Music Legendary from Central Kuki-Chin Group has Passed Away

Chinland Guardian

SIAHA, Washington D.C June 30, 2009: A highly celebrated Music Artist Pu J. Vialua from Siaha District of Mizoram has just passed away at age 55, according to Maraland.net.

According to the source from Mizoram, India, J. Vialua has been hospitalized at Siaha Civil Hospital since Friday 26 June where he was pronounced dead yesterday at 8:30 pm succumbing to the tetanus disease.

Pu J. Vialua is a native born of Mara, one of the Chin-Kuki groups from Mizoram State of India. He is widely accepted as unmatchable top artist among the Maras [Chins] as well as a social reformer.

“Mr.J.Vialua is a social reformer in his lyrical message, which carries many reconstruction and reformation of the civil society, being directly reflects towards the context of the existing Mara [Chin] society”, Dr. K. Zohra, Ph.D, described him in his short biography.

Principal of Siaha College continues: “He is a man of principle and in his mental attitude; he always attacks the prevailing social injustice, corruption and other necessary evils. He believes in absolute naturalism, and advocates towards better development and improvement of his people, and most of his songs are marked by war of ideas for the cause of social justice and equality.

Most of his songs composed by him are country-side numbers in the composition and musical tunes. Some of his songs are emotional, romantic, sentimental and natural appealing to the existing social situation.

The greatest hit among his albums is ‘Alaipa lai lao, Aleipa lei lao, (The loser loses everything and the bold head eats all).’ The central theme of this song is rather truth and social justice against corruption in money matters, which is not applicable to the Christian teachings in the Mara [Chin] society”.

In this sense, Dr. Zohra added “Mr. J. Vialua is a true teacher of natural and social science, introducing many ballads in the Mara [Chin] culture and society.”

"His lyrics united Maras in the East and the West. His immense voice crumbled artificial international boundary which divided the Chins in east and west," said his formal chum composer and playmate Dr. Ngo Cho Le, a senior fellow at Center for Constitutional Democracy and Maurer School of Law - Bloomington, USA.

A uniquely talented vocalist and artist J.Velua is publicly observed as an absolute naturalism, and advocates towards better development and improvement of his [Chin] people, and most of his songs are marked by war of ideas for the cause of social justice and equality.

Most online comments at Maraland.net described him as the “King of Mara Music’ and pioneer of the music industry in South Mizoram.

J. Vialua, a former school teacher is survived by his wife Mrs.K.Sari, 51, three sons J.K. Haleluia, J. Vaha and, Johny Lee J. Bimbo; and five daughters J.Vasi, Jenolly J.Didali, J.Varapawngia, J.Vaki and, J.Ruby. J.Vialua.