Manipur: The disconnects and the tragedy

By Amar Yumnam

As we have been seeing and saying repeatedly, Manipur is now marked by disconnects galore. We see disconnects in administration, in inter- as well as intra- community relationships, between public issues and electoral politics, between individual choice and collective expressions, and above all between the generations. The time is now for all of us to seriously exercise our collective and individual mind on the nature and why of these disconnects.

The Disconnects: One fresh administrative disconnect relates to the handling of the recent Moreh crisis. The head of the police administration was present in situ in real time for appropriate handling of the situation, but the political head and administrative leader was flourishing outside the State. We must be grateful to God that the acumen of the head of police has saved the day wonderfully. But as we have said in an earlier input in this column, the emergence of a thinking police force should now be complemented by an equally thinking civil administration for an effective response to any situation and evolution of a lasting solution.

The disconnects in community relationships, electoral politics and individual-public dichotomy share a common characteristic. What we observe in these disconnects is the alternative predominance of rational (instrumental) forces and expressive forces. The rational are the thinking instrumental forces in the society while the expressive forces are the ones we regularly come across in our daily happenings raising and supposedly articulating various forms of issues.

In any society, the instrumental forces endeavour to evolve a strategy of social advancement whereby somebody or any group can achieve something without hurting the interests of any other. The expressive forces, on the other hand, are generally violent and organize their strategies mainly with a view to compromise the interests of others in favour of their own. The more fundamental and violent the group or its leader in its behavior, the more its transitory group cohesion and acceptability within the group. They recognize that in a more peaceful environment, their sway will not hold. They cannot enjoy a long-term hold on the society, and so they sweat on lengthening their short-term hold.

The divide between generations is the impact of the digital technology on the development process. The disconnect here is largely institutional in character. The Tragedy: What we should worry is the increasing hold the expressive elements are gaining by the day on various issues of the State. In both intra- and inter-community relationships, the expressive elements are almost strangling the instrumental forces despite the large majority of the latter. In electoral politics, the individual is almost swayed by the expressive element rather than the progressive content in him. This is being seen despite large public articulation of common issues. The elected representatives exploit this disconnect to the hilt by mastering the art of disconnecting – articulate something and act otherwise. This is why we see a disconnect between the various organs of the government as well.

This tragedy of dominance by the expressive forces has now crept most of the social and community organizations in the State. The result is for all to see. Almost all the more or less functioning organizations indulge in diktats over others. Above all, general strikes and bandhs have become almost a regular feature in the affairs of the State. This implies the suppression of any other articulation by the instrumental forces, and continuous efforts by groups to extract benefits at the cost of others. It is ok as long as it benefits me/us, and we do not care a hoot the injury it causes to others.

This is why we are experiencing the decline of almost all the formal educational institutions while at the same time tuition shops are flourishing; while a formal institution benefits all uniformly, tuitions benefit only the select few opting for tuitions. This is why we see even the university rapidly losing whatever little institutional character it had rather it acquiring additional characters. A general strike immediately enhances the relevance of the violent and expressive articulators, though it does imposes costs on others.

The Issue: Having mentioned the various disconnects and their consequences, we may now ask what is the way out of this impasse. We must work for bringing the instrumental forces to the fore and slowly sideline the expressive forces. Well, in other words, we have to maneuver a way for restoring peace through controlling the violent expressive forces. This takes us to the next question of the nature of peace – is it just peace or constitutional peace that we want? The answer to this question is not simple, and necessarily involves lots of issues of constitutional political economy, and goes beyond the Indian Constitution as such. We need to look afresh at the capability of the Indian Constitution to address the issues and aspirations of the people. The issues involved go beyond legality or illegality. This is a topic for another day and many more days, and of course for many more people.

The wonder that is wandering Manipur

By Donn Morgan Kipgen

All around the civilised world, there exist few nation-states with unique geo-political and multi-culture history. Their environments, colourful natural resources and social structure of unknown quantities baffling the neighbours and the outside world down through the ages. One such unique nation-state with unity in diversi-ty is a paradise lost and compromised called Manipur. She has not been called the Switzerland of India and the Jewel of India for nothing. Though not as serene, rich and peaceful as Switzerland, Manipur possesses unhe-ralded and unsung colourful heritage, curious environmental records and vibrant natural resources not found altogether in such other small princely state anywhere in the world. A near-perfect natural fortress, a sunny vale guarded on all sides by law mountain range-which completely halted the speedy advances of the all-conquering Japanese Imperial Army. In fact, the historic Battle of Imphal (1945) was the second most decisive battle during WWII in the Burma Front, next to that of the epic Battle of Kohima.

Whereas the famous Kohima War Cemetery in Nagaland is an integral part of international tourist site, war cemeteries in Manipur are not recognised as such since the State Government gives little importance in this money making business. Till date nothing is done to mark the final resting place of the legendary Maj Gen Orde Wingate of Burma fame in Ukhrul district though the remains/wreckage of his last airtrip on Dakota DCIII was officially found by an AR expedition team 10 years ago. This Godfather of combined Commando Brigade, the Chindits, has no official burial site, i.e memorial stone, in Manipur’s WWII cemeteries. It is just unbelievable.
Atleast 25 percent of the State of Manipur still remains unexplored. There would surely be some rare species, flora and fauna plus other valuable natural resources in these uncharted areas according to the Law of Average. We have the one and only Brow Antlered Deer, i.e the Sangai (not related to the daily express) which in turn lives in the world’s only floating National Park, Keibul Lamjao, in one of the largest fresh water lakes i.e the Loktak Lake, of the nation.

We have the magnificent rolling fields of the one and only Siroi Lily, not found anywhere on earth like the Sangai. Then there is the hanging Poppy Gardens and breath-takingly colourful Dzukou Valley which is not as contentious as the grand Kabow Valley (as important as the strategic Golan Height). The multiple species Orchid botanical garden in Imphal area which bloom so brightly to blow away the blues for any weary tourist. The majestic water fall of Tameng-long is on par with any other famous waterfall but the treatment given to its importance is pathetic to say the least. Besides, the mouth watering orange fields are an added bonus to Tamenglong district. Our liquified fruit products are so natural and un-tampered, that’s why they are well-known internationally. Well, what about the dizzying Spirit of Sekmai? If the Russians could and did gain lots of national income from their traditional Vodkas, what prevents the mighty Spirit of Sekmai to be refined and exported? The Indian mantu bidis (unfiltered cigarettes) have a good market in the Uni-ted States. Do we lose out on something?

A lady friend of mine, a German, once asked me about the mysterious Yellow Rain of Manipur (c 1970s) during high school days, but answer was rather hard to explain. It’s in the school’s Geography book but here in Manipur the famous Yellow Rain phenomenon has been hardly mentioned at all. Though that girlfriend thought Manipur was an independent country, she did secure 4th position in Standard XII Examination. Such rarest of the rare phenomenon needs to be well-re-examined for scientifical and academical posterity. It could be a ‘trapped sand storm’ from the Gobi Desert. Manipur is a land of ‘mythical facts’ and epic folklores very distinct from other parts of the world, but our literature is still not able to exploit the wonders of them all. Only few historical monuments and historical sites are protected and our rich multi-cultural heritage left as it was, as in the past. The world’s oldest existing pologround, Mapal Kangjeibung, is the pride of the nation, but are we? In games and sports, the athletes from Manipur won their battles on the highest stages, the ladies outgunned the gentlemen - a point to note down by local Rambos. We introduced the game of Polo only to be refined by Persians as their own.

There are other records which beat others hands down. In this land of fire-brand Meira Paibis, there are more bandhs, blockades, general strikes etc and far more student and social organisations than in any other state. Of course, the astounding number of UG militant outfits is a problem by itself. The tackling of westernisation with modernised western equipments is hard to digest. War against westernization by means of Talibanisation may prove to be a very risky business in the long run. The presence of so many private police, organised vigilantes, UG detectives, vice-squads etc has down graded the professional image of the state law enforcement agencies. Perhaps, it would be most advisable to downsize the police investigation sections since half of their jobs have been done free of cost nowadays, a tonic for state’s dwindling economy. In area wise classification, the State of Manipur has the world’s highest peacetime deployment of armed forces personnel on active duty. It is the only place on earth where the general public and social organisations burnt down the State’s Central Library, the Legislative Assembly Hall, the Chief Executive (i.e the CM) residence, Govt building complex, quarters in maximum security areas etc right under the nose of the law enforcement and armed forces personnel in modern history.

However, that’s the people’s power of absolute nature which would be done so courageously by the enraged public not easily found anywhere in the world. The underlying message, though given in rawest medium, is: don’t mess with ordinary citizen of Manipur when it comes to their socio-political existence now and in future. If only all citizens of all ethnic groups could sincerely come together as one single voice, the fate and future of Manipur would surely turn favourably around overnight. Total unity in integrity is much more than half the weary and bloody job well done. As such the future of Manipur’s socio-political status would be in the hands of the people themselves and not in the hands of desi-politicians, armed forces and the judiciary, once the dice is cast. But then, the united citizens of Manipur must have to authoritatively maintain resources to the fullest, a standing army and well-oiled law enforcement system and independent judiciary, plus well-established diplomatic channel to be run by qualified citizens of Manipur themselves. Otherwise, there would be an inevitable civil war like in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Middle East, the Bloody Balkans, etc for the lack of required resources, ethnic-unity, judiciary and the law enforcement to assist the Legislature. Well, anything can happen as it did happen in the past. The question is: do we have them in us? Nothing comes free of cost.

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JUNE 24, 1997: LEST WE FORGET:

Thangkhanlal Ngaihte

JUNE 24, 1997: LEST WE FORGET: Ten years ago, June 24 was a Tuesday. I still vividly remember what that fateful day was like. I was home on vacation in Lamka after finishing my first year in college. It must be around 6 in the morning when I got awake with a start. I could hear the plip-plop sound of running footsteps and there were some shouting. The air seemed to be suddenly, eerily still. We were yet to know that 10 people had been lined up beside a dirt road and shot dead at Saikul village, about 7 kms to the northeast of Lamka the previous night(there were four others who survived the shooting with injuries). Among those killed was a Class IX reading boy who used to live next to our house at New Lamka.

By the time me and my elder brother reached Lamka College grounds, an enraged mob had already marched off to Phailian locality nearby to give vent to their anger. Soon, columns of smoke emerged from on top of a few houses. We spent the entire day running about–in panic response to rumors of an incursion here, a planned attack there or an unusual sighting in the paddy field. In the afternoon, we gaze up, exhausted, at Mission Compound locality as it burned.

The ethnic conflict that exploded thus between the Kuki and Zomi communities continued intermittently for the next 15 months. After a series of peace initiatives that failed to hold, the conflict formally came to an end with the signing of a MoU between the Zomi Council and Kuki Inpi on October 1, 1998.

According to records compiled by H. Nengsong, then chairman of the Inter-church Peace Committee–whose findings were endorsed by both ZC and KI–the number of people killed during the conflict was in excess of 500 (about 450 confirmed deaths and the rest unaccounted for)and more than 6000 dwelling houses burnt. The value of properties destroyed was put at rupees fifty crores.

These are the immediate costs of the conflict that can be put down in numbers and data. Ten years on, the ethnic conflict of 1997-98 continues to ravage and hobble the entire social, political and economic life of Churachandpur district.

During the conflict, the entire resources and manpower of the warring tribes were mobilized with the sole aim to survive, and win. Nothing else matter. Creativity and innovation were at their height in the form of local-made weapons and guns. With the conflict on, there was a sort of war discipline that came into play automatically. It was after the conflict ends, when people began to relax and tried to pick up their lives, that its cumulative immobilizing impact hit them with a hurricane force.

The first was breakdown of social discipline. The conflict has spawned an army of young men who recognize no authority. They had trained in the use of firearms, took part in village raids, see people shot or knifed to death and houses burnt. Now, the conflict is over and they are on the loose with many of them having nothing to call their home. Is it possible at all that these baptized-in-blood young men will quietly return to the class room and do as the teacher commanded them to do?

Not surprisingly, the immediate aftermath of the conflict saw mass-copying practices in board exam halls. Many students openly came into the hall with books and knives and dared the teachers to interfere with them. It was only from around 2002 that effective checks could be placed at the institutional level to arrest the menace.
It was also during and after the conflict that drugs and substance abuse among the young reached pandemic levels. One easy way to see how it was is to compare the number and population of de-addiction/rehabilitation centres in Lamka town in 1995 and 2005.

There inevitably was also a proliferation of militant groups and gun culture. Apart from the marked increase in violent activities and killings, what is chillingly remarkable is the sheer brutality with which the killings and executions came to be done. A single shot on the head is no longer enough. Tortured to death, eyes gouged out, limbs cut off or bones broken before killed etc. The graphic description of recovered bodies in the newspapers bears testimony to this.
Economically, it was only after the conflict that beggars came to be actually seen in the streets of Lamka.

Ten years have passed since the conflict, and we are still haunted by it in all spheres. Lamka is still a town that shuts down at the fall of dusk, no cinema and recreational houses dare operate, prostitutes, drug addicts and armed men rule the roost after dark and addiction care centres and orphanage homes became the most successful enterprises. And to think that Lamka had been, once upon a time, known as the Abode of Peace in all of Manipur!!
Do we learn anything amidst all this? Maybe someone should go and ask around at Moreh.

P A I T E N G L I S H

[I pau a lai kigelh khe teng laklak a nalh peen ahiphial diam, chihtheih khop a laigelh simnuam, kawktam, thutuun thuuk PAITENGLISH, Pu LT Ngaihte' gelh hi'ah taaklang ni]

Serious tak a I ngaihtuah leh I living standard a hong ki develop touh dung zui in, I idea zong hong ki change zelzel ahih manin, thil teng ah a latest I hon deih ta uhi. Nidang a hallow guiter maimai toh solo te tu chiang in drum toh a set chi kim in music I bawl ta a, solo mai hita louin duet,trio,quartet,quintet ichi a,la maimai hinon lou in rock music, disco music aihkeh sentimental chin I khen hial ta hi. A situation pen generation gap I chi zel hi. Idea thak neih khiak progress hipen in I ngai a, mi hihlouhlouh special a ngai in I social life phet hilou I private life ah leng change nasa mahmah ta. Family privatecy chih bang I hon gen theita,nidang a open tak a kipolhna te a beita a,tuchiangin, exclusive deuh,tenna inn na chiang room tuam tuam,dining hall,bath room,bed room,master bedroom chih bang guest room chih neih tuam bang compulsory in ingai ta uhi. Public a idea va share bang le pragmatic deuh hiam itellectual deuh tak a present a kitum sim chiat ta hin ka mu hi. Speaker te bang leng invitation hoihtak a piak ahih kei uleh accept nuam nonlou chih bang common mahmah ta hi. Fashion lam ah lah a latest lou ngal deih lou,second hand ahita zong in a latest deuh himai. A uang uang-khekol ah cargo, jacket lah prandicoat,sam bang lah dye colour tuamtuam zang,lipstict bang le a san kia hinon lou, a beige, offwhite,etc. social life ah leng group khenkhat ngial high class leh low class bang in ki khen ta uhi. Income hoih nei deuhte high class in kikoih uh a,income niam deuh te low class chin ki grouping uhi. Hiai pen grass root level a om lai himahleh a long run a din society siatna tuntu hi kha ding hi.Income sang in niam taleh government servant ngen ihih lel manin common interest leh common problem kinei veve hi.

Educated group lamte lah thil teng a critical ding sa mawk. Article khat peuh critical tak a na review in debating ana nei.A concern authority tak hial sa ei lak a aikawhan tak a debate in kalkhat vel nung a topic dang khat a ki transfer san. Huailam a ven chia,practical point of view hiam a feasibility angle peuh ana en. Huchia thil en buai siamsiam itellectual a ki ngai in,ki project na zang. A issue pen maih in a kim a kiang khuat vevu in huai confusion pen social ladder a zang in ki suk popular na zang. Ahitak alah Karl Max leh Mao theory a na sim khachiang ki ploletariat sak, a guk a lah burgeon tak a om zel.

Kithuzak na ah lah postage stamp toh lai kikhak bang out -dated hita. Telephone ahih louh leh fax. Huaikia chikei ve video conferencing, tele- meeting.Hiaite ban a electronic mail(E-mail) a message kikhak, huai ale yahoo,hotmail,rediffmail leh a dangdang. Khut a pen toh gelgelh ngai non lou,Computer kichi-huai ale desk top hia Lap top, a monitor flat hia flat lou,copy writer hia lou.Ki change gop. Laigelh bang le a dik hia diklou chih le kuamah in care non lou bang hi. Proper name a leng Suangmantam Digest chih bang a lamdang hilou hi.

Politics a I aim and objective hi a ka muh tuh- ei Zosuan lak a ethnic group tuamtuam te identity thak a nomenclature khat nuai a ki gawm tit tet phot di in, huai chia strong political demand central a kap lut ding,chih ahi. Huaitan tung kha thei nailou in, ei leh ei kal a reunification dia ki buai khop in I target pen political demand ki bawl kha thei nai lou lailai. Political demand hat tak ahih nadia unity poimoh zel. Unify di ichih chia faction tuam tuam in demand hon nei uh. Leadership lam buai chi zel. Sithunam zen a I neih I MLA te bang powerful sa lou, mi dang te lak a influential zoulou sa, a tawp chia cooperative lou uh chi a zou zel. Nomenclature khat neih na dia ki dissect tuahtuah. Neu lam manoh a ki develop. Underground movement bang pan. Army te hiam in operation hon bawl chiang u hiam, curfew bang hon puan khum chiang ua a relax hun ngak lah mahmah jel. Huchi ahihlouh kal a strike nei pawl om, transport peuh bandh, ahih keh school peuh closed. Cenema bang chu extinct hit het. Enjoyment him him omlou. Huaisangin central ah political demand kibawl hen la,huai control khak a interest neite’n hong join thoh zaw le uh houh a practical zaw mai diam chih idea peuh ka nei hi.

I laigelh dan u lah ki mix gawp. Hiai a tung a dandeuh a ahithei zek kisa chiang in eipau kim lou hileh kilawm a English zang hamham.. A English version mahmah in a meaning gen kha hive aw chi koi vengvang.Zah pih huai,bastard.Ei la te sang bang a houh siamlou pipi ah English la khong sa truai truai. Pasal khenkhat nungak a try lai ua,a lawmte scooter peuh a nungak a zoh theih nadia amah a zat a va zang pawl a om uh. Pathian biakna ah zaw huchi style zang hial dah le chih ka conclusion ahi.

Tak a I ngaihtuah leh I living standard a hong ki develop touh dung zui in, I idea zong hong ki change zelzel ahih manin, thil teng ah a latest I hon deih ta uhi. Nidang a hallow guiter maimai toh solo te tu chiang in drum toh a set chi kim in music I bawl ta a, solo mai hita louin duet,trio,quartet,quintet ichi a,la maimai hinon lou in rock music, disco music aihkeh sentimental chin I khen hial ta hi. A situation pen generation gap I chi zel hi. Idea thak neih khiak progress hipen in I ngai a, mi hihlouhlouh special a ngai in I social life phet hilou I private life ah leng change nasa mahmah ta. Family privatecy chih bang I hon gen theita,nidang a open tak a kipolhna te a beita a,tuchiangin, exclusive deuh,tenna inn na chiang room tuam tuam,dining hall,bath room,bed room,master bedroom chih bang guest room chih neih tuam bang compulsory in ingai ta uhi. Public a idea va share bang le pragmatic deuh hiam itellectual deuh tak a present a kitum sim chiat ta hin ka mu hi. Speaker te bang leng invitation hoihtak a piak ahih kei uleh accept nuam nonlou chih bang common mahmah ta hi. Fashion lam ah lah a latest lou ngal deih lou,second hand ahita zong in a latest deuh himai. A uang uang-khekol ah cargo, jacket lah prandicoat,sam bang lah dye colour tuamtuam zang,lipstict bang le a san kia hinon lou, a beige, offwhite,etc. social life ah leng group khenkhat ngial high class leh low class bang in ki khen ta uhi. Income hoih nei deuhte high class in kikoih uh a,income niam deuh te low class chin ki grouping uhi. Hiai pen grass root level a om lai himahleh a long run a din society siatna tuntu hi kha ding hi.Income sang in niam taleh government servant ngen ihih lel manin common interest leh common problem kinei veve hi.

Educated group lamte lah thil teng a critical ding sa mawk. Article khat peuh critical tak a na review in debating ana nei.A concern authority tak hial sa ei lak a aikawhan tak a debate in kalkhat vel nung a topic dang khat a ki transfer san. Huailam a ven chia,practical point of view hiam a feasibility angle peuh ana en. Huchia thil en buai siamsiam itellectual a ki ngai in,ki project na zang. A issue pen maih in a kim a kiang khuat vevu in huai confusion pen social ladder a zang in ki suk popular na zang. Ahitak alah Karl Max leh Mao theory a na sim khachiang ki ploletariat sak, a guk a lah burgeon tak a om zel.

Kithuzak na ah lah postage stamp toh lai kikhak bang out -dated hita. Telephone ahih louh leh fax. Huaikia chikei ve video conferencing, tele- meeting.Hiaite ban a electronic mail(E-mail) a message kikhak, huai ale yahoo,hotmail,rediffmail leh a dangdang. Khut a pen toh gelgelh ngai non lou,Computer kichi-huai ale desk top hia Lap top, a monitor flat hia flat lou,copy writer hia lou.Ki change gop. Laigelh bang le a dik hia diklou chih le kuamah in care non lou bang hi. Proper name a leng Suangmantam Digest chih bang a lamdang hilou hi.
Politics a I aim and objective hi a ka muh tuh- ei Zosuan lak a ethnic group tuamtuam te identity thak a nomenclature khat nuai a ki gawm tit tet phot di in, huai chia strong political demand central a kap lut ding,chih ahi. Huaitan tung kha thei nailou in, ei leh ei kal a reunification dia ki buai khop in I target pen political demand ki bawl kha thei nai lou lailai. Political demand hat tak ahih nadia unity poimoh zel. Unify di ichih chia faction tuam tuam in demand hon nei uh. Leadership lam buai chi zel. Sithunam zen a I neih I MLA te bang powerful sa lou, mi dang te lak a influential zoulou sa, a tawp chia cooperative lou uh chi a zou zel. Nomenclature khat neih na dia ki dissect tuahtuah. Neu lam manoh a ki develop. Underground movement bang pan. Army te hiam in operation hon bawl chiang u hiam, curfew bang hon puan khum chiang ua a relax hun ngak lah mahmah jel. Huchi ahihlouh kal a strike nei pawl om, transport peuh bandh, ahih keh school peuh closed. Cenema bang chu extinct hit het. Enjoyment him him omlou. Huaisangin central ah political demand kibawl hen la,huai control khak a interest neite’n hong join thoh zaw le uh houh a practical zaw mai diam chih idea peuh ka nei hi.

I laigelh dan u lah ki mix gawp. Hiai a tung a dandeuh a ahithei zek kisa chiang in eipau kim lou hileh kilawm a English zang hamham.. A English version mahmah in a meaning gen kha hive aw chi koi vengvang.Zah pih huai,bastard.Ei la te sang bang a houh siamlou pipi ah English la khong sa truai truai. Pasal khenkhat nungak a try lai ua,a lawmte scooter peuh a nungak a zoh theih nadia amah a zat a va zang pawl a om uh. Pathian biakna ah zaw huchi style zang hial dah le chih ka conclusion ahi.

(Hiai a tung a laikigelh a sappau thumal te zanglou a gelh theih din na ging ta hia?)

Jordan Gaal

Leivang Thawnkhokam Ngaihte.

Tuchiang in Jordan gam ka tun uh kum kim bang hong hita hi. June kha apan November kha kimlai tan bang khua nim ni zong omlou in,ni tang silsel gam ahi.Kumpi gam ahi a, ka tunnung sawtlou in,amau kihilh na ‘Pathian zaw gensiat theih ahi a,Kumpipa bel gensiat theih ahi kei’ chih ka thei ngal uhi.

A khopi uh Amman, Bible(Kilakna 3:7-13) a Philadelphia ana kichih na mun, khopi lian huntawk mual sanglou khakha 19 dapsuak a om ah ka teng uhi.Ka inn uapan km.50 vel ah kum 2000 val paita a Kumpi Herod hunlai apan hihdamtheihna nei a kigen,leitung a mun niamna pen a diil minthang Dead Sea kichi om a,tua mun a ihoh ding chiang in khuavan nuai a minthang Jordan lui gei ah kitai suk a,Topa Jesu baptist tanna mun gei mahmah kitawn kha hi. A veilam ah Mosi in gamchiam a gal etna taang Nebo Tang om hi.A tungvum ah Mosi in gul a khaikangna lim kibawl om a, khawhoih ni in hiai apan Jordan luikuam te ban ah Jerusalem khopi te chiangtak in kimu thei hi.Tua mun ka tot khak chiang in la a isak sek uh ‘Taang ah Mosi’n Kanaan gal in don,Luah zoulou in Topa thukham a pua..’chih te lungsim ah hong lang hi. Huai apan gamla pi lou ah kulhpi Machaerus kichi,Baptistu Johan suangkulh tanna,nungak melhoih Salome Kumpi Herod mai a alaam na(belly dance hi peuhmah din ka ging ta) leh Johan gawltanna mun om hi. Pitu Mosi hi gamchiam Kanaan tungphial pet mah ana hi chih a theih theih a,a din mun a iki koih leh khasiat huai mahmah suak hi.Lungleng mahmah din gingta ing. Ahihhangin a kal ah Jordan lui lung a, nai tawk mahleh huai lui akan mazaw Gamchiam tung thei lou ana hi.Huai akan ding lah Siamtu Pathian in phal ta lou chu !!

Pathian hehpihna a khovel gam tuamtuam sagih bang ka pha khin a, khovel a gen phak mun kilawm leh hoihte bang zah hiam ka muh khit nung a leng ka ngaihna bei thei tuan lou tuh singtang hinkhua ahi. Pianna gam ahih ziak lel hithei din ka koih kei a,huaiziak hikei le lah adang bang ziak hiding chih ka buaipih sek hi. Ngai mahmah la bang,lah tuahtuah tuak ning chi a va dianglut kik ngam lah hi zellou a om in,bang chi ka hi ki chih chih theih din ka om set tawk hi.Ahih kei leh a lung leng mawngmawng lel khat ka hi hia leh,chih bang ka ngaihtuah zel hi. Ak khuang maimai bang,akpi kawkek maimai khong ngaihhuaisak theih zaw tulai khovel a music system hoih penpente leh lasasiam mahmah ten a hoihtheipen a a record khong uh ngaihtheihna mun a om ta hial te a din zaw thil lamdang tak le a hi. Inn nuamtak sung a,lum leh vot I utdantan a koih theihna a tutna nuam leh tawldam huai mahmah dia kumtampi research a bawl nung ua Company ten sum tampi seng a a bawl tung ua tut sang a,singtang laap insung a nangphan maimai tutna ngaih zawk chih bang zaw,mihai petmah ngaihtuahna abang hi.A hai goppetmah le kakisa. Ka tate kiang a eipau a thu kagenchian a theisiam kei ua,a theihsiam ding uh chi a English a ka gen chian lah hilou deuh sakna ka nei. Atheihsiamlouh pau ua va gengen sang a, a theihsiam pau ua va gen geih lah ahidi abang zaw zel. Mi dang omna khenkhat ah, adiakin ei lam Biakna mun te bang ah zumhuaipi dinmun ah kikoih kha sek zomah thei uhi. Ka taten kei bang a munkhat ngaihbikna a hon neitei sam di uam aw bang kachi sek. Ka ta masa Milan(Italy) khopi ,leitung a fashion munpi khat a piang ahi a,Mauritius gam(Port Luois),China gam (Hong Kong),Jordan gam(Amman) leh India(Delhi) te ah a khanglian a,kholak a ak khong a muhchian lamdang asa a,akpi kawkek bang zaw zakha nailou hin le ka thei. Meh lak a ka duhpen sa bang a duh kei a, singthupi khawng,bekan thu khong, sathu khong kihhuai asa mahmah.Eilam lunglenla te cassette a I ngaih pih chian ninhuai(boring) a sa a,a room sung ah Emimen khong Linking Park la, a thu-a la genlouh, asak thoh hia-a gen thoh hia chih le theihtheih louhkhong ngai kawm in lai a sim a,hun awl a neih deuh chiangin,computer ah game, a mik a mak ka theih zohlouh te mawl in anau toh bangmah dang a phok kei uh. Kei neulai toh kateh chian kibanglou lua kasa a,hikei deuh ve aw chihna ka nei. Ka loinun lah nang neulai bang khon hong om mok le uzaw,lungkham huai law ding ahi achih chian hon selphou lah bang lah dik mahmah zel. Ahi ngut,computer game khongsang in, kei neulai a ka hih dan in gawphel peuh,bongek gaw peuh a kidou hon sawm mai mah uhen la, skateboard sang in kangtalai peuh in Jordan lamlian mamtak te ah hong tai mai le u zaw,police ten akin akin hon matsak maimah ding uh ahi zaw. Ka hilh mun peuh leh subuai deuhdeuh ka hi chih kiphawkna ka nei.Huchi ngaihdan toh bang mah genlou a sawtsim ka om chian lah, a utut ua omsak lua ka bang zel. Kei khosakna gam lam deuh a omsak sawm pen lohsap huai pi ahi.Huaisangin amau ngaihtuahna koppih ban in ama khua uh na vensak thei leng adik leh masawn huai zaw tham ding hi. Huchihleng, lauhna hilouin zahtakna a hon nei ding uh,gen gen ngai lou in.Ken tua tan zoulou zel. Inn ning khat a va tu in,ka singtang hinkhua kum 40 val paita khong va ngaihtuah in,kataten a computer game ua America sepaih te toh kidou a buai mahmah lai un, kei mittui toh nun lui ngai kichi in kana mual zen sek hi.

Singtang hinkhua ngai a lunglenla te lak ah anuai a Lushai la ngaih leh nem kasa pen hi-

Ka rawn fang leh hmanah kan truanna tlang,
Truahpui leh vau an vulleh ta;
Kan sulihnu khuarei an chang zo tah,
Hring leh thar hnah nemte’n lo bawm.

Mihing hinkhua leng tua bang hi a,tuni a ka lom leh ka tanau te ka tu kata te toh kithei den lou ding ua,a kitheisate si ding ua,a kitheinailou te hong kithei zel ding uh pen khovel hinkhua a nopna omsun hi tou zel ding hi. Theihlouh I hauh lai a nop lai hi gige hi. Tuabang in singtang hinkhua zong a tawpchian hong bei deuhdeuh ding a,khovel thak a om masiah tuabang hinkhua omnawn talou ding hi.Huaiziakin, ka lungtang in ka khankhiakna ahih man in ngaih mahmah na ka nei gige hi. Five star hotel nuam tak a ka tun khak a,lupna nemtak spring toh kithuah zen a ka lup chian leng,ka neulai a ka nu kapa te toh buh la lougiak a,buktau a buhpawl lum hithit tung a ka luplai nuam kasa zaw hi. Huchibang deuh in ,nek leh tak chituamtuam a hon luikhiak te uh sang in Lawibual khua a kanun’ belawi ta-ngal sathu meh a a huan ka duh zaw tham.Khovel a zu hoih pen a kigen te sang in ka nu maisan tui huan mah ka duh zaw gige ding. Khovel a mun kilawm a kigen Italy a Florence te,Isola Bella te,Venice te,Hong Kong a Ocean Park te ka en en a,huaite sang in singtang a kalou ua buhte gai panpan ta,buh a min chia sekkhawm nang buktau bawl lai in, phavang ni siangtak a hong tang a, lou tawlam apan huih zang awl in hong nungtou a,buh hing dimdim te amual amual in a hon mut ling tou diai diai a,huaite kilawm sa a kipak mahmah hileh kilawm in buk sak zek a zikngal kung ah khankha nupa leeng kawm in a hong kinou ham ging chik chik ua, van sang a mei lom hat tak a taiten nisa hon liah in, alim nungzuiin nisa zung kilawm takin buh leh bal hing dimdim te aban aban in hon tan sial sial uh bang zaw ..a tung a gen te toh tehin aleh tampi in a kilawm zaw hi. Lushai la phuaktu khat mah in tuate kilawm sa lua in,Pathian Tapa neihsun leng huaite mu dia leitung a Pa’n a piansak houh a hi ding anachi hial hi. Singtang lokuan vaipai tamtak kiton lai lamkoi na mun ah, chih simsim nun a hon en ngeiding chih beisei a I et laitak a honna en petmah bang zaw tulai a atomic bomb in hon dengkha bang tuk hial hi din ka ging.

Midangten Jordan gaal a bang om din angaihtuah ua chih ka thei kei na a, gamchiam, bawngnoi leh khuaizu a dim,nopna kimna,paradise,lei lungkham omnonlouhna mun,a honna paisansa I nu leh pa,uleh nau te toh ki muhtuahna mun,si leh gim omnonlouhna mun te a tang pi a laphuaktu te a pan Jordan gaal omdan hi a theih ahi. Khenkhat in vangam bang le achi kha di u e. Kei ngaihdan in zaw Jordan gaal ah bang a om a chih theih chet sang mah in kipahna leh khamuanna I muhna mun dia I LAMET hi’n koih leng hoih kasa pen. Mimal I tuam dungzuiin,I Jordan Gaal uh leng a kibatvek ka gingta kei. I ngaihdan leh I lamet dan zil ahi ding. Kei mimal adin zaw ka Jordan gaal zaw koimah dang hilou in singtang hinkhua ahi! Hongtungding hinkhua ah Pathian in adang dang sang mah in singtang hinkhua hon pe nawn hen la,louna seem in,buk peuh lam in,buh min te kaikhawm in buh pawl tung te ah hon lumsak nawn leh ut huaisa hina mai zen ing e. Topa hon panpih in.

The Problem of Un Answer Prayer

It really seemed that filling the concert hall would be a cinch. The Sons of Thunder had rented a 4,000-seat civic center in Salisbury, Maryland, and scheduled a concert, which we hoped would attract hordes of Christians from around Maryland’s Eastern Shore. To be sure, we had never staged a concert outside the Washington,

D.C. area, and Salisbury was several hours away.

But we understood the effect of good publicity. We had an attractive poster printed, mailed it to all the churches in the region and tacked it up in every conceivable public spot.

More importantly, we understood the effect of fervent prayer. Another member of this Christian music group I directed agreed to claim with me the promise of Matthew 18:19, that if two believers are united in praying for anything it will be accomplished for them. We committed ourselves to pray frequently and earnestly that God would fill the auditorium to capacity. And we prayed with considerable confidence that our request would be granted.

But on the evening of the concert, you could have shot a cannon through the auditorium and not hit anyone. The 350 people who did show up were enthusiastic and a respectable audience by many standards. But to me the vast number of empty seats meant not only financial disaster but spiritual defeat. I had poured my heart into prayers that didn’t reap even a ten-percent response!

My experience wasn’t unique. Most of us have gone through discouraging and perhaps puzzling episodes of unanswered prayer. A relationship that we begged God for didn’t work out. A job interview that we diligently prayed about fizzled. A financial investment bathed in prayer turned sour. A request for healing wasn’t granted.

The problem wouldn’t be so vexing if the biblical promises about prayer weren’t so numerous and explicit. But time and again Scripture declares that specific prayer brings specific results. “I chose you . . . that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you” (Jn 15:16). This verse, and many like it, say that God specializes in giving us what we ask! Yet, unless we are very unusual, we don’t live the Christian life very long without some serious bubble popping in this area. What we say is not always what we get.

Typically we begin the Christian life very optimistic about the possibilities of prayer; then we have some disappointing experiences with prayer and skepticism sets in. Few experiences pose a greater challenge to our faith.

Explaining the Puzzle

We grope for an explanation to our experiences of unanswered prayer. Many times we attribute the problem to lack of faith. We just didn’t believe strongly enough. Indeed, this can be the problem. Yet there are many examples in Scripture of anxious, ambivalent people receiving what they ask from God.

Other times we ring it up to bad motives. We weren’t really praying “in Jesus’ name.” Again, motives can be the culprit, as James 4:3 reminds us. To pray in Jesus’ name means to pray with a desire for his will and glory. Yet we can so mystify the idea of praying in Jesus’ name that we cease to believe that God is interested in what we think. As Andrew Murray notes, the thrust of the biblical promises is that God limits much of what he does on earth to what his people are bold enough to request through prayer.*

But more often than not I think there is another explanation that is far less appreciated. We underestimate the difficulty of really wanting God to do what we’re asking. The sort of agreement Matthew 18:19 encourages is an extremely difficult mental state to experience. For one thing, as modern psychology has shown, we are largely subconscious creatures. We may seem to desire something on the surface yet underneath greatly resist it.
In addition, we don’t know our future; only God does. He knows that what we will desire in five years may be strikingly different from what we passionately crave right now. Would granting our present petition really be giving us what we desire in terms of a lifetime?

I now believe that if God had fulfilled my request for a packed concert hall, on that evening in June 1970, a deeper, more important desire for spiritual growth and wisdom would have been denied. I would have been left thinking that Christian programs can be carried out without the intensive personal contact work so necessary for effective ministry. Further, I might have become more locked into a music career and been less free to consider teaching, which in time I discovered was more in line with the gifts God has given me. I can now say wholeheartedly that God did me a great favor in allowing me to experience disappointment that evening.

I believe that most of the experiences of unanswered prayer which we have as followers of Christ can be explained in this way. It’s not that God has refused to grant us our desires-he has simply understood them better than we have. Appreciating this can do wonders to keep us from losing heart when our prayers seem to go unheeded.

Staying Hopeful

Understanding this will help us find the incentive to keep praying, for it is through continuing prayer that our desires become clarified. Some grow stronger. Others fade away and we’re grateful that God refrained from granting them!
I’m not suggesting, then, that we shouldn’t be bold and specific in raising our desires to God. Quite the contrary: Scripture commands us in many places to do exactly that. Jesus’ parable of the importunate widow (Lk 18:1-8) is a dramatic reminder that there are times when long-term persistence in prayer is not only permitted but expected. Jesus told the parable that we might “always pray and not lose heart” (Lk 18:1). Clearly he meant that we shouldn’t give up praying about specific personal concerns, no matter how long it takes to receive an answer.

Indeed, we will probably be surprised at how frequently the answer that comes does correspond closely with the prayer we have made. I’m convinced that if anyone gives serious attention to prayer over a sufficient period of time, and broadens her horizons to pray about a number of concerns, she will have enough positive experiences to convince her that God is truly interested in answering her prayers. If we hang in there, we’ll discover that God is more abundantly willing to grant our petitions than we’ve imagined.

I can happily say that as I’ve continued to walk with Christ, there have been enough affirming experiences with prayer to convince me that this is true. My confidence that God answers prayer springs not only from biblical teaching but from personal experience as well. But it has taken time for that conviction to grow into a strong and abiding one. I suspect that this will be the case with most of us.

We may experience some disappointment in the short run. But as we continue to give prayer the attention it deserves, we will find over time that our investment is greatly rewarded.

In Christ's
Bro. Joseph Nangpi

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Zomi Mah Masak Ni

I Khankhiatna tawh kisai

Zomite omna i gam pen i theihsa mah bangin lampi leh kizopna tak zong kinei cian nai lo ahihman in, khat leh khat kikal i ki-it theih vatvat loh zong khialsam khang. Khangkhawmlo, muhna kibanglotek, pianna khuapan khuadang zong paikhia ngeiloteng gamdang tung vat leng pen Cultural shock leh muna kihongna khat kinei ciat hi. Ahizong Zomi tamtak tuni ciang, gamdang om sawt mahmah taleh Khua leh Tui, beh leh phung pen Zomi sang athupisakden kiom lai zen hi.

Namneu lungsim kipaikhia zo nai mahmah nai lo cihding hi. Khamtung aomte kilemloh pen va gensiat theih hinawn ta lo ai ve maw...

Tuhun Dinmun

Hun tawh kizui in, Zomite zong kikhangto kawikawi ta in, minam lungsim awareness khat kinei thei ta hi. Zomi Khangthakte ong en leu chin, ka lungsimpuak uh leh ka ngaihsutnate uh pen khanghamte sang khauhpai zaw ta mawk hi. Zomi mah kicikiptek ta hi. Zomi mah tawh ki lungkim thei ciatta hi. Beh leh phung sang Zomi kimasak nuamta hi. Zomi ading ahihnak leh ci in, Khangthakte kasantek ta hi ung. Kuakua in bang adeih zong Zomi pan kitai thei tuan loding ahihciang, Zomi mah tawh lungkim peuh leng kikhangto baihzaw inteh cih kitelsiam theita hi. Ei hihlohnapi va kineih ding hilo mah hi. I min diktak i theih leh zatpah ziahziah ding hilel hi. Zomi tawh Refugee kingah thei lo khawng peuh isak leh kingah thei lua lel hi. Chin bek tawh Refugee kingah hituan lo hi. Tua deihna tawh Chin kicinuam i omkhak leh cihna hi.

I Lungsim Puakdan Ding

Zomi sungah namneu tampi om pen ahoihlam i zatsiam ding kisam hi. Ong khen ding leh ong kimudahsak ding hi lo zaw a, ong gawmtuah ding hizaw hi. I pianna khuate i minam min hi lo a, tua mah bangin Tedim minam cihbang omthei loding hi.Tonzang minam, Cikha minam cihbagn omlo hi. Zomi minam bek om a, Guite minam, Naulak minam, Gualnam minam, Sukte minam cihbang hilo zaw a, innkuan min hizaw hi. Naulak i tateng Naulak beh ahilel hi. Tuapen Naulak i innkuan khangsimna hilel hi. Tua innkuan minteng kigawm Zomi hi. Tua ahih leh i minam pen Zomi mah ahihi.

Zomi mah masak ni. Zomi mah tawh lungkim ni. Ei sung kilem kei leng ei sung mah supna ong tungsak ding hilel hi. Zomi kici nidang makai sunsunten hihdan dinmun leh ngaihsutna lungsim (Stand) na nei ngam lo uh ahihman, tuni ciang dong atu ata eiteng in i thuak lawh hi. Nidang lai kilakik thei ahihloh hang, tuapan lesson i laktheih ding kisam hi. Khanloh hun hinawn lo phial-a, sephun hizaw ta hi. Zomi noptuam nading i septheih ompak kei leh zong Zomi tawisang in promote leng tua zong minam nasep mah hi.

Deihsakna tawh,

Paul Khaipu

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Manipur: The disconnects and the tragedy

By Amar Yumnam

As we have been seeing and saying repeatedly, Manipur is now marked by disconnects galore. We see disconnects in administration, in inter- as well as intra- community relationships, between public issues and electoral politics, between individual choice and collective expressions, and above all between the generations. The time is now for all of us to seriously exercise our collective and individual mind on the nature and why of these disconnects.

The Disconnects: One fresh administrative disconnect relates to the handling of the recent Moreh crisis. The head of the police administration was present in situ in real time for appropriate handling of the situation, but the political head and administrative leader was flourishing outside the State. We must be grateful to God that the acumen of the head of police has saved the day wonderfully. But as we have said in an earlier input in this column, the emergence of a thinking police force should now be complemented by an equally thinking civil administration for an effective response to any situation and evolution of a lasting solution.

The disconnects in community relationships, electoral politics and individual-public dichotomy share a common characteristic. What we observe in these disconnects is the alternative predominance of rational (instrumental) forces and expressive forces. The rational are the thinking instrumental forces in the society while the expressive forces are the ones we regularly come across in our daily happenings raising and supposedly articulating various forms of issues.In any society, the instrumental forces endeavour to evolve a strategy of social advancement whereby somebody or any group can achieve something without hurting the interests of any other. The expressive forces, on the other hand, are generally violent and organize their strategies mainly with a view to compromise the interests of others in favour of their own.

The more fundamental and violent the group or its leader in its behavior, the more its transitory group cohesion and acceptability within the group. They recognize that in a more peaceful environment, their sway will not hold. They cannot enjoy a long-term hold on the society, and so they sweat on lengthening their short-term hold.

The divide between generations is the impact of the digital technology on the development process. The disconnect here is largely institutional in character. The Tragedy: What we should worry is the increasing hold the expressive elements are gaining by the day on various issues of the State. In both intra- and inter-community relationships, the expressive elements are almost strangling the instrumental forces despite the large majority of the latter. In electoral politics, the individual is almost swayed by the expressive element rather than the progressive content in him. This is being seen despite large public articulation of common issues. The elected representatives exploit this disconnect to the hilt by mastering the art of disconnecting – articulate something and act otherwise. This is why we see a disconnect between the various organs of the government as well.

This tragedy of dominance by the expressive forces has now crept most of the social and community organizations in the State. The result is for all to see. Almost all the more or less functioning organizations indulge in diktats over others. Above all, general strikes and bandhs have become almost a regular feature in the affairs of the State. This implies the suppression of any other articulation by the instrumental forces, and continuous efforts by groups to extract benefits at the cost of others. It is ok as long as it benefits me/us, and we do not care a hoot the injury it causes to others.

This is why we are experiencing the decline of almost all the formal educational institutions while at the same time tuition shops are flourishing; while a formal institution benefits all uniformly, tuitions benefit only the select few opting for tuitions. This is why we see even the university rapidly losing whatever little institutional character it had rather it acquiring additional characters. A general strike immediately enhances the relevance of the violent and expressive articulators, though it does imposes costs on others.

The Issue: Having mentioned the various disconnects and their consequences, we may now ask what is the way out of this impasse. We must work for bringing the instrumental forces to the fore and slowly sideline the expressive forces. Well, in other words, we have to maneuver a way for restoring peace through controlling the violent expressive forces. This takes us to the next question of the nature of peace – is it just peace or constitutional peace that we want? The answer to this question is not simple, and necessarily involves lots of issues of constitutional political economy, and goes beyond the Indian Constitution as such. We need to look afresh at the capability of the Indian Constitution to address the issues and aspirations of the people. The issues involved go beyond legality or illegality. This is a topic for another day and many more days, and of course for many more people.

Rural infrastructure development of Manipur

— A policy implication for agricultural growth —
By Thokchom Motilal Singh

In a developing country like India, the infrastr- uctural facilities are generally weak and inadequate. However, infrastructure asset prevailing in western part of the country have more or less contributed to the economy of rural areas.

Interestingly, there is wide regional disparity in the development of the rural infrastructure such as in the North Eastern Region as against the western region of India wherein agricultural transformation had been attended when green revolution was started in the early 70s.

However, the North Eastern Region of the country is in the midst of the green revolution when the whole country has called for the second green revolution. Of which, Manipur is in the yore of green revolution mostly with traditional system of agriculture. With this, the agricultural growth rate during last few decades is of negative trend and is the lowest in the NE Region (Planning Commission, 2006).

Therefore direct linkages between infrastructure and the agricultural development can easily be ascertained within a region. Again, experiences have showed that increase in the stock of infrastructure is associated with increase in output. The progress of agricultural achievement in some part of the country can be attributed directly with the rural infrastructure where technological push up alone could hardly achieved similar success without interplay of other infrastructure attribute. Talking about infrastructure, it usually refers to the physical framework of facilities through which goods and services are provided to the public. In fact, it is an umbrella term for many activities such as ‘Social Overhead Capital’ which results in facilities and usually provided free (as in case of roads) or at reduced charges (as in case of electricity). The economic infrastructure supports primarily the eco-nomic activities and its component being utilized such as power irrigation, transport and communication.

The agricultural development is not exclusively determined by the “economic behaviours of the producers,” but also depends on the environment, which according to Wharton includes physical-climate, socio-cultural and institutional components that form what he calls “the agricultural infrastructure”.

Adequate infrastructure raises productivity and lowers production costs, but it has to expand fast enough to accommodate growth. While the precise linkages between infrastructure and development are yet to be firmly established, it is estimated that infrastructure capacity grows step by step with economic output - (a 1 per cent increase in the stock of infrastructure is associated with a 1 percent increase in gross domestic product (GDP) across all countries (summers and Heston, 1991). Rostow in his theory of ‘Stages of Growth’ considered social overhead capital, especially in transport and communication as one of the main pre-conditions for take-off (Rostow, 1960). The role of social overhead capital in accelerating economic growth and in enhancing public welfare is more pronounced in developing economics as the indivisibility in the social overhead capital has been identified as one of the main obstacle of the development of under-developed countries (Rose- nstein-Rodan, 1943).

The spread of technology in agriculture depends critically on both physical and institutional infrastructure. Most of the poor are in the rural areas and the growth of farm productivity and non-farm rural employment is linked closely to infrastructure provision (World Bank, 1994). It is estimated that 15 percent of the crop produce is lost between the farm gate and the consumer because of poor roads and inappropriate storage facilities alone, adversely effecting the income of farmers (World Bank, 1997).

So, social overheads such as electricity, irrigation, road and transport should be maintained, banking, market (Regulated) and warehousing structure are to be taken into account. Recent study of Kumar et al (2006) pointed out this agriculture development has much to do with infrastructure set up.

Further, adequate infrastructure facilities are essential pre-condition for the agricultural growth and accelerated economic development. Also, at the dawn of the new millennium, agricultural transformation is a must so as to feed the growing population in the next few decades to come.

In the state like Manipur where infrastructure development are neglected, high transaction cost arising from inadequate and inefficient infrastructure can prevent the economy from realizing its full growth potential regardless of the progress on other fronts. Infrastructure facility often referred to as social overheads, which help to sustain the growth in production and income generation in the rest of the economy rather then within the infrastructure enterprises.

The link between infrastructure and development is not a once for all affairs, but is a continuing and ongoing process. The progress in economy development has to be preceded, accompanied and followed by progress in infrastructure in order to fulfil the objective of self-accelerating progress of economic development.

Shirui Lily: A Rare Flower

Lilium mackliniae locally known as Shirui Kashung Timrawon, the state flower of Manipur is a rare and endangered species endemic to Manipur. It is recorded in the Red Data Book of Indian Plants volume I. The abode of the Lily, Shirui Kashung is located at 25° 13¢ N latitude and 94° 25¢ E longitude in Ukhrul District of Manipur at an elevation of 1730-2590m above sea level.

In 1946 Mr. Frank Kingdon Ward and his wife Jean Macklin came to Manipur Hills for botanical collection on behalf of the New-York Botanical Society and made a sensational discovery of the famous Shirui Lily, which bagged the prestigious merit prize of the 1948 Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show in London. The name of the Lily was named after the wife.

They are seasonal flowering plants and at their best in May and June when it blooms. The peak seasons of its bloom are May 15 to June 5. The height of the plant is between 1 to 3 ft. and 1 to 7 flowers per plant. In former years one could see even up to 12 flowers per plant. The flower is light pinkish in colour. Its beauty lies in its bell shape petals in bowing position like a modest girl.

Shirui Hill being a pristine forest provide habitat for many rare plants and animals like Lilium mackliniae, Cymbedium tigrinum, Coelogyne corymbosa and threatened birth species Blythii trapogon. However due to increasing human activities the rich ecosystem is facing a serious thread. The important factors are felling of trees, burning, over collection by the visitors. The traditional practices of indiscriminate hunting of games which result into thoughtless burning have threatened many species with extinction. There is every chance of exploiting the forest for jhum cultivation in the near future. Today when Biodiversity is of much concern there is an urgent need to conserve this rich ecosystem. The message of conservation of wildlife is yet to reach the people

AWARD

Shirui Lily flower got award and honour five decades back in London. In 1946 Mr. Frank Kingdon Ward who came to Manipur Hills for botanical collection on behalf of the New York Botanical Society had made a sensational discovery of the famous Shirui Lily which bagged the prestigious merit prize of the 1948 Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show in London. Lilium Mackliniae Sealy is the botanical name of Shirui Lily named after the maiden name of the wife of its discoverer Kingdon F. Ward.


SHIRUI LILY FLOWER

This is a single flowered, blooming in a plant of Shirui Lily. Usually it has 1-7 flowers per plant and even up to 12 flowers (of course it is very rare now). Due to the lack of proper maintenance and preservation, the numbers of flower blooming per plant is reducing day by day. Chances is there that one day it may not bloom at all.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi 62 Birth Day

A Lotus in the Mud

(Ode to Mother Daw Aung San Suu Kyi)

On her 62 Birth Day June 19th 2007

The night is dark

The land is parched

The grass is dry

Many people cry.

"We are hungry

We are thirsty

Please feed us

Please give us water".

We get the smell of food

No one share with us

We hear the sound of water

No one pour into our cups.

Then, we hear a song

Calling us to throng

To rush to a nearby pond"

You all will be fed anon.

"We rush to th pond quickly

We find food and water plenty

We eat and drink happily

We look for the singer eagerly.

There was none to be seen

No indication of a human being

Only a lotus was seen

It's in the mud blooming.

Its colour is lily whiteIt's standing upright

Bulls and buffaloes may fight

Gales and storms may glide

She does not sway left or right

She stays upright.

She is the symbol of righteousness

She is pointing to the path correct

She is full of vigour and frgarance

She will lead us to second independence.

by

Dr Maung Maung Nyo (18.6.2007)

for Daw ASSK's 62nd Birthday (19.6.2007)

Guite Road - aw Guite Road?

Manipur simlam singtang gam a lampi poimoh mah mah, a diak a Paite mite tenna khua poimoh teng tawnkha GUITE ROAD tuh British-te hunlai a kipan na om hita hi.Manipur a Paite khua tamzawte Guite hauhsakna khua ahih banah Paite mite lak a nampi khat ahihziak in a gam pumpi genna in Vuite/Guite kual chih in na om a, huai dungzui in hiai lampi zong Guite Road na kichi hi.

Hiai lampi tuh 1926 kum in mihing leh ganhing khawng a dia zinlam (bridle path) a bawl in na om hi. 1960 kum a kipan in Tribal Welfare Dept, in Jeep tai theihna dia bawl ding in pan na la ua, tua hun a kipan in “Guite Jeepable Road” chih in na om hi. Pu S. Thangkhopau Ngaihte (tua hun lai a SDC/TW) tuh hiai lampi a mohpo dia seh a om dungzui in aman zong chihtak suah in a na semtou a; lohching mah mah hi. Huai hunlai a Chief Commissioner Pu Baleswar tuh hiai lampi en dia jeep a kuan in May 8, 1968 in Thanlon khua tan taitung theita hi.

Tua nung in PWD-te’n puah zel mahle uh tuktui luan chiang in kise zel a, kumtawn in kizangthei suak ngeilou hi, Hun sawtpi apan Election kuan teng in Candidate-te’n paulap a nei in Guite Road khuangpi sat gige ua, mipite’n tuabang thuchiam a zak chiang un a taktak ding sa in khut beng puak zua zua zel mahleh uh, kum 5 toh beikhawm zel hi. Khenkhat ngial in houh a lampi bawl naksang in a min khen ding peuh buaipih in lungsim kochiik taktoh vaihawm sawm pawl bang om in kigen hi.

Kum 60 vingveng a min lel a Road a na hih nung in 1985 kum in hiai hun lai a PNC General President Pu T. Phungzathang hahpan na ziak in hiai Guite Road tuh BRTFte bawl dia piak khiak in hong om khong khong a, a min zong Guite Road mah chih ding in order suah thak hial hi. BRTF-te’n leng theihtawp suah a panla in September 26, 1985 in nasep panpah in Lamlianpi (pucca road) mah suahsak sawm in Bulldozer toh pang in phutnasa uah gari lian kipelthei ziah ziah di’n koih uhi. Hiai lampi tuh Sinzawl khua ah Sinzawl-Khawzawl Road toh kitun tuah a, Mizoram toh kikawmtuahna lampi poimoh tak suak hi. Tuni tan in Guite Road bawlna paitou zel in DoNER tungtawn in North Eastern Council (NECx) in Rs. 8251.79 Lakhs sanction ana bawlta a, Rs. 4.50 crores piakkhiat hita hi.

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SOURCE: YPA Central Lamka Bulletin.

Kuki-Naga Bhai Bhai??

- Carey Suante

While many still sit tight waiting to see what will happen next after the Moreh incident last week the NSCN (IM) are quick to take advantage of the circumstances. The NSCN (IM) in their rather timely press release extended their friendship and goodwill to the Kukis and condemned the acts of those responsible for the killings. What is interesting is the timing of the press release and their claim that ‘Kukis in Nagaland are very much Nagas and within the Naga fold’. They however failed to mention or acknowledge their own distruction of the Kuki villages and the killings of the hundreds of Kukis during the 1990s.

However the KNO are quick to point out that whilst it lauds the gesture of friendship by the NSCN(IM) it must first of all relent and acknowledge their own mistake in its Kuki genocide campaign in the 1990s.

The KNO’s reply was not unexpected and rather an appropriate one.

Firstly of all, if NSCN (IM) wants to sincerely extend their friendship it was too soon after the Moreh incident and it should first and foremost acknowledge their mistake and seek the latter’s blessing. Their motive is therefore rather suspicious.

Secondly, the NSCN (IM)’s condemnation of the killing seems to somehow show their true colour and their double-standard approach towards the Kukis. They were the ones who killed hundreds of Kukis within and without Nagaland. They were responsible for of all for the circumstances and the social anarchy that exists within the Kukis today. In short, they are the ones responsible for the plight of the Kukis be it in Manipur and elsewhere.

Hence the KNO has every reason to be rather suspicious if they sound too careful in their reply to the press release.

However as KNO pointed out it is never too late to begin a new era of friendship and harmony for the two warring tribes. The KNO should also, as it did, appreciate the strength and willingness of the NSCN (IM) to join hands in friendship and in partnership. The KNO will also be welladvised if they read the political situation of Manipur that their is another party in the horizon whose intent is rather clear from the Moreh incident that this new threat to their society maybe kept in check by such “friendship”. That the Kukis need not be Nagas but reap the fruits of their friendship in this troubled times. The Kukis need all the help it can garner to fight off this new threat and the Nagas need partners to further their cause in Manipur. What better way to make friends than have a common enemy? When better time than when one is in need of a friend. Let bygones be bygones. Kuki-Naga, Bhai-Bhai??

Source: http://www.careysuante.tk/

ALL ABOUT LOVE

WHAT IS LOVE ?

Prominent researchers have broken up love into main parts:

Passionate love which involves continuously thinking about the loved one and also involves warm sexual feelings and powerful emotional reactions. Companionate love is having trusting and tender feelings for someone who is close to you.

Now one of the best-known theories of love (which means an educated guess that isn't proven fact) is Robert Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love.

The three components of the Triangular Theory of Love are:

Now one of the best-known theories of love (which means an educated guess that isn't proven fact) is Robert Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love.

The three components of the Triangular Theory of Love are:

Intimacy, the feeling close and connected to someone (developed through sharing and very good communications over time). Intimacy is what makes you want to share and offer emotional and material support to each other. Commitment, pledging to your self and each other to strengthen the feelings of love and to actively maintain the relationship.

Commitment is what makes you want to be serious, have a serious relationship and promise to be there for the other person if things get tough. Now Sternberg also uses his Triangular Theory of Love to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about love:

Is there love at first sight?

This is when we are overwhelmed by passion, without any intimacy or commitment (both of which take time). Sternberg calls this infatuated love, Because there is not intimacy or commitment, infatuated love is fated to fade away.

Why do some people get married after being in love for a very short time? This is a combination of passion and commitment, but without any intimacy. Sternberg calls this Hollywood love. This is where two people make a commitment to each other based on their passion. Unless intimacy develops over time, this relationship most likely will end.

Can their be love without sex?

Ah yes, companionate love, where intimacy and commitment are present without any sexual passion.

Why doesn't romantic love last?

Passion and intimacy without commitment is Romantic love. When the passion fades, and the intimacy wanes, the relationship ends.

WHAT IS ROMANCE ?

Though this question sounds simple but it is very difficult to answer. Try it and see if you can say what romance is. Is it something to do with love? Is it togetherness and spending time with your lover? Well no it is much much more. Romance is the very essence of life. Without romance your love life will not exist. Romance is the true identity of your love. It brings out your true self and helps you be a better lover, husband and partner. Romance is a celebration of the life you live as part of a couple. It springs naturally and originates from within your heart. It makes you do things that you possibly couldn't have imagined to do otherwise. It shows you who you are and reminds you of the role you play in a relationship. Romance is not responsibility but it is caring about your responsibilities towards your lover and partner. Romance is the appreciation of two people who are celebrating the lucky coincidence that they found each other.

However often in the daily rush and work load people tend to forget about romance and so we have brought for you a list of things that you can do to keep the flame of romance burning in your heart forever.


Romance Checklist

Daily Romantic Checklist

1. Always compliment your lover.
2. Tell your lover how much you love him.
3. Say 'I love u' atleast seven times daily.
4. Spend atleast an hour together daily.
5. Give surprises or do some unexpected gesture.
6. Always call in to find out how things are with your partner.
7. Hug your partner first thing when you get up in the morning.

Weekly Romantic Checklist

1. Make it a point to spend a whole day together.
2. Do something which both of you enjoy doing together.
3. Cook her a meal.
4. Give your partner a surprise gift.
5. Give one another a good body massage followed with u-know-what.
6. Go out for a movie together.
7. Plan something special for the upcoming weekend.

Monthly Romantic Checklist

1. Plan to go out for a short trip during the weekend.
2. Go out for dinner atleast twice every month.
3. Make love more often.
4. Watch atleast two romantic movies.
5. Take your lover out for shopping and give her/him a beautiful gift.

Yearly Romantic Checklist

1. Think of an unusual way to celebrate your partner's birthday.
2. Make a new years resolution to be more creatively romantic.
3. Make Plans for your next anniversary.
4. Create a special 'Romance' category in your household budget.
5. Go out for a long vacation once in a year.
6. Plan out your next vacation.

TYPES OF LOVE

Love is slow to lose patience. It looks for a way of being constructive. It is not possessive. It is neither anxious to impress nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance. Love has good manners and does not pursue selfish advantage. It is not touchy. It does not keep account (records) of evil or gloat over the wickedness of other people. On the contrary, it is glad with all good people when truth prevails. Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope. It can outlast anything. It is, in fact, the one thing that still stands when all else has fallen. - From The Bible

Love can be found in various forms. Most of these forms consist of the same elements but still each of these forms has their own separate identity and thus is characterized accordingly. We all have at one point of time experienced different forms of love and though we might not know how to term our love but we know one thing for sure and that is "we have loved".

Following are 9 types of love, see if you can recognize them.

Love Type #1

Can you guess the Name of this Type of Love? The answer is at the bottom of the page.
· Caring
· Hugging
· Kissing
· Fondness
· Closeness
· Concern
· Friendship
· Being there for the person
· A bond
· Doing things for the person
· Happiness
· Helping the person
· Holding hands
· Sharing
· Warmth
· Can be one-sided
· Not too intense
· Not sexual
Yes , you have guessed it right
The answer is Affection

Love Type #2

Can you guess the Name of this Type of Love? The answer is at the bottom of the page.
· Physical attraction
· Arousal
· Lust
· Expressed through sexual intercourse
· Commitment
· Contentment
· Excitement
· Fulfills a need
· Heart rate increases
· Intimate
· Kissing
· Touching
· Not long lasting
· Close while having sex, but not necessarily after
· Emotional
· Giving
· Happiness
· Special
· Think about the other person all the time

Yes , you have guessed it right
The answer is Sexual Love

Love Type #3

Can you guess the Name of this Type of Love? The answer is at the bottom of the page.
· Friendship
· Not sexual
· Caring
· Doing things together
· Not physical
· Supportive
· Enjoy each other's company
· Feel relaxed with the person
· Happiness
· Helping the person
· Normal behavior
· Sharing
· Trust
· Contentment
· Feel free to talk about anything
· Being reliable
· Respect

Yes , you have guessed it right
The answer is Platonic Love


Love Type #4

Can you guess the Name of this Type of Love? The answer is at the bottom of the page.
· Feel free to talk about anything
· Caring
· Helping
· Honesty
· Doing thing together
· Trust
· Sharing
· Understanding
· Sharing emotions
· Being there for the other person
· Good times
· Happiness
· Supporting
· Long lasting Loyalty
· Openness
· Sharing thoughts
· A bond
· Closeness
· Common interests
· Concern
· Feeling relaxed with the person
· Listening to each other
· Respect
· Sadness
· Sense of belonging
· Sharing experiences

Yes , you have guessed it right
The answer is Friendship


Love Type #5

Can you guess the Name of this Type of Love? The answer is at the bottom of the page.
· Candlelight dinners
· Taking walks
· Happiness Idealistic
· Want to be with the other person all the time
· Giving gifts
· Dream about the person
· Like a fairy tale
· Feel relaxed with the person
· Good times
· Physical attraction
· Sitting in front of a fireplace
· Sharing Courtship
· Doing things together
· Don't know the person very well
· Kissing
· Your world revolves around the person
· Honesty
· Glowing
· Giving
· Friendship
· Feel free to talk about anything
· Problems seem to vanish
· Sexual
· Sweaty palms
· Soft music
· Think about the person all the time

Yes , you have guessed it right
The answer is Romantic Love


Love Type #6

Can you guess the Name of this Type of Love? The answer is at the bottom of the page.
· Occurs at a young age
· A new experience
· Not long lasting
· Think about the person all the time
· Infatuation
· Feel shy around the person
· A crush
· Dream about the person
· Feel like your floating
· Initially strong, but then fades
· Painful if not reciprocated
· See only the person's good qualities
· Act immaturely
· Attraction
· Heart rate increases
· Kissing
· Sweaty palms

Yes , you have guessed it right
The answer is Puppy Love


Love Type #7

Can you guess the Name of this Type of Love? The answer is at the bottom of the page.
· Sexual
· Caring
· Intense
· Think about the person all the time
· A bond
· Heart rate increases
· Want to be with the person all the time
· Arousal
· Emotional
· Expressive
· Kissing
· Lust
· Attraction
· Don't know the person very well
· Euphoria
· Excitement
· Feel flushed
· Giving your self completely to the person
· Hugging
· Intimate
· Irrational
· Physical
· The person is the most special person in your life
· Not long lasting
· Touching
· Want to make each other happy

Yes , you have guessed it right
The answer is Passionate Love

Love Type #8

Can you guess the Name of this Type of Love? The answer is at the bottom of the page.
· Think about the other person all the time
· Not long lasting
· Physical attraction
· See only the person's good qualities
· Intrigued by some fascinating quality of the person
· Your world revolves around the person
· You don't know the person very well
· Excited when you see the person
· Being love-struck
· Heart rate increases
· Sweaty palms
· Think you're in love
· Talk about the person all the time
· Want to be with the person all the time
· A crush
· Based on first impressions
· Irrational

Yes , you have guessed it right
The answer is Infatuation

Love Type #9

Can you guess the Name of this Type of Love? The answer is at the bottom of the page.
· Commitment
· Continues regardless of the circumstances
· Long lasting
· Think about the person all the time
· Being there for the person
· Felt for only one person
· Honesty
· Sharing
· Caring
· Closeness
· Giving
· Respect
· A promise
· Sexual Trust
· Understanding
· A bond
· Devotion
· Faithfulness
· Feel free to talk about anything
· Give and take relationship
· Live together
· Openness
· Passionate
· Sacrifice

Yes , you have guessed it right
The answer is Committed Love


Stages Of Love

"Love in the heart was not meant there to stay. Love is not love till you give it away". For love to be ever lasting and eternal every one should be aware of the different stages of love and know its significance. Following are the different phases through which you will travel in your love life and only those who pass it will have an endless love.

ATTRACTION

Attraction can be defined as something, which is more than friendship and is a step towards getting ready for a relationship. Now attraction is of two types:

Physical Attraction - happens when your body reacts to another person. Heart rate increases; temperature rises, palms get sweaty; stomach flutters; throat tightens; etc. This is what will tell you that you are ready for the first contact and also whether you are comfortable in the company of the other person.
Emotional Attraction - develops next if the circumstances are right. After being drawn to a person physically, you then begin to come closer. If you find you have things in common -- hobbies, ideologies, career, education, or some other common ground -- then an emotional attraction starts to form. Sometimes an emotional attraction can occur even when a physical attraction does not. And in this case, the bond will be stronger between the two who connect, since no preconceived notions based on physical appearance has occurred.

INTIMACY

Intimacy is something, which a person experiences when you learn to trust and believe your lover. It is a close association with another person of the deepest nature. You share you thoughts, feelings, and dreams. You feel free to discuss everything with this person and you are absolutely comfortable in his company. Thus intimacy develops gradually. If you can't establish intimacy with your partner, your relationship may work for a while, but is unlikely to endure throughout the years. Intimacy is actually the path to a true, healthy and beautiful relationship.

ROMANCE

Romance is the essence of a relationship. Without romance your love life will not exist. Romance is the true identity of your love. It brings out your true self and helps you be a better lover, husband and partner. Romance is a celebration of the life you live as part of a couple. It springs naturally and originates from within your heart. It makes you do things that you possibly couldn't have imagined to do otherwise. It shows you who you are and reminds you of the role you play in a relationship. Romance is not responsibility but it is caring about your responsibilities towards your lover and partner. Romance is the appreciation of two people who are celebrating the lucky coincidence that they found each other.

PASSION

The third stage is passion, which basically means a desire for another person, which has grown to an intensity that can't be ignored. This is often where an emotional relationship turns into a physical relationship. The passion stage is very important. For from here you will understand the true meaning and nature of your relationship. If there is no passion then its best to let go but if there is passion in your relationship then it is time to go on to the next stage.

COMMITMENT

The last stage is commitment. This is when you know that you want to spend your whole life with this person you love and you can do anything for him. It is when your whole world just revolves round your lover and you take a pledge to remain true to your mate throughout good and bad times, be by his side whenever he needs you.

Thus remember all these stages if you want your relationship to last forever. Believe me love is worth the effort. All the best!

REASONS PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE

What made you fall in love with your partner?

their personality
Their romantic nature
The affection towards their partner
The respect they've shown their partner
Everything!
Their physical features
Their sense of humor
The friendship they share
A sense of bonding between each other
Their partner provides a sense of security

What makes a person romantic?

Have you ever considered why different people have different levels of romance? Some couples are so romantic that they will do all sorts of crazy and inconceivable things while for some people just dining out and watching a nice movie is their definition of romance. While it is a fact that romance varies with each and every person and so sometimes we might just be envious of our friend's boyfriend or vice versa. Well to unravel this mystery we have brought for you the answer to this question. Researches in this field believe that there are six basic romantic personality types and so romance varies from person to person. So let us explore and find out what these romantic personality types are and see in which category we fall.

EROS

Eros are erotic lovers and they desire a high level of commitment, understanding and passion. The drawback of Eros is that they are dominating in a relationship but they are faithful and give fully and intensely in a relationship. They are highly romantic and are very attractive and beautiful persons.

LUDUS

For Ludus love is a game and they are never serious in relationships. Relationships do not have great depth and importance for them. Ludus can never commit themselves in relationships and like to flirt and play around with many. Ludus tends to avoid emotional intensity. Thus they have a tendency to see love as a game which can be played with diverse partners. For them long term relationships are unlikely.

STORGE

Storge look at love as pious and pure. Love for them is a great friendship, which can never be broken. For them love is really a deep friendship which is evolving and not a mysterious, mystical emotion. They are very loving, caring and respect their partners. They have unpretentious feeling about love. Storge do not like to haste love. For them love can take a long time to develop and can last a lifetime.

PRAGMA

Pragma are the logical, rational and sensible lovers. For Pragma the head is above the heart and thus they always think twice before making any decisions. Pragma would tend to focus on desired attributes of a partner. They do not like to be dependent and so would always plan to settle down in life and then have a serious relationship. Pragma tends to find satisfaction in long term relationships.

MANIA

Mania are crazy lovers. Their characteristics are high emotion, very possessive and highly dependent in love. They are highly intensive lovers and for them the whole world revolves round their lovers. They often have hidden low self-esteem and are highly suspicious. Mania tends to be over possessive at times and are capable to being violent lovers. Mania tends to have a lack of satisfaction in relationships.

AGAPE

Agape are very tender, gentle and devoted lovers. For them happiness lies in the happiness of their partners and they are ready to endure anything to keep their lover happy. They believe in sacrifice and would rather suffer themselves than let their lover suffer. They are intense lovers and very passionate.

BODY LANGUAGE IN LOVE

You are in love but you do not know whether she/he also loves you. Well one way is to ask him/her but if you are the shy kind then here is a way by which you can come to a positive or negative conclusion.

Try On Body Language

Focus

If you're interested in someone, you focus and pay attention. If you're not interested in someone, your attention wanders. So if you're sitting with the person you like, and he/she is looking at you when you're talking, that's a great sign. The eyes have it all and thus if the person is not interested he/she will keep looking out the window, or watching other girls/men.

Dilated eyes

As they say "The eyes are the window to the soul." Thus while you are talking to the person you like, your eye pupils dialate (get bigger) when you're excited. So if someone's eyes look really big, it shows they're interested. Thus keep your eyes on him/her and observe the eyes.

Lip and Mouth Activities

A girl might bite her lip gently, or run her tongue along her lip to show that she is interested. Some girls even do this deliberately to flirt, although it rarely looks natural. If you're a girl, don't try it, unless you're really sure it looks natural.

Hair

Fiddling and playing with hair is one way to show that you are interested. Girls wrap their fingers in their hair. Guys run their hands through their hair. Note that twirling your hair is more a sign of boredom and distraction.

Arms and Hands

If the girl keeps her arms or hands closed or crossed (which is normal if its cold) then that is a clear indication that she's not feeling comfortable. Arms that are out and away from her are less 'defensive'. Also, if the woman leaves her wrist-up, it's sort of an "I trust you" motion.

Legs

Women normally like to sit cross-legged and note that it doesn't mean that she isn't interested. So forget about that and concentrate on the toes because, toes tend to react to general body energy. So if someone's feeling bored and listless, they might just lay there. But if someone is feeling excited and energetic, the toe might make little circles or bounce. Women when are interested point their toes towards the man.

The Voice

The way someone talks and especially the tone of the voice is hugely important. It will instantly tell you whether: Are they bored and weary? Are they thoughtful and quiet? Are they enthused and interested? To find out whether the person is interested in you first watch your own speech and then watch how their speech changes. If someone wants to 'get along' with someone else, they naturally match their speech patterns together. If you're interested in someone, you start to naturally speak like them, using the same tone of voice, the same loudness/softness and speed, the same phrases even.

FLOWER POWER

When you are in love the first thing that you think of is giving flowers to your sweetheart. There is a deep connection between flowers and lovers. Every flower tenders a different message and every colour means something romantic. But our best flower is always rose. Though now-a-days both men and women send flowers to each other and there are no hard and fast rules on the variety of flower sent. But we have brought for you different types of flowers with the specific meaning attached to each, which you will find very interesting. And we have also brought for you information on our favourite flower rose.

'Lemon Blossoms' means 'I promise to be true to you.'
'Orange Blossoms' means 'You are pure and beautiful.'
'Peach Blossoms' means 'I will be your forever'
'Acacia' means 'You are made for me'
'Zinnia' means 'I miss you very much'
'Cactus' means 'My hearts burns with love for you'
'Red Tulip' means 'I am madly in love with you'
'Purple Lilac' means 'I am falling in love with you'

Rose: Rose is no doubt the most beautiful flower and thus our favourite. Rose denotes many meanings. It is ofcourse the flower of love, passion, giving and understanding but seen from the more realistic angle rose shows us the way of life. It shows how to stay beautiful and spread love and compassion while living on thorns. Thus the message that it spreads is always be happy and spread happiness even if you are going through a tough time.

The different colours of rose denote the following:

Red means passionate, sensual love.
White means innocence and pure spiritual love
Pink means friendship and the beginning of the love story.
Yellow means respect and gratitude.

Confused as to how many roses to give well read on.

1 denotes 'Love at first sight'.
2 denotes 'Mutual Feelings'.
3 denotes 'I Love You'.
7 denotes 'I'm madly in love with you'.
9 denotes 'We will be together as long as we live'.
10 denotes 'You are mine girl and you are lovely'.
11 denotes 'You are my princess and my treasured one'.
12 denotes 'Promise to be always by your side'
13 denotes 'We will be friends forever'.
15 denotes 'I'm really sorry...'
20 denotes 'I will be always faithful to you'
21 denotes 'I'm committed to you'
36 denotes 'I'll remember our romantic moments for as long as I live'
40 denotes 'I love you with all my heart'.
99 denotes 'I'll love you till the day I die'
100 denotes 'I will never leave you'
101 denotes 'You are my one and only'
108 denotes 'Will you marry me?'
999 denotes 'My love will last till the end of time'

Love At First Sight

Do you think love-at-first-sight happens only in movies and fairy tales? Skeptics will tell you that there is nothing called love at first sight and it doesn't exist. But the truth is love at first sight can happen to you anywhere, any place and at any time.

At first, you get attracted to the person and basically its physical attraction since this is what we first see of the person: it's his or her body that attracts or repulses us, whether we want it or not. However, this attraction can only move beyond sexual desire if admiration develops as we get to know the other. Finally, love survives the ravages of time and routine only if we maintain a degree of shared interests and activities. So after all even if you think that you have fallen in love with the person, your love will have to survive the test of time.

You know you've fallen for him when...

· Your mind starts spinning out of control and you can't stop thinking about him. All that you do is want to be with him every moment of the day.
· You tend to overlook your loved one's faults and weakness, secretly hoping that your love will be enough to fix them all.
· You're happy when he's there; you're terribly depressed when he's gone.
· Though you are not a very compromising person but being with him has changed you and you have become a more compromising and understanding person.

When you start dating the man of your dreams, it is quite natural that you will want to touch him, kiss him and be in his arms. Psychologists have noted the first instance of physical contact is initiated by the woman three times out of four, usually in the most subtle possible manner. A slight brush of the arm or the shoulder, for example, is usually enough to tell her man that it's his turn to take some physical initiative-and that his advances won't be turned down! His body movements will play a major part in expressing his pleasure at being in your company. You must have the ability to understand whether he likes your company or not and whether he is just as much interested in you as you are.

Following are a few experiences of our readers about Love-at-first-sight

I never used to believe in it but one day I was standing in a queue in the post office and that is when I saw him. He was filling in some form. At first I couldn't see his face but then he turned around and that was when our eyes met. I felt like my heart had stopped thumping and I kept on staring at him shamelessly. He looked away but I stood there like a statue. He turned again and smiled at me. That's when I came back to my senses and smiled back. I was absolutely shocked when I saw him coming towards me. He came up to me and asked me if I had a pen. He tells me now that he had to start a conversation so he asked for a pen. But the fact is love at first sight does exist and Ashish and I have experienced it.

Neha

I always knew that one day I will meet the man of my life and fall head over heals in love with him at first sight. And though it happened late but it did happen. I had gone to this wedding where I saw him. We were introduced through a common friend and the moment we saw each other we knew that we belonged together. We got married after 6 months and are very happy.

Malini

My love story really sounds like a fairy tale story. I fell in love with Sonia in the air when I was traveling to Madras. She was sitting alone looking absolutely stunning in a pink outfit in the first row. The moment I saw her I knew that I had to be with her. Luckily the seat next to her was not occupied so I asked the air hostess to shift me there and I am thankful that she did. When I went to sit next to her she smiled at me. I introduced myself and then we talked through the entire journey. She gave me her number and that's when I knew that I had her love. We are engaged now and will soon get married.

Compile & Edited by the Administrator

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References

01. The Season Dot Com

02. Bible

03. The Woman Magazine

04. How Loves Comes in this world