The origin of the word ‘History’ can be traced back to the Greek word ‘istoria’ meaning inquiry or research or ‘knowledge obtained as a result of inquiry’.History is mainly concerned with the activities of human beings.It is the study of events in man’s struggle for progress.In a broad sense history is a systematic account of the origin and development of human kind.
History is the result of the interplay of man with his environment and with his fellowmen.Man has always expressed himself in terms of certain basic needs such as food,clothing and shelter,social and political organization,knowledge of his environment and transmission of such knowledge,self-expression,and religious and philosophical beliefs.Such activities together make up the universal culture pattern.
When a people come to have a highly complex cultural pattern resting upon an intricate social organization and exerting wide control over nature,they may be said to have achieved what is called ‘civilization’.Civilization in all varied aspects constitutes the subject matter of history.
History is the living past of man.It is the attempt made by man through centuries to reconstruct,describe and interpret his own past.
“What is History” is a study of historiography that was written by the English Historian E.H.Carr.He argues that history should follow a middle-path,constituting a relationship “of equality,of give and take” between the Historian and their evidence.He remarks that Historian continuously moulds his facts to suit their interpretation and their interpretation to suit their facts,and takes part in a dialogue between past and present.Carr puts forward his own answer to the question of “What is History” that “it is a continuous process of interaction between the Historians and his facts,an unending dialogue between the past and the present.
In the case of History many definitions have been given by many Scholars and Men of Letters.Although there are numerous definitions of History,the ultimate definition is yet to be arrived.Perhaps can never be.
WHAT IS HISTORY IN MIZO: History bul tan na chu Greek tawng ‘istoria’ atang hian a chhui theih awm e,a awmzia chu chikna emaw hriatchhuah tumna emaw chikna vanga hriatzauna kan neih hi.History chu mihring thiltih,hmasawn tuma theihtawp alo chhuah thin na chanchin a ni.Zau zawka kan thlir chuan History hi awmze neia mihring bul tanna leh hmasawn dan kan chhut hi a ni kan ti thei bawk ang.
Mihring leh a chhehvel,midangte nena an in laichin tawnna in a rah chhuah chu History hi a ni.Mihring chu a thil mamawh hmangin amah a in lantir thin a,chungte chu chaw,thuamhnaw,inhumna,vantlang thil leh rorel dan,a chhehvel a hriatna leh a hriatna a hlan chhawn,mahni insawifiahna leh sakhaw chenin.Chutiang ang thiltih hrang hrang chuan hnam ziarang a siam ta thin a ni.
Mipuiin hnam ziarang chipchiar taka alo hriat leh khuarel te chunga thu a neih hian,hnam fing nihna chu alo nei ta tih in a sawitheih awm e.Hnam finna,a landan chi hrang hrang te chuan History ah pawimawhna a siam a ni.
History chu hun liam tawha mihring lo khawsak dan thin hi a ni.Mihringin kumza tamtak kaltlanga alo tum tawh,siamthat te,sawifiah te leh mahni ngaihdan anga a hun liam tawh alo hril hi a ni.
“What is History” thil hlui ziahdan zirna niin English Historian E.H.Carr a ziah a ni a.Historian leh a chianna inkarah History chu kalkawng lai taka kalin,in laichinna,intluk tlanna,lak leh pek,a siamin a din tur a ni tih chu a hnial a.Historian chuan thil nihna tak tak leh a ngaihdante a inmil tirin leh chu a ngaihdan chuan thil nihna tak tak chu a mil tur niin a sawi bawk.Engnge History chu tih chhanna chu ti hian a sawi,History chu historian leh thil nihna tak tak[facts] in khawihtawnna,hun kal tawh leh tun hun tawp lova a inbiak pawh rengna hi a ni tiin.
History awmzia hi mi lehkhathiam leh ziakmi te chuan an sawi nasa hle a.History sawifiahna hi tamtak a awm nachungin,a tawp ber a History sawifiahna erawh a awm rih lo thung.A awm theilo maithei bawk a ni.
REFERENCES:Jayapalan N,”Historiography”Atlantic Publishers and Distributors[P]LTD,New Delhi,2O13
Sreedharan E,”A Textbook of Historiography 5OO BC to AD 2OOO,Orient Blackswan Private Limited,2OO4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_History%3F
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