Editorial,
Chin ethnic people have many different dialects even though they have the same cultural and religious concept. Some dialects are similar but some dialects are so much different that they are even like two different languages from different continent. Such communication problem inevitably causes diversity among the Chin people.
It is undeniable that the Chin still have been struggling to establish a common language in order to help constructing unity within the Chin society every where in the world. At the same time, it has to be accepted, seen and understood very well about the reality about the diversity. It is not true that the Chins are disunited. The Chin people have been united, of course, as the same family during forefather's era. The diversity should not be misunderstood with disunity; diversity does not mean disunity at all. There can be disunity within a society where they have common language, culture and religion. Likewise, there can be unity within the diversity.
In order to establish unity within such diverse ethnic people group first it has to be accepted the reality of diversity, second manipulating and marginalizing subethnic people must be wisely avoided, and third all those diverse communities must be merged with common interest and common goal. Then, the real form of unity like 'a net' can be established within the Chin society.
Salai Biak Lian Sang – Director & Editor, VOCR