Aizawl Christmas Bazar

Christmas season is the most crowded period in Aizawl Market.  
Pictures taken at Dt.20th December 2010 (Monday)

Aizawl Bazaar

Aizawl main market

Aizawl main market

Aizawl market

Aizawl bazaar

Mizo girls, Mizo hmeichia, Mizo mipa, mizo boys etc at Aizawl bazar

Aizawl Bazar

Aizawl Bazar

Aizawl Chritsmas Market

"Lalpian hun pangpar a vul leh ta, 

Thinlai mu hnu lunglen a kai tho ve"

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL
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For those who came late, here is another link of Aizawl Christmas bazar and street decoration for festival Aizawl in Winter 2012

Charminar

Since 2004 i am staying in this 'City of Pearls' (Hyderabad) many many things happened in my life, some are good to unforgettable while some are also not too good to be remembered. When we were in little kids i knew 'Charminar' but it was famous cigratte brand name in India! My dreams never see i will be there in this famous historical place with any of my siblings. After many years gone by now i often visit this place with our guests and friends, i have many pictures too. But my last visit will be most memorable one, as my brother had a chance to visit Hyderabad to attend national programme from his office. Amidst their tight scheduled we could have a little good time to visit Charminar and nearby shopping street. It may not be a great thing for other but for me it will be memorable one when you see your brother trying to capture 'Charminar' pics with his camera and tasting the famous mouth watering 'Hyderabad Haleem' and 'Hyderabad Biryani". To be frank, you will realised it is a real opportunity that you never have visitors from your family members nor any of your blood relatives where you are staying in the city more than four years. Out of many famous places there in Hyderabad city 'Charminar' will occupy one of the important places in my memory lines!

Charminar pic taken by bro. Lalthlanthanga

Traditional taste!

This 'Kumkhal'/'Umkhal' (walnuts) picture reminded me of our childhood days, in early morning me and my bothers often hurriedly rush to our neighbouring house where Pu Chalbuanga's cows will left 'kumkhal' as usual. Unlike the present times we hardly have other options of ready made eatable things from shops, we the village kids mostly depended on forest and other natural products. Many many things have changed now, we may find various ready made eatable things even in rural areas also but in sometimes my kind of taste could not avoid like this kind of natural products!

Pu Buanga Dictionay defines:
um-khal, (same as kumkhal.) n. the name of a tree and its edible fruit the stone of which looks like a three-lobed walnut. The kernel resembles an almond in flavour and is eaten as a nut. Where the tree grows the fruit is found on the ground in large quantities. Cows are extremely fond of these windfalls-ejecting the stones or seeds from their mouths in numbers when they are chewing the cud after feasting upon them. (Elæocarpus robustus. Wenger.)

Picture taken in January 2010 at Sialsuk forest, Mizoram, India.

Mizo Celebs pics etc...

I am interested in photography but i am not professional photographer, and whenever i use my camera i hardly take pictures of celebrities and their stuffs. Even though i am such kind of a person who usually clicking landscapes and scenery pics, certain occasions gave me chances to click the pictures of some of the celebrities in Mizoram, they all are well known singer, musician, dancer, sportsman, etc. Here are the gallery:-

* click the pictures to enlarge

Mami Varte @Zarkawt Recreation Centre, Aizawl
Sex: Female

Mami Varte @Zarkawt Recreation Centre,Aizawl
Sex: Female

Teen Skillz @Zarkawt Recreation Centre, Aizawl

Teen Skillz @Zarkawt Recreation Centre, Aizawl

David Z.Hmar (Dream Hunter) @ Tourist Lodge, Chaltlang, Aizawl

Maruata, C.Dinthanga & Pu Pachhunga (Hranghlui zaithiam) @ Tourist Lodge, Chaltlang, Aizawl

Michael M.Sailo @ High School Field, Zarkawt, Aizawl
Sex: Male

Michael M.Sailo @ Zarkawt Recreation Centre, Aizawl
Sex: Male

Michael M.Sailo @ Zarkawt Recreation Centre, Aizawl
Sex: Male

Mimi Renthlei @ Zarkawt Recreation Centre, Aizawl
Sex: Female

Mimi Renthlei @ Zarkawt Recreation Centre, Aizawl
Sex: Female

Mary L.Sailo @ Zarkawt Recreation Centre, Aizawl
Sex: Female

Mary L.Sailo @ Zarkawt Recreation Centre, Aizawl
Sex: Female

S.Malsawmtluanga (Mama) @ High School Field, Aizawl
Sex: Male

S.Malsawmtluanga (Mama) @ High School Field, Aizawl
Sex: Male

Lallawmzuali Khiangte (Lawmi Khiangte) @ Tourist Lodge, Chaltlang, Aizawl
Sex: Female

Lallawmzuali Khiangte (Lawmi Khiangte) @ Tourist Lodge, Chaltlang, Aizawl
Sex: Female

Jess Beyond Band @ Tourist Lodge, Chaltlang, Aizawl

SUKOON 2010

SUKOON is an annual students festival organized by Students' Union, University of Hyderabad. One friend of mine told me that 'Sukoon' is Urdu word means 'contented' or 'peaceful happiness/ satisfaction'. Due to some conflicts in campus students politics the so called 'SUKOON' could not be held in last year. The two main parties in campus -SFI and ABVP always misunderstood each other in organizing SUKOON festival, so many internal political fight (poster war, physical attack, boycott of organizing committee, etc.) happened in this year also. After such a long wait and the prevailing rumours intruded our campus SUKOON 2010 came into reality at 7-10, April. It was held under a peaceful and enthusiastic manner, many thanks goes to organizing committee!

Here are some pictures of SUKOON 2010:

SUKOON decoration, Open Dias

Mehandi


Orchestra night, Open Dias


Audience enjoying orchestra night


University T-Shirt selling stall


Sukoon stalls


Rock Night


DJ Night


UoH students enjoying DJ night


DJ night-Students enjoying DJ-Ajay's music



Open Dias 'Rock Night'


Live Rock show!


Lets rock!


Audience@Rock night


Rock Night!@open dias

During SUKOON 2010 many stalls and entertainment services were available in our campus. The most inspiring stall to me was Louis Braille Stall by Visually Challenged Students, they displayed many interesting tools and instruments for visually challenged students. He is(see pic) the one who kindly demonstrated to me about the Chess Board for Blind. Though he could not see anything in his eyes but he didn't misplaced any of the single 16 pieces. I really appreciated his great work!

More pictures of SUKOON 2010 can be seen at:
SUKOON 2010@Photobucket
SUKOON 2010(day two)@photoblog
SUKOON 2010(Day three)@photoblog

Clock Tower

Pathianni inkhawm kal lam leh haw lam hian Clock Tower, Secunderabad-a mi hi kan tlan pel ziah thin a, Hyderabad Mizo te inkhawmna Biak In(Centenary Baptist Church) bul lawk a awm anih avangin Ricksaw driver nen a in dawr angaih chang pawh hian "near clock tower' tih hi kan lam ri zing thin khawp mai. Pathianni inkhawm a kan tlan pelh zin teh reng nen hian 'Clock Tower' chanchin erawh ka lo hre ngai mang hauh lo thung.

Internet lamah a chanchin kan google zuai zuai a tiang deuh hian mithiam ten an lo ziak a:- Khawvel ah hian Clock Tower an hman hmasak ber chu Tower of the Winds, Athen ami a ni awm e. (A chanchin hre chiang duh tan hetah hian click mai tur a ni e-Clock Tower history). Clock Tower an sak/siam thinna chhan hi alo ngaihnawm khawp mai. Kum zabi 12 hmalam kha chuan mi zawng zawngin sana an la nei lova, sana nei chhun chu tlem te anni awm e, kum zabi 18 hmalam ah pawh mahni In a sana kawl chu tlem te an la ni a. Tunlai angin sana neih mai mai te awlsam hek lo khawpui hmun laili lai emaw a remchang lai ah sana lian(Clock Tower) hi an siam thin a, darkar bi in a ri thin a, khawpui a mi cheng ten sana an neih vek loh avangin chumi ri mil chuan an hun an lo vawng ve mai thin a ni, thil tangkai tak a lo a ni. Sana lian chumi hun awm vel ah a lo rik chuan an tih tur hun (zing thawh hun, chaw ei hun, hnathawh hun, zanriah ei hun, mut hun etc.) an hriat theih phah thin a lo ni. Tin, khawpui a cheng ten darzat an hriat duh chuan a hmun ah an va kal chilh a an en mai thin a, sana pakhat kha mi tam tak in an hmangtangkai thin alo nih chu. Clock Tower an siam chhan hi khawpui cheimawina satliah mai mai atan alo ni lo tawp mai!

Clock Tower, Secunderabad a mi hi a chanchin ka hre thui lo khawp mai a, internet lamah lah hmuh tur avang. Ka hmuh chhun ah chuan hetiang hian an ziak: He clock tower project hi kum 1896 ah zawh ani tawh a, mahse a kum leh 1897, February 1, khan British sawrkar aiawh a ram awptu(Resident) Sir Trevor John Chichele Plowden in a a hawng tih bak chu a chanchin han chhui mai tur avang khawp mai. (He tih hunlai hi Sir Trevor-a fanu Pamela leh Winston Churchill te in ngaihzawn lai vel a ni). Engpawh nise hman leh vawiin thleng hian khawpui ti mawi tu leh mi te hlut a la hlawh reng a ni.