Lalzuia Colney is an Indian academic and writer of
Mizo literature
Mizo literature is the literature written in Mizo ṭawng, the principal language of the Mizo peoples, which has both written and oral traditions. It has undergone a considerable change in the 20th century. The language developed mainly from th ...
.
Career
An alumnus of the Government Champhai College, he is a teacher at KVM High School, Mizoram.
He has written several books and has contributed chapters to books published by others.
Some of his books are prescribed texts for academic studies in Mizoram
as well as for the
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private board designed to provide an examination in a course of general education, in accordance wi ...
(ICSE) examinations.
Awards
* His book, ''A phêk ropui chungah'', won the Book of the Year Award in 2014.
* In 2010, the Government of India awarded him the
Padma Shri
Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...
, India's fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to literature.
Publications
Some of the Publications by Lalzuia are as follows:
* Mizo tawng ziak dan
* Mizo Thu leh Hla
* Lal hlau lo thi
* Dictionary of Mizo language
* Mizo literacy
* Westminster Abbey
* Zonunkima (Drama)
* Without bringing piece of pipe
* To Holy Land (Israel)
See also
*
Mizo literature
Mizo literature is the literature written in Mizo ṭawng, the principal language of the Mizo peoples, which has both written and oral traditions. It has undergone a considerable change in the 20th century. The language developed mainly from th ...
References
External links
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Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education
Year of birth missing (living people)
Scholars from Mizoram
Mizo people
Indian male writers
Living people