ℕ𝕦𝕥𝕖 ℕ𝕚 𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕟𝕘𝕖 𝕒𝕟 𝕙𝕞𝕒𝕟?

Chhiartu duhtak, 

Nute Ni chibai thaber ka buk a che.

Kum 1868 daih tawhah khan Ann Reeves Jarvis-i chuan Nute inpumkhatna atan ‘Mother’s Friendship Day’ siamin, American Civil War laia nute inkara inkungkaihna tha zawk a awm theih nan a lo huaihawt tawh a. ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’ phuahtu Julia Ward Howe-i’n kum 1872 khan ‘Mother’s Day Proclamation’, a lo siam tawh bawk. Nu te puala Ni bik siam tumin kawng hrang hrangin hma an la nain a puitling zo ta lo. Amaherawhchu, Ann Reeves Jarvis-i thih hnu hian a fanu Anna Jarvis-i, Philadelphia a cheng chuan a nu hriatrengna turin May 12, 1907 khan a nu lawina Biak In, Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, Grafton, West Virginia-ah hunbik a buatsaih a, mite hlut a hlawh ta em em mai a. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson-a chuan kum 1914 atang khan National Holiday-ah puangin, May thla Chawlhni vawihnihna hi Nute Ni atan hman a lo ni ta a ni.

Europe ramah ve thung kum zabi 16-na atang khan ‘Mothering Sunday’ an lo hmang thin a, Nute puala Ni bik nilovin, an Baptisma channa Biakin emaw, an seilenna Biakin tlawhna hun emaw, leh rinna lama intuaitharna atan an hmang thin a. Hun lo kal zelah he hunbik hi a lo chuai ta deuh a, U.S. lamah Nute Ni a lo lar tak hnuah tharthawhleh niin, Nute puala Ni bik nena kaikawpin an hmang chho veleh ta bawk a ni. Chuvangin, Nute Ni-ah hian kan tu leh fate, hmundang emaw kohhran danga awm ta te pawh inthlahrung hauh lova, he Ni pawimawh tak hmang tura sawmkhawmte hi a inhmeh zual em em a ni.

Chhandamna Sipai Pawl-ah hian hmeichhiate hi englai mahin dah hniam an ni ngai lo a, Nute hlutna pholang tam ber pawh kan ni awm e. India Eastern Territory-ah pawh Nute Ni hi kan hlut thiamin, Pangpar Inhlanna Hla bik bakah Nu leh Fate sak tur Hla-inchhang pawh kan nei hial a ni. May – June 1936 Sipai Tlangau Issue kawmah chuan lian takin “Kan Nute hi I zahin I hmangaih ang u”, tih ziak a ni a, Nute Ni kan hman tanna hi a hriat chiahlo a, ziaka kan hmuh theih hlui ber chu July – August 1936 Sipai Tlangau Issue-a ‘Thiltlang Corps Nute Ni’ tih Pu Darnghaka Y.P.S.M. in hetianga a lo ziah hi a ni:

Kumin Thiltlang Corps-a Nute Ni chu a nuam hle mai. Tih nawm loh kan hlau khawpa, Pathian kan sawm a, naupangte fianrialah an tawngtai hlawm bawk a. Hlim ngei ngei tumin kan theih ang zawng zawng chuan kan inbuatsaih a.

Naupang Inkhawmna-ah April thla tir atangin balte leh kawlbahrate leh buhban humte kan thawh a, naupang Inkhawm apiangin kan thawh a, a hnuhnungberah chuan kan dengfaita a. Zing Dar kua velah Inkhawmna kan nei a, Naupang Inkhawm a ni a. Chutah chuan naupangte awm dan turte kan sawi a. Kan inkhawm ban chuan chhang tur chu kan deng a, kan den chhungin balte chu kan chhum a, kan den zawh chuan balte kawlbahrate chu kan ei ta a. Chumi zawhah chuan chaw eiin kan hawng ta.

Chaw eikhamah chuan kan kal khawm leh a, naupangte pangpar zawngin ramhnuaiah an kal a. An pangpar zawn hlan chuan Corps Officer nen, Y.P.Sergeant nen chhang kan lo kang a. Zanah chuan Inkhawmna chu kan tan ta a, mi pawh kan tam lo hle mai. Keiin ka hruai a, naupang pangpar thawhte chu ka en dik a, kan benglut hle. Chumi zawhah chuan naupang lawm man kan sem a.

Chumi zawh ah chuan Corps Officer-in Shadrakate, Meshakate Abednego-a te chanchin a sawi a, kan benglut em em mai. Inkhawm chu kan bang a, chutah chuan chhang leh thingpui chu an han sem ta a, thingpui chu an han sem an han sem mai a, chhang pawh an han sem an han sem mai a, kan ei kan ei mai a.

Chumi zawh chuan khawlai fanna a awm leh a. Khawnvar pahnih in hma a hruai a, Puanzarin a zui a. Chumi zawhah chuan kan zai khawm hlek a, kan tin darh ta. Naupang hi Mission naupangte an tam zawk mah a, nuam kan ti ngawt mai. Thiltlang Corps Pathianin malsawm rawh se.

Hmanlaia Nute Ni an hmandan chanchin han hriat hi a bengvarthlak hle in ka hria. Thiltlang Corps in kum 1936 Nute Ni an hman lai hian an Corps Officer chu Senior Captain Lalkaithanga a ni a, an lal, Thanzama Sailo kaihruaina hnuaiah Sipai Pawl hi kum 1931 khan din tan a ni a, an lalpa hi CSM a ni nghal a ni.

May 1934-a Thiltlang Corps Sipaite thlalak atang hian, tute nge he hun hi hmang a chhui-zawn theih ang:

[Cornet keng hi Pu Darnghaka Y.P.S.M. a ni a, an Corps Officer Sr. Captain Lalkaithanga bula ding hi Thanzama CSM, Thiltlang lal a ni]

Kumin Nute Ni (8th May 2022) hi engtinnge kan hman ve ang le? Kan fate'n an theih ang anga kan lawmna tur zawnga an hmanhlel han hmuh hi a nuam thin a ni. Nute lamin kumin chu Chanchintha Marka 7:24-30 inziaka Grik nu pakhat chanchin kha zirlaiah nei ve thung ila a va tha dawn em!

Khatia Isua Lalna leh Thiltihtheihna a rin pumhlum zia leh a fanu tana a inphahhnuai zia kha kan hre awm e. A fanu kha chu ramhuai bawlhhlawh pai anih avangin ngaihtuahna fim hmang thei a ni lo. A fanu tan Rinnaa alo dinngheh tlatna khan Thiltihtheihna kawltu Isua chettirin Damna famkim a lo thleng ta!  Amah ang bawk khan kan fanu/fapa te tan Rinnaa Pasaltha ah țangin, Isua thitihtheihna lo thleng kan beisei ve thei asin.

Lalpan Nute Ni malsawm se la, Rinnaa Pasaltha Nu tam tak min pe zel rawh se.

𝕸𝖔𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗'𝖘 𝕷𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖎𝖘 𝕽𝖊𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌!

There is a 🎵 song I love to hear, I sing it every Mother's Day. It was adapted from the song 🎶 'Be glad in the Lord' by hymnwriter Mary Elizabeth Servoss and was transformed into a 𝔐𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯's 𝔇𝔞𝔶 song by one early Officer in the rank of The Salvation Army from Manipur, Captain Tualgo.

[Early Mother's Day celebrations 🍾 @Central Corps, Aizawl]

The song became the favorite of the Young People in India Eastern Territory to sing joyfully while giving their mother, a bouquet 💐 of 🌼 flowers, showing their Love ❤ and Respect on every 👩 Mother's Day.

Lushai Hills Salvationists seems to have started celebrating Mother's Day a longtime ago. A written record found in Sipai Tlangau (War Cry in Mizo) shows a celebration in 1936 at Thiltlang Corps written by Mr. Darnghaka YPSM (grandfather of Colonel Lalhlimpuii current TPWM of IET). Sr. Captain Lalkaithanga was the Commanding Officer and the Chief of Thiltlang village was Lal Thanzama Sailo CSM (father of Major Saibuanga, my maternal grandfather).

The song penned down by Captain Tualgo goes like this:

1. What a blessings for us Children,
The motherly Love we received;
All the growing-up pains in life,
She conquered by Love💜 with all her might.

Refrain...
      Be glad! Be glad!
      Each one making our Mother’s proud;
      Be glad! Be glad!
      Each one making our Mother’s proud.

2. When I was a new born baby,
She cuddled me with tenderness;
While I was sick and bedridden,
Her gentle 💕 touch drives my pain away.

3. To make me a God fearing child,
Mother taught me the Righteous way;
Seeks for me Heavenly Blessings,
To have normal life with all my peer.

4. My Mother's Love 💗 is Rewarding!
She teaches me life's etiquette;
With this💐 I show my Gratitude,
Mother, for all the Love you bestowed.

The song turns "Mother's Day" into an enchanting 🍾 Celebrations as we hand over, our beautiful arrangement of Bouquet 💐 to our Mom's, singing ' 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼, 𝓘 𝓼𝓱𝓸𝔀 𝓶𝔂 𝓖𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓽𝓾𝓭𝓮; 𝓜𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻, 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮💚 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓭' to me by bringing Heaven on Earth...

The song turns "Mother's Day" into an enchanting 🍾 Celebrations as we hand over, our beautiful arrangement of Bouquet 💐 to our Mom's, singing ‘with this, I show my gratitude; Mother, for all the Love💚 you bestowed’ to me by bringing Heaven on Earth...

It will be worthwhile and seemingly appropriate to reflect on the life of the author of this beautiful song this Mother's Day. It will also be worth mentioning that he might have penned down this song during his first appointment days at Khawlian Corps (1938-1947) where he devoted his life for the upliftment of Children and young Mothers and tirelessly strives for them.

The author Captain Tualgo joined The Salvation Army in September 7, 1932 along with Mr.Zulawma whose lonesome life we learned from Mr.L.Keivom IFS (Rtd.) article - The Lone Soldiers of the Cross. He left his comrades in 1935 with a promise to open fire in Manipur and headed Calcutta (now Kolkatta) hoping to enter Officers Training College. He had to wait 3 years, earning his livelihood doing petty jobs, and got trained as Pharmacists. The trade blessed his ministry during his short service years.

Tualgo finally entered into Officers Training College in October 2, 1937 under 'Guardians of the Covenants' session and was commissioned in July 28, 1938 at Calcutta along with my grandmother Major Khualzingi (PG) and Mrs.Buangi (still alive and healthy with a ripe age of 107), who were among the earliest single Mizo Women Officers.

As permission could not be obtained to start work in Manipur, Captain Tualgo joined his first appointment as Commanding Officer of Khawlian Corps. He devoted all his free time teaching alphabets to young children and impart to Home League members as well on Sunday evenings without any profit. Here, he taught young women from his medical expertise about delivering 👶 babies and how to examine the condition of babies while still in the mother's womb.

On joining his next appointment at Ngopa Corps he restored the Middle Anglo Vernacular School and taught students including those who attend from nearby villages, again without any renumeration. His son Ginkhopao was the first Class VI passed out from this school.

While serving his second year in Ngopa village, he went to Calcutta on occasion of General Albert Osborn's visit. Unfortunately, on the way home, he caught Cholera on the train and was Promoted to Glory in January 22, 1949. His earthly body was laid to rest 😴 at Calcutta Cemetery.

His dreams of starting The Salvation Army work in Manipur became a reality after his death on May 23, 1952. And even though his time on earth was short, he was able to guide 8 Corps Cadet to follow his footsteps in becoming an Officer in the rank of The Salvation Army. Moreover, he left us a Mother's Day 🎵 song, which will henceforth remind us of his selfless devotion to God, every time we sing his song on every Mother's Day.

Nute Ni Lehkhathawn

Ka nu duhtak,

Vawin ni I pual bik liau liaua hun kan hmanna ni a lo herchhuah leh hian, kum tina lo tih tawh zawk tur mah nise, sap hovin ‘better late than never’ an tih iangin, ‘Nang leh kei kan lo intawn avanga lawmna chhiarsenloh ka nuna lo thlengte avangin, ka lawm a ni’ tih hi mi lo hriatsak turin ka ngen hmasa duh che a.

Pathian chhungte ah Pathian Pathian zia a lo lang thin ang hian, kan chhungkaw tan pawh leia kan hmuhtheih Pathiannu I ni takzet a, I hmangaihna in min awp khawm thin a ni.

Siamtu min rel anga ka lo parchhuah ve theihna turin, tuisik ka nih lai ata tawh hmangaih takin mi lo pai a, thanlenna atana ka mamawh tinrengte ka dawn theih nan mi lamkhawm sak thin.

Lei nun ka chhiar tirh ata, ka ke pen tin min hriatsak a. Nghakhlel taka ka seih hun I chan chhuah ni te, ‘nu’ tia ka aw-ka I hriat hmasakber ni te leh chhuang taka ka tih ve theih chhun chhun ka tih tan ni a chimlo taka mi thlir laite kha I theihnghilh phal mawlh si lo.

Dammawh hritlan nikhua ah lah, ka na-lai ka hriattir theih hma atang tawhin, duat taka min chul in, ka tawrh ai tuar theitu nih I chakzia I lantir thin a, I kut lum ther ther leh anka nem takte khan damdawi aiin an thawkchak zawk asin.

Lalpa laka I rochan hlu ka ni tih I hriatreng avangin kawng laka ka bo lohna turin min veng reng a; a pung zawng zawng nena a petu hnen thlen leh ngei I tum tlat thin. Nangmah mai chuan min humhim zo lo tih hriaa dilna tinreng nen ka tana I tawngtaina zozaite khan ka nunah malsawmna tam tak a thlen a, ka chakna hnar a ni.

Mite rahbeh-a ka awmloh nan hmsawnna kailawn ah rahbi min tuk sak thin a, mite chunga ka len mailoh nan thu tha tinrenga min fuihin nun tlawm min zirtir thin. Ka nu, tun hun ka thlen theihna atana I thawhrimna leh I mi enkawlna zawng zawngte avangin ka lawm e.

Phutlet nei lo Hmangaihna-a min chawiliantu ka nu duhtak, ka nuna min thlen tawhte zawng zawng kha, ka damchhung zawngin rul let dawn ta che ila, engtik-ah mah ka rul seng theilo ang. Ka tana I inpekna leh I mi hmangaihna te hian ka damchhung zawngin min hualhim ang a, leia I rohlu ka ni ang hian, van-ah pawh I lallukhum timawitu ka nih ngei theihnan Lalpan min tanpui rawh se.

Ka nu ‘KA HMANGAIH CHE’.