- Movement of Feminism in IndiaABSTRACT: This paper highlights the different phase of feminism in India. India is governed by a strict patriarchy from the olden. It has its consequences in the belittlement of women. Women are expected to confine under the four walls of their home, they are regarded as secondary and passive. In the institution of marriage as … Read more
- The Predictive Role Of Perceived Social Support In Mizo: Does It Really Contribute To Subjective Well-Being?— Lalrintluangi, Research Scholar, Dept. of Psychology, MZU Abstract: This study examines the predictive role of Perceived Social Support (PSS) from friends, family and significant others on Subjective well-being (SWB). It also explores the relationship between the mentioned variables and investigates if there is any sex difference on PSS and SWB. The sample for this … Read more
- Historical Study of the Traditional Healthcare System of Paite in Northeast India— T. David Suanlian Research Scholar, Dept. of History, Manipur University ABSTRACT : Paite, a transborder tribe of the Indo-Myanmar, had developed their own traditional health care system as the saying goes, ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ in accordance with their social, economic and religious life. It was considered effective as there were no … Read more
- Memorable Mistakes: Acquiring a Mother TongueAbstract: This paper attempts to describe the different mistakes committed by a child acquiring his mother tongue and how those mistakes are later corrected through continuous exposure to the language environment. The observation was not made under controlled environment and not studied in a language laboratory. On the other hand, since the child is undergoing … Read more
- (Re) Reading the Cultural Lockdowns in Fasting, Feasting with Reference to a Rise in Domestic Violence During Pandemic-induced Lockdowns— Deepthi Menon Asst. Professor, Dept. of English, Chetana College of Media and Performing Arts, Kerala Abstract: Anita Desai, the renowned writer and Padma Bhushan Awardee, is known for her insightful exploration of the psychoscope of people, since the publication of her very first novel Cry, thePeacock. Her Booker Prize runner up, Fasting, Feastingis a … Read more
- The Cultural Influence of Western Media among Mizo TeenagersAbstract: The influence of western media with a focus on the impact of films and music in the lifestyle and values adopted by youth, and the factors related to the changing Mizo culture that is becoming more westernized over the years is the main focus of the study. From the 1950s, with the development of … Read more
- Situating Women in Select Mizo FolktalesABSTRACT: The study analyses three selected Mizo folktales such as Thailungi, Mauruangi and Kungawrhi, in an attempt to situate the female characters in a traditional patriarchal society and highlight the roles and position of women as seen in these tales. Thailungi, Mauruangi and Kungawrhi are the central protagonists whose lives are chronicled in the selected … Read more
- Voices of Women in Khawlkungi’s Novel Zawlpala Thlan TlangahAbstract: This paper is an attempt to highlight the evolution of feminism and its facets through select Mizo fiction. Further, it is also a study of the status of women in the past and modern in Mizo society. In the select novel Zawlpala Thlan Tlangah by Khawlkungi, women are subjected to bow under the commands … Read more
- Editorial (Vol. X Issue 3)Literature and society are inseparable: they reflect each other. While a society shapes a literary artist, a literary artist shapes a society, too, and reflects it in his/her writings. Literature, therefore, is life and life is literature. Literature reflects the age in which it is produced or written. It is an art of expressing oneself … Read more
- Thihna Thahrui – Ramlawt Dinpuia Hla ThlirnaAbstract : Ramlawt Dinpuia hian kum 2018 khan kum 21 mi chauh a la nih laiin a hlahril bu hmasa ber Rawlthar Awrawl a lo tichhuak tawh a, hemi kuma Mizo Academy of Letters-in lehkhabu ṭha a thlan chhuah 10 zingah a tel phak a. Kum 2021 Ramtuk thlaa tlangzarh hla 87 awmna Thihna Thahrui … Read more
- Tunlaia Hlarua Hman Uar a Nih Tak Loh ChhanAbstract : Hun kal zel rual hian ṭawng a danglam zel a ni tih chu hai rual a ni lo. Chutiang bawkin Mizo hlaruate pawh a inlumlet chho ve zel a, tunlai hla thlir hian hmanlai Mizo hlaruate kha a bo pil tial tial ta em ni tih hi ngaihtuah tham tak a ni a. … Read more
- Vankhama Nature Thlir DanAbstract : Mizo hla phuah thiamte zingah hian Pathian thil siam tuipui a, an hlaa tar lang ṭhin mi eng emaw zat an awm a, chung zingah chuan Vankhama hi a langsarte zingah a telh theih awm e. Zikpuii-pa te, Rokunga te pawhin Pathian thil siam hi an hlaah mawi leh ropui tak takin an … Read more
- Thutluang Ziaktu C. Rokhuma ‘Zoram Parmawi’ ThlirnaAbstract : Sapin prose tia an sawi hi Mizo Literature zirna huangah chuan Thutluang tia sawi hian hman dan tlanglawn ber a ni a. Mihring leh mihring inkara inbiakna leh tawngkam a tana hman thin tawng hi a ni. “Novel te, Short Story te, Article te leh thu chi hrang hrang ziak nan kan hmang … Read more
- Darhlira Khawkîl Bung Huai As A Gothic NovelAbstract: Khawvel hnam tin mai hian ‘thlahrang’ leh ‘ramhuai’ chanchin sawi tur an nei ṭheuh a. ‘Thlahrang’leh ‘ramhuai’ chanchin an sawi ṭhin te hian, mihring nunah a ṭha lam zawnga thlen nei tam lo hle mah se, mihring rilru leh ngaihtuahna hian ‘thil mak’ a ngaihven riau vang pawh a ni mah na, a tak … Read more
- Re-reading Nunna Kawngṭhuam Puiah : From Postcolonial PerspectiveAbstract: The term ‘colonialism’ has a long history and has played a huge part throughout the history of the world. Needless to say, every nation has felt the effects of colonialism, either directly or indirectly. Accordingly, English dominance was established in India until the country’s independence in 1947. As a part of India, Mizoram, formerly … Read more
- Nuchhungi Renthlei: Mizo Children and their LoreAbstract: This paper specifically studies the various narratives of Nuchhungi’s childlores. It reflect the folk culture of Mizo children and examine the exciting rhymes and games often played by them and disclose the way in which they are instrumental in validating Mizo culture and teaching moral principles as well. Cultures around the world all have … Read more
- Supernatural Tales: As Displayed in Mizo’s LoreAbstract : Supernatural generally are things that cannot be explained by nature, they are assumed to originate from other worldly forces. So supernatural story is a sort of story which in some way makes use of ghosts, good and evil spirits and things that go bump in the night, magic, witchcraft and beyond sensory perception; … Read more
- Profiling General Enterprising Tendencies Among Higher Secondary and Collegiate Students in Aizawl (Mizoram)Abstract : The idea of entrepreneurship can be associated with different perceptions. Some understandings are related to what an entrepreneur does, and others to who the entrepreneur is. Entrepreneurship can be considered a factor of production. In contrast, others view the concept as a combination of factors of production, new products, and new methods, and … Read more
- Success Factors of Women Entrepreneurs : An Exploratory Study on Fashion Designers in Aizawl, MizoramAbstract : This paper focuses on investigating factors contributing to the success of fashion designing entrepreneurs. In this regard, three constructs viz. motivational factors, personality factors and family support factors were generated and hypothesised from the extensive literature review. The main purpose of this paper is understanding to what extend the motivational factors, personality factors … Read more
- The Traditional Political Administration of the Kukis of Manipur: An Ethno-Historical Analysis— Sonkhothang Haokip Research Scholar, Dept. of Pol. Science, Mahatma Gandhi University, Meghalaya Abstract: The Kukis were a self-governing people with multiple clans, each led by a chieftain who followed Kuki law, custom, unique norms, and tradition. Eminent figures affiliated with the Kukis in the past, such as Grierson (1904), Shakespeare (1912), Lewin (1856), and … Read more