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Lalthlamuong Keivom (15 July 1939 – 28 November 2021) was an Indian diplomat, writer and composer of Mizo literature and Hmar literature.[1] Keivom was nicknamed Zoram Khawvel Pa after his treatise Zoram Khawvel and for his contribution towards the integration of Zo people.[2]

Lalthlamuong Keivom
Born	(1939-07-15)15 July 1939 Manipur, British Raj
Died	28 November 2021(2021-11-28) (aged 82)
Occupation	Academic Writer
Known for	Mizo literature
Spouse(s)	Dari Keivom
Children	4 children
Parent(s)	Hrangthatfieng Keivom and Khawtinhnieng
Awards	Book of the Year Award, Mizo Academy of Letters
Website	zoramkhawvel.com

Career

Lalthlamuong Keivom started his career as a teacher in Manipur in 1963, he later joined Sielmat Christian College, Lamka (1966–67) after which he was with the Indian Revenue Service from 1967 to 1970.[3] In 1970 he joined the Indian Foreign Service.[4] During his service period as an IFS Officer he was posted in different countries: Nairobi, Kenya (1976–80); Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (1980–83); Wellington, New Zealand (1983–85); Rangoon, Burma (1986–90); Milan, Italy (1990–93); Male, Maldives (1994–97).[5] Towards the end of his diplomatic career he was posted to Delhi (1997–2002) and retired in 2002 and engaged in literature till his death.

Awards

• Book of the Year Award 1991 (Zoram Khawvel), Mizo Academy of Letters[6]
• Zosapthara Award, Mizo Literary Association, 1998
• Zofa Global Award at Zofa Global Unity Festival, Zokhawthar, Indo-Myanmar Border, Mizoram by Zofa Global Network, 2014
• ZOFEST Award by Mizo Zirlai Pawl General Headquarters, 2014

Publications

L. Keivom has written and published more than 20 books in Hmar:

• Thralai Hlabu (1963);
• Hmar Hla Suina (1980);
• Zangkhaw Bungbu (2000);
• Nun Ram, Ka Nun (2001);
• Baibul (Hmar)-Holy Bible, Delhi Version (2007)
• Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel Prize winning work[7]
• The Gitanjali (translated in 1974 and now in the press).

In Mizo:

• Zoram Khawvel 1–8, Bawktlang Thawnthu[8]
• Thuthlung Ram
• Pherzawl Titi
• L.KeivomThukhawchang 1–2

See also

• Mizo literature

References

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