Vanglaini

Vanglaini is a daily newspaper in Mizoram, northeast India, published in Mizo language.[1] It is registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India (no. RNI 34227/79. : MZR/67/2012-2014). It is owned, edited, and published by K. Sapdanga. It remains the newspaper in Mizoram with the largest circulation.[2][3][4]

Vanglaini
Vanglaini
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)K. Sapdanga
Founded1978
LanguageMizo
HeadquartersAizawl, India
Circulation45,000
Websitewww.vanglaini.org

Mizo Award

Vanglaini has instituted the "Mizo Award" to any living Mizo or group of Mizos who have made exemplary achievements. The first award was given in 2011, and was scheduled to be given every three years. The award carried INR 100,000 with a trophy. From 2017, the award money was doubled to INR 200,000. [5][6]

Recipients
  • 2011, Brig T. Sailo, retired Indian Army officer and former Chief Minister of Mizoram.[7][8]
  • 2014, SÃĒngthankima, social worker and humanitarian who founded Thutak Nunpuitu Team.[6][9][10][11]
  • 2017, Joy Pachuau, Professor of history at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and author of Being Mizo and The Camera as Witness: A Social History of Mizoram, among others.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Vanglaini - Mizo Daily Since 1978". vanglaini.org. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. "CLAIMED CIRCULATION OF BIG PERIODICALS: Appendix I" (PDF). RNI. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. "Vanglaini - most popular Mizo newspaper in Mizoram". Maratechnology.com. 16 October 2013.
  4. "Mizoram Mizo Language". India Mapped. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  5. mystic (14 April 2011). "Vanglaini Mizo Award". mi(sual).com (in Mizo). Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  6. Press Trust of India (29 November 2014). "Mizo social worker gets award from largest circulated daily". Business Standard. Business Standard Ltd. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  7. "Vanglaini Mizo Award Pu Thena hnenah!" [Vanglaini Mizo Award given to Pu Thena]. mi(sual).com (in Mizo). 20 April 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  8. "GOVERNOR IN MIZO AWARD HLAN" [Governor presented the Mizo Award]. Directorate of Information & Public Relations, Mizoram. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  9. "Sangthankima'n Mizo Award dawng" [Sangthankima received the Mizo Award]. Zalen (in Mizo). 6 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  10. "Mizo social worker gets award from largest circulated daily". The Shillong Times. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  11. "Mizo Award 2014 Sangthankima hlan a ni" [Mizo Award 2014 conferred to Sangthankima]. Vanglaini (in Mizo). 1 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  12. "Joy L Pachuau awarded Mizo Award". The Assam Tribune Online. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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