assam ram atang inlakhran duhna Superintendent hnenah an lo thlen tawh a ni.
• India independent dawn khan political party Mizo Common People’s Union (a hnu lawka “Mizo Union ” kan tih tak ) chu 9 April 1946-ah din a ni.
• Mizo hnam kal zel dan tur sawiho a ni a, duh dan hrang hrang sawiho a ni:

(a) British Crown Colony hnuaia awm duh (lal thenkhat leh a kaihhruaite ).
(b) Independent nation-a awm duh pawl (Right Wing of Mizo Union ).
(c)  India Union zawma, mipui rorelna (democratic system ) zawm a, Mizo lal ban (Mizo Union).
(d) Burma Union zawm duh pawl (UMFO ).

Mizo Union duh dan zuiin India Union kan zawm ta a, Mizoram chu Assam ram hnuaia District pakhat hnuaia dah a ni, ni 25 April 1952 khan Mizo District Council chu lawm a ni. Hun kal zelah Assam District pakhat nih chu duh khawp lohna a lian hle a, “Mizoram State “ leh “Independent Sorkar ” a awm duhna a lo irh chhuak leh ta a ni. Mautam leh hnathawh tur nei lo (unemployment problem ) avangte, Nagaland Independent Struggle entawn avangte-in Independent policy chak taka tihnun thar a ni a. Tichuan “Mizoram Famine Front ” chu 28 October 1961 khan “Mizo National Front ” tiin Political Party a lo ni ta a, hei hian Independence Policy chu chak takin a kalpui a, kum 1966 chuan ralthuam te nena rammut (armed struggle ) an tan ta a ni. Kum 7 lai ram buai chhung khan MNF chuan mipui duhsakna a hlawh sawt hle a, tichuan India Sorkar  North East India dinhmun a thlir a, North Eastern Reoganisation Act 1971 chu a passed a, Mizoram pawh chu kum 1972 khan Union Territory dinhmunah hlankai a ni a. Kum 20 lai rammu a, an thangbo hnuah 30 June 1986 khan Accord sign-in Armed Struggle titawpin “Mizoram State ” pek kan ni ta a ni. State te tak te, naupang leh resource nei tlem tak kan nih avangin vawiin thlenga kan buaipui ber chu economic development a ni.


(Source: Mizo Nih Tinuamtu Rokunga by Rokunga Memorial Society & Aizawl Development Authority)