Darlong Khawrua

Tiana hin tlangval khatka a oma, a rihming Chu Neithangzâia. Changrochu ma tlangval hin thawthei nih changthei tamka a neia, a michang rochu hrilfia dik thei a chang no. Ma khela chun Neithangzâia hin nupang inhnika a neia; an rihming chu ‘Lasiri’ nih ‘Lasara’. Lasiri nih Lasara hi pathian anchanga, changhomsiala tika mo? Inkana anloi inhmu hoi hi chu thephung sirtu dang dang homin an hril thiam bik no. Chun Neithangzâia hi nintin hin Lasiri nih Lasara hei hnianga a hang thina hla sakin….                         “Lasiri Lasara                         “Vana hruihrual ne thla roi.                         “Ei hmel-inai neithangzaia ...

    Throughout the human history, narration and oration had been the powerhouse of all cultural ethnicity. Nonetheless, one significant faculty which had never been either highlighted or given any importance is the ‘art of listening’. In fact, the faculty of listening had been carrying out the narratives and orature from age to age. On the other hand, listening cannot survive on its own without the support of memory. Thus, memory may be regard as a tool or even a mechanism to record, store, emulate, imitate and circulate the information absorbed (in conscious state, unconscious state or rather in a sub-conscious state). While talking about the art of listening, there is no denying the fact that music ever come along paradoxically. In the human prehistory, listening to recorded music was not possible. Music was then composed, sang and performed by the common men and women during their work and rest time, as well as rites and rituals. The effort of economic cre...